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.
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 2025. To see a comprehensive list of our grantmaking, visit our Grants Database.
In California, we have awarded 372 grants totaling $26.3 million toward the water field. Learn about some of this work by reading about grantees Pacoima Beautiful and the Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
In Washington, we have awarded 68 grants totaling $1.4 million toward the water field. Read more about one of our grantees, Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition.
In New Mexico, we have awarded 68 grants totaling $2.9 million toward the water field. Learn about some of this work by reading about grantee New Mexico Wild.
In Idaho, we have awarded 53 grants totaling $1.1 million toward the water field.
In Oregon, we have awarded 57 grants totaling $1.14 million toward the water field. Learn more about grantee Columbia Riverkeeper.
In Texas, we have awarded 57 grants totaling $4.8 million toward the water field.
In Michigan, we have awarded 11 grants totaling $669,933 toward the water field.
In Wisconsin, we have awarded 11 grants totaling $607,433 toward the water field.
In Louisiana, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $852,500 toward the water field.
In Minnesota, we have awarded 5 grants totaling $198,333 toward the water field.
In New York, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $81,720 toward the water field.
In Colorado, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $36,000 toward the water field.
In Illinois, we have awarded 4 grants totaling $529,400 toward the water field.
In Kentucky, we have awarded 5 grants totaling $299,633 toward the water field.
In Alabama, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $196,000 toward the water field.
In Arizona, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $225,000 toward the water field.
In Washington D.C., we have awarded 2 grants totaling $2,200 toward the water field.
In Nevada, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $200,000 toward the water field.
In Utah, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $10,000 toward the water field.
In Iowa, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $90,808 toward the water field.
In Massachusetts, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $2,800 toward the water field.
In Montana, we have awarded 8 grants totaling $106,291 toward the water field.
In North Carolina, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $212,500 toward the water field.
In Ohio, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $83,333 toward the water field.
In South Carolina, we have awarded 2 grant totaling $162,500 toward the water field.
In West Virginia, we have awarded 2 grants totaling $83,333 toward the water field.
In Wyoming, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $50,000 toward the water field.
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In North Dakota, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $16,666 toward the water field.
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In Pennsylvania, we have awarded 3 grants totaling $52,000 toward the water field.
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In South Dakota, we have awarded 1 grant totaling $16,667 toward the water field.
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Across the West, we’ve invested $34.2 million through 644 grants to strengthen the water field.
In the Midwest, we’ve provided 38 grants totaling $2.4 million.
On a national scale, we’ve supported 90 grants totaling $16.3 million.
In the Northeast, we’ve contributed 8 grants totaling $134,920.
In the South, we’ve awarded 76 grants totaling $6.9 million.
Across the Columbia-Snake Basin, we’ve invested $3.7 million through 179 grants. Read more about one of our grantees, Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition.
Across the Mississippi Watershed, we’ve invested $2.8 million through 33 grants.
Across the Ohio River Watershed, we’ve invested $812,887 through 15 grants.
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Through strategic grantmaking, we’ve supported hundreds of organizations addressing water challenges. Our grants have enabled communities to secure clean drinking water, protect vital watersheds, develop innovative water management solutions, and build powerful coalitions for change.
By connecting resources with the organizations best positioned to create impact, we’ve helped transform how water decisions are made and who benefits from water policies. Our support extends beyond funding to include capacity building, network development, and amplifying community voices in water governance.
