WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL (EIN 20-2601035)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-29
IRS object ID
201642119349300909
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Gross Receipts$2,794,870GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
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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
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Expense$2,069,856ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,756,214GrantAmt
DescIn 2015, the Organization completed 357 projects serving 18,005 people. Every project incorporates access to water and toilets, hygiene education, and community development. In Oromia, Ethiopia, the Organization completed the funding of the Dawo Kara project, which will serve 3,750 people.The project was scheduled to be completed by December, but equipment procurement issues delayed actual completion until February 2016. The Organization also initiated funding of the Dima Jeliwan project in 2015, which is scheduled to be completed in 2017 and will serve 3,800 people. In Bangladesh, 350 water systems serving 15,991 people in urban slum settlements in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Khulna were completed. In the rural Lempira communities of Los Limones, Valladolid, San Pedrito, Corral Piedra, San Miguel, Jagua, and San Sebastian, Honduras, 2,014 people have piped water and toilets at every household. Additionally, the Organization's local Honduran partner initiated eight additional projects that will be completed in 2016. As of December 2015, the Water First community contributed over $13 million to support 1,562 projects serving 141,270 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 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
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Kate Schneider
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EOY$1,671,895EOYAmt
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Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,271,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,761,258CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,712,892CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,481,355TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,761,258CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,712,892CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,481,355TotalAmt
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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

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$5,204DepreciationAmt
Book Value$417BookValueAmt
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Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Other Revenue$9,822OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$9,822RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,637,942RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
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Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,344,880TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$9,822OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,822ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,335,058ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,335,058TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 9,822.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Cost of goods sold 9,822.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

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. 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 2015, Water First supported the construction of 350 small-scale water systems serving 15,991 people, 91 toilets serving 2,690 people, and 3 school toilets serving 2,841 students and staff.$504,477
Honduras00Program ServicesWater 1st provides grants to a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the Department Lempira, Honduras in order to support the implementation of projects that include provision of convenient, safe water at household taps, hygiene education, sanitary toilets, & watershed protection. In Water First's Honduras program, beneficiaries contribute labor & local materials, which are valued at up to 25 percent of the total project cost. In 2015, piped water networks with household taps and household toilets projects were completed in the rural Lempira communities of Los Limones, Valladolid, San Pedrito, Corral Piedra, San Miguel, Jagua, and San Sebastian, Honduras serving 2,014 people. Additionally, the Organization's local Honduran partner initiated eight additional projects that will be completed in 2016. Water First continued to provide capital for a loan program enabling our partner to implement water and sanitation projects with full or partial loans.$956,618
Nicaragua00Program ServicesWater1st was asked to conduct an independent audit of water, sanitation and hygiene education programs conducted in rural Nicaragua by another organization. Water1st staff and two local consultants conducted the evaluation in May 2015. The results of the evaluation are available at wflrating.org$13,100
India00Program ServicesWater 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 2015, Water First kept in contact with our India partner via email and they reported that all systems are functioning.
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. In Oromia, Ethiopia, the Organization completed the funding of the Dawo Kara project, which will serve 3,750 people. The project was scheduled to be completed by December, but equipment procurement issues delayed actual completion until February 2016. The Organization also initiated funding of the Dima Jeliwan project in 2015, which is scheduled to be completed in 2017 and will serve 3,800 people.$320,934
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,795,129SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,795,129TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
BangladeshCommunity based water supply & sanitation project targeting urban slums in Bangladesh.$503,470Wire transfer
HondurasWater & sanitation system for small communities in Lempira.$948,109Wire transfer
EthiopiaDawo Communities water supply, sanitation & hygiene promotion project.$304,635Wire transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 member 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$1,777,231GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,714,407CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$62,824GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$23,863RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$56,336FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$30,038OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Carry 5 - SeattleEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$129,251GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$121,974CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$7,277GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$6,236RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$50,996GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$37,366CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$13,630GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$6,076RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$21,308FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$2,749OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,957,478GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,873,747CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$83,731GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$36,175RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$77,644FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$32,787OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$147,106DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$63,375NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11It 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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