American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairhope, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Water Works Association reported income of $199k and spending of $169k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $189k to $199k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Water Works Association sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milagro Independent Living Inc ($199k), Pittsburgh Area Chapter American Concrete Institute ($199k) and Aha Art House Dallas ($199k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $876k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $876k. It reported 1 employees.