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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2026

Blood Water Mission

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Post Office Box 60381
Nashville, TN, 37206

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Blood Water Mission meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to share in the joy of ending the water and HIV/AIDS crises – with our partners and in this lifetime."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, TN

Blood:Water Misson (Blood:Water) reports that it finds, vets, and partners with organizations in East and South Africa and supports them by pairing long-term, iterative, intentional organizational strengthening with flexible financial support. The organization makes an eight-year funding commitment that includes four two-year cycles. During each cycle, Blood:Water guides the partner through an organizational strengthening model, in which key organizational needs are identified and then funded with a flexible grant earmarked for capacity building. The organization reports that its interventions are geared towards increased positive outcomes in four key areas: team capacity, financial health, program quality, and community representation.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Blood Water Mission's program expenses were:

Program services $1,723,295
Total Program Expenses $1,723,295

Chief Executive
Jake Smith, Executive Director

Compensation*
$106,172

Chair of the Board
Chris Hobday

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Data Strategy and Enablement, Edward Jones

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
15

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,767,481, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Blood Water Mission's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Merchandise, net $169
Interest income $19,232
Other income $270,218
Contributions $1,767,481
Total Income $2,057,100

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $2,057,100
Total expenses: $2,315,011
  Program expenses $1,723,295
  Fundraising expenses $233,641
  Administrative expenses $358,075
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-257,911
Beginning Net Assets $1,520,552
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,262,641
Total Liabilities $56,090
Total Assets $1,318,731

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Report completed by:
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