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Works on Water Inc

EIN 82-5435814 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE WORKS ON WATER IS AN ORGANIZATION AND TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO ARTWORKS, PERFORMANCES, CONVERSATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND SITE-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES THAT EXPLORE DIVERSE ARTISTIC INVESTIGATION OF WATER IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. WORKS ON WATER SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AND NOURISH THE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS WORKING ON THE BODIES OF WATER AND TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO INCREASE ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON AND WITH WATERWAYS.

Income
$48,145
Spending
$41,918
Reserves
8.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$1,500, secretary

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

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

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

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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)
  1. $29,618 spent. THE WORKS ON WATER TRIENNIAL WAS A MULTI-SITED EXHIBITION AND SERIES OF PUBLIC ART INTERVENTIONS MADE ON IN AND WITH URBAN BODIES OF WATER CREATED IN RESPONSE TO OUR GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS. THE HUB FOR THE EXHIBITION WAS AT THE LMCC ARTS CENTER ON GOVERNORS ISLAND.
  2. $5,665 spent. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF 36.5 / A DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE SEA FIRST DISCUSSED ON THE 2022 RETURN. THIS PROGRAM SHARED THE GRANT WITH THE ATLANTA TO THE ATLANTIC PROGRAM.
  3. $4,297 spent. WORKS ON WATER ARTISTS SARAH CAMERON SUNDE AND JEREMY DENNIS EXPLORE THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ERIE CANAL 200 YEARS AFTER ITS CONSTRUCTION. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE-BASED ACTIONS THEY ASK WHAT DOES IT MEANS TO BRING ONE S BODY TO THIS ENGINEERED BODY OF WATER

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

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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