American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Cottonwd HTS, UT. 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 $313k and spending of $219k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $391k to $313k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union Church of Manila Foundation Inc ($313k), LA Pine Senior Citizens Inc ($313k) and Covina Vikings Youth Football Organization ($313k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $510k against liabilities of $6,361, net assets of $504k.