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← WATER 4 INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WATER 4 INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,269,647
Total expenses
$8,253,036
Contributions and grants received
$9,374,188
Grants paid
$4,266,668
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,355
Other revenue
-$113,896
Total assets, end of year
$12,072,489
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,721,478
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,351,011
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,438,236
Management and general expenses
$474,630
Fundraising expenses
$1,340,170
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,438,236

Program services were 78.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $528,032

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $627,694

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,218,462

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $47,665

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,355 · excluded $9,355

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $528,032

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $113,896

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$113,896 · excluded -$113,896

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,266,668 · program services $4,266,668

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $560,700 · program services $186,340 · management and general $178,856 · fundraising $195,504

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,509,969 · program services $829,326 · management and general $16,230 · fundraising $664,413

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $58,662 · program services $27,813 · management and general $4,867 · fundraising $25,982

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $211,232 · program services $99,269 · management and general $15,821 · fundraising $96,142

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $156,762 · program services $79,393 · management and general $13,131 · fundraising $64,238

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,208 · program services $3,202 · management and general $31,256 · fundraising $750

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,985 · management and general $51,985

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $416,882 · program services $366,013 · management and general $31,147 · fundraising $19,722

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $86,901 · management and general $3,638 · fundraising $83,263

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $373,044 · program services $150,054 · management and general $90,942 · fundraising $132,048

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,465 · program services $11,572 · management and general $2,893

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,748 · program services $24,598 · management and general $6,150

  • 17 · Travel

    total $150,297 · program services $92,236 · management and general $10,144 · fundraising $47,917

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,511 · program services $1,376 · management and general $944 · fundraising $10,191

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,634 · program services $3,616 · management and general $18

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,471 · program services $15,577 · management and general $3,894

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $45,553 · program services $32,839 · management and general $12,714

  • 24a · Other expenses: Water Wells

    total $248,344 · program services $248,344

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,424,127 · end of year $5,806,799

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $59 · end of year $59

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $810,053 · end of year $2,512,048

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $318,995 · end of year $480,029

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $267,910 · end of year $421,324

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $994,619

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $250,656

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $612,049 · end of year $743,963

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $875,526 · end of year $2,108,267

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $230,830 · end of year $157,361

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,498,052

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $79,125 · end of year $66,065

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,029,572 · end of year $7,095,610

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,969,192 · end of year $3,255,401

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To provide equipment, training, and support for sustainable methods to find and lift water for both personal and agriculture uses for the advancement of the economic well being and physical well being of at-risk populations in impoverished areas around the world.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Eradicating the world's water crisis through local, missional businesses.

  • Our program in Ghana delivers safe water services to communities in the Wassa East District. Water4 Enterprise, 4Ward Development West Africa (4Ward WA), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Water4 through Water4's wholly owned subsidiary Access Development. 4WardWA offers a vertically integrated suite of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to customers. They provide ongoing access to water through NUMA piped water and pump insurance. In 2022, 4Ward WA completed 577 water projects, impacting 26,838 people with access to safe water and 14,887 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.

    Expenses $1,365,872 · Grants $1,365,870

  • Our program in Sierra Leone is one of Water4's fastest growing partnerships that is working towards providing an entire township with access to safe water, while also supplying rural communities with safe water through handpumps with pump insurance agreements for long-term operations and maintenance. Water4's business in Sierra Leone, Water4ever, provides safe and convenient water at an affordable price within the township of Waterloo and surrounding rural areas. Water4ever has developed plans to provide the township of Waterloo, with a population of 128,000 people, with access to safe water. In 2022, Water4ever completed 142 water projects, impacting 33,731 people with access to safe water, and 29,564 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.

    Expenses $605,832 · Grants $605,832

  • Our program in Zambia continues to be significant, as our business, Access Water4 Zambia (AW4Z) continues to scale safe water services to rural communities in Samfya and Chifunabuli Districts. AW4Z has three active drilling teams and provides a suite of water services, including NUMA piped water, well drilling, well rehabilitation and repair, and a service delivery agreement program that insures the services of the wells that are installed by AW4Z. This enterprise also plays a crucial role in teaching water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices to the communities they serve. In 2022, AW4Z completed 330 water projects impacting 26,959 people, and 79,157 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.

    Expenses $487,327 · Grants $487,327

  • In Uganda, Water4 business, 4Ward Development East Africa (4Ward EA) delivers piped safe water services to districts and communities near Jinja and in Mayuge district. 4Ward EA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Water4 through Water4's wholly owned subsidiary Access Development. 4Ward EA was founded in 2020 and offers a vertically integrated suite of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to customers. They provide ongoing access to water through NUMA piped water systems and pump insurance. In 2022, 4Ward EA completed 245 water projects, impacting 40,084 people with access to safe water and 9,389 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.

    Expenses $421,478 · Grants $421,478

  • The additional enterprises Water4 partners with provide similar services to those mentioned above, including NUMA piped water, well drilling, well rehabilitation and repair, and pump service delivery agreement programs. Water4 provides training on competency development to help build the health of Water4's enterprise partners. Competency areas include water well services, NUMA water services, geophysical surveying, market-based wash behavior change, multiply (disciple-making), leadership, enterprise development, financial stewardship, and impact & quality. In 2022, Water4's enterprise partners completed 457 water projects impacting roughly 132,730 people with access to safe water and 102,510 with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in water well services and piped water systems.

    Expenses $3,557,727 · Grants $1,386,161

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard C Greenly

    Board Chariman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abi Vrbas

    Board member (Part Year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Plemons

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Woods

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Trice

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marty Grubbs

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Lippert

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michele Wymer

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Margaret Strealy

    HR/Secretary (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $29,136
    From this org
    $26,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,042
    Hours/week
    40

  • Matthew Hangen

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $254,464
    From this org
    $216,601
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,406
    Bonus
    $6,195
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,330
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,533
    Filer's total
    $254,464

  • Richard Klopp

    COO & Secretary

    Total calculated
    $164,128
    From this org
    $155,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,564
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,714
    Bonus
    $5,850
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,301
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,263
    Filer's total
    $164,128

  • Richard R Webb

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $112,973
    From this org
    $108,659
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,314
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kacy Lowe

    Senior Dir of Development

    Total calculated
    $146,385
    From this org
    $132,162
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,223
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mandy Goksu

    Senior Dir of Strategic Partnershis

    Total calculated
    $132,618
    From this org
    $119,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,369
    Hours/week
    40

  • Pamela Crane-Hoover

    Senior Dir of Programs

    Total calculated
    $121,094
    From this org
    $116,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,145
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel
President & CEO Matt Hangen has been provided first class travel on occasion, primarily for international travel. The trips and accommodations serve a business purposes and the amounts are not included in taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
The organization has approved travel for the family of President & CEO Matt Hangen to accompany him occasionally. The amounts are not included in taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 107, ministerial housing allowances are provided for qualifying ministerial employees. This is not included in taxable compensation. President & CEO Matt Hangen met the qualifications for and received a ministerial housing allowance during the tax year.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
The organization made nonfixed payments in the form of discretionary bonuses.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Access Development LLC

    C Corporation · Water Pump Assembly · OK · 100% owned · share of income -$25 · share of assets $2,096,787 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Water4 Inc

  • 4Ward Development East Africa Ltd

    C Corporation · Water Pump Assembly · UG · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Access Development LLC

  • 4Ward Development West Africa Ltd

    C Corporation · Water Pump Assembly · GH · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Access Development LLC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343129349301439

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