WATER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: WATER FOUNDATION (EIN 37-1833985)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-13
IRS object ID: 201843179349306729
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-13T15:42:53-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680000424	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BFBA LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	83 SCRIPPS DRIVE STE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95825	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	371833985	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WATER FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WATE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9164143310	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 CAPITOL MALL NO 1155	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WADE CROWFOOT	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9164143310	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PATRICIA A FAITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00294123	PTIN
Phone	9169240800	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.60.157.181	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-02	IPDt
IP Tm	07:53:38	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	0B47D8E6D0932E4A3C7E5483E8D9BA6E47BA7D3D	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	111A8D719CCEEAC98C379A80B73042C98178679E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	WADE CROWFOOT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 CAPITOL MALL NO 1155	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$20,914,846	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WATERFDN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2016	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE WATER FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY WORKING TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM HOW WE MANAGE WATER IN THE WEST. WE HELP FUNDERS IDENTIFY AND ACT ON OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER MANAGE WATER AND ENGAGE IN THOUGHTFUL, STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING TO OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO DRIVE CHANGE. WE COMPLEMENT THESE ACTIVITIES WITH CREATIVE COALITION BUILDING AND THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH HIGH-LEVEL DECISION MAKERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$20,884,589	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$26,785	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,472	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$0	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$20,914,846	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,681,217	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,854,193	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$0	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,900,333	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$0	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$9,435,743	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,479,103	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$0	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,325,797	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,846,694	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,479,103	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE WATER FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY WORKING TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM HOW WE MANAGE WATER IN THE WEST. WE HELP FUNDERS IDENTIFY AND ACT ON OPPORTUNITIES TO BETTER MANAGE WATER AND ENGAGE IN THOUGHTFUL, STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING TO OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO DRIVE CHANGE. WE COMPLEMENT THESE ACTIVITIES WITH CREATIVE COALITION BUILDING AND THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH HIGH-LEVEL DECISION MAKERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,839,609	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,473,660	GrantAmt
Desc	RESILIENT WATER SUPPLIES - THROUGH GRANTMAKING TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND CONSULTANTS, THE WATER FOUNDATION HAS IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. IN 2017, THE WATER FOUNDATION ENABLED MODEL PROJECTS TO RECHARGE AQUIFERS AND INCREASE UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE; SECURED STATE FUNDING FOR A STATEWIDE WATER DATA PLATFORM; ORGANIZED A 10-YEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN TO STABILIZE THE SALTON SEA; AND SECURED A CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLAN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,569,314	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$760,857	GrantAmt
Desc	LOS ANGELES - IN THE LOS ANGELES REGION, WATER FOUNDATION GRANTMAKING IN 2017 ENABLED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OURWATERLA, A BROAD, UNPRECEDENTED COALITION THAT SECURED LANDMARK NEW POLICIES AND PROPOSED FUNDING TO EXPAND STORMWATER CAPTURE AND TREATMENT IN THE REGION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,547,004	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$537,986	GrantAmt
Desc	DRINKING WATER - TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER, THE FOUNDATION'S 2017 GRANTMAKING ENABLED EXPANSION OF KEY PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS, USE OF STATEWIDE BOND FUNDS TO INSTALL WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS IN SCHOOLS AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AND NEW CONSOLIDATIONS OF FAILING SMALL WATER SYSTEMS TO ENABLE EFFECTIVE WATER TREATMENT IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,539,973	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$908,714	GrantAmt
Desc	ECOSYSTEMS RESTORATION, WATER CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,539,973	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$908,714	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$8,495,900	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	21	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LIZETTE LECLERC	PersonNm
Phone	9164143310	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 CAPITOL MALL SUITE 1155	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID BECKMAN
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN BELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CELESTE CANTU
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CONNOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAUREN DACHS
VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HEITZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM LOCHHEAD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MANTELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WADE CROWFOOT
CEO	37.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$241,316	$0	$30,345
LIZETTE LECLERC
DIRECTOR OF OPS AND FINANCE	37.50			$158,125	$0	$14,065	Yes (X)
ANDREW FAHLUND
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER	37.50			$144,113	$0	$29,227		Yes (X)
DOUGLAS MICHAEL MYATT
PROGRAM OFFICER	37.50			$109,704	$0	$17,246		Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA PAXTON
PROGRAM OFFICER	37.50			$127,967	$0	$16,999		Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SODERSTROM
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER	37.50			$124,583	$0	$12,814		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$905,808	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$120,696	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
IMPRENTA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
2275 HUNTINGTON DRIVE SUITE 850	SAN MARINO	CA	91108	CONSULTING	$260,556
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
555 CAPITOL MALL STE 1095	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	CONSULTING	$212,378
FAIRBANK MASLIN MAULIN METZ & ASSOCIATES
1999 HARRISON STREET STE 2020	OAKLAND	CA	94612	CONSULTING	$147,500
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES GROUP
2394 S FITCH MOUNTAIN ROAD	HEALDSBURG	CA	95448	CONSULTING	$134,000
BLUE SKY CONSULTING GROUP LLC
1939 HARRISON STREET STE 211	OAKLAND	CA	94612	CONSULTING	$102,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$20,884,589	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$20,884,589	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,785	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$26,785	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,472	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,472	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,472	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,914,846	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,257	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,681,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,681,217	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$443,851	TotalAmt
Program Services	$293,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$150,575	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,113,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$732,055	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$381,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,136	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,253	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$253,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,928	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,895	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,609	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,162	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,493	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,833	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,016,982	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,948,877	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$68,105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,094	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,054	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,024	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,817	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,895	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,922	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,631	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,694	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,937	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,799	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,707	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,087	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,354	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,913	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	Desc
Total	$7,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,821	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,435,743	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,495,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$939,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$8,975,990	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$4,040,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$25,434	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$306,227	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$37,854	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$268,373	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,325,797	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,846,694	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,846,694	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,342,574	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$9,136,529	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,479,103	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,325,797	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,479,103	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$20,884,589	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,884,589	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$20,884,589	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,884,589	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$9,583,515	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,301,074	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$26,785	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,785	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$3,472	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,472	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$20,914,846	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$55,210	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$119,956	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$175,166	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,678,077	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,853,243	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$592,662	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$148,166	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$592,662	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$592,662	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$888,993	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$175,166	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$175,166	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$148,166	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$148,166	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$222,249	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$55,210	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$55,210	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$306,227	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$37,854	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$268,373	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$268,373	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$20,332,346	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$20,332,346	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$582,500	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$582,500	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$20,914,846	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,853,243	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,853,243	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$582,500	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$582,500	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$9,435,743	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GRANTS (SCHEDULE I) RECLASSIFIED TO EXPENSE 582,500.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GRANTS (SCHEDULE I) RECLASSIFIED TO EXPENSE 582,500.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (44 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
AMERICAN RIVERS
1101 14TH STREET NW SUITE 1400	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	237305963	501 (C)(3)	$483,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
CERES
99 CHAUNCY STREET 6TH FLOOR	BOSTON	MA	02111	223053747	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
COMMUNITY WATER CENTER
900 W OAK AVE	VISALIA	CA	93291	800267674	501 (C)(3)	$339,200	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
257 PARK AVE SOUTH	NEW YORK	NY	10010	116107128	501 (C)(3)	$429,167	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN DEVELOPMT
654 13TH STREET	OAKLAND	CA	94612	943050434	501 (C)(3)	$75,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
PO BOX 989062	WEST SACRAMENTO	CA	95798	946036494	501 (C)(3)	$75,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
RIVER PARTNERS
580 VALLOMBROSA AVE	CHICO	CA	95926	943302335	501 (C)(3)	$90,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
400 F ST	DAVIS	CA	95616	204659308	501 (C)(3)	$25,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION
98 BATTERY STREET SUITE 302	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	943232437	501 (C)(3)	$371,350	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA
220 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1000	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	131624102	501 (C)(3)	$218,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
BAYORG
THE EMBARCADARO AT BEACH STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94133	900401015	501 (C)(3)	$113,500	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
CALIFORNIA COASTKEEPER ALLIANCE
156 SECOND STREET	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	954834043	501 (C)(3)	$190,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
2300 RIVER PLAZA DRIVE	SACRAMENTO	CA	95833	940357610	501 (C)(5)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
CALIFORNIA TROUT
360 PINE STREET 4TH FLOOR	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94104	237097680	501 (C)(3)	$85,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
CLEAN WATER FUND
23855 DENTON SUITE B	CLINTON TOWNSHIP	MI	48036	521043444	501 (C)(3)	$90,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
COMMUNITY CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS
2554 LINCOLN BLVD STE 223	LOS ANGELES	CA	90291	911907425	501 (C)(3)	$30,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
1000 N ALAMEDA STREET STE 240	LOS ANGELES	CA	90012	954302067	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
1130 17TH STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	530183181	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
GOLDEN GATE SALMON ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 29498	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94129	274187163	501 (C)(3)	$25,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
HEAL THE BAY
1444 9TH STREET	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	954031055	501 (C)(3)	$100,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
KLAMATH RIVERKEEPER
PO BOX 751	SOMES BAR	CA	95568	061824792	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION
6420 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 700	LOS ANGELES	CA	90048	510181181	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUSINESS FEDERATION
6055 E WASHINGTON BLVD STE 260	COMMERCE	CA	90040	260295348	501 (C)(6)	$65,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRIVE	RESTON	VA	20190	530204616	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
40 WEST 20TH STREET 11TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10011	132654926	501 (C)(3)	$304,500	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
1600 CAMPUS ROAD M-20	LOS ANGELES	CA	90041	951667177	501 (C)(3)	$70,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY-LOS ANGELES
617 S OLIVE	LOS ANGELES	CA	90014	953956136	501 (C)(3)	$20,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
PLAZA COMMUNITY CENTER INC DBA PLAZA COMMUNITY SERVICES AS FISCAL SPONS
4018 CITY TERRACE DRIVE	LOS ANGELES	CA	90063	951691302	501 (C)(3)	$130,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
500 WASHINGTON STREET STE 600	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	943207299	501 (C)(3)	$60,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
2195 HEARST AVENUE ROOM 130F	BERKELEY	CA	94720	946002123	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
RESOURCE MEDIA
9450 SW GEMINI DRIVE 59115	BEAVERTON	OR	97008	820564961	501 (C)(3)	$37,500	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COALITION FOR WATER
PO BOX 188911	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	202539559	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
THE FRESHWATER TRUST
700 SW TAYLOR ST STE 200	PORTLAND	OR	97205	930843521	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE
JUDICIAL COLLEGE BUILDING MAIL STOP	RENO	NV	89557	942427596	501 (C)(3)	$30,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.	358
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
555 CAPITOL MALL SUITE 1290	SACRAMENTO	CA	95814	530242652	501 (C)(3)	$25,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
THE RIVER PROJECT
3912 LAUREL CANYON 208	STUDIO CITY	CA	91604	954858263	501 (C)(3)	$15,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION
2101 WEBSTER STREET SUITE 1250	OAKLAND	CA	94612	946069890	501 (C)(3)	$50,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
TIDES CENTER
1012 TORNEY AVE	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94129	943213100	501 (C)(3)	$80,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
TREEPEOPLE INC
12601 MULHOLLAND DRIVE	BEVERLY HILLS	CA	90210	237314838	501 (C)(3)	$150,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
TROUT UNLIMITED
4221 HOLLIS STREET	EMERYVILLE	CA	94608	381612715	501 (C)(3)	$170,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
TRUST FOR CONSERVATION INNOVATION A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK
405 14TH STREET STE 164	OAKLAND	CA	94612	912166435	501 (C)(3)	$25,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
TUOLUMNE RIVER TRUST
829 13TH ST	MODESTO	CA	95354	942834151	501 (C)(3)	$100,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
2 BRATTLE SQUARE 6TH FLOOR	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	042535767	501 (C)(3)	$10,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.
WINDWARD FUND
1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	473522162	501 (C)(3)	$100,000	WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WATER FOUNDATION REQUIRES ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT INCLUDES A NARRATIVE DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT, ALONG WITH AN ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET, PROJECT BUDGET, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GRANTEES SIGN AN AGREEMENT DESCRIBING ALLOWABLE USE OF FUNDS, THE GRANT PERIOD, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. ALL GRANTS REQUIRE PERIODIC NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DESCRIBING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDING ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF MAINTAINS CONTACT WITH GRANTEES THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
WADE CROWFOOT
CEO	$241,316	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,250	$0	$17,095	$0	$271,661	$0	$0	$0
LIZETTE LECLERC
DIRECTOR OF OPS AND FINANCE	$158,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,250	$0	$5,815	$0	$172,190	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW FAHLUND
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER	$144,113	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,000	$0	$21,227	$0	$173,340	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE WATER FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL TAX RETURNS BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE FULL BOARD. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 BEFORE THE FILING DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	WATER FOUNDATION'S (WF)CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PROCEDURES: 1. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICY AND DISCLOSURES IS FURNISHED ANNUALLY TO ALL INCUMBENT AND INCOMING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY; HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. EACH YEAR EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL FILE A STATEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT LISTS: (1) ANY OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING WORK THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT; AND (2) ANY BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR AFFILIATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER MUST ALSO LIST HIS OR HER INVESTMENTS IN ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, TRUST OR FUND IN WHICH HE OR SHE, TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF HIS OR HER FAMILY, HAS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A GREATER THAN 35% OWNERSHIP INTEREST, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH INVESTMENTS COULD CONSTITUE A CONFLICT. 2. DISCLOSURE OF ALL CONFLICTS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICT INCLUDING ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING ANY SITUATION THAT MIGHT BE VIEWED AS A CONFLICT SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER CONCERNED. 3. PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO APPROVE ANY CONFLICT. NO DIRECTOR OF OFFICER MAY BE PRESENT FOR A VOTE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY DECISION OR ACTION BY WATER FOUNDATION FOR WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE HAS A FINANCIAL OR NON-FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 4. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO APPROVE A CONFLICT INVOLVING A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION TO WHICH THE WATER FOUNDATION WOULD BE A PARTY AND IN WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DETERMINED THAT A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF WF HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST UNLESS AND UNTIL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SPECIFICALLY AND IN GOOD FAITH DETERMINED AFTER REASONABLE INVESTIGATION THAT: (A) THE BOARD IS AWARE OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AND THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER'S INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION; (B) WF IS ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; (C) THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE AS TO WF AND (D) WF COULD NOT HAVE OBTAINED A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE SALARY OR OTHER COMPENSATION OF THE CEO [AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER] OF THE CORPORATION AND THE MANNER AND TIME OF THE PAYMENT THEREOF SHALL BE FIXED AND DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING ALL BENEFITS, OF THE CEO [AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER] OF THE CORPORATION, AND SHALL APPROVE SUCH COMPENSATION ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE COMPENSATION IS JUST AND REASONABLE. THIS REVIEW AND APPROVAL SHALL OCCUR WHEN EACH SUCH OFFICER IS HIRED, WHEN THE TERM OF EMPLOYMENT OF SUCH OFFICER IS RENEWED OR EXTENDED, AND WHEN THE COMPENSATION OF SUCH OFFICE IS MODIFIED, UNLESS THE MODIFICATION APPLIES TO SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS CORPORATION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS SUCH, ALTHOUGH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY AUTHORIZE, BY RESOLUTION, THE ADVANCE OR REIMBURSEMENT TO A DIRECTOR OF REASONABLE AND ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED AS A DIRECTOR, SUCH AS FOR ATTENDING MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND BOARD COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ANY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OBTAINED BY THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHIN NINE MONTHS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO WHICH THE STATEMENTS RELATE, AND SHALL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THREE YEARS (1) BY MAKING THEM AVAILABLE AT THIS CORPORATION'S PRINCIPAL, REGIONAL, AND DISTRICT OFFICES DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AND (2) EITHER BY MAILING A COPY TO ANY PERSON WHO SO REQUESTS IN PERSON OR IN WRITING OR BY POSTING THEM ON THIS CORPORATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	HR PEO SERVICES AND TECH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,343. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,657. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,000. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,139. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,659. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,798. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 50,703. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,155. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 75,858. WEBSITE UPDATE AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 604. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 294. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 898. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,840,310. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 26,340. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,866,650. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,778. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,778.