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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WATER FOR PEOPLE.

Totals

Total revenue
$30,788,558
Total expenses
$33,833,956
Contributions and grants received
$29,616,289
Grants paid
$582,490
Program service revenue
$104,048
Investment income
$578,939
Other revenue
$489,282
Total assets, end of year
$20,216,038
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,421,005
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,795,033
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,650,274
Management and general expenses
$3,726,578
Fundraising expenses
$3,457,104
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,650,274

Program services were 78.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $1,116,441

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,378,040

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $25,121,808

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $74,280

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEE

    total $104,048 · related or exempt $104,048

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $554,213 · excluded $554,213

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $24,726

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $24,726

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $24,726 · excluded $24,726

  • 11a · Other revenue: FOREIGN CURRENCY REVALUATION

    total $342,197 · excluded $342,197

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $92,252 · excluded $92,252

  • 11c · Other revenue: EXCHANGE RATE VARIANCE

    total $83,753 · excluded $83,753

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total -$28,920 · excluded -$28,920

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $489,282

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $582,490 · program services $582,490

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $729,024 · program services $117,990 · management and general $408,488 · fundraising $202,546

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,384,151 · program services $7,586,623 · management and general $1,723,582 · fundraising $1,073,946

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $628,939 · program services $483,937 · management and general $88,260 · fundraising $56,742

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $845,827 · program services $521,041 · management and general $221,790 · fundraising $102,996

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,147,988 · program services $830,156 · management and general $212,035 · fundraising $105,797

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $74,505 · program services $34,700 · management and general $39,805

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $166,981 · program services $92,018 · management and general $74,963

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,193,493 · fundraising $1,193,493

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $24,421 · management and general $24,421

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,946,162 · program services $1,479,412 · management and general $309,964 · fundraising $156,786

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $203,593 · program services $175,706 · management and general $3,693 · fundraising $24,194

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $403,617 · program services $336,474 · management and general $33,245 · fundraising $33,898

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $715,889 · program services $400,058 · management and general $187,168 · fundraising $128,663

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $536,543 · program services $432,114 · management and general $58,159 · fundraising $46,270

  • 17 · Travel

    total $851,010 · program services $690,030 · management and general $30,209 · fundraising $130,771

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $466,657 · program services $382,020 · management and general $15,967 · fundraising $68,670

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $127,572 · program services $53,192 · management and general $74,380

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $205,439 · program services $97,412 · management and general $108,027

  • 24a · Other expenses: INFRASTRUCTURE

    total $6,303,297 · program services $6,303,297

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PARTNER EXPENSES

    total $3,251,693 · program services $3,251,693

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBRECIPIENT EXPENSE

    total $2,193,112 · program services $2,193,112

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $261,560 · program services $261,560

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $589,993 · program services $345,239 · management and general $112,422 · fundraising $132,332

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,901,610 · end of year $2,475,146

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,922,748 · end of year $10,602,148

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,959,655 · end of year $3,397,337

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $94,312 · end of year $174,316

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,372,130 · end of year $728,836

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

    $2,084,111

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

    $1,623,024

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $351,060 · end of year $461,087

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,453,175 · end of year $2,030,812

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $622,118 · end of year $346,356

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,735,150 · end of year $4,533,803

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,441,310 · end of year $2,488,826

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $770,795 · end of year $398,376

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,655,149 · end of year $11,092,382

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,074,404 · end of year $1,702,651

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WATER FOR PEOPLE EXISTS TO DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY WATER AND SANITATION, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, AND SUSTAINED BY STRONG COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS, WORKING IN TEN COUNTRIES; GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, TANZANIA, PERU, BOLIVIA, UGANDA, MALAWI, RWANDA, INDIA,UNITED STATES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • AFRICA:WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO RELIABLE WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES IN TEN EVERYONE FOREVER DISTRICTS ACROSS MALAWI, RWANDA, UGANDA, AND TANZANIA. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE DEVELOPING PIPED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, CONSTRUCTING BOREHOLES, AND ENHANCING WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND HEALTHCARE CENTERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY BY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS. PIT-EMPTYING BUSINESSES ARE THRIVING, AND DECENTRALIZED FECAL SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANTS ARE EXPANDING. BY STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY, WE AIM TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY WHILE INCREASING COVERAGE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ADDITIONALLY, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO REINFORCE WASH SYSTEMS AT BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE EVERYONE FOREVER MODEL HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REPLICATED BY OTHER NGOS AND IS GAINING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MOMENTUM. IN 2024, WE DIRECTLY REACHED 194,807 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 77,052 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND 104,719 PEOPLE THROUGH HYGIENE INTERVENTIONS.

    Expenses $19,326,097 · Revenue $6,780

  • LATIN AMERICA:WATER FOR PEOPLE ADDRESSES THE GLOBAL WATER AND SANITATION CRISIS BY IMPLEMENTING CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE IN 18 EVERYONE FOREVER MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS BOLIVIA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND PERU. WE STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL PARTNERS TO MANAGE THESE SYSTEMS EFFECTIVELY. OUR SANITATION STRATEGY PROMOTES AWARENESS OF HOUSEHOLD SANITATION FACILITIES AND SAFE FECAL SLUDGE MANAGEMENT WHILE FOSTERING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO MEET CONSUMER DEMAND. AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND VALIDATE THE MODEL LOCALLY, WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR ITS ADOPTION BY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, WE REACHED 12,627 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 27,982 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND PROVIDED HYGIENE EDUCATION TO 13,263 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $4,923,867

  • INDIA:IN INDIA, WE WORK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES AND BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THESE SERVICES IN TEN EVERYONE FOREVER DISTRICTS. OUR OPERATIONS SPAN BIHAR, MAHARASHTRA, WEST BENGAL, ASSAM, ODISHA, AND JHARKHAND. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL WASH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS EFFECTIVELY. TOGETHER WITH LOCAL PARTNERS, WE DEVELOP ROBUST SANITATION MARKETS TO ENSURE RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE SERVICES. WE ALSO FOCUS ON SOURCE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN 2024, WE REACHED 32,568 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED WATER SERVICES, 9,280 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED SANITATION SERVICES, AND DELIVERED HYGIENE INTERVENTIONS TO 28,472 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS EVERYONE FOREVER DISTRICTS AND ADDITIONAL PARTNER AREAS.

    Expenses $2,349,989 · Grants $582,490 · Revenue $45,052

  • UNITED STATES: WE WORK AT A NATIONAL SCALE, REGIONALLY IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND LOCALLY IN ARIZONA TO CLOSE THE WASH ACCESS GAP THROUGH ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, CAPACITY BUILDING, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES, AND COLLABORATION. THROUGH STRENGTHENING NATIONAL WASH COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS, WE CO-CHAIR REGIONAL WORKING GROUPS, PARTICIPATE IN ADVOCACY DISCUSSIONS, AND SUPPORT SECTOR BUILDING INITIATIVES. AS STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CO-FOUNDERS OF THE VESSEL COLLECTIVE, A COALITION OF NATIONAL WASH ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE WATER AND SANITATION CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES, WE SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL ROADMAP TO CLOSE THE ACCESS GAP. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING OF A NATIONAL CONVENING, BRINGING THE SECTOR TOGETHER, AND WE COLLECTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND FUNDING MECHANISMS. WE ALSO STRENGTHENED AND SUPPORTED A STATEWIDE WASH NETWORK WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN ARIZONA. LOCALLY WE CO-LEAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE- BRINGING LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTO WATER DECISION-MAKING SPACES, CONNECTING THEM TO LOCAL LEADERS. WE ARE WORKING TO SCALE THESE PLACE-BASED PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT MORE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

    Expenses $50,321 · Revenue $52,216

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Greg McIntyre

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Milligan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vanessa Davison

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Ostrower

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra Coy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rich D'Amato

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pauline Idogho

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rahim Kanji

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Music

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Winifred Nabakiibi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Roe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vaidee Sivaswamy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katy Keim

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eleanor Allen

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jayashree Payyazhi

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samson Hailu Bekele

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Duey

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $289,492
    From this org
    $254,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,456
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,036
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,856
    Filer's total
    $289,492
  • Jody K Debs

    CHIEF FINANCE AND ADMIN. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $220,738
    From this org
    $189,043
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,043
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,839
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,856
    Filer's total
    $220,738
  • Katherine Janis - Verlaan

    CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $208,231
    From this org
    $177,245
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,986
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,245
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,130
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,856
    Filer's total
    $208,231
  • Kevin Hammer

    SENIOR MANAGER OF IT

    Total calculated
    $159,585
    From this org
    $131,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,086
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,499
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,230
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,856
    Filer's total
    $159,585
  • Jennifer Gance

    GLOBAL DIR. OF TALENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $158,962
    From this org
    $147,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,433
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,413
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,116
    Filer's total
    $158,962
  • Chelsea Reppin

    DIR. OF PRINCIPAL GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $157,782
    From this org
    $141,951
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,831
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,951
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,164
    Filer's total
    $157,782
  • Shannon Renee Prudhomme

    DIR.OF NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $155,819
    From this org
    $140,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,732
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,087
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,495
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,237
    Filer's total
    $155,819
  • Laura R Brunson Dir Of

    GLOB. MONIT AND STRAT. ACCTBLTY

    Total calculated
    $149,737
    From this org
    $139,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,757
    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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600589349300440

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