charity: water's 2011 Annual Report
A lot has happened this past year.
Read all about it in our Annual Report.
At Home
We Turned Five
To celebrate our fifth birthday, we made videos for the supporters who
helped us get there. 250 videos to be exact. Every last one of them is posted
below, for your endless viewing pleasure.
WATCH ALL 250 Videos
Next PrevThank you, Bobby.
We made this video for Bobby, who is running in the NYC Marathon -- and using the race to fundraise for clean drinking water. Good luck, Bobby! We made this video for Bobby, who is running in the NYC Marathon -- and using the race to fundraise for clean drinking water. Good luck, Bobby!
charity: ball
Our team and over 2,200 of our top supporters and influencers gathered for the charity: ball gala at the epic 69th Regiment Armory in NYC. Jessica Biel hosted the evening, and filmmaker Tyler Perry emceed the Live Auction.
Stories from the field
We share stories from our time in the field to illustrate the global need for clean water and how we work to solve it. At this year’s ball, we focused on our programs in Asia and Ethiopia, and the support of fundraisers right here at home.
Live Auction
Every year at charity: ball, we host a Live Auction to raise money for clean water. Instead of ski weekends and cooking classes, we auction off water projects. In less than an hour, we raised $1.2 million for clean water around the world.
Waterwalk
Millions of people in developing countries walk three hours each day to collect water. We ask our guests to try walking a fraction of that distance with two full Jerry cans. Each walk is sponsored and helps fund water projects.
Multimedia Exhibitions
There’s no sit-down dinner at this event. charity: ball is interactive. We engage our guests with installations and activities that bring our work to life - right here in NYC. Even the cocktails are named after our project sites.
Our 2011 Staff
Our team is made up of only the most talented and passionate
people, and our office is arranged to inspire. There’s space for
collaboration, walls to brainstorm on, and larger-than-life pictures
of people our work has helped. Every day, we get to make a difference in the world by doing jobs we love.
30 Staff in 2011
bag chairs5
IDEAPAINT11
feet4,962
in 2011212
in 20112,650
in 20117,800
in 201132
in 2011640
ratio5/27
languages used7
in 20111,016
on Monday24%
of files3,117
in 201128,421
screen size24"
recovered in 201124,521
drive failures in 20111
printed in 201130,000
in 2011156
handed out1,232
in 2011$.01
in 2011321
in 201117
in their desk$31
in 2011104
expenses approved4,630
ratio2/1
other people in 2011260
in 2011520
filled in 20118
in 20111,094
most often12pm
in 2011166
in the fridge207
ordered in 2011312
left unattended:09
see photo »1
turn on projector1:03
ratio1/3
per minute161
shoeless10%
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200 Varick Street
Suite 201
Our Volunteers
They spend nights stuffing thousands of donation receipts into envelopes. They show up early and stay late at our events and
build exhibitions out of hundreds of Jerry cans. Even when they’re
off the clock, they wear charity: water gear to spark conversations
and recruit friends to fundraise. They’re some of our most
dedicated supporters.
Volunteers
Countries
Nights
(+ DC & PR)
The Well is a group of donors who support the staff and operating costs of charity: water.
Members of The Well help cover everything from staff salaries, to office rent and supplies, to our flights to the field. Without their support, we couldn’t raise money for water projects or run the organization. In 2011, 87 Well members contributed to 83% of our operating costs.
STAFF &
OPERATING
COSTS
cover 83% of our
staff and operating
costs
The well has six levels of membership. Here’s what it looked like in 2011.
- $1,000,000+/Year
- $250,000+/Year
- $120,000+/Year
- $60,000+/Year
- $24,000+/Year
- $12,000+/Year
% OF THE
WELL MEMBERS
BY LEVEL
members make up more
than 75% of our Well
funding
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Matt Mullenweg got to experience what work is like for our well diggers in Ethiopia.
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Shakil Khan and Michael Birch celebrating Cinco de Mayo at the charity: water office.
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Ross Garber speaking at the charity: water office.
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A Well screening at the Crosby Street Hotel.
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Vince Wadhawani at charity: ball.
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Steve & Karin Sadove and Rhonda Ruddy Polhill at charity: ball.
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Andrea Piana & Scott Harrison at charity: ball.
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Charlie Ebersol hosting a Well screening in Los Angeles.
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Xochi Birch & Jessica Biel at charity: ball.
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Greg Kwiat presenting at a Well screening.
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Lynne Foote and Scott Harrison visiting a school in Ethiopia.
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Brant Cryder DJing charity: water’s 5th birthday party at The Park in NYC.
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Blake Mycoskie speaking at a Well screening in Los Angeles.
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Jack Dorsey speaking at the charity: water office.
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Sean Parker speaking at a Well event at the Tribeca Grand Hotel.
Members of the Well
- Adrian Grenier
- Alan Ginsberg
- Alan & Jane Batkin
- Alastair Cairns
- Andrea Piana
- Andrea & Mark Spears
- Anna Oetker-Oberwelland
- Anoop Dhakad
- Anthony Scaramucci
- Ben Goldhirsh
- Blake Mycoskie
- Brant Cryder
- Brenda & Steve Koinis
- Brook & Erin Hazelton
- Bruce Nelson
- Chris Sacca
- Chuck Ebersol
- Chuck & Joan Harrison
- Courtney Nichols-Gould
- Courtney & Carter Reum
- Craig Hagelin
- Craig Terrill
- Daniel Schulman
- Darius Contractor
- David Kaplan
- Davin Miyoshi
- Edward Norton
- Erwin McManus
- Fred Waldman
- Gary Vaynerchuck
- Gordon Gould
- Jack Dorsey
- James Kreissman
- Jason Flom
- Jason Fried
- Jessica Stroup
- Jim & Emily Scheinman
- John Hayes
- John Vechey*
- Jonathan & Lizzie Tisch
- Joshua Spear
- Ken & Teri Hertz
- Kevin & Maria McEvoy
- Kevin Rose
- Kristen Bell
- Kristen & Stephen Mugford
- Kuldeep Malkani
- The Kwiat Family
- Lawrence & Jennifer Clark
- Lynne & Steve Foote
- Marissa Sackler
- Mark & Nancy Duarte
- Mark & Jane Wilf
- Matthew & Sarah Hasselbeck
- Matt Mullenweg
- Meyrick & Janita Douglas
- Michael & Xochi Birch*
- Michael & Kimberly Wilkerson
- Michelle Bach & Gene Lewis
- Michelle Forrest
- Mike Walsh
- Mitch Lowe & April Gargiulo
- Nav Sooch & Whitney Casey
- Neil Hutchinson*
- Nelson Saiers
- Owen Brainard
- Pankaj Shah
- Penni Ludwig
- Peter Barsoom
- Philip & Donna Berber
- Richard Hillenbrand
- Rhonda & Ruddy Polhill
- Ross & Laurie Garber
- Sean Parker
- Shakil Khan
- Shawn & Eileen Budde
- Steven & Karin Sadove
- Suhail Rizvi
- Timm Oberwelland
- Tyson Ritter
- Victor Oviedo
- Vince Wadhwani
- Virginia Clay
- Warren Share
- Winston Fisher
- William Connolly
- William Hyler
*ANGEL INVESTORS
Our Angel Investors are donors who recognize the impact of a major gift to our operations and give $1 million a year to our Staff and
Operations. We currently have three members at this level and they make up more than 50% of our total Well funding.