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Grant recipient EIN 27-1319189Human services

Who funds Waves for Water Inc?

18 private foundations gave Waves for Water Inc in Los Angeles, CA $220,010 across 28 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

28 grants

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

  1. Lululilly's Legacy FoundationRedmond, OR 2025

    Program support

    $25,000
  2. Zain Jaffer FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,000
  3. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2024

    Get clean water to every single person

    $5,000
  4. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $4,500
  5. Sawyer Foundation Charitable TRSafety Harbor, FL 2024

    Provide clean drinking water

    $1,400
  6. Jeffrey S Pechter Family Foundation IncDelray Beach, FL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $4,500
  8. Zain Jaffer FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  9. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2023

    Get clean water to every single person

    $2,500
  10. CARE4ONEANOTHER IncSimpsonville, SC 2023

    Faucet adapters and filters

    $774
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $476
  12. Karmagawa Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2022

    Program support

    $45,000
  13. The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX 2022

    Get clean water to every single person who needs it

    $10,000
  14. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $7,500
  15. Karmagawa Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL 2022

    Basketball renovation/ tree planting

    $5,409
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $704
  17. Smurfit Westrock US Foundation f/k/a Westrock FoundationAtlanta, GA 2022

    Offline gift matching grant

    $50
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $843
  19. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $20
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $719
  21. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $240
  22. Makeyourself FoundationSanta Monica, CA 2019

    To get clean water to every single person who needs it. Waves for water has initiated the clean waters couriers program to bring clean water to catastrophic stricken regions around the world.

    $10,000
  23. Pamela Anderson FoundationWoodland Hills, CA 2019

    General fund

    $5,000
  24. Angel Fund Foundation IncHilton Head Island, SC 2019

    General operating fund

    $500
  25. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2018

    Caribbean Hurricane Relief Initiative

    $50,000
  26. The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2018

    Hurricane dorian relief for abaco islands

    $5,000
  27. Boardriders FoundationHuntington Beach, CA 2018

    To further the mission of the boardriders foundation

    $3,000
  28. Andrew Family FoundationOrland Park, IL 2017

    General & Unrestricted

    $875

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Los Angeles, CA and are not among Waves for Water Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 482 grants Accepts applications $3,505,045 to similar organizations
  2. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 170 grants Accepts applications $11,209,550 to similar organizations
  3. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 177 grants Accepts applications $11,560,736 to similar organizations
  4. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 120 grants Accepts applications $27,987,753 to similar organizations
  5. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 119 grants Accepts applications $7,791,084 to similar organizations
  6. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 103 grants Preselected only $139,488 to similar organizations
  7. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 184 grants Preselected only $18,669,612 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 71 grants Preselected only $1,406,221 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-1319189 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.