Nonprofit · EIN 36-4636718
WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA
Tax-exempt · REDONDO BEACH, CA 90277
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $639,192 | $545,474 | $93,718 | $168,905 | $8,305 | $160,600 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $407,945 | $656,729 | -$248,784 | $98,652 | $31,770 | $66,882 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $639,176
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $16
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $424,400
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $6,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $23,137
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,890
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,219
- Occupancy
- $6,000
- Travel
- $9,153
- Depreciation
- $3,909
- Program services (functional)
- $498,697
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,368
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,409
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $98,652
- Total assets, end of year
- $168,905
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,305
- Net assets, end of year
- $160,600
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $160,600
- Gross receipts
- $639,192
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $6,000 |
| REID POWELL | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY MCGILL | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $6,000 |
| REID POWELL | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY MCGILL | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 219 N BROADWAY, REDONDO BEACH, CA 90277-3101
- In care of
- % KURTIS DAHLIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN, PO BOX 635, MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90267
- Signed the 990
- GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN, CHAIRMAN/CEO
- Phone
- (310) 995-7079
- Website
- WWW.WATERWELLSFORAFRICA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- QUIGLEY & MIRON
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 36-4636718 or by the name WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
MISSION: WWFA PROMOTES RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCES AND REDUCING THE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTAMINATED WATER. WE HONOR INDIGENOUS AFRICAN CULTURES AND THEIR WAYS OF LIFE, WHILE WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERING THEM WITH WATER, KNOWLEDGE, AND HOPE.
Program accomplishments
- WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA (WWFA) GIVES FRESH, CLEAN WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE EACH TIME WE INSTALL A NEW WATER WELL. BECAUSE OF THE DEPENDABILITY OF OUR EQUIPMENT, SOME HAVE REMAINED IN CONSTANT USE SINCE 1996. ALL OF THEM LAST DECADES - WITH ONLY THE NEED FOR SIMPLE MAINTENANCE AND (RARELY) REPAIRS. WE KNOW MANY OF OUR PUMPS HAVE ALREADY LASTED MORE THAN 20 YEARS. BEFORE GETTING A WELL, EACH RECIPIENT COMMUNITY MUST LEARN AND COMMIT TO BASIC MAINTENANCE.FROM AN EQUIPMENT PERSPECTIVE, EACH PUMP COULD TECHNICALLY SERVE MORE PEOPLE (AND MANY DO), BUT WE INTENTIONALLY SEEK TO KEEP NUMBERS AT SUSTAINABLE LEVELS TO PROTECT LOCAL WATER TABLES, ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF BOTH PUMPS AND WATER SUPPLIES, AND KEEP WAITING LINES SHORTER. ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON WE KEEP THE RATIO OF PEOPLE-TO-WELLS AT ABOUT 500-TO-1 IS THE FACT THAT WATER IS CARRIED HOME IN BUCKETS, USUALLY BY GIRLS AND WOMEN. THEY MUST WALK FROM HOME TO THE WELL, WAIT IN LINE, AND EVENTUALLY RETURN WITH A BUCKET OF WATER BALANCED ON THEIR HEAD (THESE WEIGH 8.3 POUNDS PER GALLON, EQUALLING 40+ POUNDS PER 5-GALLON BUCKET). THEY USUALLY DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF 50 PEOPLE LINE UP AT THE SAME WELL - AND THE FILLING PROCESS TAKES ONLY TWO MINUTES EACH, THE LAST PERSON WILL HAVE WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING HER SINGLE BUCKET OF WATER. THIS IS A VERY REAL AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, BUT ONE WE AND OUR DONORS ARE HELPING TO REMEDY. WAITING IN LINE FOR WATER CREATES A STRAIN ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES (OPPORTUNITY COSTS) AND EXPOSES SOME OF EACH COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO WEATHER, PREDATORS (ANIMAL AND HUMAN), REDUCED SCHOOLTIME, AND PHYSICAL HARDSHIP. MORE WELLS MEAN LESS WAITING AND MORE TIME FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORK, EDUCATION, GARDENING, ETC. THIS IS WHY WE SOMETIMES CHOOSE TO PLACE MORE WELLS WITHIN AN AREA: WE'RE INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND THEIR HEALTH, MUCH MORE THAN NUMBERS.OUR PLANNING PROCESS BEGINS WITH A LOCAL, ON-SITE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. BACK IN 2018, WE MADE A CLEAR DECISION AS AN ORGANIZATION: WHEN NECESSARY, WE WILL PLACE MORE "WELLS PER PERSON" BECAUSE (QUITE SIMPLY) THAT IS WHAT WILL HELP THEM THE MOST BY BRINGING THE GREATEST LONGTERM RELIEF AND WATER STABILITY TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. AFTER ALL, WWFA EXISTS TO SERVE THESE PEOPLE. DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, WE MAY PLACE ADDITIONAL WELLS ON OTHER NEARBY WATER SOURCES SO NO SINGLE PUMP BECOMES OVERBURDENED OR ANY WATER SOURCE DEPLETED.THE POPULATION OF MOST MALAWIAN VILLAGES IS IN THE HUNDREDS RATHER THAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO WE WORK WITH FEDERAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS LOCAL LEADERS, TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF EACH WELL WE INSTALL. OUR SYSTEMATIC LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS HELPS ACCOMPLISH OUR "GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED OVER THE LONG TERM" GOAL BY PLACING NEW WELLS IN LOCATIONS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES. THE WWFA TEAM HAVE ALSO BECOME SPECIALISTS AT BRINGING WATER TO PEOPLE IN THE MOST REMOTE AND DIFFICULT AREAS. WE HELP PEOPLE IN PLACES WHERE OTHER WATER PROVIDERS OFTEN AVOID. WE OFTEN (AND LITERALLY) "GO WHERE OTHERS WON'T", AND OUR WELLS ARE KNOWN TO LAST SO LONG THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES RELOCATE TO BE NEAR THEM. THIS IS A WONDERFUL FEELING.WE USUALLY WILL NOT INSTALL A WELL UNLESS IT WILL SERVE 50 OR MORE FAMILIES, AND WE STRIVE FOR EACH WELL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AT LEAST 100 FAMILIES. AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE IN MALAWI IS FIVE, SO THIS MEANS EACH WELL HELPS APPROXIMATELY 500 RESIDENTS. WHEN YOU INCLUDE PASSING TRAVELLERS, MANY WELLS SERVE MORE THAN 500.A NEW OFFERING WWFA PROVIDES TO LOCAL SCHOOLS - AND ONE WE'RE PROUD OF AND EXCITED ABOUT - IS OUR BLOSSOM PROJECT. AS WE WORKED WITH SCHOOLS IN MALAWI TO ENSURE WATER FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, WE REALIZED THAT GIRLS OFTEN MISSED SCHOOL FOR A WEEK OR MORE DURING THE TIME THEY MENSTRUATED. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS A STRONG SOCIAL STIGMA AROUND MENSTRUATION, SO THEY GENERALLY STAY OUT OF SCHOOL RATHER THAN USE THE TINY THATCHED ROOF "BATHROOM" FACILITY THEY SHARE WITH BOYS. THIS PROGRAM GIVES THEM A SAFE, SECURE, AND MORE SANITARY PLACE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. IN 2024, WWFA CONSTRUCTED / COMPLETED 5 BLOSSOM PROJECT FACILITIES.IN 2024, WWFA'S "SMALL BUT MIGHTY" TEAM PROVIDED LIFE-GIVING WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 32,500 MORE PEOPLE THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF 65 NEW WELLS: 15 OF THEM IN SCHOOLS, AND 50 IN VILLAGES! WE ANTICIPATE THESE 32,500 PEOPLE HAVING CLEAN, CLOSE WATER FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 20 YEARS. 2025 WILL SEE ADDITIONAL WELLS IN BOTH SCHOOLS AND VILLAGES, AND MORE BLOSSOM FACILITIES TOO.TO DATE, WITH THE HELP OF OUR WONDERFUL AND LOYAL SUPPORTERS: WWFA HAS PLACED A TOTAL OF 545 WELLS THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE ABOUT 500,820 PEOPLE WITH FRESH, LIFE-GIVING WATER EVEN AS YOU READ THIS.WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA IS OUR NAME, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR PASSION AND MISSION. WE'RE SAVING LIVES, INCREASING INDEPENDENCE AND GROWTH WITHIN COMMUNITIES, AND PUTTING HEALTHY SMILES ON FACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF MALAWI.OUR SUCCESSES ONLY MAKE US WANT TO ACCOMPLISH MORE. GIVEN ADEQUATE RESOURCES, WWFA WOULD GIVE EVERY HUMAN ON THE PLANET CLEAN WATER, BUT PRAGMATISM LEADS US TO WHERE WE CAN DO THE GREATEST GOOD. RETURN WITHOUT CHANGES.Expenses $498,697 · grants $424,400
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-4636718
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $168,905
- Income (IRS master file)
- $639,192
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $639,192 | $545,474 | $168,905 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $407,945 | $656,729 | $98,652 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $686,784 | $891,878 | $320,365 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 36-4636718).
Questions about WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA
- What is the EIN of WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA is 36-4636718.
- Is WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA 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 WELLS FOR AFRICA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,000 (GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN, DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $639,192, expenses of $545,474 and total assets of $168,905 at year end.
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