American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. 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 $138k and spending of $116k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $166k to $138k (-17%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parenting After Divorce-Denver ($138k), Stone Lantern Films Inc ($138k) and Endercorp Inc ($138k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $447k against liabilities of $3,246, net assets of $443k.