American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. 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 $1.8m and spending of $1.5m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.8m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunlight Childrens Services Inc ($1.8m), Hampshire Country School ($1.8m) and Digital Divide Data ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (9.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $2,406, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 1 employees.