Public Charity

WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL

WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL, of SEATTLE, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.0M in revenue, $4.0M in expenses, $2.9M in total assets.

EIN: 202601035 SEATTLE, WA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: T12 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$2.9M
Grants Given0
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

WATER 1ST'S MISSION IS TO ENABLE THE WORLD'S POOREST PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITY-MANAGED PROJECTS INTEGRATING CLEAN WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION. WATER 1ST UNITES PEOPLE TO FIGHT THE GLOBAL WATER AND SANITATION CRISIS . WE BELIEVE THIS WORLDWIDE, SILENT CATASTROPHE WILL BE SOLVED WHEN WE BUILD A COMMUNITY OF CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS, AND MOBILIZE THEM TO TAKE SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE ACTIONS.

Where $100 goes at Water First International

How Water First International divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Water First International (the organization) is a nonprofit corporation formed in 2005 to provide grants to nongovernmental organizations (ngos) based in developing countries in order to support the…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 6,877 people; 290,197 people; 160 hours of water-collection
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allison Harr
TREASURER Carolyn Bardon
DIRECTOR Chris Pratley
DIRECTOR Courtney Klipper
DIRECTOR Erika Gudmundsson
CHAIR Julia Clarke

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Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.0M $4.0M $2.9M
2023 $3.6M $1.3M $3.6M
2022 $2.0M $2.3M $2.6M
2020 $2.5M $1.8M $2.6M
2019 $2.5M $2.8M $2.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.5M to $2.0M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.9M.

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