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Tanzania Life Project

EIN 68-0611130 · Wayzata, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

Empowering Life Through Sustainable Clean Water

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
97% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
8 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$310,036 spent. Bahi Makulu Village - This is our 21st village. It has a population of 8,880. This was our first solar powered project since the technology had improved enough to support an installation as large as ours. We constructed a 100,000 liter storage tank on the top of the hill in the village to leverage gravity to distribute the water throughout the village. We also constructed 15 public distribution points for clean water as well as a cattle trough for watering all the animals in the village. We worked with local and regional government officials and committees as partners in this project.
$10,319 spent. WASH and MHM Programs - We held Water Sanitation and Hygiene WASH training for the village of Bahi Makulu including special sessions for the schools along with a contest for improving WASH practices. We provided a WASH Best Practice Seminar for the villages of Chitope and Chipanga where they visited a very successful village to observe ask questions and learn so they could incorporate these lessons into practices in their own village. We held a menstrual hygiene management MHM training with a distribution of reusable feminine hygiene kits in the village of Bahi Makulu. These kits were produced in the area by a small local business.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 November 6, 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 December 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 December 2009.
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 November 4, 2026.

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