Splash International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Splash International and its subsidiaries is to ensure clean water for children. Splash partners with governments and local organizations to deliver sustainable water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health programs in public schools in large, low resource cities in Africa and Asia. Through its Project WISE (WASH in Schools for Everyone) program, Splash integrates infrastructure improvements, behavior change programming, and strengthened menstrual health support to ensure that children can learn in safe, healthy, and dignified school environments. In its current strategic phase, Splash emphasizes systems level change by supporting government planning, financing, and implementation capacity so that services are sustained and expanded over time. Since 2007, Splash has completed more than 2,500 projects across multiple countries in Asia and Africa, reaching over 1.2 million children with improved WASH services.
- Income
- $5.8 million
- Spending
- $5.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $276,342, founder and chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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 December 31, 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 (3)
- $3.5 million spent. Splash's work in Sub-Saharan Africa is centered on Project WISE Phase II, a multi country, citywide initiative designed to demonstrate that sustainable, government led WASH services can reach every public school in a city. Phase II builds on earlier implementation by transitioning from direct service delivery to a model that works through government systems and local implementing partners to achieve broader scale and long term sustainability. Ethiopia remains Splash's largest country program. Rapid urban growth in cities such as Addis Ababa continues to strain water and sanitation services, particularly in public schools. By the end of 2025, Splash had served more than 845,000 children across multiple Ethiopian cities, including Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar. Phase II expands this work by strengthening government ownership, embedding standards and monitoring systems, and ensuring that operations and maintenance are financed and managed locally over time. Splash is also expanding into additional countries in East and Southern Africa, including Zambia and Malawi. Across these countries, Splash is implementing a citywide approach that aims to reach all public schools in target cities with integrated WASH and menstrual health services, while supporting governments to plan, finance, and sustain these services independently.
- $376,882 spent. In South Asia, supports its prior investments in urban WASH in schools programs to improve long-term sustainability. By the end of 2025, Splash had served more than 350,000 children in cities including Kathmandu, Kolkata, and Dhaka. While direct implementation has decreased as Splash has either exited , Splash's work in the region contributes to global learning on cost effective, scalable WASH in Schools models and informs ongoing expansion efforts under Project WISE Phase II. The organization continues to support government engagement and evidence generation to promote replication and scale in similar urban contexts.
- $166,390 spent. Splash's programs in East and Southeast Asia reflect earlier phases of the organization's work, where it implemented WASH infrastructure and services directly in child serving institutions. By the end of 2025, Splash had ensured access to clean water for approximately 350,000 children across countries including China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. In China, Splash successfully completed a nationwide initiative to ensure safe water access in orphanages, reaching more than 1,100 institutions across 32 provinces. The organization has since transitioned out of direct implementation in several countries as programs were completed, reflecting its broader strategy to demonstrate effective models and enable local stakeholders to sustain and expand services independently.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Sri International (Menlo Park, CA), EIN 94-1160950. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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