Water 4 Life Ministry

Analysis

Water 4 Life Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 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 4 Life Ministry reported income of $80k and spending of $112k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $162k to $80k (-51%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Water 4 Life Ministry sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvest International Ministries- Cleveland Inc ($80k), Handel House Foundation of America Inc ($80k) and New Milford Refugee Resettlement ($80k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of -$1,072.