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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “drinking”
Where the money went
Largest: $400,000 to Water Foundation — to support the expansion and deeper engagement of a network of leaders and funders to advance drinking water access and affordability.
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
13 matching grants · $8.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to WORLD VISION — to extend the safe water enterprise model to more systems in asutifi north, expand service delivery to asunafo north, and co-design and pilot a drinking water sustainability fund f…
Largest: $48,778 to THE BUCKET MINISTRY — provide clean drinking water
The Cleverley Stone FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to HOUSTON FOOD BANK — proceeds from hrw and eat drink htx
Largest: $112,138 to DUKE U — 77755 funding research to advance strategies and policies to reduce consumption of sugary beverages by young children and to promote water drinking
Evergreen Rural Water of WashingtonShelton, WACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $284,675 · through 2024Largest: $143,678 to NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION — expansion of apprenticeship and workforce development for drinking water and wastewater operators.
Largest: $600,000 to Fundacion para la Sostenibilidad y la Equidad ALIA — sustainable access to drinking water hand in hand with local water operators
Largest: $50,000 to DRINK AT THE WELL — to support the general operations of this organization, which provides mentorship and case management for women survivors of abuse and exploitation.
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network andPetoskey, MICharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $56,494 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Black Autonomy Network Commun — clean drinking water
Largest: $150,000 to ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC — defending and advancing national drinking water protections
Largest: $150,000 to University of Nebraska Board of Regents — to support preliminary research on attitudes and understanding among healthcare providers and conservation professionals of the link between drinking water quality and agricultural…
Largest: $40,000 to DRINK AT THE WELL INC — health and human services
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →