Water for Life 
The information on this page was last updated 11/29/2022. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
Water for Life, Inc ("WFL") is a non-profit organization that ministers in the country of Haiti.
Education: The Divine Help School has been operating since 1989. God has blessed us with a very nice facility for rural Haiti. For many years our school went through 6th grade only, but we have been adding a new grade from time to time for the past several years.
As of 2019 our school includes all high school grades. From Pre-K through high school our enrollment is approximately 600 students.
Medicine: The Government doesn't have the means to ensure an efficient distribution of health resources. The majority of the health care facilities are concentrated in Port-au-Prince and in other larger cities. This situation deprives remote areas of structure to ensure the provision of even basic health care to the population.
Drilling: God has been blessing Water For Life's well drilling project over the years; we have drilled over 2,000 working wells, providing clean water to over 700,000 people and over 100,000 livestock.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Water for Life, Inc.
PO Box 456
Kalona, IA 52247
Website: www.wflhaiti.com
Phone: (319) 656-5433
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 421203881
CEO/President: Mr. Leon Miller
Chairman: Duane Zook
Board size: 9
Founder: Mr. Willis Miller
Ruling year: 1983
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1998
Purpose
Vision: To demonstrate the Love of Jesus Christ by loving, helping one another without discrimination and improving the quality of life through a democratic, honest and transparent governance.
Mission statement
Water For Life's mission is to provide clean drinking water, irrigation for farming opportunities, education and other means of assistance to the Haitian people in order to keep their bodies clean and free from diseases, raise healthy, happy children, and restore dignity and meaning to impoverished lives.
Statement of faith
"To demonstrate the Love of Jesus Christ by loving, helping one another without discrimination and improving the quality of life through a democratic, honest and transparent governance."
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 930 of 1074 | 71 of 82 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 629 of 1075 | 51 of 82 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 661 of 1075 | 55 of 82 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1067 of 1074 | 82 of 82 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 99% | 92% | 87% | 70% | 76% | 64% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 8% | 13% | 30% | 24% | 36% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 83% | 88% | 91% | 92% | 91% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 92% | 87% | 82% | 105% | 101% | 84% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 72% | 72% | 96% | 92% | 76% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 8% | 13% | 18% | -5% | -1% | 16% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 22% | 4% | 9% | -2% | 0% | 8% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 6% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.43 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.39 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.23 | 9.11 | 3.32 | 2.83 | 2.58 | 2.87 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.94 | 2.63 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.12 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.32 | 4.54 | 18.03 | 23.63 | 11.50 | 8.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.11 | 3.55 | 8.40 | 8.82 | 8.68 | 9.41 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 64% | 337% | 242% | 214% | 198% | 246% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $156,984 | $928,972 | $792,426 | $862,220 | $897,685 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $297,127 | $253,346 | $469,464 | $578,014 | $412,815 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $454,111 | $1,182,318 | $1,261,890 | $1,440,234 | $1,310,500 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,681,022 | $2,745,125 | $2,304,007 | $2,278,311 | $2,455,807 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $3,681,022 | $2,745,125 | $2,304,007 | $2,278,311 | $2,455,807 |
| Total assets | $4,135,133 | $3,927,443 | $3,565,897 | $3,718,545 | $3,766,307 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $73,371 | $19,869 | $10,109 | $11,357 | $14,377 |
| Other current liabilities | $26,718 | $45,714 | $43,290 | $113,905 | $149,436 |
| Total current liabilities | $100,089 | $65,583 | $53,399 | $125,262 | $163,813 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,520 | $1,819 | $0 | $1,297 | $1,130 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $1,520 | $1,819 | $0 | $1,297 | $1,130 |
| Total liabilities | $101,609 | $67,402 | $53,399 | $126,559 | $164,943 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $4,032,965 | $3,080,443 | $3,397,241 | $3,399,735 | $3,592,336 |
| With donor restrictions | $559 | $779,598 | $115,257 | $192,251 | $9,028 |
| Net assets | $4,033,524 | $3,860,041 | $3,512,498 | $3,591,986 | $3,601,364 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $1,262,561 | $1,697,876 | $1,087,435 | $1,375,103 | $1,119,740 |
| Program service revenue | $53,817 | $132,428 | $117,560 | $148,581 | $141,444 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | ($5,190) | ($16,134) | $1,679 | $6,440 | ($984) |
| Other revenue | $58,701 | $128,862 | $357,878 | $278,639 | $483,123 |
| Total other revenue | $107,328 | $245,156 | $477,117 | $433,660 | $623,583 |
| Total revenue | $1,369,889 | $1,943,032 | $1,564,552 | $1,808,763 | $1,743,323 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $990,615 | $1,399,873 | $1,498,000 | $1,663,936 | $1,325,214 |
| Management and general | $117,772 | $126,315 | $79,329 | $100,737 | $74,049 |
| Fundraising | $88,019 | $69,301 | $66,711 | $53,468 | $63,001 |
| Total expenses | $1,196,406 | $1,595,489 | $1,644,040 | $1,818,141 | $1,462,264 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $173,483 | $347,543 | ($79,488) | ($9,378) | $281,059 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $173,483 | $347,543 | ($79,488) | ($9,378) | $281,059 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| LEON L Miller | Chief Executive Officer | $72,976 |
| Raphael Edy Gehy | At large | $58,735 |
| Leonard Hochstedler | CFO | $25,400 |
Compensation data as of: 9/30/2020
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
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History
Water for Life was founded in 1983 by Willis Miller. Mr. Miller had been drilling wells in Haiti since 1972 when he first felt called to provide clean, safe water for the Haitian people. 1989, Water for Life began to fund and operate a small school that went through 6th grade. In 2013, WFL began to do mobile medical clinics, reaching out to rural communities where healthcare is absent or only very basic.