American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Roseville, MN. 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 $435k and spending of $416k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $367k to $435k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California City Management Foundation ($435k), Greater Hudson Heritage Network ($435k) and Ellinwood Area Health Foundation ($435k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.9% and program service revenue 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $841k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $813k.