Water Drop FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2020Human ServicesEIN 85-2327993

Water drop la is a volunteer-run community organization whose mission is to proivde clean water and other necessities to communities facing water inaccessibility. By distributing 2,000+ gallons of water to skid row each week and by providing water to our partner organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$334K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$240K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$334K
FY2024▲ +1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$286K
Expenses
$266K
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$284K
Net assets
$240K
FY2024▲ +40%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$243K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWater Drop
EINHdr · item D85-2327993
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2020
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P85)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.waterdropla.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.03
Program services91%$243K
Management & general6%$16K
Fundraising3%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
91%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
10.9mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments
Surplus or deficit
+20%
as % of revenue, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$240K
FY2024▲ +40%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$243K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$68K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$240K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$240K
Total assetsLn 16$240K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$240K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$336K
Total revenueLn 12$334K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $240K · Operating expenses/yr $266K
10.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $243K · Total expenses $266K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $16K · Total expenses $266K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $266K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $249K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $336K · Total revenue $334K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $334K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $334K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $334K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $266K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $334K · Prior year $330K
+1%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2020 $402K · FY2024 $334K
-5%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $240K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $334K · Expenses $266K
+20%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $240K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $240K · Total assets $240K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $240K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Folasade Kammen · Reported title CO-PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $6K · Total expenses $266K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $25K · Total expenses $266K
10%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 91%——
Spent on management, % of spending 6%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 2%——
Revenue growth 1%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-President
$6,479Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Secretary
$3,323Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$2,740Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,261Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$1,602Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mishell Reyes’s $802 as Treasurer/Se is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Folasade Kammen—$6,479
Xun Contreras—$3,323
Katherine Montanez—$2,740
Jordy Coutin—$2,261
Kelvin Alvarez—$1,602
Mishell Reyes$802—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Delivers clean water and necessities to communities facing water scarcity.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $243K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Water drop la provided clean water and other necessities to communities facing water inaccessibility, by distributing gallons of water to skid row each week and by providing water to our partner organizations. In 2024 we added a COVID-19 mitigation program to our services.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
United Way INCFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$42K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $15K · 2024–2025
Nat Alliance of Farmworker WomenCA · FY2025$6,900
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,000
Nat Alliance of Farmworker WomenCA · FY2024$6,900

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $286K$284K-14% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $334K$266K+1% 990 PDF
FY2023 $330K$286K+299% 990 PDF
FY2022 $83K$169K+8% 990 PDF
FY2021 $77K$251K-81% 990 PDF
FY2020 $402K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $334,061 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,052
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$327,601
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$335,653
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$1,592
VIII-12 Total revenue$334,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,742 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,900$6,900
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $135,222$135,222
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,022 · Management $7,382$16,404
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,603 · Management $2,948$6,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,396 · Management $1,141$2,537
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,333 · Management $838$3,171
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,688$1,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,935 · Fundraising $6,927$87,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,607$3,607
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $243,018 · Management $15,797 · Fundraising $6,927$265,742
Part X · Balance sheet $240,372 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,053$240,372
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $172,053$240,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,053$206,160
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$34,212
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,053$240,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $172,053$240,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$334,061
XI-2 Total expenses$265,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,053
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,372

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