Agua Fundinc
Agua Fundinc is a private foundation. Its IRS filing lists it in Front Royal, Virginia; the fund’s website describes it as based in Washington, D.C. It supports efforts to protect the natural environment, help disadvantaged people, give voice to underserved groups, and promote democratic values and participation in civic life.
Agua Fundinc at a glance
In short: Agua Fundinc gave $2.5M across 59 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), top state Virginia. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,514,000
- -18.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 59
- -20.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,610
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $13,208,142
- +62.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (4 of 59, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Agua Fundinc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The fund considers invited proposals only and does not accept unsolicited requests. It says it makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 203 Milldale Hollow Road, Front Royal, VA 22630
Phone: (202) 342-2482
Website: https://aguafund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Agua Fundinc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley ($150K). Together the top 10 received $973K.
Grant Size Distribution
336 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 228 grants of 336 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund’s website identifies Virginia, Western Colorado, and Indian Country as priority geographies for environmental grantmaking. It also describes environmental work at national, regional, and local levels, including water-quality work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and protection of the Shenandoah River watershed.
For social services, the fund describes a primary focus on Washington, D.C., with additional support for Native-led and Native-serving organizations. Its civic-engagement grants focus primarily on grassroots groups in Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well as Native-led partners working in Indian Country. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Virginia (39%), D.C. (29%), Colorado (10%), Maryland (6%), and Pennsylvania (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 59 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Agua Fundinc open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 59 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $44K; repeat grants $43K. How we count
Medians: $30K first-time, $35K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.5M (2025) to $3.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 59 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley New Market, VA | For General Support | $150,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council Warrenton, VA | For General Support | $150,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation Annapolis, MD | For general support for the choose clean water coalition | $115,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center Charlottesville, VA | For General Support | $100,000 |
| New Virginia Majority Education Fund Alexandria, VA | For General Support | $95,000 |
| Virginia Organizing Charlottesville, VA | For General Support | $80,000 |
| National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Washington, DC | For General Support | $75,000 |
| Native American Voting Rights Fund Boulder, CO | For General Support | $75,000 |
| Potomac River Keeper Network Washington, DC | For General Support and Gybe Satelite Monitoring | $73,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | For General Support | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,208,142 | $12,066,312 | $3,306,738 | $2,514,000 | 59 | $3,265,742 | $5,053,281 | $314,277 |
| 2024 | $8,142,737 | $1,629,789 | $3,818,435 | $3,070,000 | 74 | $3,767,934 | $1,594,984 | $488,268 |
| 2023 | $10,435,633 | $3,254,507 | $3,983,885 | $3,257,108 | 70 | $3,918,986 | $2,293,772 | $644,857 |
| 2022 | $11,066,361 | $3,641,785 | $3,977,477 | $3,268,750 | 72 | $3,868,616 | $2,858,822 | $663,137 |
| 2021 | $11,468,843 | $1,600,414 | $3,334,093 | $2,734,000 | 61 | $3,299,352 | $1,144,352 | $782,036 |
| 2020 | $13,215,794 | $4,102,120 | $3,309,836 | $2,658,000 | 60 | — | $3,312,167 | $585,531 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Agua Fundinc reported a distributable amount of $314K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s stated mission is to improve quality of life by protecting the natural environment, helping the disadvantaged, giving voice to the underserved, and promoting democratic values and full participation in civic life.
Its environmental grantmaking supports organizations working to protect water resources, agricultural and forested landscapes, and biodiversity. The fund also supports sustainable water management and agriculture and forestry practices, Indigenous Knowledge, and policy networks. Its social-service grants focus particularly on older adults in Washington, D.C., Native-led and Native-serving organizations, access to healthy locally grown food, and work to end domestic violence in the Shenandoah Valley. Civic-engagement grants seek to increase participation in public life among underrepresented groups and protect voting rights.
Examples of grantees’ stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations the fund supports. The Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley says it works to protect the region’s natural resources, cultural heritage, and rural character. The Southern Environmental Law Center says it works to protect clean air and water, preserve natural treasures and biodiversity, and provide a healthy environment. Virginia Organizing describes itself as a nonpartisan statewide grassroots organization that brings people together for a more just Virginia, especially encouraging participation by people who have traditionally had little or no voice. Legal Counsel for the Elderly says it provides free legal and social services to defend and empower low-income D.C. residents aged 60 and older.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 59 grants totaling $2,514,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $150,000, with a median of $35,000. The fund says it provides general support whenever possible.
Among the largest reported 2025 grants were $150,000 each to the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont Environmental Council; $115,000 to the National Wildlife Federation for general support for the Choose Clean Water Coalition; $100,000 to the Southern Environmental Law Center; and $95,000 to New Virginia Majority Education Fund. Other grants included $80,000 to Virginia Organizing, $75,000 each to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Native American Voting Rights Fund, and $73,000 to Potomac River Keeper Network.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ann Mills as president; Joy A. Horwitz, Esq., as chair and director; Linda Locke as treasurer; Moshe Z. Pasternak as secretary; and Catherine M. Conover, Kenyon Fields, and Emily Francis as directors.
Agua Fundinc is led by Ann Mills, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann Mills
President
Executive Director & Secretary → President & Secretary, 2021
President & Secretary → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$161K (2020) → $233K (2025)
Joy A. Horwitz Esq.
Chair & Director
Director → Chair & Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine M. Conover
Director
President & Director → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Francis
Director
On filings since 2024
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenyon Fields
Director
On filings since 2024
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moshe Z. Pasternak
Secretary
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$65K (2023) → $67K (2025)
Linda Locke
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Megan Gallagher (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard J. Cicero (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $233K, to Ann Mills (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Agua Fundinc
How much does Agua Fundinc give each year?
Agua Fundinc gave $2.5M across 59 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.1M across 74 grants.
What is Agua Fundinc's typical grant size?
Agua Fundinc's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $42,610, across 59 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Agua Fundinc that year got $44K on average.
Where does Agua Fundinc give grants?
Agua Fundinc's top state is Virginia, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (29%) and Colorado (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (19 grants), Charlottesville, VA (4 grants), Richmond, VA (3 grants) and Annapolis, MD (2 grants).
Does Agua Fundinc give general operating support?
Yes: 81% of Agua Fundinc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (48 of 59) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Agua Fundinc's largest grantees?
Agua Fundinc's largest 2025 grantees include Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley ($150,000), Piedmont Environmental Council ($150,000) and National Wildlife Federation ($115,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Agua Fundinc?
Agua Fundinc reported $13.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $314K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Agua Fundinc fund?
The fund’s stated mission is to improve quality of life by protecting the natural environment, helping the disadvantaged, giving voice to the underserved, and promoting democratic values and full participation in civic life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Agua Fundinc?
The fund considers invited proposals only and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Agua Fundinc's EIN?
Agua Fundinc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3659697. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Agua Fundinc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Agua Fundinc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/agua-fundinc-morg_fa6d12e39cc14b2a9f11b3d5fc93cf6c
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