Water Mission
Water Mission
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Mission
The Water Mission™ organization is a Christian engineering nonprofit that designs, builds, and implements safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has used innovative technology and engineering expertise to provide access to safe water for nearly 7 million people in 57 countries. Water Mission has over 400 staff members working in its headquarters and around the world in permanent country programs located in Africa, Asia, North, South, and Central America, and the Caribbean. To learn more, visit watermission.org. Water Mission's mission is to honor God by developing, implementing, and sharing best-in-class safe water solutions that transform as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: WATER MISSION TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COMBATING THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS BY PROVIDING SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND DISASTER AREAS. SINCE 2001, WATER MISSION HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN 56 COUNTRIES WITH ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AND SANITATION. FOR WASH PROJECTS TO HAVE LASTING BENEFITS, THEY MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, SAFE TO USE, AND SUSTAINABLE IN THE WAY THEY ARE MANAGED. WATER MISSION'S APPROACH TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUILDS ON LOCAL RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO CREATE A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT. WATER MISSION HAS MORE THAN 270 IN-COUNTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN COUNTRY PROGRAM OFFICES AND LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THE ORGANIZATION SERVES. WATER MISSION HAS MORE THAN 350 STAFF MEMBERS WORKING IN OUR CHARLESTON HEADQUARTERS AND AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN PERMANENT COUNTRY PROGRAMS LOCATED IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN. FOR EACH COMMUNITY SERVED, WATER MISSION ENGINEERS CUSTOMIZE SOLUTIONS THAT REFLECT THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THAT COMMUNITY. AT THE INCEPTION OF EVERY PROJECT, WATER MISSION TEAMS TEST THE PROJECT WATER SOURCE FOR QUALITY AND QUANTITY, IDENTIFY THE REQUIRED PUMP AND POWER COMBINATION (SOLAR POWER, IF NEEDED), PUMP THE WATER THROUGH A PROPER TREATMENT INTO STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTE THE SAFE WATER TO THE LEVEL OF ACCESS DESIRED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AS A LEADER IN USING SOLAR POWER PUMPING SYSTEMS, WATER MISSION HAS INSTALLED MORE THAN 1,400 PROJECTS USING SOLAR PANELS. THE LIVING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (LWTS), ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN 1998 BY WATER MISSION'S CO-FOUNDER AND CEO GEORGE GREENE III, PHD, P.E., IS A MICRO-MUNICIPAL WATER PROVIDER THAT USES RAPID SAND FILTRATION AND CHEMICAL DISINFECTION TO PRODUCE SAFE DRINKING WATER AT A RATE GREATER THAN 10 GALLONS PER MINUTE. IT CAN BE QUICKLY DEPLOYED IN THE AFTERMATH OF A NATURAL DISASTER AND HAS MINIMAL SUPPLY CHAIN REQUIREMENTS. USING THE LWTS AND OTHER RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, WATER MISSION HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AND SANITATION FOLLOWING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST DEVASTATING DISASTERS, INCLUDING HURRICANE DORIAN, A RECENT CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE TO THAT DEVASTATED THE BAHAMAS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO RESPONDED TO NUMEROUS OTHER DISASTERS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, INCLUDING: HURRICANE MARIA IN 2017, HURRICANE MATTHEW IN HAITI IN 2016; THE EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL IN 2015; THE MASSIVE FLOODING IN MALAWI IN 2015; THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN LIBERIA IN 2014; TYPHOON HAIYAN IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 2013; THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI IN 2010; THE EARTHQUAKE IN SICHUAN CHINA, IN 2008; HURRICANE KATRINA IN LOUISIANA IN 2005; THE TSUNAMI IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2004; AND OTHER SMALLER CRISES.IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO RESPONDED TO AND CONTINUES TO SERVE REFUGEES FROM SOUTH SUDAN THAT HAVE FLED TO NORTHERN UGANDA AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES THAT HAVE SETTLED IN WESTERN TANZANIA.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “To be a best in class christian engineering ministry that transforms lives through sustainable safe water solutions.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Provide sustainable access to safe water & sanitation in developing countries and disaster areas.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as SC.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was PO BOX 71489, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, 29415.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 71 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,749,882.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2001.
- The organization pays $7,587,584 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,676,590 in fundraising expenses.
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