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Water Foundation

Name: Water Foundation 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.

262
grants reported: $31.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $56,075
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

access conservation water

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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.

Top recipients

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

Trout Unlimited (Tu)3 grants · $1.4M
Anthropocene Alliance2 grants · $1.3M
Community Alliance With Family Farmers3 grants · $1.2M
Community Water Center3 grants · $1.1M
Policylink1 grant · $801,400
National Wildlife Federation2 grants · $760,800
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership2 grants · $740,000
Headwaters Economics3 grants · $705,300
American Rivers3 grants · $661,915
American Flood Coalition1 grant · $600,000

Giving over time

$8.6M

2022

$13.6M

2023

$9.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 262 grants.

$1.0M
Community Alliance With Family Farmers · Davis, CA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$801,400
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$796,600
Trout Unlimited (Tu) · Arlington, VA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$700,000
Anthropocene Alliance · Micanopy, FL · 2022
Water access and conservation
$600,000
American Flood Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$585,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Water access and conservation
$581,675
Anthropocene Alliance · Micanopy, FL · 2023
Water access and conservation
$575,000
Water Wise Gulf South · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$560,000
Trout Unlimited (Tu) · Arlington, VA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$521,500
Community Water Center · Visalia, CA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$500,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$500,000
Native Americans in Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$500,000
Headwaters Economics · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Water access and conservation
$450,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
Water access and conservation
$400,000
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission · Portland, OR · 2024
Water access and conservation
$400,000
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (Atni) · Portland, OR · 2023
Water access and conservation
$375,000
Community Water Center · Visalia, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$350,000
Rural Community Assistance Corporation · Washington, DC · 2022
Water access and conservation
$315,000
Communities Unlimited · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
Water access and conservation
$310,000
Water Finance Exchange · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$307,842
Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education Obo University of Nevad · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Water access and conservation
$305,000
Western States Water Council · Murray, UT · 2023
Water access and conservation
$300,700
US Water Alliance · Federal Way, WA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$300,000
Bluegreen Alliance Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Water access and conservation
$300,000
Groundwork Ohio River Valley · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Water access and conservation
$300,000
Sand County Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Water access and conservation
$295,187
River Network · Boulder, CO · 2023
Water access and conservation
$290,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$270,000
US Water Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$265,500
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$265,000
Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2023
Water access and conservation
$263,000
Friends of the Chicago River · Chicago, IL · 2023
Water access and conservation
$260,800
National Wildlife Federation · Austin, TX · 2023
Water access and conservation
$255,000
Western States Water Council · Murray, UT · 2022
Water access and conservation
$250,000
Bayou City Waterkeeper · Houston, TX · 2024
Water access and conservation
$250,000
Community Water Center · Visalia, CA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$250,000
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$250,000
Clean Water Fund · Mt Clemens, MI · 2022
Water access and conservation
$245,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2022
Water access and conservation
$245,000
River Partners · Chico, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$235,000
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation · Pendleton, OR · 2022
Water access and conservation
$225,000
Nez Perce Tribe · Lapwai, ID · 2024
Water access and conservation
$215,000
Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
Water access and conservation
$210,000
Water Finance Exchange · Washington, DC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$205,000
Self-Help Enterprises · Visalia, CA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Rio Grande International Study Center · Laredo, TX · 2024
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Great Basin Water Network · Baker, NV · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network Inc (Liken) · Lexington, KY · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Mississippi River Network · La Grange Park, IL · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Sanford, NC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Waterkeepers Carolina · Washington, NC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
We the People of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
Water access and conservation
$200,000
Headwaters Economics · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Water access and conservation
$196,000
Wisconsin Wetlands Association · Madison, WI · 2023
Water access and conservation
$195,000
Cahaba Riverkeeper · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Water access and conservation
$175,000
California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$170,000
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission · Portland, OR · 2023
Water access and conservation
$168,992
National Audubon Societyaudubon California · New York, NY · 2023
Water access and conservation
$151,415
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Environmental Protection Network · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$150,000
National Association of Wetlands Managers · Portland, ME · 2024
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Native American Rights Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (Lamc) · North Charleston, SC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Self-Help Enterprises · Visalia, CA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Texas Water Development Board · Austin, TX · 2023
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$150,000
Tides Advocacy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$150,000
We the People of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
Water access and conservation
$145,000
Amigos Bravos · Taos, NM · 2023
Water access and conservation
$145,000
Center for Neighborhood Technology · Chicago, IL · 2023
Water access and conservation
$133,000
Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
Water access and conservation
$130,000
California Environmental Voters · Oakland, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation
$126,400
Elevate Energy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Water access and conservation
$125,000
Clean Water Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$125,000
Sustainable Conservation (Suscon) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$120,000
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Water access and conservation
$120,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$120,000
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc (Nrdc) · New York, NY · 2022
Water access and conservation
$119,000
Texas Water Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Water access and conservation
$115,204
Civicwell · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$112,274
National Audubon Societyaudubon California · New York, NY · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Blue Forest · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Milwaukee Water Commons · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
New Mexico Tech Foundation · Socorro, NM · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Rio Grande Return · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
River Network · Boulder, CO · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Texas State University Development Foundation-Meadow'S Center · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Texas Water Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Environmental Protection Network · Washington, DC · 2023
Water access and conservation
$100,000
Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2023
Water access and conservation
$95,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Water access and conservation
$90,808
Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development · Ames, IA · 2023
Water access and conservation
$90,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Water access and conservation
$85,000
Texan By Nature · Austin, TX · 2024
Water access and conservation
$82,100
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice · Commerce, CA · 2022
Water access and conservation

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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.