Mission
Provide Bucket Drip Irrigation Kits and training materials for small scale vegetable gardening to US agricultural charities working primarily in developing countries with long dry seasons.
Small Public Charity
CHAPIN LIVING WATERS FOUNDATION INC
CHAPIN LIVING WATERS FOUNDATION INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Small Public Charity based in Watertown, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $60K, expenses of $178K, total assets of $109K.
EIN: 161560903
Watertown, NY
International Agricultural Development
NTEE: Q31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$60K
Total Expenses$178K
Total Assets$109K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Chapin Living Waters Foundation Inc
How Chapin Living Waters Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $100 for programs
$39
Bucket Irrigation Kit grants to US charities offering agricultural training in developing countries: $53,683 Healing Hands International trained 23,000 individuals in 2024;
$36
Bucket Irrigation Kit grants to US charities offering agricultural training in developing countries as follows: $50,000 to Orchard Alliance for future Bucket Irrigation Kit grants
$16
Other grants for Bucket Kits to similar organizations total $21,897
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Officers & Directors
Vice President
David Chester
Director
David Nystedt
Secretary-Treasurer
Mary Westcott
Director
Paul Robar
Director
Robert Kratzat
President
Stephen Clark
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $60K | $178K | $109K |
| 2024 | $59K | $72K | $228K |
| 2023 | $73K | $64K | $241K |
| 2022 | $78K | $88K | $235K |
| 2021 | $85K | $65K | $242K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $85K to $60K (-30%), with total assets most recently reported at $109K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.