Public Charity

World Water Project

World Water Project, of Knoxville, TN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $897K in revenue, $818K in expenses, $102K in total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271314664 Knoxville, TN Single Organization Support NTEE: X11 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$897K
Total Expenses$818K
Total Assets$102K
Grant Records24
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

World Water Project is a team of social entrepreneurs who strive to deliver the world's best home water filter to those in the developing world. It is organized exclusively as a supporting organization for the benefit of, to perform functions of, or to carry out the purposes of, the Knoxville Christian Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Where $100 goes at World Water Project

How World Water Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$37
World Water Project engages in several projects, primarily focusing on helping the poor and marginalized in Uganda and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ
38% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30 individuals; 5,000 visits; 300 children
$24
World Water Project provides funding and consulting services for Embrace Children's Foundation, a child sponsorship ministry that serves 160 children
24% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 160 children
$22
World Water Project solely supports the work of the Jesus Leaders Network (JLN), a Christian discipleship ministry that reaches several major cities around Uganda
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,000 people

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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/Co-Founder David Ragland
President/CEO Douglas Harris
Secretary/Treasurer Jon Boggs

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$2,276,460 7 grants
Environment & Conservation
$718,210 1 grant
General Support
$180,400 12 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$33,400 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$25,200 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $897K $818K $102K
2023 $476K $453K $23K
2022 $491K $520K $10K
2021 $497K $515K $29K
2020 $496K $506K $47K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $496K to $897K (+81%), with total assets most recently reported at $102K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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