2016-11-14T12:00:31-06:00 2015-12-31 954656881 QUIGLEY & MIRON CPA'S 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2015-01-01 364636718 WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA WATE 3109957079 PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 GEORGE HASH TREASURER 3109957079 2016-11-14 ROBERT A LYON P01327482 2136393550 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 203044 0 X WWW.WATERWELLSFORAFRICA.ORG X 2008 CA BUILDING WATER WELLS IN RURAL AFRICA. WE BELIEVE CLEAN WATER IS THE FIRST STEP OUT OF POVERTY, AND THAT THOSE WITHOUT ANY SHOULD HAVE IT FIRST. 3 2 1 15 0 0 101193 203037 0 0 7 7 0 0 101200 203044 0 0 0 0 0 3149 0 0 9006 86051 185683 86051 188832 15149 14212 43709 57921 0 0 43709 57921 X MISSION: WWFA PROMOTES RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCES AND REDUCING HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTAMINATED WATER. VALUES: WWFA BELIEVES IN HONORING INDIGENOUS AFRICAN CULTURES AND THEIR WAY OF LIFE. WE WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO EMPOWER THEM TOWARDS SUSTAINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITY. 0 0 160899 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 EMPOWER THEM TO "FULL WATER INDEPENDENCE" BY TRAINING A TRIBE-SELECTED GROUP ON COMPLETE PUMP MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. OUR FIRST WELLS WERE INSTALLED ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO AND CONTINUE PROVIDING LIFE-GIVING WATER TODAY.IN 2015, WE SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED 14 WATER WELLS IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE AND RUGGED AREAS OF MALAWI. USING SPECIAL DRILLING EQUIPMENT, AND WIDE, STRONG BARRIER CASINGS, WE GAVE EACH OF THESE VILLAGE COMMUNITIES LONG-AWAITED FRESH WATER.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 ARE PLAGUED WITH ILLNESS AND DEATH DUE TO THIS DISEASE--AVERAGING 25 LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND 5 MISERABLE DEATHS EACH YEAR.ALONG WITH WATER, THESE WELLS BRING INCREASED HEALTH, GREATER ABILITY TO GROW AND COOK FOOD, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND FEELINGS OF DIGNITY 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 OFPEOPLE, 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 FACTORED OUT 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 2015, WWFA PROVIDED LIFE-GIVING WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MORE PEOPLE--AND WE EXPECT THEM TO HAVE THAT WATER FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.TO DATE, WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA HAS PLACED 129 WELLS THAT SERVE APPROXIMATELY 258,000 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. 6968 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. 167867 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 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 GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN CHAIRMAN/CEO 15.00 X X 2500 0 0 DANIKA PAYTON SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 REID POWELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 2500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203037 203037 7 7 203044 0 0 7 2500 1250 1250 649 325 324 4050 4050 16802 10921 2520 3361 1961 996 965 2671 1810 728 133 412 124 225 63 415 269 78 68 1031 1031 WELL DRILLING/CONSTRUCT 150871 150871 SOFTWARE LICENSING 4686 270 4416 MISCELLANEOUS 2784 2784 188832 167867 11959 9006 31903 49923 6961 6968 13217 12187 2061 1030 2784 0 43709 57921 0 0 X 43709 57921 43709 57921 43709 57921 14212 0 X 0 0 0 X 143009 78681 103643 101193 203037 629563 143009 78681 103643 101193 203037 629563 66333 563230 15 34 14 7 7 77 629640 0.89450 0.90660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5154 4124 1030 8063 8063 0 1030 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 1 WATER WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM SERVICE 150871 0 1 0 0 0 1 150871 0 150871 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 CHAIRMAN/CEO GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN IS FATHER OF SECRETARY DANIKA PAYTON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 WHEN FILING IS READY THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. MEMBERS E-MAIL BACK THEIR APPROVAL AND/OR QUESTIONS. IN 2016, THE BOARD HAS ON THEIR AGENDA TO IMPLEMENT A FORMAL POLICY GOVERNING THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES TS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA EMAIL, MAIL, OR TELEPHONE REQUESTS.