Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 69,223,898 | 88,948,068 | 90,196,522 | 100,523,267 | 96,946,011 | 445,837,766 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 69,223,898 | 88,948,068 | 90,196,522 | 100,523,267 | 96,946,011 | 445,837,766 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 9,845,910 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 435,991,856 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 69,223,898 | 88,948,068 | 90,196,522 | 100,523,267 | 96,946,011 | 445,837,766 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,037,863 | 1,346,789 | 1,056,645 | 1,522,700 | 1,856,266 | 6,820,263 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 725,564 | 158,252 | 350,703 | -245,767 | -621,618 | 367,134 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 453,025,163 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 725,564. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 158,252. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 350,703. 2021 AMOUNT: $ -245,767. 2022 AMOUNT: $ -621,618. |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 | DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: CHARITY: WATER IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BRINGING CLEAN AND SAFE WATER TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. CHARITY: WATER INSPIRES GIVING AND EMPOWERS OTHERS TO FUNDRAISE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER SOLUTIONS. A SEPARATE, PRIVATE GROUP OF SUPPORTERS FUNDS OPERATIONAL COSTS, ALLOWING CHARITY: WATER TO USE 100% OF PUBLIC DONATIONS TO FUND WATER PROJECTS. DONATIONS ARE SENT TO OUR LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, WHO BUILD AND IMPLEMENT THE WATER PROJECTS. WHEN THE WATER PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, WE PROVE EVERY ONE OF THEM USING GPS COORDINATES, PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SERVED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | BANGLADESH: BANGLADESH, WITH A PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM POPULATION, IS A ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. IT RANKED 129 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. WHILE ONLY 2.1% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, WATER QUALITY REMAINS A LARGE ISSUE AS ARSENIC IS A COMMON CONTAMINANT AS IS THE RUNOFF FROM INADEQUATE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. 44.9% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED AT LEAST BASIC ACCESS TO SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 450 PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 244,167 PEOPLE. BURKINA FASO: BURKINA FASO IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY LOCATED IN WESTERN AFRICA. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S BEEN PLAGUED BY REOCCURRING DROUGHTS AND MILITARY COUPS THAT HAVE CAUSED VIOLENCE AND INSTABILITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IT RANKED 184 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 69% OF THE POPULATION LIVED IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 67.2% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 86.5% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 204 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 51,360 PEOPLE. CAMBODIA: CAMBODIA IS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, AT THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE INDOCHINA PENINSULA. IT WAS DEVASTATED BY THE REIGN OF KHMER ROUGE, A RURAL COMMUNIST GUERRILLA MOVEMENT, BETWEEN 1975 AND 1979. DURING THIS TIME, AT LEAST 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WERE KILLED, A DARK TIME FROM WHICH THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO RECOVER. CAMBODIA RANKED 146 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. LACK OF ACCESS TO SANITATION AND IMPROVED HYGIENE PRACTICES POSE A CONSIDERABLE HEALTH CHALLENGE IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 39% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES AND 34.9% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 736 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 207,000 PEOPLE. THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AFRICA. IT RANKED 188 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. THE COUNTRY ALSO STRUGGLES WITH ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION, ESPECIALLY IN ITS HARD TO REACH, OFTEN ISOLATED RURAL AREAS. MORE THAN 71.8% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 94% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 71 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 28,200 PEOPLE. COTE D'IVOIRE: COTE D'IVOIRE IS A COUNTRY LOCATED ON THE COAST OF WESTERN AFRICA. IT IS AN ECONOMIC POWER IN WEST AFRICA BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCER AND EXPORTER OF CASHEWS AND COCOA BEANS. IT RANKED 159 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. OF THE 26.4 MILLION POPULATION, 44.2% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES AND 79.5% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 85 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 32,956 PEOPLE. ETHIOPIA: WHILE ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST CIVILIZATIONS AND ONE OF AFRICA'S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES, ETHIOPIA IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNDER-DEVELOPED NATIONS IN THE WORLD. IT RANKED 175 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. OF ITS POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 115 MILLION PEOPLE, AN ESTIMATED 868 THOUSAND WERE REFUGEES AS OF 2022. 59.9% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES AND 94.5% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 451 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 144,652 PEOPLE. INDIA: INDIA OCCUPIES THE GREATER PART OF SOUTH ASIA AND IS ONE OF THE MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COUNTRIES WITH MANY RELIGIONS, SECTS, TRIBES, AND CASTES. IT RANKED 132 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 33% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION, WHILE 11.2% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES. EXTREME POVERTY ESPECIALLY AMONG HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED CASTES, WATER QUALITY ISSUES, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, STRONG BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT, AND WATER SCARCITY HAVE PROVEN TO BE CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING FULL WATER AND SANITATION COVERAGE. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 7,835 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 50,345 PEOPLE. KENYA: KENYA IS IN EAST AFRICA AND BORDERS THE INDIAN OCEAN. THE POPULATION OF 53.8 MILLION PEOPLE IS VERY DIVERSE, AND INCLUDED AN ESTIMATED 572 THOUSAND REFUGEES FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN 2022. KENYA RANKED 152 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. AN ESTIMATED 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE LIVED WITH HIV IN THE COUNTRY AS OF 2021. 72% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 48.2% LACK ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, WHILE 68.4% LACKED AT LEAST BASIC ACCESS TO SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 121 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 49,304 PEOPLE. MALI: MALI IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN WESTERN AFRICA, LOCATED IN THE SAHEL, ONE OF THE HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS IN THE WORLD. IT IS PRONE TO SEVERE DROUGHTS AND PROLONGED DRY SEASONS THAT DEEPEN THE WATER SUPPLY CRISIS FOR MALIANS, STRESSING NOT ONLY FOOD PRODUCTION AND LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH. MALI RANKED 186 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 27.9% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC DRINKING WATER, AND 62.7% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 210 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 65,621 PEOPLE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES (CONTINUED) | MOZAMBIQUE: IN THE YEARS SINCE ITS DEVASTATING CIVIL WAR, MOZAMBIQUE HAS FACED EXTREME POVERTY. IT RANKED 185 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. FURTHERMORE, AN ESTIMATED 2.1 MILLION ADULTS LIVE WITH HIV, MAKING MOZAMBIQUE A COUNTRY WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST HIV PREVALENCE RATES (12.6%) IN THE WORLD. WATER QUALITY HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE, AS FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKES HAVE EXACERBATED THE GROWING WATER CRISIS. 51.1% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES AND 77% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 317 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 137,062 PEOPLE. NEPAL: NEPAL IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN SOUTH ASIA BORDERED BY INDIA AND CHINA. NEPAL'S HISTORY HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF ISOLATION FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD. THE COUNTRY WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1955 AND ONLY RECENTLY BECAME A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (IN 2008) AFTER A DECADE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE WITH A STRONG MAOIST INFLUENCE. IT RANKED 143 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 79% OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 9.8% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES AND 23.3% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 9,262 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 66,672 PEOPLE. NIGER: NIGER IS LOCATED IN THE SAHARA DESERT, MAKING IT A HARSH LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM POPULATION. IT RANKED 189 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION, IT'S PRONE TO FREQUENT DROUGHTS AND PROLONGED DRY SEASONS THAT POSE CHALLENGES FOR ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 60.8% LACKED AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES. IN ADDITION, 92.6% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES, WHERE DIARRHEAL DISEASES ARE AMONG THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 124 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 48,600 PEOPLE. PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN IS A COUNTRY IN SOUTH ASIA WITH A PREDOMINANT MUSLIM POPULATION. ALTHOUGH PAKISTAN ACHIEVED INDEPENDENCE IN 1947, THE COUNTRY HAS STRUGGLED TO ATTAIN POLITICAL STABILITY AND CONTINUAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. IT RANKED 161 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 63% OF THE POPULATION LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 11.4% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 39.8% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 400 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 56,750 PEOPLE. SIERRA LEONE: SIERRA LEONE IS ON THE COAST OF WEST AFRICA. ALTHOUGH THE POPULATION RELIES HEAVILY ON FARMING AND AGRICULTURE, THE COUNTRY IS ALSO A MINING HUB. IT RANKED 181 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 47.2% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 90.1% LACKED ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. FURTHERMORE, AN EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK IN MAY 2014 OVERBURDENED AN ALREADY WEAK HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH BOTH AIDED THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND CONTRIBUTED TO A TRAGICALLY HIGH DEATH TOLL. THE VIRUS WAS NOT CONTAINED UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2015. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 671 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 92,502 PEOPLE. TANZANIA: TANZANIA IS A COUNTRY IN EAST AFRICA AND THE SITE OF AFRICA'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN, MOUNT KILIMANJARO. IT WAS UNDER GERMAN RULE FOR MUCH OF THE 19TH CENTURY, FOLLOWED BY BRITISH RULE POST WWI. IN 1964, THE MAINLAND AND THE ARCHIPELAGO MERGED TO OFFICIALLY FORM THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA. THE COUNTRY RANKED 160 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. OVER 54.5% OF THE RURAL POPULATION LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, WHILE 76.7% LACKED ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 152 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 46,919 PEOPLE. ZIMBABWE: ZIMBABWE IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. AFTER YEARS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS AND POLITICAL TURMOIL, REPEATED DROUGHTS AND FLOODS, AND CYCLONE DINEO IN 2017, ACCESS TO BASIC WATER AND SANITATION REMAINS A MAJOR ISSUE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE 68% OF THE POPULATION RESIDES. ZIMBABWE RANKED 146 OUT OF 191 COUNTRIES ON THE MOST RECENT UN HDI. 51.7% OF RURAL ZIMBABWEANS LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 67.9% LACKED ACCESS TO AT LEAST BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. IN 2022, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 550 WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE 101,500 PEOPLE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE RETURN PREPARER EMAILS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNAL REVIEW. REVISIONS ARE INPUTTED BY THE RETURN PREPARER AND A REVISED DRAFT IS EMAILED TO THE ENGAGED INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR REVIEW. AFTER ALL CHANGES ARE MADE AND AGREED TO BY THE ENGAGED INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS THEN SENT BY THE RETURN PREPARER VIA EMAIL TO THE FOUNDER/CEO, CFO AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL REVIEW. ONCE FINAL APPROVAL IS OBTAINED FROM THE ABOVE-SEATED OFFICERS, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS SENT TO MANAGEMENT FOR SIGNATURE AND A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO ALL SEATED BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH THE GOVERNING BOARD MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. EACH INTERESTED PERSON SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, ON SUCH STATEMENT, INTERESTED PERSONS SHALL DISCLOSE OR UPDATE THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SUCH AS A LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS, SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS OR AFFILIATIONS WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THOSE OF FAMILY MEMBERS. TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS, REGULAR AND CONSISTENT REVIEWS (AT LEAST ANNUALLY) SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S-LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENTS OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. C. WHETHER THE GOVERNING BOARD AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS IS PROPERLY IMPLEMENTING THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. D. WHETHER ANY IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN COMPLYING WITH THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION MAY, BUT NEED NOT, USE OUTSIDE ADVISORS. IF OUTSIDE EXPERTS ARE USED, THEIR USE SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED BELOW: A) THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. B) AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. C) IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL THE PROCESS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: (1) ADVANCE APPROVAL BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("BOARD") OR THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION; (2) USE OF APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA; AND (3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION. 1. ADVANCE REVIEW - THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS IN ADVANCE, PROVIDED THAT PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A GIVEN COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW OR APPROVAL OF SUCH COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. 2. COMPARABILITY DATA - TO DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION, THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL OBTAIN AND RELY ON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH TAXABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT, FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS; (II) THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR SERVICES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE ORGANIZATION; (III) CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY THE INDEPENDENT FIRMS; AND (IV) ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS COMPETING FOR THE SERVICES OF THE PERSON. 3. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION - THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT THE BASIS FOR ITS COMPENSATION DETERMINATION, INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION: (I) THE AGREED-UPON TERMS AND DATE OF APPROVAL; (II) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHO: (A) WERE PRESENT DURING DEBATE ON THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND (B) VOTED ON THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; (III) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW SUCH DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND (IV) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BUT HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. 4. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED IN 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS SEE SCHEDULE O, FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL. THIS POLICY IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CFO. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED IN 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION CHARITY: WATER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FORM 990'S ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BY EMAILING INFO@CHARITYWATER.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORTS, INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORTS AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT CHARITYWATER.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIALS |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | DISCOUNT ON GRANTS PAYABLE 1,291,434. |
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