American Water Works Association

Analysis

American Water Works Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. 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 $224k and spending of $210k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $61k to $224k (+265%), an average of +265% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercy Housing Northwest-Idaho Inc ($224k), Tri Village Nursery School ($224k) and Bancroft Elmentary School Parent- Faculty Club ($224k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $450k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $450k.