WATER STREET MINISTRIES 990 Health Check

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WATER STREET MINISTRIES has a public Form 990 profile, but an Alignmint donation portal is not live yet. Review the public filing signals and share the claim link with the nonprofit if the profile should be activated.

Program ratio

Not enough public data

Fundraising ratio

5.4%

Admin ratio

Not enough public data

Program ratio estimates the share of reported expenses used for programs. Fundraising ratio estimates fundraising expense share. Admin ratio estimates management and general expense share when the public fields reconcile.

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Public filing snapshot

Ratios use reported functional expenses when available and are only derived when the public fields reconcile with total expenses.

Total revenue$16,896,885

Contributions and grants$16,101,497

Program service revenue$103,517

Other revenue$66,832

Total expenses$15,753,603

Grants paid$1,424,777

Salaries and compensation$8,603,444

Program ratioNot reported

Fundraising ratio5%

Admin ratioNot reported

Total assets$36,954,949

Net assets$34,905,434

Total liabilities$2,049,515

Filing history

Recent prepared public snapshots appear here as the directory rollup processes more 990 filings. Use the ProPublica link for the full public filing archive when a prior year is not shown yet.

990 2025

Revenue: $16,896,885
Expenses: $15,753,603
Program ratio: Not reported

Donor review checklist

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Review the spending mix

Program ratio: Not enough public data. Fundraising ratio: 5.4%. Admin ratio: Not enough public data.

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Mission and programs

SINCE 1905 WATER STREET HAS WORKED TO CARE FOR THOSE IN POVERTY AND WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT LANCASTER COUNTY. WATER STREET PROVIDES PRACTICAL SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND RELATIONAL SUPPORT WHILE WALKING WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD RESTORATION AND WHOLENESS.