Water to Thrive

Analysis

Water to Thrive is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Water to Thrive reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.7m (+72%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Water to Thrive sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yale China Association Inc ($1.7m), Mountain on Mastersroad Inc ($1.8m) and Kids for the Kingdom Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $199k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 7 employees.