WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL (EIN 20-2601035)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-17
IRS object ID
201822299349300532
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return2018-08-17T11:19:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line11325 4th Avenue Suite 1705AddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN202601035EIN

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Phone2062973024PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonMarla Smith-NilsonPersonNm
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Phone2062973024PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-17SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonSusan ReillyPreparerPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMarla Smith-NilsonPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line11904 3rd Avenue No 1012AddressLine1Txt
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Gross Receipts$2,532,549GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.Water1st.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWater 1st's mission is to unite people to end the global water and sanitation crisis.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,765,891TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,701,585TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$159,284NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWater 1st's mission is to enable the world's poorest people to implement and sustain community-managed projects integrating clean water supply, sanitation and hygiene education. Water 1st unites people to fight the global water and sanitation crisis . We believe this worldwide, silent catastrophe will be solved when we build a community of concerned individuals, and mobilize them to take simple, effective actions.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,266,360ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,809,209GrantAmt
DescIn 2017, the Organization completed 433 projects serving 20,278 people. Every project incorporates access to water and toilets, hygiene education, and community development. In Oromia, Ethiopia, the Organization continued progress on the Dima Jeliwan project, which is scheduled to be completed in 2018 and will serve 3,800 people. In Bangladesh, 426 water systems serving 17,782 people in urban slum settlements in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Khulna were completed. In the rural Lempira communities of El Nuco, Junigual, Solicor, San Francisco, Catulaca, Carrizal y Granadilla, and Cedrales, Honduras, 2,496 people gained access to piped water and toilets at every household. Additionally, the Organization's local Honduran partner continues work on a large rural town project serving 3,800 people and initiated ten additional projects that will be completed in 2018/2019. The Organization initiated its first project in Mozambique, supporting the community of 19 de Outubro in an effort to provide 1,600 people with access to water, toilets, and hygiene education. As of December 2017, the Water First community contributed over $18 million to support 2,280 projects serving 187,977 people.The Organization's goal is to maximize cost-effectiveness by leveraging local resources. In the urban slums of Dhaka, Chittagong, and Khulna, Bangladesh, for example, beneficiaries pay 100 percent of the capital costs of their projects through two-year loans. The loans are repaid to the local non-governmental organization, who is the recipient of Water First's grants. Repaid loan funds are revolved and used for additional water and sanitation projects and create a sustainable source of funds for Water First's Bangladesh partner. In Mozambique, Honduras and Ethiopia, beneficiaries and the local government contribute cash, labor, and local materials, which are valued at up to 25 percent of the total project cost. The Organization's Honduras partner now has the capacity to provide assistance for water system construction, expansion, and repair on a loan basis, further leveraging local resources.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,266,360TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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Cecilia Whatley
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Heather Leach
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John Crossman
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josh Epperson
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mathias Herzog
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lara Kammereck
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dick Moxon
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kyle Sontgerath
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Darryl Swenson
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Temkin
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Wolf
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristine Baty
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diane Langstraat
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marla Smith-Nilson
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Printing and Copying$35,334$5,748$2,512$27,074
Credit Card Fees$26,926$26,926

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Management And General$50,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$284,095FundraisingAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$27,218BOYAmt
EOY$25,734EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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BOY$1,725,973BOYAmt
EOY$1,653,101EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$12,700BOYAmt
EOY$22,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,765,891BOYAmt
EOY$1,701,585EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$86,532BOYAmt
EOY$55,088EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$303,523BOYAmt
EOY$104,196EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$390,055BOYAmt
EOY$159,284EOYAmt

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EOY$1,860,869EOYAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,761,258CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,712,892CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,298,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,438,803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,846,580TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,761,258CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,712,892CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,298,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,438,803CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,846,580TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$130CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$401CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,136TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support PY1700.86740PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation$5,621DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Other Revenue$10,507OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$10,507RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,370,047RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,370,047TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,611,325TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$10,507OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$10,507ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,600,818ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,600,818TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the Association qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). The Organization's income tax filings are subject to examination by various taxing authorities. The Organization follows the provisions of uncertain tax positions as addressed in FASB Codification Subtopic 740-10, Income Taxes. The Organization believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of goods sold 10,507.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of goods sold 10,507.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Bangladesh00Program ServicesWater First International provides grants to a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Dhaka, Bangladesh in order to support the implementation of projects that include provision of convenient, safe water, hygiene education, and sanitary toilets. The Organization's goal is to maximize cost-effectiveness by leveraging local resources. In the urban slums of Dhaka (the capital city), Chittagong and Khulna (the country's 2nd and 3rd largest cities, respectively) beneficiaries pay 100 percent of the capital costs of their projects through one or two-year loans. The loans are repaid to the local non-governmental organization, who is the recipient of Water First's grants. Repaid loan funds are revolved and used for additional water and sanitation projects and create a sustainable source of funds for Water First's Bangladesh partner. In 2017, Water First supported the construction of 426 small-scale water systems serving 17,782 people in urban slum settlements in Dhaka, Chittagong, and$656,649
Honduras00Program ServicesIn 2017, the rural Lempira communities of Patios, Guajiniquil, Carrizal, Granadilla, Cedrales, El Nuco, Junigual, Solicor, San Francisco and Catulaca, Honduras (home to 2,496 people) gained access to piped water and toilets at every household. Additionally, the Organization's local Honduran partner continues work on a large rural town project in Lepaera serving 3,800 people and another large project that will serve 18 communities. These two large projects are expected to finish in 2018. Nine additional projects serving 4,110 people were initiated and will be completed in 2018/2019. The Organization's goal is to maximize cost-effectiveness by leveraging local resources. Water First continued to provide capital for a loan program enabling our partner to implement water and sanitation projects with full or partial loans. The purpose of this program is to provide capital for existing, older systems to expand and upgrade as their populations grow.$691,490
Mozambique00Program ServicesThe Organization initiated its first project in Mozambique, supporting the community of 19 de Outubro in an effort to provide 1,600 people with access to water, toilets, and hygiene education. This project will be completed in early 2018.$304,959
Ethiopia00Program ServiceWater First International provides grants to a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Ethiopia in order to support the implementation of projects that include provision of convenient, safe water, hygiene education, and sanitary latrines. The Organization increased the level of service of the Dima Jeliwan project to include household-level piped water. This project is now is expected to be completed in 2019 and will serve 3,800 people.$211,488
India00Program ServiceWater 1st decided not to fund the construction of new projects through our partner in the Sundarbans. Our decision to end funding was based upon our conclusion that the program was at capacity & was not likely to evolve further through our participation. However, our loan program continues & new water points and toilets are being constructed using revolving loan funds. Repaid loan funds from previous water projects has allowed our local partner organization to drill two new wells and install handpumps to serve 2 additional rural communities in the Sundarbans region of West Bengal since our grant funding was discontinued. In 2017, Water First kept in contact with our India partner via email and they reported that all systems are functioning.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,864,586SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,864,586TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
BangladeshCommunity based water supply & sanitation project targeting urban slums in Bangladesh.$650,030Wire transfer
HondurasWater & sanitation system for small communities in Lempira.$678,119Wire transfer
Mozambique19 de Outubro water and sanitation project$275,000Wire transfer
EthiopiaSupport the implementation of projects that include provision of convenient, safe water, hygiene education, and sanitary latrines.$206,060Wire transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:When Water 1st makes a grant to a recipient organization, these procedures are followed: A grant agreement is signed between Water 1st and each recipient organization describing the project for which the grant from Water 1st is being given in support of water, sanitation, and health projects in specific communities, or group of specific communities. The agreement will specify the purposes for which the grant is being made, requiring a final narrative and financial reporting during project implementation, requiring a final narrative and financial report, and acknowledging Water 1st's authority to withhold and/or recover grant funds in case such funds are, or appear to be, misused. Grant agreements are endorsed by financing by the members of the International Programs team (currently staff members Kirk Anderson, Marla Smith-Nilson, and Steve Deem and board members Richard Moxon and John Crossman) within the annual budget allowances approved by the Board of Directors. After projects have been endorsed by the International Programs team. The Executive Director has the authority to sign on behalf of Water 1st. The grant agreement will specify quarterly progress payments to the grantee. The Executive Director or anyone with check signing authority will transfer the quarterly progress payment to the partner organizations according to the schedule specified in the grant agreement. Water 1st staff will then notify our local partner organization of transfer and ask them to complete a wire transfer confirmation form or provide other confirmation that the funds were received. After funds have been transferred, our local partner organizations will be required to submit quarterly financial reports and will also be required to have an annual independent audit of their accounts. Water 1st is aware of the U.S. Executive Orders and U.S. law that prohibit transactions with, and the provision of resources and support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. In selecting and monitoring our local partner organizations, we will work to ensure compliance with these Executive Orders and laws, by monitoring the distributions we make to our local partner organizations and also cross-checking with the U.S. Department of State's Current List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Water 1st also conducts site inspections and require access to all invoices, financial records and accounts for the projects we support through our local partner organizations. Water 1st reserves the right to have an audit conducted if any questions cannot be resolved during our site inspections.
Part I, line 3:Water 1st has ongoing monitoring of each grant and each local partner organization. According to our grant agreements, each of our local partner organizations will be required to: Submit quarterly financial reports as well as final financial report after expenditure of the entire grant to Water 1st describing in detail how the grant was spent; Submit quarterly narrative progress reports as well as a final report after expenditure of the entire grant to Water 1st describing the extent to which the goals and purposes of the project or program for which the grant was obtained were accomplished; Provide the most recent copy of an annual independent audit of the local partner organization's financial records; Provide, as part of their financial report to Water 1st, complete records of each receipt and expenditure made in connection with the grant; Use the entire grant only for the purposes stated in the agreement between Water 1st and the local partner organization; and Repay any portion of the grant not used for the purposes stated in the Grantee's grant proposal. Water 1st staff makes periodic visits, no less than annually, to our local partner organizations and the projects supported by Water 1st, to conduct our own inspection of the ongoing or completed water, sanitation and health projects funded by Water 1st. Water 1st has a written evaluation that we complete which involves interviews with the staff of the local partner organization, the water committees and individual households. Observations will also be made of the use and construction of the water and sanitation systems. As part of each visit, Water 1st meets with the staff of the local partner organization to share the evaluation results so that the local partner organization can further improve its efforts in the communities we support. These meetings cover such topics as health education, project operation and maintenance, finance, watershed protection, sanitation, and community organization. These meetings also allow the staff of Water 1st to provide some cross-fertilization of ideas and experience sharing between local partner organizations. While conducting oversight of the grants, if Water 1st determines that any portion of a grant has been used for a purpose other than stated in the agreement, Water 1st will take all reasonable and appropriate steps to recover such wrongfully diverted funds and, at the discretion of Water 1st staff, will immediately terminate the grant arrangement without any obligation to make further disbursements of the grant. If Water 1st determines that a local partner organization has otherwise violated the agreement (by, for example, failing to submit required reports), Water 1st will either, at the discretion of the staff, (a) withhold any future installments of the grant until Grantee corrects the violation, or (b) immediately terminate the arrangement without any obligation to make further disbursements of the grant.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Give Water Give Life BenefitEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,271,106GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,217,286CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$53,820GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$37,716RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$78,744FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$12,595OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Carry 5 - SeattleEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$235,327GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$223,977CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$11,350GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$5,571RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$95FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,082OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$55,078GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$49,173CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,905GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$180RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$9,309FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$2,203OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,561,511GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,490,436CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$71,075GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$43,467RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$88,148FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,880OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$151,995DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$80,920NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$29,229NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bIt is reviewed first by the Executive Director, then by the Board Treasurer and by the finance committee of the board via email.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll Water 1st employees and board members are covered under our conflict of interest policy. We must not only avoid actual conflicts of interest, but also avoid situations that may create any appearance that a conflict exists. Conflicts are determined at the board level and are reviewed by the board. Employees and board members have a duty to disclose any possible conflicts. After disclosure, the remaining Board shall decide by majority vote if a conflict of interest exists. These discussions and votes are recorded in written meeting minutes. We also have procedures if we find violations of our policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive Director is currently the only compensated officer in our organization. The Board governance committee undertakes an annual performance review, interviewing board and staff members for input. Compensation is partly based on this review. At the board's annual November meeting, the budget for the year is approved, including the compensation for the Executive Director. The Executive Director is not present for this discussion, not does the Executive Director have a vote on this topic or any other board vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Our audited financial statements are available on our website for download and upon request. All other documents, such as our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and other documents of interest to our supporters are available upon request.

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