PURE WATER INITIATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $101K · expenses $138K · assets $226K

EIN
46-3817246
Address
317 CAMP ST NW, MARIETTA, GA 30064-2211
NTEE code
Q30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2016 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2016 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Pure Water Initiative Inc is a small non-profit in the world of providing clean water to developing countries. Our niche is to be present in places where governments, politics, and religious affiliations prohibit aid.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William Ross CEO2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Trabue Kordares Director2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Kilcrease Director2017-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Blake Jones Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Penny Morrison Ross Director2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Biju Chacko Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph R Sheram (former) CFO2016-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy King (former) DIRECTOR2016-2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William Ross CEO1 $0-$0 $01
Trabue Kordares Director1 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Kilcrease Director1 $0-$0 $01
Blake Jones Director1 $0-$0 $01
Penny Morrison Ross Director1 $0-$0 $01
Biju Chacko Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BLAKE JONES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM ROSS CEO1 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ROSS CEO1 $0-- $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO1 $0-- $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ROSS CEO1 $0-- $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO1 $0-- $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ROSS CEO5 $0-- $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO5 $0-- $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
NANCY KING DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ROSS CEO10 $0-- $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO10 $0-- $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
NANCY KING DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ROSS CEO0 $0-- $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO0 $0-- $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
NANCY KING DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM ROSS CEO3 $0-- $01
JOSEPH R SHERAM CFO3 $0-- $01
PENNY MORRISON ROSS DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
NANCY KING DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
TRABUE KORDARES DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KILCREASE DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William Ross CEO3 $0-- $01
Joseph R Sheram CFO3 $0-- $01
Penny Morrison Ross Director3 $0-- $01
Nancy King Director3 $0-- $01
Trabue Kordares Director3 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $118K

Listed grants add up to $118,249; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $124,262. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,408$137,609 $225,666$225,666 $101,408$0 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$279,814$134,067 $261,867$261,867 $279,814$0 -05
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$98,603$68,129 $116,120$116,120 $98,603- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,585$45,841 $85,645$85,645 $111,585- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,825$102,204 $19,902$19,902 $61,825- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,291$56,206 $60,282$60,282 $51,291- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,654$126,680 $65,197$65,197 $100,654- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,042$116,267 $91,222$91,222 $109,042- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,705$76,145 $98,447$98,447 $90,705- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $392,097 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2015, 2017-2018, 2022-2023 5$356,712 2023$210,000
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AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Public charity Exact 2016 1$25,000 2016$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PURE WATER INITIATIVE INC” 2020-2023 4$385 2023$75
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SYRIAC DIASPORA FOUNDATION INCGAQ30 $70,000$11,259 Executive Director$7,500 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
MERCY INTERNATIONAL MISSION USAGAQ30 $166,941$108,941 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
WE CAN LEAD INCGAQ30 $67,378$25,724 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
BECAUSE OF KENNEDY INCGAQ30 $115,597$80,290 CFO & Secretary$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
MISSIONS IN ACTION INCGAQ30 $161,798$152,475 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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LUZ PARA EL FUTUROGAQ30 $110,000$108,200 President$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
SO CHABE INCGAQ30 $71,126$40,300 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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WATER IS LIFE INCCAQ30 $70,526$60,159 President$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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DOYENNE INITIATIVETXQ30 $112,326$160,315 President$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x
ACCESS TO MEDICINES INITIATIVE INCAZQ30 $127,000$78,906 TREASURER & DIRECTOR$24,000 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x
FRESH WATER FRIENDS INCNYQ30 $170,173$202,048 Executive Director$31,942 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x
DRIVE FOR WATERCAQ30 $72,936$69,081 FOUNDER$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,332,82462 242012–2024 INTERNATIONAL AID INC; LOVE LINK INC; KAIROS INTERNATIONAL; EYES THAT SEE INC and 20 more
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$965,09069 222016–2024 NANUBHAI EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC; ADEI FOUNDATION INC; OPEN LEARNING EXCHANGE INC; HELPING HAITIANS IN NEED INC and 18 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$820,02943 112010–2024 AMERICAN NICARAGUAN FOUNDATION INC; GNBC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; BUILDERS WITHOUT BORDERS OF TEXAS INC; FRESH WATER FRIENDS INC and 7 more
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$737,00017 52010–2024 INTERNATIONAL AID INC; NEW LIFE MISSION - HAITI INC; WINDOW INTERNATIONAL NETWORK INC; AMFA FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $137,609 spent · pay $0 · grants $127,877 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $127,877 92.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,747 5.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,985 1.4%
Total$137,609100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $134,067 spent · pay $0 · grants $124,262 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $118,249$118,249-- 88.2%
Grants outside the US $6,013$6,013-- 4.5%
Travel $5,645$5,645-- 4.2%
Other (as described)MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $1,910$1,910-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,050$1,050-- 0.8%
Office expenses $390$390-- 0.3%
Other (as described)OTHER $333$333-- 0.2%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $269$269-- 0.2%
Other (as described)PAYPAL FEES $146$146-- 0.1%
All other expenses $62$62-- 0.0%
Total$134,067100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $68,129 spent · pay $0 · grants $67,154 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $67,154 98.6%
Fees to independent contractors $975 1.4%
Total$68,129100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $45,841 spent · pay $0 · grants $45,016 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $45,016 98.2%
Fees to independent contractors $825 1.8%
Total$45,841100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $102,204 spent · pay $0 · grants $97,240 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $97,240 95.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,944 3.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,020 1.0%
Total$102,204100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $56,206 spent · pay $0 · grants $55,310 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $55,310 98.4%
Fees to independent contractors $800 1.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $96 0.2%
Total$56,206100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $126,680 spent · pay $0 · grants $125,227 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $125,227 98.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 0.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $453 0.4%
Total$126,680100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $116,267 spent · pay $0 · grants $114,142 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $114,142 98.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,125 1.8%
Total$116,267100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $76,145 spent · pay $0 · grants $72,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $72,050 94.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,950 3.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,145 1.5%
Total$76,145100%

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