For people, for nature, for our future.

Water connects us all. By sharing it, protecting it, and stewarding it, together we can build a future where water is clean, accessible, and affordable — for everyone.

To create lasting change for water and all who depend on it, the Water Foundation focuses on:

Advancing policies that make water work for people and nature

Sharing stories that make water a winning political issue

Mobilizing resources that accelerate progress on water wins

Ensuring effective implementation of these policies

Bringing together communities, advocates, and experts, the Water Foundation tackles water challenges from all angles. We acknowledge the unique connections people and nature have to water, and we work alongside those who know these problems best and are most poised to solve them. In collaboration with both those on the ground and those funding the work, the Water Foundation is your strategic partner to protect and preserve our most vital shared resource.

Explore Our Impact

From rural communities gaining access to safe drinking water to urban areas implementing innovative stormwater management, we’ve highlighted the diverse ways we and our partners are addressing America’s most pressing water challenges.

By visualizing our collective impact, we can better understand how water connects us and how investments in one region create ripple effects that benefit communities nationwide. Explore the map to see how we’re building a future where water is clean, safe, and affordable for generations to come. Below represents all grantmaking from 2020 through 2024. To see a comprehensive list of our grantmaking, visit our Grants Database.

Basins & Watersheds

Columbia-Snake Basin Mississippi Watershed Ohio River Watershed

Regions

West Midwest National Northeast South

Basins & Watersheds

Columbia-Snake Basin Mississippi Watershed Ohio River Watershed

California

In California, we have awarded 284 grants totaling $17,041,640 toward the water field.

Washington

In Washington, we have awarded 58 grants totaling $1,240,244 toward the water field.

New Mexico

In New Mexico, we have awarded 55 grants totaling $2,385,857 toward the water field.

Idaho

In Idaho, we have awarded 47 grants totaling $1,013,000 toward the water field.

Oregon

In Oregon, we have awarded 47 grants totaling $977,833 toward the water field.

Texas

In Texas, we have awarded 45 grants totaling $3,568,970 toward the water field.

Michigan

In Michigan, we have awarded 9 grants totaling $665,000 toward the water field.

Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, we have awarded 6 grants totaling $430,600 toward the water field.

Louisiana

In Louisiana, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $852,500 toward the water field.

Minnesota

In Minnesota, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $195,000 toward the water field.

New York

In New York, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $81,720 toward the water field.

Colorado

In Colorado, we have awarded 3 grants totaling $6,000 toward the water field.

Illinois

In Illinois, we have awarded 3 grants totaling $439,400 toward the water field.

Kentucky

In Kentucky, we have awarded 3 grants totaling $217,967 toward the water field.

Alabama

In Alabama, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $196,000 toward the water field.

Arizona

In Arizona, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $225,000 toward the water field.

Washington DC

In Washington DC, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $2,200 toward the water field.

Nevada

In Nevada, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $200,000 toward the water field.

Utah

In Utah, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $10,000 toward the water field.

Iowa

In Iowa, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $90,808 toward the water field.

Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $2,800 toward the water field.

Montana

In Montana, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $30,000 toward the water field.

North Carolina

In North Carolina, we have awarded 1 grants totaling $200,000 toward the water field.

Ohio

In Ohio, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $66,667 toward the water field.

South Carolina

In South Carolina, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $150,000 toward the water field.

West Virginia

In West Virginia, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $66,667 toward the water field.