Nonprofit · EIN 58-2060131
WATER ORG INC
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $31,261,309 | $37,137,567 | -$5,876,258 | $49,815,703 | $9,305,550 | $40,510,153 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $29,837,780 | $36,899,681 | -$7,061,901 | $54,500,623 | $7,999,785 | $46,500,838 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $51,488,759 | $35,841,135 | $15,647,624 | $61,397,491 | $7,820,949 | $53,576,542 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,547,531
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,660,817
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$4,538
- Other revenue
- $52,961
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,139,247
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,558,553
- Other salaries and wages
- $15,800,941
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $20,201,038
- Professional fundraising fees
- $316,997
- Legal fees
- $145,856
- Accounting fees
- $240,285
- Occupancy
- $318,963
- Travel
- $2,116,491
- Depreciation
- $85,229
- Program services (functional)
- $29,597,994
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,341,664
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,197,909
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $54,500,623
- Total assets, end of year
- $49,815,703
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,305,550
- Net assets, end of year
- $40,510,153
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $703,389
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,607,760
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,439,286
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $16,070,867
- Gross receipts
- $31,265,847
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY WHITE | BOARD MEMBER, CEO & CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $528,014 | $42,631 |
| VEDIKA BHANDARKAR | PRESIDENT/COO Officer | 40 | $340,202 | $36,085 |
| TZVETELINA BONOVA | CRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $301,605 | $34,258 |
| JASON SCHWARTZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $287,152 | $16,585 |
| RICHARD THORSTEN | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $246,999 | $41,185 |
| JANET TINSLEY | CHIEF GLOBAL IMPACT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $257,057 | $10,134 |
| MELANIE MENDRYS | DIR, BRAND MKTING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $225,783 | $26,960 |
| GINA ZANOLLI | CHIEF OF STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,258 | $30,639 |
| RAJASH SARIN | GLOBAL DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $208,098 | $6,956 |
| TERRY TRAYVICK | BOARD MEMBER, BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY SCHNEIDER | FORMER IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE FLYNN | BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TORTO | BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIL ARORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE FINUCANE | FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GURU GOWRAPPAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARA HURST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK LESLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH QUINN | BOARD MEMBER, AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY SAREYAN | BOARD MEMBER, AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM SCHECHTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY STAYNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN TALIENTO | BOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY TANZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA XI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY WHITE | BOARD MEMBER, CEO & CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $584,376 | $41,000 |
| VEDIKA BHANDARKAR | PRESIDENT/COO Officer | 40 | $392,830 | $31,635 |
| TZVETELINA BONOVA | CRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $279,898 | $32,403 |
| RICHARD THORSTEN | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $244,329 | $23,908 |
| JANET TINSLEY | CHIEF GLOBAL IMPACT OFFICE Key employee | 40 | $247,999 | $9,494 |
| GINA ZANOLLI | CHIEF OF STAFF OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $227,249 | $28,905 |
| MELANIE MENDRYS | DIR, BRAND MKTING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $213,919 | $21,334 |
| MATTHEW MORRISON | REGIONAL DIRECTOR, LATIN AMERICA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,904 | $6,534 |
| FERNANDO ALANDIA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 4/2023) Former | 40 | $180,134 | $11,374 |
| JASON SCHWARTZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (AS OF 10/2023) Officer | 40 | $65,831 | $1,517 |
| TERRY TRAYVICK | BOARD MEMBER, BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN TALIENTO | BOARD MEMBER, VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY SCHNEIDER | BOARD MEMBER, IMMEDIATE FORMER CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE FLYNN | BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TORTO | BOARD MEMBER, TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIL ARORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE FINUCANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GURU GOWRAPPAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA HURST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI KAHN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/2023) Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LESLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH QUINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY SAREYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SCHECHTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY STAYNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY TANZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA XI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY WHITE | CEO AND CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $348,538 | $34,315 |
| TZVETELINA BONOVA | CRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $274,604 | $29,906 |
| VEDIKA BHANDARKAR | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $253,059 | $25,178 |
| RICHARD THORSTEN | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $230,914 | $19,226 |
| FERNANDO ALANDIA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 4/2023) Officer | 40 | $203,532 | $32,941 |
| JENNIFER SCHORSCH | PRESIDENT (THRU 11/2021) Officer | 40 | $223,372 | $8,050 |
| JANET TINSLEY | CHIEF GLOBAL IMPACT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $217,127 | $9,993 |
| MELANIE MENDRYS | DIR, BRAND MKTING & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,639 | $19,234 |
| MICHAEL MAYERNIK | HEAD OF CORP PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,019 | $20,269 |
| NANCY ESLINGER | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,158 | $12,301 |
| TERRY TRAYVICK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH QUINN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SCHECHTER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY SCHNEIDER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN TALIENTO | IMMEDIATE FORMER CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIL ARORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CORTNEY ERIN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/2022) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE FINUCANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE FLYNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GURU GOWRAPPAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI KAHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LESLIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY SAREYAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY STAYNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY TANZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TORTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA XI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON SCHWARTZ | CFO (AS OF 9/25/2023) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 117 W 20TH ST STE 203, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108-2063
- In care of
- % WATE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GARY WHITE, 117 W 20TH ST STE 203, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108
- Signed the 990
- JASON SCHWARTZ, CFO
- Phone
- (816) 877-8400
- Website
- WWW.WATER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
WATER.ORG'S GOAL IS TO BRING SAFE WATER AND SANITATION TO THE WORLD THROUGH MARKET-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- WATER PROGRAMS:WATER.ORG WORKS TO CATALYZE NEW SOURCES OF CAPITAL TO POWER WATER AND SANITATION SOLUTIONS, DRIVE DOWN THE PHILANTHROPIC COSTS TO PROVIDE WATER, AND CONTINUALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AND SANITATION. WATER.ORG WORKS IN 15 COUNTRIES IN ASIA, AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA. TOGETHER WITH OUR 200 PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD, WE'VE CATALYZED MORE THAN $7.7 BILLION IN CAPITAL TO SUPPORT SMALL LOANS THAT BRING ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AND SANITATION TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN NEED. 88 MILLION PEOPLE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER OR SANITATION.Expenses $29,353,039 · grants $5,139,247 · revenue $52,961
- OUTREACH:WATER.ORG RAISES AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS AND ITS EFFORT TO BREAK DOWN THE FINANCIAL BARRIERS BETWEEN PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY AND ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AND SANITATION. WATER.ORG COMMUNICATES THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, INCLUDING THE WATER.ORG WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, DIRECT MAIL, DIGITAL MEDIA AND MEDIA RELATIONS. WATER.ORG ALSO WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS, SECTOR INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PARTNERS AT A SYSTEMS-LEVEL TO PROMOTE CHANGES THAT INCREASE THE FLOW OF CAPITAL FOR HOUSEHOLD WATER AND SANITATION SOLUTIONS.Expenses $244,955
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-2060131
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $49,815,703
- Income (IRS master file)
- $31,265,847
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $31,261,309 | $37,137,567 | $49,815,703 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $29,837,780 | $36,899,681 | $54,500,623 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $51,488,759 | $35,841,135 | $61,397,491 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $39,073,510 | $28,843,163 | $46,200,649 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-2060131).
Questions about WATER ORG INC
- What is the EIN of WATER ORG INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATER ORG INC is 58-2060131.
- Is WATER ORG INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to WATER ORG INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATER ORG INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WATER ORG INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WATER ORG INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WATER ORG INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names GARY WHITE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATER ORG INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $528,014 (GARY WHITE, BOARD MEMBER, CEO & CO-FOUNDER).
- How much revenue does WATER ORG INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $31,261,309, expenses of $37,137,567 and total assets of $49,815,703 at year end.
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