Water for Good

What Water for Good does

Water for Good is a Christian nonprofit based in Bentonville, Arkansas, that brings safe water, sanitation and hygiene to hard-to-reach rural communities. It began in 2004 with a focus on the Central African Republic, and in 2024 merged with Lifewater International, a water charity founded in 1977, keeping the Water for Good name. Today it works in Cambodia, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Its core program, Vision of a Healthy Village, is a three-year process in which a community gets a reliable water point, improves sanitation and hygiene habits, and sets up a local water committee. The organization puts heavy weight on what happens after installation: it runs regular maintenance services, reports that 90% of its water points are functioning, and says it provides reliable water services to more than 1.3 million people a year. In 2024 alone it installed 223 water points and set up 148 water committees, according to a regional business publication.

Water for Good reports a 90% median drop in childhood diarrhea in communities that complete the program, a figure it measures itself. Charity Navigator gives it a four-star rating. Donors can give once or monthly, and the organization also takes donor-advised fund grants, stock, IRA rollovers and cryptocurrency.

Key facts

• Merged with Lifewater International (founded 1977) in 2024, operating under the Water for Good name (Water for Good history page)
• Provides reliable water services to 1.3 million+ people annually, with a reported 90% water point functionality rate (Water for Good history page)
• In 2024: installed 223 water points, gave 55,000+ people new clean water access and established 148 water committees (Talk Business & Politics, April 2025)
• Reports a 90% median reduction in childhood diarrhea in communities completing its three-year Vision of a Healthy Village process (Water for Good, self-reported)

Before you give

• Accepts one-time and monthly gifts, donor-advised funds, stock and mutual funds, IRA charitable rollovers, cryptocurrency, real estate, employer matching and checks (Water for Good donate page).
• Faith-based (Christian) organization.