Committed to ending the water crisis in our lifetime.
We're the folks behind the scenes, working every day to end the water crisis. We are nice.
charity: water staff
Committed to ending the water crisis in our lifetime.
Give with confidence. 100% of your donation funds clean and safe drinking water. Learn more
About charity: water
Since charity: water was founded in 2006, we’ve been chasing one ambitious goal: ending the global water crisis. Since then, we’ve funded 138,003 water projects, serving over 17 million people.
From the beginning, we’ve made a few promises:
We give 100%
100% of the money donated to charity: water goes directly to funding clean water projects. Private donors cover our operating costs, which means every penny of every dollar can go where it’s needed most.
We prove it
We don’t expect you to take our word for it. Our next-level commitment to tracking and transparency means we don’t just tell you you’re having an impact. We show you, with GPS coordinates and photos of the exact project(s) you’ve helped fund.
We think local — and long‑term
We don’t just drop in, build a well and disappear. When we provide water for a community, we want the impact to be for good — which means we work closely with local partners, remaining invested in the integrity of projects for the long haul.
Impact in progress
More work is underway in Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Madagascar, and Uganda. Hang tight — it takes about 21 months to build, implement, and then fully report back on a water project. Learn more.
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- CCharmayne Cooley donated $20 to 10 liter bucket bath challengeover 9 years ago
Tristan O'Neil donated $83.50 to Dan's "Run For Fun" Marathonover 9 years agoI really just want you to run a marathon.
Spring- MMike Boland donated $10 to Dan's "Run For Fun" Marathonover 9 years ago
"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going."
Saqib donated $20 to 10 liter bucket bath challengeover 9 years ago
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Nina Nirema donated $20 to 10 liter bucket bath challengeover 9 years agoI've embarrassingly failed the challenge. I'm more than impressed by you and everyone else that has completed!
- SpringJasdeep donated $40 to 10 liter bucket bath challengeover 9 years ago
I feel like it's in everyone's best interest that I take a shower with more than 10 liters of water.
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About charity: water staff
We're the folks behind the scenes, working every day to end the water crisis. We are nice.