Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
73rd percentile
Higher net margin than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
49th percentile
Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
8th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$54,750
Up $1,563 (+2.9%) from 2019
Net Assets
Up$54,750
Up $1,563 (+2.9%) from 2019
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2019
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$6,528
Down $26,900 (-80%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$4,965
Down $1,671 (-25%) from 2019
Net Income
Down$1,563
Down $25,229 (-94%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Apr 9, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.1
- Gross Receipts
- $6,528
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The water school works to reduce water-related illnesses and death by providing a sustainable and affordable safe and clean water solution to the developing world.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE WATER SCHOOL PROVIDES A SIMPLE, SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE CLEAN WATER SOLUTION TO THE DEVELOPING WORLD. OUR PROGRAM EMBODIES THE CORE ELEMENTS OF WASH ( WATER, SANITATION AND HEALTH) WHICH INTEGRATES HEALTH AND SANITATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLEAN DRINKING WATER. THE WATER SCHOOL PROMOTES THE USE OF SOLAR DISINFECTION (SODIS), A TECHNIQUE WHICH EFFECTIVELY TRANSFORMS CONTAMINATED WATER INTO SAFE-DRINKING WATER. A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN CHILD MORTALITY AND DIABLING ILLNESSES STEMING FROM WATERBOURNE DISEASES SUCH AS CHOLERA, TYPHOID, AND DYSENTERY IS REALIZED IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WHERE THIS PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED. THE WATER SCHOOL IMPLEMENTS ITS PROGRAMS THROUGH THE LOCAL AGENCY THE WATER SCHOOL UGANDA. DURING 2015, OUR PROGRAM REACHED OVER 165,000 NEW CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES IN UGANDA AND KENYA. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD LAU | President & Executive Dire | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRUCE FRIESEN | Secretary & Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| LANNETTE NEW | Administrative Assistant | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- The Water School
- EIN
- 46-0525417
- Phone
- 8775983087
- Address
- 2029 CENTURY PARK EAST SUITE 450, LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
Signing Officer
- Name
- Lannette New
- Title
- Administrative Assistant
- Phone
- 8775983087
- Signed
- 2021-04-09
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Botkeeper Inc
- Address
- 179 SOUTH ST 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02111
- Preparer
- Jody Padar
- Phone
- 8003883323
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: interest income. Amount: 2.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: bank fees and online payment processing costs. Amount: 32. Description: administrative and misc. Expenses. Amount: 1795. Description: online and general fund raising activities. Amount: 3138. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 4965.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: reimbursable expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 845.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10, Grants and Similar Amounts Paid
“A grant in the amount of $ 45,000 was made to the water school canada to implement and facilitate its programs through the local agency the water school uganda which reached over 120,000 children and their families in uganda and kenya.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 2. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES AND ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESSING COSTS. AMOUNT: 32. DESCRIPTION: ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISC. EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1795. DESCRIPTION: ONLINE AND GENERAL FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES. AMOUNT: 3138. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 4965. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 845. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 45,000 WAS MADE TO THE WATER SCHOOL CANADA TO IMPLEMENT AND FACILITATE ITS PROGRAMS THROUGH THE LOCAL AGENCY THE WATER SCHOOL UGANDA WHICH REACHED OVER 120,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN UGANDA AND KENYA. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $54,750
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $54,750
- Revenue
- $6,528
- Expenses
- $4,965
- Net income
- $1,563