Funding search · water resources · New Jersey
Who funds water resources work in New Jersey
15 funders have a record of paying for water resources work by New Jersey recipients: 100 grants totaling $8.2M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The William Penn Foundation ($2.8M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($1.2M) and Open Space Institute Land Trust ($1.4M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New Jersey recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $160,500 to WATERSHED INSTITUTE INC — 2021 watershed inst - njdep statewide regulations
Largest: $200,000 to WATERSHED INSTITUTE INC — 81907 expanding the watershed institute's educational programming to serve more families and empower urban residents as environmental stewards, 2024-2026
Open Space Institute Land TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to MUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION — delaware river watershed protection
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2023Largest: $270,752 to MUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION — delaware river watershed
Largest: $20,000 to NJ AUDUBON SOCIETY — protect delaware river watershed
New Jersey League of Conservation VotersTrenton, NJCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $52,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to ANJEC — support education and outreach efforts related do new jersey lcv's goal of establishing stormwater utillities throughout the delaware river watershed basin and clusters in new jers…
Largest: $5,000 to Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership — powered by pseg scholarship program
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $99,475 · through 2024Largest: $31,400 to GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED ASSOCIATION — environment conservation
Largest: $100,000 to NATURE CONSERVANCY — restoration of paulins kill watershed project
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $188,800 · through 2024Largest: $69,500 to MUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION — conservation activities
Largest: $20,000 to WATERSHED INSTITUTE INC — unrestricted general
Largest: $15,000 to Great Swamp Watershed Association — general operating
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