2022-11-16T00:35:26-06:00 2021-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2021-01-01 364636718 WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA WATE 3109957079 PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN CHAIRMAN/CEO 3109957079 2022-11-15 GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN 999009999 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 862415 0 X WWW.WATERWELLSFORAFRICA.ORG X 2008 CA BUILDING WATER WELLS IN RURAL AFRICA. WE THINK CLEAN WATER IS THE FIRST STEP OUT OF POVERTY, AND TOWARD GREATER HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. WE GIVE WATER TO THOSE WITHOUT IT, IMPROVING NOT ONLY THEIR WELL-BEING-BUT ALSO THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. 3 3 0 10 0 0 358294 862404 0 0 387 11 0 0 358681 862415 277870 527350 0 0 6000 6000 0 0 15031 86003 66304 369873 599654 -11192 262761 260015 525915 2016 5155 257999 520760 X MISSION: WWFA PROMOTES RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCES AND REDUCING THE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTAMINATED WATER. WE HONOR INDIGENOUS AFRICAN CULTURES AND THEIR WAYS OF LIFE, WHILE WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERING THEM WITH WATER, KNOWLEDGE, AND HOPE. 0 0 577698 527350 WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA (WWFA) GIVES FRESH, CLEAN WATER TO ABOUT 500 PEOPLE EACH TIME WE INSTALL A NEW WELL. BECAUSE OF THE DEPENDABILITY OF OUR EQUIPMENT, SOME IN CONSTANT USE SINCE 1996, WE KNOW MANY OF OUR PUMPS HAVE ALREADY LASTED MORE THAN 20 YEARS.FROM AN EQUIPMENT PERSPECTIVE, EACH PUMP COULD TECHNICALLY SERVE MORE PEOPLE (AND MANY DO), BUT WE INTENTIONALLY KEEP NUMBERS AT SUSTAINABLE LEVELS TO PROTECT LOCAL WATER TABLES AND ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF BOTH PUMPS AND WATER SUPPLIES.ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON WE KEEP THE RATIO OF PEOPLE TO WELLS AT ABOUT 500-TO-1 IS THE FACT THAT WATER IS CARRIED HOME IN BUCKETS, OFTEN BY GIRLS AND WOMEN. THEY MUST FIRST WALK FROM HOME TO THE WELL, THEN WAIT IN LINE, AND FINALLY RETURN WITH A BUCKET OF WATER (WEIGHING 8.3 POUNDS PER GALLON; 40+ POUNDS PER 5-GALLON BUCKET) BALANCED ON THEIR HEAD. THEY USUALLY DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF 100 PEOPLE HAD TO WAIT AT THE SAME WELL FOR ONLY 2 MINUTES EACH, THE LAST PERSON WILL HAVE WAITED 3 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING HER SINGLE BUCKET OF WATER. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD AND UNFORTUNATE PROBLEM, BUT ONE WE ARE FIXING. WAITING FOR WATER CREATES A STRAIN ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND EXPOSES SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO WEATHER, PREDATORS (ANIMAL AND HUMAN), REDUCED SCHOOLTIME, AND PHYSICAL HARDSHIP. MORE WELLS MEANS LESS WAITING AND MORE TIME FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORK, EDUCATION, GARDENING, ETC. THIS IS WHY WE MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE MORE WELLS IN SOME AREAS: WE'RE INVESTING IN PEOPLE, NOT NUMBERS.OUR PLANNING PROCESS INCLUDES A LOCAL, ON-SITE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IN 2018, WE MADE A CLEAR DECISION AS AN ORGANIZATION: WHEN NECESSARY, WE WILL PLACE MORE "WELLS PER PERSON" BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WILL BRING THE GREATEST LONGTERM RELIEF AND WATER STABILITY TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. AFTER ALL - IT IS THEM WE EXIST TO SERVE. DEPENDING ON NEED, WE MAY PLACE ADDITIONAL WELLS ON OTHER NEARBY WATER SOURCES SO NO SINGLE PUMP BECOMES OVERUSED OR ANY WATER SOURCE DEPLETED.THE POPULATION OF MOST MALAWIAN VILLAGES IS IN THE HUNDREDS RATHER THAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO WE WORK WITH FEDERAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS LOCAL LEADERS, TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF EACH WELL WE INSTALL. OUR SYSTEMATIC LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS HELPS ACCOMPLISH OUR "MOST PEOPLE SERVED" GOALS, BY PLACING NEW WELLS IN PLACES EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES. THE WWFA TEAM HAVE ALSO BECOME SPECIALISTS AT BRINGING WATER TO PEOPLE IN THE MOST REMOTE AND DIFFICULT AREAS. WE GO PLACES AND HELP PEOPLE OTHER WATER PROVIDERS OFTEN AVOID. WE OFTEN (AND LITERALLY) GO WHERE OTHERS WON'TAND OUR WELLS ARE KNOWN TO LAST SO LONG THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES RELOCATE TO BE NEAR THEM. THAT IS A WONDERFUL FEELING.WE USUALLY WILL NOT INSTALL A WELL UNLESS IT WILL SERVE 50 OR MORE FAMILIES, AND WE STRIVE FOR EACH WELL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AT LEAST 100 FAMILIES. AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE IN MALAWI IS 5, SO WHEN CALCULATED THIS MEANS EACH WELL HELPS APPROXIMATELY 500 RESIDENTS ALONG WITH PASSING TRAVELLERS; MANY WELLS SERVE MORE THAN 500. WE TRACK THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN MOST VILLAGES WE SERVE, AND USE ESTIMATES/AVERAGES IF WE CAN'T GET EXACT NUMBERS.IN 2021, WE PROVIDED LIFE-GIVING WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 32,500 MORE PEOPLE THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF 65 NEW WELLS (6 OF THEM IN SCHOOLS). THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WELLS WE'VE INSTALLED IN A CALENDAR YEAR. 2022 WILL SEE INCREASED WELL NUMBERS IN BOTH SCHOOLS AND VILLAGES. WE EXPECT THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO HAVE CLEAN AND CLOSE WATER FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 20 YEARS.WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA IS OUR NAME, BUT ALSO OUR PASSION AND MISSION. WE'RE SAVING LIVES, INCREASING INDEPENDENCE AND GROWTH, AND PUTTING HEALTHY SMILES ON FACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF MALAWI.OUR SUCCESSES ONLY MAKE US WANT TO ACCOMPLISH MORE. GIVEN ADEQUATE RESOURCES, WWFA WOULD GIVE EVERY HUMAN ON THE PLANET CLEAN WATER, BUT PRAGMATISM LEADS US TO WHERE WE CAN DO THE GREATEST GOOD. 4285 SECONDARY PROGRAM - EDUCATION & OUTREACH:WWFA EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF PEOPLE IN RURAL AFRICAN VILLAGES WHO LIVE WITHOUT CLEAN AND EASY-TO-REACH WATER. WE SHARE INFORMATION THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, VIDEOS, PRINTED MATERIALS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE. 581983 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3109957079 PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 6000 0 0 REID POWELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CASEY MCGILL DIRECTOR/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 862404 862404 11 11 862415 0 0 11 X 527350 527350 6000 5100 300 600 1200 1080 60 60 23718 19147 1837 2734 3823 270 3553 3923 1231 419 2273 9993 4268 19 5706 8930 8919 5 6 7819 7819 VIDEO & PHOTO 4902 4803 99 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 1996 1996 599654 581983 2640 15031 X 132036 55421 45481 413842 39095 19548 27366 19547 55132 37105 260015 525915 2016 5155 2016 5155 X 247700 520760 10299 0 257999 520760 260015 525915 262761 0 X 0 0 0 X 277656 298294 446386 358294 862404 2243034 277656 298294 446386 358294 862404 2243034 414236 1828798 66 96 265 387 11 825 2243859 0.81500 0.88060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39095 19548 19547 19547 UNDEPOSITED FUNDS 37105 37105 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICE/GRANTS TO ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN REGION WATER WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION 527350 0 2 0 0 0 2 527350 0 527350 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, WATER WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION 527350 BANK WIRE 0 CASH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN MALAWI IS TOTALLY MANAGED BY WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA (USA) SO AS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITY WITHIN MALAWI. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WHEN THE FORM 990 IS READY, IT IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. MEMBERS E-MAIL BACK THEIR APPROVAL AND/OR QUESTIONS. IN 2016, THE BOARD IMPLEMENTED A FORMAL POLICY GOVERNING THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA EMAIL, POSTAL MAIL, OR TELEPHONE REQUESTS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E, OTHER EXPENSES: PAYMENTS TO WWFA - MALAWI FORM 990, PART X, LINE 28(B), NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS: UNEXPENDED FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THE DRILLING OF WATER WELLS AT SCHOOLS IN MALAWI, AFRICA.