Charity Global Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHARITY: WATER IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BRINGING CLEAN AND SAFE WATER TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $82.3 million
- Spending
- $88.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 126
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $436,333, founder/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $7.0 million spent. 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.
- $5.7 million spent. 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.
- $4.8 million spent. 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.
- $48.6 million spent. 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 A
- SIERRA LEONE - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 254 WATER PROJECTS IN SIERRA LEONE, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 63,050 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS FIVE LOCAL PARTNERS IN SIERRA LEONE, LOCATED ON THE WEST AFRICAN COAST. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE POPULATION RELIES HEAVILY ON AGRICULTURE, THE COUNTRY IS ALSO A MINING HUB. MORE THAN 41% OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY. AMONG RURAL RESIDENTS, 43% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 85% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. TANZANIA - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 142 WATER PROJECTS IN TANZANIA, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 31,727 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS THREE LOCAL PARTNERS IN TANZANIA, AN EAST AFRICAN NATION HOME TO MOUNT KILIMANJARO. A SIGNIFICANT 51.3% OF ITS POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY. THIS UNDERINVESTMENT IN WASH INFRASTRUCTURE IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO A HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATE, DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY WATERBORNE DISEASES. IN RURAL AREAS, WHERE NEARLY 62% OF TANZANIANS RESIDE, OVER 49% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES, AND 74% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES. ZIMBABWE - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CHARITY: WATER FUNDED 423 WATER PROJECTS IN ZIMBABWE, WHICH WILL SERVE AN ESTIMATED 74,350 PEOPLE. CHARITY: WATER FUNDS TWO LOCAL PARTNERS IN ZIMBABWE, A LANDLOCKED SOUTHERN AFRICAN NATION THAT FACES SEVERE WATER AND SANITATION CHALLENGES AFTER YEARS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS, POLITICAL TURMOIL, AND RECURRING DROUGHTS. NEARLY 50% OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3 A DAY, AND MANY (67%) LIVE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, WHERE 46% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC WATER SERVICES AND 68% LACK ACCESS TO BASIC SANITATION SERVICES.
- (EXPENSES $ 48,610,925 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 43,961,990)(REVENUE $ 0) 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,
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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