Funding search · water quality and access · Arizona
Who funds water quality and access work in Arizona
15 funders have a record of paying for water quality and access work by Arizona recipients: 57 grants totaling $3.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust ($1.9M), Catena Foundation ($1.1M) and Jeff & Connie Woodman Foundation ($165,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Arizona recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $100,000 to Friends of the Verde River — support to update the verde watershed report card, an assessment tool designed to track trends in the health of the verde river watershed and surrounding communities.
Largest: $79,247 to SEEDS OF HARMONY INC — watershed health - engage local navajo community members within the lukachukai watershed to advance riparian restoration and holistic land managements
Largest: $60,000 to WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP — general operations
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $153,946 · through 2023Largest: $55,859 to GILA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP OF AZ — restore habitat for southwestern willow flycatcher
Largest: $5,500 to Golf Fore Africa — provide support to bring clean water to impoverished african communities.
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $27,578 · through 2024Largest: $10,935 to WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP — conservation activities
National Forest FoundationMissoula, MTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $36,538 · through 2023Largest: $20,370 to GILA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP — support us national forests and grasslands
Largest: $50,000 to Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona — to provide bridge support to enable the gila watershed partnership to complete initiated restoration and maintain staff between grant cycles from other funders.
Largest: $4,250 to WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC — guess that arroyo
Largest: $216,628 to Hope 4 Kids International (Water 4 Kids) — charitable contribution for clean water in developing countries
Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to LOWER SAN PEDRO WATERSHED ALLIANCE — support our mission
Seventh Generation FundEureka, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $30,000 · through 2022Largest: $30,000 to TOLANI LAKE ENTERPRISES — establishing nurseries to grow native saplings, that will serve the needs of the communities along the little colorado river valley and watershed.
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