American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Tilghman, MD. 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 $235k and spending of $202k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $182k to $235k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Diego County Parks Society ($235k), Indian Action Council of Northwestern California Inc ($235k) and Cape May Jazz Festival Foundation ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $365k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $365k.