2017-09-19T19:08:17-05:00 2016-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON CPAS 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2016-01-01 364636718 WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA WATE 3109957079 PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 GEORGE HASH TREASURER 3109957079 2017-09-19 ROBERT A LYON P01327482 2136393550 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 213726 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 15 0 0 203037 213710 0 0 7 16 0 0 203044 213726 0 0 0 0 6072 0 0 0 12349 185683 164314 191755 164314 11289 49412 57921 104410 0 0 57921 104410 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 141022 PRIMARY PROGRAM - WATER WELL CREATION:WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA (WWFA) SAVES AND IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN RURAL AFRICA BY INSTALLING WATER WELLS FOR THEM. TO DATE OUR WORK HAS REMAINED WITHIN MALAWI. WE GIVE THESE COMMUNITIES CLEAR, (GEOGRAPHICALLY) CLOSE, CLEAN WATER, ALONG WITH EDUCATION THAT IMPROVES THEIR OVERALL HYGIENE AND HEALTH. IMPORTANTLY: WE CREATE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR RECIPIENTS, AND SUPPORT THEM TO "FULL WATER INDEPENDENCE" BY TRAINING A TRIBE-SELECTED GROUP ON COMPLETE PUMP MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. OUR FIRST WELLS WERE INSTALLED MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, AND CONTINUE PROVIDING LIFE-GIVING WATER TODAY.IN 2016, WE SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED 13 WATER WELLS IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE AND RUGGED AREAS OF MALAWI. USING SPECIAL DRILLING EQUIPMENT, WE GAVE EACH OF THESE VILLAGE COMMUNITIES LONG-AWAITED FRESH WATER-THEIR FIRST EVER.WE GIVE MUCH MORE THAN "JUST WATER." SEVERAL VILLAGE LEADERS HAVE TOLD US THAT THE COMBINATION OF CLEAN WATER AND HYGIENE TRAINING HAS RESULTED IN COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF CHOLERA SINCE THEY GOT THEIR WELL! PRIOR TO OUR WELL INSTALLATIONS, THESE PEOPLE WERE PLAGUED WITH ILLNESS AND DEATH DUE TO THIS DISEASE-AVERAGING 25 LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND 5 MISERABLE DEATHS EACH YEAR PER VILLAGE.ALONG WITH WATER, THESE WELLS BRING INCREASED HEALTH, GREATER ABILITY TO GROW AND COOK FOOD, ECONOMIC VITALITY, AS WELL AS FEELINGS OF DIGNITY WELL-BEING, AND HAPPINESS.SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS: EACH OF THE WELLS WWFA INSTALLS IS CAPABLE OF SERVING UP TO 2,000 PEOPLE, AND THAT IS A GENERAL GOAL. BECAUSE THE POPULATION OF MOST VILLAGES IS IN THE HUNDREDS RATHER THAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WE WORK WITH FEDERAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS LOCAL LEADERS, TO MAXIMIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF EACH WELL THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS OF CHOOSING LOCATIONS. WE ESTABLISH EACH WELL IN A PLACE THAT IS EASILY REACHABLE BY MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES. OUR WELLS GENERALLY SERVE BETWEEN 1,300 AND 1,700 PEOPLE. 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 250 FAMILIES. AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE IN MALAWI IS 5, SO WHEN AVERAGED THIS MEANS EACH WELL HELPS AT LEAST 1,250 PEOPLE--AND USUALLY MANY MORE.FROM AN ANNUAL PERSPECTIVE, IN ADDITION TO THE MANY THOUSANDS ALREADY RECEIVING WATER BECAUSE OF WWFA, IN 2016, WWFA PROVIDED LIFE-GIVING WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 16,250 MORE PEOPLE--AND WE EXPECT THEM TO HAVE THAT WATER FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.TO DATE, WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA HAS PLACED 142 WELLS THAT SERVEAPPROXIMATELY 274,250 PEOPLE WITH FRESH, LIFE-GIVING WATER. 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. 4704 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. 145726 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 1 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 X GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIKA PAYTON RESIGNED 61716 DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 REID POWELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE HASH AS OF 61716 DIRECTOR/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213710 213710 16 16 213726 0 0 16 2330 2330 14395 9357 2159 2879 5340 319 5021 2408 2204 95 109 216 157 7 52 9961 9961 1030 1030 WELL DRILLING/CONSTRUCT 121657 121657 SOFTWARE LICENSING 4886 460 138 4288 CHARGES & FEES 1308 828 480 VIDEO & PHOTO 783 783 164314 145726 6239 12349 49923 84155 6968 16985 2079 1191 0 1030 57921 104410 0 0 X 57921 104410 57921 104410 57921 104410 49412 -2923 0 X 0 0 0 X 78681 103643 101193 203037 213710 700264 78681 103643 101193 203037 213710 700264 27965 672299 34 14 7 7 16 78 700342 0.96000 0.89450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 1 WATER WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM SERVICE 121657 0 1 0 0 0 1 121657 0 121657 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN IS FATHER OF SECRETARY DANIKA PAYTON (RESIGNED 6/17/2016). 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.