American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, WV. 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 $56k and spending of $58k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $43k to $56k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wiebe-Ralston Foundation Inc ($56k), Cabarrus 4-H Foundation Inc ($56k) and South Ridge PTA 3 6 35 ($56k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $199k against liabilities of $2,596, net assets of $197k.