Public Charity

WATER STREET MINISTRIES

Based in LANCASTER, PA, WATER STREET MINISTRIES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $16.9M in revenue, $15.8M in expenses, $37.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 132 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $12.0M.

EIN: 236004676 LANCASTER, PA Emergency Assistance NTEE: P60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.9M
Total Expenses$15.8M
Total Assets$37.0M
Grant Records132
Funding Total$12.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SINCE 1905 WATER STREET HAS WORKED TO CARE FOR THOSE IN POVERTY AND WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT LANCASTER COUNTY. WATER STREET PROVIDES PRACTICAL SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND RELATIONAL SUPPORT WHILE WALKING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD RESTORATION AND WHOLENESS.

Where $100 goes at Water Street Ministries

How Water Street Ministries divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$17 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$67
Water street mission -
89% of program spending
$5
Wonder academy early learning center -
7% of program spending
$3
Teen haven - Line 4a
4% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100 students; 200 students; 50 students
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Source: Form 990 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

SECRETARY Aaron Hollis
DIRECTOR Charles Mershon Md
DIRECTOR Chris Lautsbaugh
SENIOR VP OF Dan Siewert
CHAIRPERSON Diane Poillon
DIRECTOR Dwight Kreiser

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,608,157 71 grants
Human & Social Services
$2,836,543 18 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$1,430,905 3 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$451,120 7 grants
Education
$256,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $16.9M $15.8M $37.0M
2024 $17.6M $14.9M $34.3M
2023 $14.8M $13.3M $30.6M
2022 $13.7M $12.3M $27.8M
2021 $12.2M $10.5M $28.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.2M to $16.9M (+38%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.0M.

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