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. 76 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 202601035 SEATTLE, WA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$2.9M
Grant Records76
Funding Total$4.6M
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.

Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,564,240 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,428,043 9 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$325,550 1 grant
CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
$286,571 4 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$244,384 9 grants

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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