Tom Cutshall recommends the most effective clean water nonprofits to get involved with to make real change in your community and around the world.

1. C L E A N WAT E R N O N P R O F I T S
T O K E E P A N E Y E O U T F O R
T O M C U T S H A L L

2. WAT E R I S A R I G H T N O T A P R I V I L E G E
W E N E E D I T T O S U R V I V E , Y E T 1 I N 9 P E O P L E I N T H E W O R L D
D O N ’ T H A V E A C C E S S T O C L E A N WA T E R
M A K I N G H 2 0 O N E O F T H E M O S T VA L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S O F
T H E T W E N T Y- F I R S T C E N T U RY

3. D E V E L O P I N G N AT I O N S H AV E L I M I T E D O R N O
A C C E S S T O C L E A N WAT E R , W H I C H I S W H Y T H I S
R E G U L A R A G E N D A I T E M F O R B O T H G O V E R N M E N TA L
A N D N O N - G O V E R N M E N TA L E N T I T I E S

4. C O U N T L E S S
N O N P R O F I T S A R E
W O R K I N G T O
P R O V I D E
L O N G T E R M ,
E F F I C I E N T
S O L U T I O N S T O T H E
WAT E R S C A R C I T Y
I S S U E I N M A N Y
D E V E L O P I N G
N AT I O N S

5. S O W H I C H N O N P R O F I T S
D E S E R V E Y O U R AT T E N T I O N ?

6. c h a r i t y : w a t e r
• Largest water-focused nonprofit
organization in the United States
• Collect monetary donations to bring
clean & safe drinking water to
impoverished groups in developing
nations
• 100% of donations go to clean-water
technologies (wells, water filtration
systems, and more)
• Those looking to get involved can
donate, help in fundraising efforts, and
volunteer at events
• charity: water has collected over $100
million to finance water filtration projects

7. w a t e r. o rg C o - f o u n d e d b y G a r y W h i t e & M a t t D a m o n ,
Wa t e r. o rg i s d e d i c a t e d t o f i g h t i n g w a t e r s c a rc i t y &
p ro m o t i n g p ro p e r h e a l t h & s a n i t a t i o n s t a n d a rd s u s i n g m i c ro - f i n a n c e t e c h n i q u e s
t h ro u g h i t s Wa t e r C re d i t i n i t i a t i v e . P a r t n e r i n g w i t h l o c a l o rg a n i z a t i o n s t o b u i l d
w e l l s & c l e a n s o u rc e s o f w a t e r, t h e n o n p ro f i t a l s o e m p h a s i z e s e d u c a t i n g
v i l l a g e s o n h o w t o b e s t e n s u re a s u s t a i n a b l e & s e l f s u ff i c i e n t f u t u re .

8. WAT E R i s L I F E
• Provides both short & longterm
solutions to villages lacking
accessibility to clean water,
specifically tailoring each solution
to the village they’re working with
• Equip those in need with clean
water as well as access to
educational programs to help foster
proper hygiene and sanitation
practices
• The Straw, a recent innovation from
the nonprofit, helps to create clean
drinking water by removing
waterborne diseases & harmful
substances with each sip. This
water-filtration product lasts for
about a year and is easily usable for
all.

9. H T T P : / / T O M C U T S H A L L P H I L A N T H R O P Y. C O M /
T O D I S C O V E R M O R E
I N C R E D I B L E
N O N P R O F I T S
H E L P I N G T O
P R O V I D E A C C E S S T O
C L E A N D R I N K I N G
WA T E R , V I S I T T O M
C U T S H A L L’ S
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