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12 funders with a record of paying for “sanitation”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → New Venture Fund: $18M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Stichting Irc International Water and Sanitation Centre: $5.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Kohler Trust for Clean Water → Uwm School of Freshwater Sciences: $3.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Osprey Foundation Inc → Irc International Water and Sanitation: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Millennium Water Alliance → Catholic Relief Services: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Rotary Foundation of Rotary → Hanwash Inc: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Vibrant Village Foundation → The Water Trust: $240K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Doterra Healing Hands Foundation → Jd Sheth Foundation Inc: $152K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Raskob Foundation for Catholic → Catholic Relief Services Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Douglas C Beaton Family Foundation → Sanitation Health Rights India: $76K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Roddenberry Foundation → Ghana Coalition of Ngos in the Water and Sanitation Sector: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → Agence Francaise De Developpement: $17M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Irc International Water and Sanitation Centre: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Kohler Trust for Clean Water → The Nature Conservancy: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Water Org Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Millennium Water Alliance → Food for the Hungry Inc: $909K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Osprey Foundation Inc → Splash International: $514K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Rotary Foundation of Rotary → Rotary Club of Flagstaff: $283K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Vibrant Village Foundation → Puretrust Foundation Lbg: $205K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Doterra Healing Hands Foundation → Coi Inc: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Raskob Foundation for Catholic → Daughters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul Province of Ghana: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Douglas C Beaton Family Foundation → Engineers Without Borders: $19K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Roddenberry Foundation → Literacy Action Development Agency (Lada): $12K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Speak Up Africa: $13M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Kohler Trust for Clean Water → Water Mission: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Conrad N Hilton Foundation → United Nations Children's Fund: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Millennium Water Alliance → World Vision Inc: $795K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Hab: $780K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Osprey Foundation Inc → Container Based Sanitation Alliance (Cbsa): $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Rotary Foundation of Rotary → Rotary Club of Lexington: $173K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Vibrant Village Foundation → Uypetd-Liberia: $155K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Doterra Healing Hands Foundation → Intuba Inc: $111K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Raskob Foundation for Catholic → Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc Cmmb: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Roddenberry Foundation → Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Georgia Tech Research Corporation: $10M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Asian Institute of Technology: $9.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → United States Fund for Unicef: $8.4M across 11 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → University of Washington Foundation: $5.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → International Foundation for Research and Education: $5.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Administrative Staff College of India: $5.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Asian Development Bank: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute: $5.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → International Budget Partnership: $4.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Cranfield University: $4.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → African Ministers' Council On Water: $4.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association: $4.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Dasra: $3.9M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Stichting Faecal Sludge Management Alliance: $3.9M across 5 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy: $3.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Duke University: $3.6M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Development Bank of Southern Africa: $3.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat): $3.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Indian Institute for Human Settlements: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Stichting Ihe Delft Institute for Water Education: $3.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → African Population & Health Research Center Inc: $3.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Water Research Commission: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → African Water and Sanitation Association: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → African Water Association: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Tuv Sud Asia Pacific Pte Ltd: $2.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → International Water Association: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Wateraid America Inc: $2.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → Global Green Growth Institute: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation: $182M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $182M Conrad N Hilton Foundation: $9.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Conrad N Hilton Foundation $9.7M Kohler Trust for Clean Water: $8.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Kohler Trust for Clean Water $8.6M The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc $3.5M The Osprey Foundation Inc: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Osprey Foundation Inc $2.9M Millennium Water Alliance: $2.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Millennium Water Alliance $2.9M The Rotary Foundation of Rotary: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Rotary Foundation of Rota… $1.5M The Vibrant Village Foundation: $600K on this topic. Open the funder. The Vibrant Village Foundation $600K Doterra Healing Hands Foundation: $398K on this topic. Open the funder. Doterra Healing Hands Foundat… $398K Raskob Foundation for Catholic: $209K on this topic. Open the funder. Raskob Foundation for Catholic $209K Douglas C Beaton Family Foundation: $95K on this topic. Open the funder. Douglas C Beaton Family Found… $95K The Roddenberry Foundation: $36K on this topic. Open the funder. The Roddenberry Foundation $36K New Venture Fund: received $18M on this topic New Venture Fund $18M Agence Francaise De Developpement: received $17M on this topic Agence Francaise De Developpeme… $17M Speak Up Africa: received $13M on this topic Speak Up Africa $13M International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: received $11M on this topic International Bank for Reconstr… $11M Georgia Tech Research Corporation: received $10M on this topic Georgia Tech Research Corporati… $10M Asian Institute of Technology: received $9.1M on this topic Asian Institute of Technology $9.1M United States Fund for Unicef: received $8.4M on this topic United States Fund for Unicef $8.4M University of Washington Foundation: received $5.5M on this topic University of Washington Founda… $5.5M International Foundation for Research and Education: received $5.5M on this topic International Foundation for Re… $5.5M Administrative Staff College of India: received $5.2M on this topic Administrative Staff College of… $5.2M Stichting Irc International Water and Sanitation Centre: received $5.1M on this topic Stichting Irc International Wat… $5.1M Asian Development Bank: received $5.0M on this topic Asian Development Bank $5.0M Water Sanitation and Hygiene Institute: received $5.0M on this topic Water Sanitation and Hygiene In… $5.0M International Budget Partnership: received $4.9M on this topic International Budget Partnership $4.9M Cranfield University: received $4.7M on this topic Cranfield University $4.7M African Ministers' Council On Water: received $4.1M on this topic African Ministers' Council On W… $4.1M Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association: received $4.0M on this topic Eastern and Southern Africa Wat… $4.0M Dasra: received $3.9M on this topic Dasra $3.9M Stichting Faecal Sludge Management Alliance: received $3.9M on this topic Stichting Faecal Sludge Managem… $3.9M Uwm School of Freshwater Sciences: received $3.9M on this topic Uwm School of Freshwater Scienc… $3.9M Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy: received $3.7M on this topic Janaagraha Centre for Citizensh… $3.7M Duke University: received $3.6M on this topic Duke University $3.6M Development Bank of Southern Africa: received $3.5M on this topic Development Bank of Southern Af… $3.5M United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat): received $3.4M on this topic United Nations Human Settlement… $3.4M Indian Institute for Human Settlements: received $3.3M on this topic Indian Institute for Human Sett… $3.3M Stichting Ihe Delft Institute for Water Education: received $3.2M on this topic Stichting Ihe Delft Institute f… $3.2M African Population & Health Research Center Inc: received $3.1M on this topic African Population & Health Res… $3.1M Water Research Commission: received $3.0M on this topic Water Research Commission $3.0M African Water and Sanitation Association: received $3.0M on this topic African Water and Sanitation As… $3.0M African Water Association: received $2.9M on this topic African Water Association $2.9M Tuv Sud Asia Pacific Pte Ltd: received $2.9M on this topic Tuv Sud Asia Pacific Pte Ltd $2.9M International Water Association: received $2.8M on this topic International Water Association $2.8M Wateraid America Inc: received $2.8M on this topic Wateraid America Inc $2.8M Global Green Growth Institute: received $2.8M on this topic Global Green Growth Institute $2.8M Irc International Water and Sanitation Centre: received $2.6M on this topic Irc International Water and San… $2.6M The Nature Conservancy: received $2.5M on this topic The Nature Conservancy $2.5M Irc International Water and Sanitation: received $2.2M on this topic Irc International Water and San… $2.2M Water Mission: received $2.2M on this topic Water Mission $2.2M United Nations Children's Fund: received $2.1M on this topic United Nations Children's Fund $2.1M Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor: received $1.8M on this topic Water & Sanitation for the Urba… $1.8M Catholic Relief Services: received $1.2M on this topic Catholic Relief Services $1.2M Hanwash Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Hanwash Inc $1.0M Water Org Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Water Org Inc $1.0M Food for the Hungry Inc: received $909K on this topic Food for the Hungry Inc $909K World Vision Inc: received $795K on this topic World Vision Inc $795K United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Hab: received $780K on this topic United Nations Human Settlement… $780K Splash International: received $514K on this topic Splash International $514K Rotary Club of Flagstaff: received $283K on this topic Rotary Club of Flagstaff $283K The Water Trust: received $240K on this topic The Water Trust $240K Puretrust Foundation Lbg: received $205K on this topic Puretrust Foundation Lbg $205K Container Based Sanitation Alliance (Cbsa): received $200K on this topic Container Based Sanitation Alli… $200K Rotary Club of Lexington: received $173K on this topic Rotary Club of Lexington $173K Uypetd-Liberia: received $155K on this topic Uypetd-Liberia $155K Jd Sheth Foundation Inc: received $152K on this topic Jd Sheth Foundation Inc $152K Coi Inc: received $135K on this topic Coi Inc $135K Intuba Inc: received $111K on this topic Intuba Inc $111K Catholic Relief Services Inc: received $100K on this topic Catholic Relief Services Inc $100K Sanitation Health Rights India: received $76K on this topic Sanitation Health Rights India $76K Daughters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul Province of Ghana: received $59K on this topic Daughters of Charity of St Vinc… $59K Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc Cmmb: received $50K on this topic Catholic Medical Mission Board… $50K Engineers Without Borders: received $19K on this topic Engineers Without Borders $19K Ghana Coalition of Ngos in the Water and Sanitation Sector: received $12K on this topic Ghana Coalition of Ngos in the… $12K Literacy Action Development Agency (Lada): received $12K on this topic Literacy Action Development Age… $12K Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights: received $12K on this topic Matabeleland Institute for Huma… $12K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “sanitation” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $2.0M to AFRICAN WATER AND SANITATION ASSOCIATION — water, sanitation and hygiene
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Largest: $2.1M to STICHTING IRC INTERNATIONAL WATER AND SANITATION CENTRE — to support the community water and sanitation agency in its growth as a professionalized public utility in ghana, playing a stronger regulatory role within the sector in the contex…
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Largest: $76,110 to Jd Sheth Foundation Inc — clean water & sanitation
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Largest: $483,581 to CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES — water and sanitation
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Largest: $1.5M to Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor — resilient water & sanitation programing for low in come communities
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Largest: $100,000 to CONTAINER BASED SANITATION ALLIANCE (CBSA) — affordable, safe and dignified sanitation
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Largest: $2.5M to UWM SCHOOL OF FRESHWATER SCIENCES — improving water quality, sanitation or sustainability
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Largest: $680,000 to HANWASH INC — water and sanitation-humanitarian-daf
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Largest: $12,000 to BENSON AND CARRICE KANDEH — support ecowater sanitation solutions water sanitation and hygiene (wash) projects and initiatives where kandeh serves as executive director and water & sanitation engineers
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Largest: $20,000 to SANITATION HEALTH RIGHTS INDIA — provide water & sanitation services in india
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Largest: $135,000 to THE WATER TRUST — support villages, schools, and health centers in rural uganda to equip communities to minimize preventable disease through improved water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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Largest: $100,000 to CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES INC — toward costs to improve water and sanitation infrastructure and emergency programming to provide job training to support understaffed hospitals in yemen.
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