Basic Organization Information
The Water Project, Inc.
- Physical Address:
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Concord, NH
03302
- EIN:
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26-1455510
- Web URL:
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thewaterproject.org
- Blog URL:
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feeds2.feedburner.co...
- NTEE Category:
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Q International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security
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Q30 International Development, Relief Services
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T Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking
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T12 Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
- Year Founded:
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2007
- Ruling Year:
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2008
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Mission Statement
The Water Project, Inc is bringing relief to developing communities in Africa who suffer needlessly from a lack of access to clean water by funding freshwater wells and other water projects.
Working with local NGOs and implementers, we provide the means necessary to build sustainable water projects in communities that have a demonstrated commitment to their own long-term development.
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Impact Statement
To date (updated 3/2012), we have funded a cumulative total of over 400 water projects in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Uganda and India.
Our reach continues to extend into schools, churches, offices and out to individuals as we share the story of our work. Our revenue has grown substantially each month from the prior year thanks to the commitment of these individuals and grassroots campaigns.
We're looking forward to adding new NGO partners and significantly expanding our role in the monitoring and evaluation of the projects we fund.
Revenue and Expenses
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Mr. Peter Chasse
Term:
Since
Jan
2008
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
We love sharing this story. The story of clean, safe water changing hundreds of lives in a developing community is one full of hope and love. The story of our partners working in difficult conditions to help their own people is compelling. The story of our supporters coming up with creative ways to get people involved and to raise money for this incredibly important work is inspiring. We love sharing this team effort from the moment someone learns about the desperate thirst of nearly a billion people, to the splashes and laughs of Kenyan children playing in clean and safe water pouring from a brand new well.
This past year has been a story of growth. We’re reaching more people with the story of water and helping more people find access to it each day. The Water Project revenue grew by five times last year and over fifty water projects moved through the development cycle, with many more funded and ready to construct at year’s end. We welcomed new implementing partners in new countries, enlisted the help of tens of thousands of students, and continued to innovate in how we share it all online every day. The story is spreading.
We continue to believe that the connecting people to the lives of those they’re helping is essential. From day one, we’ve been passionate about showing every donor exactly where their money went. It’s a commitment not as much about the accountability it brings as it is about making sure everyone understands that together we’re truly helping our neighbors. Our neighbors in Kenya, Sudan, Sierra Leone and India are folks just like you and me, worthy of dignity, hope and love. We’ve chosen to embrace that truth by helping provide safe water. It’s not always easy, but we sincerely believe it is foundational to relieving poverty, hunger, sickness and injustice. And it’s part of our growth as well. When we each begin to understand that every person, everywhere is worthy of love, our slogan will really mean something . . . and everything changes.
Officers for Fiscal Year
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Program:
New Water Projects: General
- Budget:
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$900,000
- Category:
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International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
Our projects benefit about 500 people each, on average, by providing clean water in excess of U.N. minimum standards for access to clean water.
We prefer to work on projects at schools, medical clinics and churches that each provide open access to large communities of people. Each project is initiated and managed by a local committee comprised of community leaders.
Program Long-Term Success:
Provided funds to construct over 400 water projects in 8 countries as of March 2012.
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Program:
Well Repair
- Budget:
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$125,000
- Category:
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Community Development
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
Rehabilitation of broken wells in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Sierra Leone. Communities also receive sanitation and hygiene training.
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Funding Needs
We have an immediate and on-going need for gifts designated specifically toward operational expenses. These funds are used to mobilize schools and other group fundraisers, pay for legal and accounting fees, and to report on our activities.
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