Water for South Sudan Inc

Analysis

Water for South Sudan Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Water for South Sudan Inc reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income grew from $1.6m to $2.3m (+50%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Water for South Sudan Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Achievement USA ($2.3m), Seeds of Hope Inc ($2.3m) and Partners for Development ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $380k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $212k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 9 employees.