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Food & Water Watch

Public charity
DBA: % WENONAH HAUTER
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 32-0160439

About

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. So we CAN ALL enjoy and trust in what we EAT and drink, we help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public TAP water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping shared resources including oceans and water under public control.

In care of Wenonah Hauter

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
123
Volunteers
2,462

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$20.7M
Expenses
$16.0M
Assets
$33.5M
Liabilities
$3.0M

Financial history

$22.3M$11.1M$0
16171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $20.7M · Peak FY2024: $22.3M · Avg: $17.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$258K
Foreign employees3
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$97K
Grants Given
$41K
FOOD & WATER WATCH
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Address

1616 P ST NW STE 300
Washington, DC, 20036-140

Governance

Voting board members10
Independent members9
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$330K
Net to org-$7K
Retained by contractors$337K
ChannelsMail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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