Global Water Challenge

Analysis

Global Water Challenge is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Global Water Challenge reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.9m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $5.3m (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 733%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Global Water Challenge sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acres Inc ($5.3m), Harlem Grown Inc ($5.3m) and Safe Water Network ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $10.2m.