Funding search · water quality and access · Pennsylvania
Who funds water quality and access work in Pennsylvania
15 funders have a record of paying for water quality and access work by Pennsylvania recipients: 315 grants totaling $40.4M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Heinz Endowments ($5.8M), Richard King Mellon Foundation ($13.2M) and The William Penn Foundation ($7.0M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Pennsylvania recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $120,000 to WATERSHEDS OF SOUTH PITTSBURGH — to improve water quality, promote sustainable development in watersheds, and mitigate flooding in our region
Largest: $175,000 to NINE MILE RUN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC — to continue watershed education, restoration and management in nine mile run, as well as frameworks to expand services beyond the nine mile run watershed and throughout the pittsbu…
Largest: $500,000 to DELAWARE RIVERKEEPER NETWORK — advocacy to protect water quality in the delaware river watershed.
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
51 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2023Largest: $239,484 to UNION COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT — improve water quality at susquehanna watershed pa
Largest: $125,000 to COLCOM - MOUNTAIN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION — youghiogheny river watershed project
Open Space Institute Land TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to WISSAHICKON VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC — delaware river watershed protection
Largest: $245,000 to CONSERVATION FOUNDATION OF LANCASTER COUNTY — lancaster clean water partners
Foundation for PennsylvaniaJohnstown, PACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $200,820 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to MOUNTAIN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC — indian creek watersh
Pennsylvania Environmental CouncilPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $95,515 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to NATURAL LANDS — improving water quality at hildacy preserve in the crum creek watershed
Largest: $12,500 to BRIGHT'S CREEK CONSERVANCYINC — to support forestry and riparian enchancement projects to improve water quality in the bushkill watershed and upper delware headwaters region
Largest: $25,000 to WISSAHICKON VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC — general & unrestricted
The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $338,017 · through 2024Largest: $88,152 to NINE MILE RUN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION — natural resource conservation protection
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