International Water Institute

Analysis

International Water Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 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 June 2023, International Water Institute reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, International Water Institute sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prairie Rivers Network ($1.4m), Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Inc ($1.4m) and Walla Walla Watershed Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $793k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $919k. It reported 12 employees.