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Grant recipient EIN 26-2112661Environment

Who funds U S Water Alliance?

18 private foundations gave U S Water Alliance in Washington, DC $10.6 million across 53 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

53 grants

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

  1. Gitlab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    Building a strong & equitable water workforce

    $250,000
  2. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Advancing an equitable water future for communities

    $650,000
  3. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support grant to scale and strengthen the water equity network (wen)

    $355,000
  4. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2024

    One Water, One Texas

    $315,000
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82312 advancing community-led water-system regionalization to achieve a holistic, equitable, and sustainable water future for communities

    $310,195
  6. Gitlab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To support building a strong and equitable water workforce.

    $250,000
  7. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2024

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $200,000
  8. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Environment

    $195,000
  9. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    80364 enabling universal water access, pricing water to reflect its true value, and realizing its role in climate mitigation

    $40,000
  10. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    This grant supports the u.s. Water alliances work to scale and strengthen their water equity network (wen), integrate arts and cultural practices into wen, help water utilities adopt new greenhouse gas emission mitigation practices, and host a successful kresge crews convening in conjunction with the one water summit.

    $645,000
  11. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing an equitable water future for communities

    $500,000
  12. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2023

    To advance One Water in Texas and highlight Texas' water leadership nationally

    $250,000
  13. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $200,000
  14. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2023

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $125,000
  15. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Environment

    $105,000
  16. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Advancing an equitable water future for communities

    $500,000
  17. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    Create an enabling policy environment at the local, state, and field levels for the bipartisan infrastructure law to benefit equitable, climate-forward water infrastructure goals.

    $400,000
  18. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $325,000
  19. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    This grant supports us water alliance work to scale work underway through our water equity network, our emerging climate program and our water, arts, and culture program, and advance complementary federal policies that seize this unique moment to transform urban water systems.

    $260,000
  20. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    advance equitable investments, management, and opportunities in water infrastructure that result in family-supporting jobs and health equity for low-income communities of color

    $225,000
  21. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    To support the kresge foundations climate resilient and equitable waters system convening, in conjunction with the us water alliances one water summit 2022 in milwaukee, wi.

    $200,000
  22. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Environment

    $125,000
  23. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2022

    One Water, One Texas

    $118,000
  24. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2022

    To host a Texas Water Equity Network delegation at the US Water Alliance's 2022 One Water Summit

    $20,000
  25. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2022

    Discretionary

    $15,000
  26. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    advance equitable investments, management, and opportunities in water infrastructure that result in family-supporting jobs and health equity for low-income communities of color

    $325,000
  27. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    This grant supports us water alliance work to scale work underway through our water equity network, our emerging climate program and our water, arts, and culture program, and advance complementary federal policies that seize this unique moment to transform urban water systems.

    $290,000
  28. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Environment

    $175,000
  29. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2021

    One Water, One Texas

    $140,000
  30. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $100,000
  31. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $320,000
  32. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    Scaling water equity and climate solutions in cities through cross-sector collaboration between water utilities and artistic and cultural practitioners.

    $275,000
  33. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Environment

    $175,000
  34. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Funds to support the development and dissemination of a trust in water curriculum

    $150,000
  35. The Allen H and Selma W Berkman Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2020

    Scaling equitable, resilient water management

    $150,000
  36. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2020

    One Water One Texas

    $120,000
  37. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    2020 us water alliance - DRB water authorities

    $110,000
  38. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    To grow agriculture-municipal partnerships in the Mississippi River basin, and support a delegation to One Water Summit 2019, and for general operating support

    $100,000
  39. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Sponsorship for Water Equity events

    $60,000
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $155
  41. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    Creating a shared understanding of the connections between climate resilience, water management, and socioeconomic inequities through collaboration with a range of stakeholders.

    $280,000
  42. The Allen H and Selma W Berkman Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2019

    Scaling equitable, resilient water management

    $100,000
  43. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    To grow agriculture-municipal partnerships in the Mississippi River basin, and support a delegation to One Water Summit 2019, and for general operating support

    $100,000
  44. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $70,000
  45. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2019

    To spotlight and accelerate One Water Management in Texas

    $65,000
  46. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Funds to support the us water alliance 2019 annual conference

    $20,000
  47. Environment NowNewport Beach, CA 2019

    Water Management Program

    $14,000
  48. Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA 2019

    To support a pittsburgh water leaders delegation at the 2019 one water summit in austin, texas on september 18 - 20

    $10,000
  49. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    Creating a shared understanding of the connections between climate resilience, water management, and socioeconomic inequities through collaboration with a range of stakeholders.

    $305,000
  50. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region.

    $280,000
  51. The Allen H and Selma W Berkman Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2018

    Equitable water future

    $150,000
  52. Paul G Arpin Charitable Trust 000531Essex, CT 2018

    Program services

    $300
  53. The Allen H and Selma W Berkman Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2017

    An equitable water future: water equity taskforce

    $150,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Washington, DC and are not among U S Water Alliance’s funders above.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 381 grants Accepts applications $221,148,744 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 114 grants Preselected only $7,656,675 to similar organizations
  3. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 107 grants Preselected only $115,655 to similar organizations
  4. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 281 grants Preselected only $253,547,129 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 512 grants Accepts applications $5,893,633 to similar organizations
  6. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 172 grants Accepts applications $76,176,329 to similar organizations
  7. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 109 grants Accepts applications $22,730,000 to similar organizations
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 170 grants Preselected only $83,269,097 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-2112661 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.