2016-08-22T15:30:00-05:00 2015-12-31 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS PLLC 2723 S STATE ST STE 150 ANN ARBOR MI 481046188 990EZ 2015-01-01 452809348 FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL INC FRES 9144344994 PO BOX 812 INDIAN HILLS CO 80454 HEIDI RICKELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9144344994 2016-08-15 RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 7344763720 2016-08-17 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X WWW.FRESHWATERINTL.ORG X X 75336 X 75053 283 75336 10 1529 461 56877 58877 16459 9679 26138 X 9679 2217 83921 9679 86138 60000 9679 26138 X TO PROVIDE WATER AND SANITATION TO THE PEOPLE OF MALAWI. BOREHOLE REPAIRS THERE ARE MANY BOREHOLE WELLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OF MALAWI THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR. IN THE PAST, OTHER NGO'S HAVE DRILLED NEW WELLS WITHOUT A COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT APPROACH AND WITH NO TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITIES ON THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR PART SOURCING CHANNELS. FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATES THESE WELLS SO THAT THEY, ONCE AGAIN, PRODUCE CLEAN WATER. 10940 FLOOD RELIEF IN JANUARY 2015, HEAVY RAINSTORMS IN MALAWI LED TO SEVERE FLOODING IN LOW- LYING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 1.15 MILLION PEOPLE COUNTRY-WIDE WERE AFFECTED. MANY AREAS REMAINED ISOLATED AS RAINS HAMPERED SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS, AS WELL AS RESPONDER'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLEAN WATER. THE MASSIVE FLOODING IN MALAWI SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE RETURNED TO HOMES AND VILLAGES DESTROYED, FLOODED CROPS, FEAR OF HUNGER AND SPREAD OF CHOLERA AS THEY SOUGHT TO RECOVER FROM FLOOD-RAVAGED AREAS. FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL WAS ABLE TO MAKE DIRECT, EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS IN PHALOMBE AND TENGANI DISTRICTS TO HELP WITH IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOR CLEAN, SAFE WATER, HAND SOAP, AND FOOD RATIONS. 11800 NEW BOREHOLE DRILLING IN SUMMER OF 2015, FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A DRILL RIG IN MALAWI TO DRILL DEEP BOREHOLE WELLS. THE PURCHASE ALLOWS US TO EXECUTE BOREHOLE PROJECTS FOR AROUND 60% LESS THAN ITS PREVIOUS COST. DRILLING PROVIDES AN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, REDUCED INCIDENCES OF WATER-RELATED INFECTIONS, INCREASED TIME FOR GIRLS TO ATTEND CLASSES IN SCHOOL, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF COSTS OF WELL PROJECTS, ASSURANCE THAT WELLS ARE DRILLED EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SO THAT TRUST IS BUILT WITH COMMUNITIES AND INCREASED SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FUNDRAISING FOR OFFICE OPERATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS THROUGH RENTAL INCOME GENERATED THROUGH OTHER NGO'S AND SPONSORS. 26000 48740 HEIDI RICKELS EXECUTIVE DI 30.00 0 AMY HART VICE PRESIDE 5.00 0 JOHN HEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 LYN CHAMBERS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 AIMEE WISE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 NATALIE KRUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 LAURA FELIX DIRECTOR 1.00 0 JIM LASKE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 ROBERT MCCLAY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false true 60000 false false STEPHANIE HILL 4680 S SWADLEY COURT MORRISON CO 80465 9144344994 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 100 30892 26603 39929 75053 172577 283 283 100 30892 26603 39929 75336 172860 52976 52976 52976 52976 119884 100 30892 26603 39929 75336 172860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED HEIDI RICKELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PURCHASE A DRILL RIG X 60000 60000 false true true 60000 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 WATER BOTTLE SALES 283 TOTAL 283 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES MARKETING 597 GRAPHICS 109 OFFICE SUPPLIES 183 TECHNOLOGY 99 TRAVEL 31 CONFERENCES 500 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 69 EVENTS 84 BANK FEES 1,519 CREDIT CARD PROCESS FEE 159 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 296 SHIPPING 203 PROGRAM EXPENSES 48,740 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 4,288 TOTAL 56,877 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 DRILL RIG 0 88,209 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 4,288 TOTAL 0 83,921 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 LOANS FROM OFFICERS 0 60,000 FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 BOREHOLE REPAIRS THERE ARE MANY BOREHOLE WELLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OF MALAWI THAT ARE IN DISREPAIR. IN THE PAST, OTHER NGO'S HAVE DRILLED NEW WELLS WITHOUT A COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT APPROACH AND WITH NO TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITIES ON THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR PART SOURCING CHANNELS. FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATES THESE WELLS SO THAT THEY, ONCE AGAIN, PRODUCE CLEAN WATER. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 FLOOD RELIEF IN JANUARY 2015, HEAVY RAINSTORMS IN MALAWI LED TO SEVERE FLOODING IN LOW- LYING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 1.15 MILLION PEOPLE COUNTRY-WIDE WERE AFFECTED. MANY AREAS REMAINED ISOLATED AS RAINS HAMPERED SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS, AS WELL AS RESPONDER'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLEAN WATER. THE MASSIVE FLOODING IN MALAWI SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE RETURNED TO HOMES AND VILLAGES DESTROYED, FLOODED CROPS, FEAR OF HUNGER AND SPREAD OF CHOLERA AS THEY SOUGHT TO RECOVER FROM FLOOD-RAVAGED AREAS. FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL WAS ABLE TO MAKE DIRECT, EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS IN PHALOMBE AND TENGANI DISTRICTS TO HELP WITH IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOR CLEAN, SAFE WATER, HAND SOAP, AND FOOD RATIONS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 NEW BOREHOLE DRILLING IN SUMMER OF 2015, FRESHWATER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A DRILL RIG IN MALAWI TO DRILL DEEP BOREHOLE WELLS. THE PURCHASE ALLOWS US TO EXECUTE BOREHOLE PROJECTS FOR AROUND 60% LESS THAN ITS PREVIOUS COST. DRILLING PROVIDES AN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE IN ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, REDUCED INCIDENCES OF WATER-RELATED INFECTIONS, INCREASED TIME FOR GIRLS TO ATTEND CLASSES IN SCHOOL, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF COSTS OF WELL PROJECTS, ASSURANCE THAT WELLS ARE DRILLED EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY SO THAT TRUST IS BUILT WITH COMMUNITIES AND INCREASED SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FUNDRAISING FOR OFFICE OPERATIONS AND OTHER PROJECTS THROUGH RENTAL INCOME GENERATED THROUGH OTHER NGO'S AND SPONSORS.