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Grant recipient EIN 26-1407784Environment

Who funds Global Water Challenge?

18 private foundations gave Global Water Challenge in Arlington, VA $12.1 million across 54 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

54 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2025

    General

    $10,000
  2. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Transformative WASH Initiatives 2025 in Bolivia, B razil, Ecuador and Mexico

    $1,800,000
  3. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Promoting Climate Resilience through Water Resourc e Management in Al Jawf and Jazan, Saudi Arabia

    $537,618
  4. FEMSA Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $341,053
  5. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2024

    Sustainable Access to Safe Water for Marzandiyya V illage, Azerbaijan

    $109,342
  6. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General

    $10,000
  7. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $200,000
  8. Hilton Global FoundationMcLean, VA 2023

    2022 annual grants program

    $100,000
  9. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    General

    $10,000
  10. Norberg Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Financial support

    $500
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $19
  12. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Building Resilience in South African Watersheds - Year 2

    $1,117,223
  13. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Watershed Protection for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere in Northern South Africa

    $1,100,000
  14. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Building Community Resilience and Improving Watershed Health in Eurasia and Middle East - 1st Phase

    $600,000
  15. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Water Stewardship Project in corlu (Turkey)

    $297,670
  16. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Women for Water Latin America

    $250,000
  17. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $200,000
  18. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2022

    Waste Collection Project in Palestine

    $165,000
  19. Hilton Global FoundationMcLean, VA 2022

    2022 annual grant program

    $150,000
  20. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2022

    To strengthen water point data collection, harmonization and sharing for in-country decision-making and learning in ethiopia, ghana and uganda

    $116,000
  21. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2022

    To support safe water access to communities in sao paulo, brazil

    $50,000
  22. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General

    $10,000
  23. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $200
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  25. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Building Resilience in South African Watersheds

    $943,323
  26. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    New World Program 7th Generation: Inclusive Sus- tainable Human Development Initiatives (NWP)

    $750,000
  27. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    New World Program 7th Generation: Inclusive Sus- tainable Human Development Initiatives (NWP)

    $600,000
  28. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    New World Program 7th Generation: Inclusive Sus- tainable Human Development Initiatives (NWP)

    $360,000
  29. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    New World Program 7th Generation: Inclusive Sus- tainable Human Development Initiatives (NWP)

    $250,000
  30. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $248,482
  31. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2021

    Building Resilience in South African Watersheds

    $230,000
  32. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2021

    To strengthen water point data collection, harmonization and sharing for in-country decision-making and learning in ethiopia, ghana and uganda.

    $205,000
  33. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $186,361
  34. Chris Long FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    General

    $163,397
  35. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2021

    Global

    $150,000
  36. Wallace Genetic Foundation II IncWashington, DC 2021

    Wash inhealthcarefacilities

    $50,000
  37. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2021

    General

    $10,000
  38. Balgley Family Charitable FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2021

    Accelerate universal access to clean water,

    $6,000
  39. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  40. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $248,482
  41. The Starbucks FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Thriving communities & disaster response

    $186,361
  42. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2020

    To strengthen water point data collection, harmonization and sharing for in-country decision-making and learning in ethiopia, ghana and uganda.

    $121,000
  43. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2020

    General

    $10,000
  44. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2020

    To provide general operating support in a time of covid-19.

    $10,000
  45. India FoundationEast Lansing, MI 2020

    Humanitarian

    $1,070
  46. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  47. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Global support

    $150,000
  48. Wallace Genetic Foundation II IncWashington, DC 2019

    Women forwater,tanzania

    $25,000
  49. The MCJ Amelior FoundationMorristown, NJ 2019

    For general operating support

    $5,000
  50. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2018

    To study the feasibility of a water insurance scheme for rural managed water systems.

    $10,000
  51. Rob and Molly Cohen Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    Global Environment Technology Fund

    $5,000
  52. The Mazursky Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Global water challenge (GWC) connects organizations across sectors to solve our world's most pressing water challenges through access to sustainable clean water, sanitation and hygiene (wash).

    $3,000
  53. Norberg Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Financial support

    $500
  54. The John and Barbara Vogelstein FDNNew York, NY 2017

    Donation to help provide safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education worldwide to people who lack these services

    $2,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Arlington, VA and are not among Global Water Challenge’s funders above.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 24 grants Accepts applications $4,797,600 to similar organizations
  2. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 39 grants Preselected only $44,005,456 to similar organizations
  3. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 27 grants Preselected only $8,247,267 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 21 grants Preselected only $997,271 to similar organizations
  5. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 36 grants Preselected only $15,970,000 to similar organizations
  6. Alexander Foundation IncNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $725,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA 8 grants Accepts applications $365,600 to similar organizations
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 23 grants Accepts applications $255,574 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-1407784 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.