Water Charity

Analysis

Water Charity is a registered charity in United States, based in Crestline, CA. 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 Charity reported income of $623k and spending of $575k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $981k to $623k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Water Charity sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Resources Group Inc ($623k), Brazil at Silicon Valley ($624k) and Circle of Hope International ($623k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (15% of expenses). It paid $2,769 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $417k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $407k. It reported 1 employees.