Public Charity

GLOBAL WATER CENTER

GLOBAL WATER CENTER, of NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.1M in revenue, $4.8M in expenses, $4.3M in total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 845144926 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC International Development NTEE: Q30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$4.3M
Grant Records17
Funding Total$12.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

GLOBAL WATER CENTER (GWC) ACCELERATES PROGRESS TOWARD RELIABLE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER BY STRENGTHENING THE PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR RURAL WATER SERVICE DELIVERY TO THE 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN WATER POVERTY IN THOSE AREAS. GWC CONVENES CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS, DELIVERS STANDARDS-BASED TRAINING AND ONGOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND PROVIDES PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT HELP WATER SYSTEMS STAY OPERATIONAL. SINCE 2020, GWC HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 4,000 WATER PROFESSIONALS ACROSS 118 COUNTRIES AND PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 40 ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING THE GOAL TO END WATER POVERTY, SAVE LIVES, AND SET UP FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE AND FLOURISH.

Where $100 goes at Global Water Center

How Global Water Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
Training and professional development for water professionals: the global water sector faces a shortage of more than 750,000 skilled water professionals, limiting the reliability and sustainability of safe…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 24 organizations; 35 organizations
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
SUPPORT TOWARDS WATER PROJECT OPERATIONS
$1,848,609
2024
WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY
$57,605
2024
DONOR ADVISED GRANTS
$10,000
2024
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$6,002
$2,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Chappy Mckay
SECRETARY Charles B Young
CARBON 4 SAFE WATER PRESIDENT Eric Wei
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN George C Greene Iii
VICE CHAIR George C Greene Iv
SR. DIRECTOR OF IT Joseph Albin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,568,761 10 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,000,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$1,286,600 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$57,605 1 grant
International Aid & Development
$6,002 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.1M $4.8M $4.3M
2024 $3.2M $3.3M $4.2M
2023 $533K $2.8M $4.3M
2022 $4.1M $3.7M $6.4M
2021 $9.5M $3.9M $6.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.5M to $4.1M (-57%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.3M.

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