Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Water Tower Institute
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$883krevenue
FY2024 · +369% in 3 yrs5staff
5 of 5years filed
’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−5.3%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+50.7%
Middle half of peersMedianWater Tower Institute
Where the money goes FY2024 · $930k spent
Programs$524k56%Management and general$322k35%Fundraising$84k9%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$73k in FY2022 and −$47k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.8 months, under the peer median of 6.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
8 of 8 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 51% a year since FY2020, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort2funders
$1ka year, last 1 years
100%from its largest funder
Funder’22Jacobs Engineering FoundationNew in FY2022$1k
Funded