Funding search · EIN 731006395 · Duncan, OK

National Rural Water Association

Name: National Rural Water Association grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

151
grants reported: $170.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1.2M
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

award

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Sub-awards to state rural water associations, one per state
Technical assistance and training for small community water systems
Wastewater system operator support in rural states
Circuit rider and source water programs delivered by state affiliates

Typical grant

Nearly every award falls between $680,000 and $1.7 million, with a median around $1.17 million. The largest checks go to big, high-system-count states like Texas, California, Minnesota, Kansas and South Dakota; the smallest go to Connecticut, Rhode Island, Arizona and New Hampshire. Giving repeats every single year to the same roster of state associations, with amounts drifting up modestly from 2023 to 2024.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“SUB-AWARD”
“RURAL WATER ASSOC”
“ASSOC OF RURAL WATER”
“ASSOC OF WATER UTILITIES”

Positioning adjacent work

Treat this as a federal pass-through, not a grantmaker. The money moves to affiliate state associations, not outside applicants.
Approach your own state rural water association instead, and propose work inside their existing sub-award scope.
Frame adjacent research as technical assistance to small and rural drinking water or wastewater systems, not as a study.
Size any subcontract ask well under the state award, in the tens of thousands, not six figures.

Worth knowing: All 151 grants over three years went to state and regional rural water associations, essentially the full national affiliate network, with no university, nonprofit or independent recipient anywhere in the record. This is formula-style distribution of pass-through funding, so the only realistic entry point is a partnership with a state affiliate that already holds a sub-award.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

California Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.9M
Texas Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.9M
Minnesota Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.8M
Kansas Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.5M
Missouri Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.5M
Kentucky Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.5M
Mississippi Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.3M
Illinois Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.3M
Colorado Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.3M
Arkansas Rural Water Assoc3 grants · $4.2M

Giving over time

$52.6M

2022

$57.1M

2023

$60.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 151 grants.

$2.0M
California Rural Water Assoc · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.9M
Minnesota Rural Water Assoc · Elbow Lake, MN · 2024
Sub-award
$1.7M
Texas Rural Water Assoc · Austin, TX · 2024
Sub-award
$1.7M
Texas Rural Water Assoc · Austin, TX · 2023
Sub-award
$1.6M
South Dakota Assoc of Rural Water · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
Sub-award
$1.6M
Kansas Rural Water Assoc · Seneca, KS · 2024
Sub-award
$1.6M
South Carolina Rural Water Assoc · Clinton, SC · 2024
Sub-award
$1.6M
Kentucky Rural Water Assoc · Bowling Green, KY · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
California Rural Water Assoc · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
Kentucky Rural Water Assoc · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
Sub-award
$1.5M
Missouri Rural Water Assoc · Ashland, MO · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
Minnesota Rural Water Assoc · Elbow Lake, MN · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
Florida Rural Water Assoc · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Sub-award
$1.5M
Missouri Rural Water Assoc · Ashland, MO · 2024
Sub-award
$1.5M
Kansas Rural Water Assoc · Seneca, KS · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
Mississippi Rural Water Assoc · Raymond, MS · 2024
Sub-award
$1.5M
Missouri Rural Water Assoc · Ashland, MO · 2022
Sub-award
$1.5M
Colorado Rural Water Assoc · Pueblo West, CO · 2024
Sub-award
$1.5M
Minnesota Rural Water Assoc · Elbow Lake, MN · 2022
Sub-award
$1.5M
Colorado Rural Water Assoc · Pueblo West, CO · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
Texas Rural Water Assoc · Austin, TX · 2022
Sub-award
$1.5M
Alliance of Indiana Rural Water Assoc · Franklin, IN · 2023
Sub-award
$1.5M
Arkansas Rural Water Assoc · Lonoke, AR · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
New York Rural Water Assoc · Claverack, NY · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Kansas Rural Water Assoc · Seneca, KS · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
Mississippi Rural Water Assoc · Raymond, MS · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
Alliance of Indiana Rural Water Assoc · Franklin, IN · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Illinois Rural Water Assoc · Taylorville, IL · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
Illinois Rural Water Assoc · Taylorville, IL · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
New York Rural Water Assoc · Claverack, NY · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
Louisiana Rural Water Assoc · Kinder, LA · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
North Dakota Rural Water System Assoc · Bismark, ND · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Montana Rural Water Assoc · Great Falls, MT · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Alabama Rural Water Assoc · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Louisiana Rural Water Assoc · Kinder, LA · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
Illinois Rural Water Assoc · Taylorville, IL · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Oregon Assoc of Water Utilities · Independence, OR · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Mississippi Rural Water Assoc · Raymond, MS · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
Arkansas Rural Water Assoc · Lonoke, AR · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
Alabama Rural Water Assoc · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
Arkansas Rural Water Assoc · Lonoke, AR · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Kentucky Rural Water Assoc · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
Tennessee Assoc of Utilities · Murfreesboro, TN · 2024
Sub-award
$1.4M
Tennessee Assoc of Utilities · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
California Rural Water Assoc · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Sub-award
$1.4M
Tennessee Assoc of Utilities · Murfreesboro, TN · 2023
Sub-award
$1.4M
North Carolina Rural Water Assoc · Welcome, NC · 2023
Sub-award
$1.3M
Louisiana Rural Water Assoc · Kinder, LA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.3M
West Virginia Rural Water Assoc · Scott Depot, WV · 2024
Sub-award
$1.3M
Florida Rural Water Assoc · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Sub-award
$1.3M
Florida Rural Water Assoc · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Sub-award
$1.3M
Colorado Rural Water Assoc · Pueblo West, CO · 2022
Sub-award
$1.3M
New York Rural Water Assoc · Claverack, NY · 2022
Sub-award
$1.3M
Alliance of Indiana Rural Water Assoc · Franklin, IN · 2022
Sub-award
$1.3M
Rural Water Assoc of Utah · Bluffdale, UT · 2024
Sub-award
$1.3M
South Carolina Rural Water Assoc · Clinton, SC · 2022
Sub-award
$1.3M
North Carolina Rural Water Assoc · Welcome, NC · 2024
Sub-award
$1.3M
North Carolina Rural Water Assoc · Welcome, NC · 2022
Sub-award
$1.3M
New Mexico Rural Water Assoc · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Sub-award
$1.3M
Evergreen · Shelton, WA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.3M
South Dakota Assoc of Rural Water · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
South Carolina Rural Water Assoc · Clinton, SC · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
Wisconsin Rural Water Assoc · Plover, WI · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
Oregon Assoc of Water Utilities · Independence, OR · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
Hawaii Rural Water Assoc · Kamuela, HI · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
Idaho Rural Water Assoc · Boise, ID · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
Evergreen Rural Water Association of Washington · Shelton, WA · 2022
Sub-award
$1.2M
Nebraska Rural Water Assoc · Wahoo, NE · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
Georgia Rural Water Assoc · Barnesville, GA · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
Oklahoma Rural Water Assoc · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
Michigan Rural Water Assoc · Harrison, MI · 2022
Sub-award
$1.2M
Montana Rural Water Assoc · Great Falls, MT · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
North Dakota Rural Water Systems Assoc · Bismark, ND · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
Virginia Rural Water Assoc · Buena Vista, VA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
West Virginia Rural Water Assoc · Scott Depot, WV · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
Georgia Rural Water Assoc · Bernesville, GA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.2M
New Mexico Rural Water Assoc · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Sub-award
$1.2M
Alabama Rural Water Assoc · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Sub-award
$1.1M
Georgia Rural Water Assoc · Barnesville, GA · 2022
Sub-award
$1.1M
Virginia Rural Water Assoc · Buena Vista, VA · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Hawaii Rural Water Assoc · Kamuela, HI · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Nebraska Rural Water Assoc · Wahoo, NE · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Evergreen Rural Water Assoc · Shelton, WA · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Oklahoma Rural Water Assoc · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Sub-award
$1.1M
Rural Water Assoc of Utah · Bluffdale, UT · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Wisonsin Rural Water Asso · Plover, WI · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Michigan Rural Water Assoc · Harrison, MI · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Iowa Rural Water Assoc · East Newton, IA · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Idaho Rural Water Assoc · Boise, ID · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Pennsylvania Rural Water Assoc · Bellefonte, PA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.1M
Oklahoma Rural Water Assoc · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Sub-award
$1.1M
Ohio Rural Water Assoc · Zanesville, OH · 2024
Sub-award
$1.1M
South Dakota Assoc of Rural Water · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Sub-award
$1.1M
West Virginia Rural Water Assoc · Scott Depot, WV · 2022
Sub-award
$1.1M
Michigan Rural Water Assoc · Harrison, MI · 2024
Sub-award
$1.1M
Montana Rural Water Systems · Great Falls, MT · 2022
Sub-award
$1.1M
Pennsylvania Rural Water Assoc · Bellefonte, PA · 2022
Sub-award
$1.0M
Iowa Rural Water Assoc · East Newton, IA · 2024
Sub-award
$1.0M
Wisconsin Rural Water Assoc · Plover, WI · 2022
Sub-award
$1.0M
Idaho Rural Water Assoc · Boise, ID · 2022
Sub-award

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.