Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$82,267,852

Total expenses

$88,718,803

Contributions and grants received

$76,932,333

Grants paid

$60,801,201

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$5,260,222

Other revenue

$75,297

Total assets, end of year

$144,138,029

Total liabilities, end of year

$45,461,941

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$98,676,088

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$66,187,055

Management and general expenses

$10,115,354

Fundraising expenses

$12,416,394

Program service expenses (Part III)

$66,187,055

Program services were 74.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• UGANDA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 579 WATER PROJECTS IN UGANDA, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 170,110 PEOPLE. TWENTY YEARS AGO, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED ITS FIRST PROJECT IN UGANDA, MARKING THE START OF A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTRY. UGANDA REMAINS A MAJOR FOCUS, WITH FUNDING FOR EIGHT LOCAL PARTNERS THAT IMPROVE PROJECT MONITORING, ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION, AND CONSERVE RESOURCES-THOUGH CHALLENGES PERSIST. THESE INCLUDE LIMITED GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL, FLOODING THAT DEGRADES WATER QUALITY, AND ACIDIC WATER THAT DAMAGES INFRASTRUCTURE. MORE THAN 59% OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY, AND ABOUT 2 MILLION REFUGEES RESIDE THERE. ADDITIONALLY, 73% OF UGANDANS LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 43% LACK BASIC WATER ACCESS, AND 74% LACK BASIC SANITATION.

  Expenses $7,006,184 · Grants $6,324,211

• ETHIOPIA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 391 WATER PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 133,900 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS FOUR LOCAL PARTNERS IN ETHIOPIA. DESPITE A FAST-GROWING ECONOMY DRIVEN BY COFFEE EXPORTS, MORE THAN 38% OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY. AS OF 2025, ETHIOPIA HOSTS AN ESTIMATED 1.10 MILLION REFUGEES. IN RURAL ETHIOPIA, WHERE 76% OF THE POPULATION LIVES, MORE THAN 53% STILL LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 94% STILL LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES.

  Expenses $5,749,777 · Grants $5,700,000

• MADAGASCAR - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 5,125 WATER PROJECTS IN MADAGASCAR, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 78,111 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS THREE LOCAL PARTNERS WHO WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MADAGASCAR IS AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF EAST AFRICA IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, WITH RICH BIODIVERSITY BUT SEVERE HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES. 69% OF ITS POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY. FREQUENT FLOODS, DROUGHTS, AND CYCLONES MAKE ACHIEVING BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY DIFFICULT. ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR THE RURAL POPULATION IS LIMITED: 61% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 89% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES.

  Expenses $4,820,169 · Grants $4,815,000

• BANGLADESH - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 281 WATER PROJECTS IN BANGLADESH, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 99,013 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS TWO LOCAL PARTNERS IN BANGLADESH, AN EXCEPTIONALLY DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRY FACING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH WATER ACCESS AND QUALITY, COMPOUNDED BY EXTREME WEATHER SUCH AS MONSOON FLOODS AND DRY-SEASON DROUGHTS. ITS RURAL POPULATION (59%) RELIES HEAVILY ON GROUNDWATER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CONTAMINATION FROM IMPROPER ACCESS AND TREATMENT, AS WELL AS FROM THE WIDESPREAD LACK OF BASIC SANITATION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. WHILE ONLY 1% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, WATER QUALITY REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, AND 32% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. BURKINA FASO - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 175 WATER PROJECTS IN BURKINA FASO, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 39,138 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS TWO LOCAL PARTNERS IN BURKINA FASO, A LANDLOCKED WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY. UNFORTUNATELY, BURKINA FASO HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY RECURRING DROUGHTS AND MILITARY COUPS, CAUSING VIOLENCE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN RESPONSE TO THESE CHALLENGES, THE GOVERNMENT HAS INITIATED SEVERAL REFORMS, INCLUDING A 2016 PROGRAM TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO CLEAN, AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE BY 2030. IN RURAL AREAS, 66% OF THE POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 76% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. CAMBODIA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED BIOSAND FILTERS, A HOUSEHOLD WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM, IN 695 COMMUNITIES IN CAMBODIA, SERVING AN ESTIMATED 129,200 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS ONE LOCAL PARTNER IN CAMBODIA, A SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRY. NEARLY 74% OF ITS POPULATION LIVES IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE THEY FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH WATER AND SANITATION. IN THESE AREAS, 21% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER, AND 20% LACK BASIC SANITATION, OFTEN RELYING ON POLLUTED OPEN SURFACE WATER OR CONTAMINATED WELLS WITH BROKEN PUMPS. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 48 WATER PROJECTS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR), WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 16,698 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS ONE LOCAL PARTNER IN CAR, A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AFRICA. AN OVERWHELMING 71.6% OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY. 73% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 94% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. CTE D'IVOIRE - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 45 WATER PROJECTS IN CTE D'IVOIRE, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 17,280 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS ONE LOCAL PARTNER IN CTE D'IVOIRE, A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY ON THE COAST. CTE D'IVOIRE IS AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE IN WEST AFRICA (THE SECOND LARGEST), THANKS TO ITS STATUS AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCER AND EXPORTER OF CASHEWS AND COCOA BEANS. STILL, ABOUT 36% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 76% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. INDIA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 3,876 WATER PROJECTS IN INDIA, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 22,521 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS FIVE LOCAL PARTNERS IN INDIA. ALTHOUGH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING SANITATION AND WATER ACCESS, ITS AMBITIOUS GOALS REQUIRE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS TO DRIVE WIDESPREAD CHANGE. TODAY, THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON AN INITIATIVE TO BRING PIPED WATER TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN INDIA. WHILE MUCH OF THE POPULATION HAS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, WATER CONTAMINATION REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE NATIONWIDE. 5% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 19% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. KENYA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 115 WATER PROJECTS IN KENYA, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 40,395 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER WORKS WITH FOUR LOCAL PARTNERS IN KENYA. OVERALL, 45.5% OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY, AND AN ESTIMATED 1.3 MILLION ADULTS ARE LIVING WITH HIV. IN KENYA, OUR PARTNERS FACE CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, COMPOUNDED BY THE ARID CLIMATE AND SEASONAL WATER SCARCITY IN SOME REGIONS. IN RURAL KENYA, 44% OF THE POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 59% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION. MALAWI - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 378 WATER PROJECTS IN MALAWI, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 127,584 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS FOUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MALAWI, A DENSELY POPULATED, UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY IN AFRICA. IN MALAWI, OVER 75% OF PEOPLE LIVE ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY, AND AN ESTIMATED 990,900 INDIVIDUALS ARE LIVING WITH HIV. THE COUNTRY IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CYCLONES, DROUGHTS, AND FLOODS, WHICH HAVE SEVERELY AFFECTED ITS ALREADY FRAGILE WASH INFRASTRUCTURE. 81% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, WHERE 30% LACK BASIC WATER ACCESS, AND 50% LACK BASIC SANITATION. MALI - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 153 WATER PROJECTS IN MALI, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 54,600 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS TWO LOCAL PARTNERS IN MALI, A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA'S SAHEL REGION, WHERE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IS VITAL YET LIMITED. MALI, CHARACTERIZED BY EXPANSIVE DESERTS AND EXTENDED DRY SEASONS, FACES CRITICAL WATER SHORTAGES THAT AFFECT FOOD PRODUCTION, LIVELIHOODS, AND HEALTH. THE COUNTRY ALSO EXPERIENCES FREQUENT DROUGHTS, FLOODS, POLITICAL UNREST, INSECURITY, AND EXTREMISM. ABOUT 20% OF RURAL RESIDENTS LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 61% LACK BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. MOZAMBIQUE - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 177 WATER PROJECTS IN MOZAMBIQUE, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 88,500 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS TWO LOCAL PARTNERS IN MOZAMBIQUE, A SOUTHEAST AFRICAN COUNTRY PRONE TO NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS DROUGHTS, FLOODS, CYCLONES, AND EARTHQUAKES. RURAL AREAS ARE HARDEST HIT, FACING SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES. MORE THAN 81% OF RESIDENTS LIVE ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY, AND AN ESTIMATED 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE WITH HIV. THE GOVERNMENT, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION FOR EVERYONE. POOR SANITATION CURRENTLY EXACERBATES WASH-RELATED ILLNESSES. 48% OF RURAL RESIDENTS LACK BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 77% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. NEPAL - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 8,156 WATER PROJECTS IN NEPAL, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 60,833 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS TWO LOCAL PARTNERS IN NEPAL'S RURAL, HILLY REGIONS, WHERE FRESHWATER SPRINGS ARE OFTEN HARD TO REACH. THE COUNTRY'S RUGGED TERRAIN IS IDEAL FOR ADVENTURE, BUT IT MAKES ACCESS TO WATER CHALLENGING. DISTANT AND DANGEROUS WATER SOURCES, MONSOON LANDSLIDES, AND EARTHQUAKES COMPLICATE MATTERS. OVER 78% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, WHERE 6% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 13% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. NIGER - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 87 WATER PROJECTS IN NIGER, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 41,250 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS ONE LOCAL PARTNER IN NIGER, A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA, WHERE MORE THAN 80% OF THE LAND LIES IN THE SAHARA DESERT, CREATING HARSH LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE COUNTRY'S PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM POPULATION. MORE THAN 60% LIVE ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY, AND THE POPULATION IS VERY YOUNG, WITH ROUGHLY 50% AGED 14 AND UNDER. BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION, NIGER IS ALSO PRONE TO FREQUENT DROUGHTS AND DRY SEASONS, FURTHER STRAINING FOOD PRODUCTION, LIVELIHOODS, AND CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH. MORE THAN 83% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 54% STILL LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES AND A STAGGERING 91% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. RWANDA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 432 WATER PROJECTS IN RWANDA, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 120,384 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS ONE LOCAL PARTNER IN RWANDA, A LANDLOCKED EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY KNOWN FOR ITS STUNNING LANDSCAPES. THE RWANDAN GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ADOPTED BY ALL UN MEMBER STATES AND CONTINUES TO DEVELOP POLICIES TO SUPPORT THOSE INITIATIVES. DESPITE THIS, 44% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 13% LACKS ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. SENEGAL - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 882 WATER PROJECTS IN SENEGAL, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 7,695 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS ONE LOCAL PARTNER IN SENEGAL, A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY, WITH THE GAMBIA RIVER SEPARATING THE CASAMANCE REGION FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. SENEGAL WAS UNDER FRENCH RULE UNTIL THE LATE 19TH CENTURY AND GAINED INDEPENDENCE IN 1960. THE COUNTRY FACES ONGOING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING A GROWING POPULATION AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT. HALF OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 19% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER AND 46% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION.

  Expenses $48,610,925 · Grants $43,961,990

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

17 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

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