American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Franklin, GA. 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 $170k and spending of $170k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $99k to $170k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvest International Inc ($170k), PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($170k) and Friends of the Goleta Valley Librar ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $449k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $449k.