Funding search · water resources · Alabama
Who funds water resources work in Alabama
9 funders have a record of paying for water resources work by Alabama recipients: 25 grants totaling $3.2M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ($2.9M), Pensacola and Perdido Bays ($134,074) and Gifts and Grace ($10,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Alabama recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2023Largest: $18,378 to KENAI WATERSHED FORUM — watershed restoration
Pensacola and Perdido BaysPensacola, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $134,074 · through 2023Largest: $67,687 to TROY UNIVERSITY — preserving, restoring, improving and maintaining the natural habitat and ecosystem of the bays, estuaries and watersheds of pensacola and perdido bays
Largest: $4,000 to CAHABA RIVER SOCIETY — to restore and protect the cahaba river watershed and it rich diversity of life
Ruda FoundationFalls Church, VA
3 matching grants · $6,000 · through 2024Largest: $3,000 to South Alabama Land Trust — land acquisition around the weeks bay watershed
Largest: $25,000 to WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA (PREV WOMEN'S FUND O — 2023 watershed campaign
Largest: $15,000 to CAHABA RIVER SOCIETY — restoring and protecting watershed
Center for Heirs' Property PreservationNorth Charleston, SCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $80,000 · through 2023Largest: $80,000 to LEGAL SERVICES ALABAMAINC — create a regional resiliency implementation workplan that will engage diverse stakeholders and build their capacity to plan and execute future resilience strategies, projects and o…
Largest: $24,700 to Auburn University Foundation — support the water resource center project bringing science to people and people to science through watershed experiences and to provide existing volunteers with the supplies and eq…
Largest: $1,000 to CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICT — general/operating
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