Charity profile · Historical source record

Lifewater International

EIN 95-3987142International California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing water, health, and hope since 1977

Lifewater International is a non-profit, Christian water development organization dedicated to effectively serving vulnerable children and families by partnering with underserved communities to overcome water poverty.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.49Overall score
out of 100

89.38Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,118,092

Total expenses · USD$4,367,208

Program expenses

$3,236,101.13 recorded amount

74.1%

Fundraising expenses

$502,228.92 recorded amount

11.5%

Administrative expenses

$624,510.74 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Justin Narducci
Recorded compensation: $125,934.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.88%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Lifewater International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Lifewater International is a non-profit, Christian water development organization dedicated to effectively serving vulnerable children and families by partnering with underserved communities to overcome water poverty.
`ein` EIN	95-3987142
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4367208.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.115
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.741
`fscore` Financial score	89.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Justin Narducci
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	125934.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0288
`motto` Tagline	Providing water, health, and hope since 1977
`name` Charity name	Lifewater International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6118092.0
`score` Overall score	92.49
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3236101.128
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	502228.92000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	624510.7440000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3987142
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

Explore alongside

Related source records

Linked by source subcategory, prioritizing the same recorded state. Not a recommendation or ranking.

A useful next step

Keep the context.

Check current organizational information separately before making a giving decision. This record does not include an official website, donation URL, or current eligibility field.

Giving research guide ↗

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.