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American Water Works Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Cottonwood Heights, UT EIN: 23-7026154 Website

Provide education and training for water utilities

Key facts about American Water Works Association

EIN
23-7026154
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$776,542

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$777K

+16.9% YoY

Revenue

$328K

+6.4% YoY

Net Investment Income

$6K

+264.5% YoY

Expenses

$191K

+10.7% YoY

How American Water Works Association gives

  • Giving grew 64% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About American Water Works Association

Based on IRS filings

American Water Works Association is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Cottonwood Heights, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $777K in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

DenverEnglewood

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $20K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$776,542$664,441$510,276
Revenue$327,532$307,820$313,375
Expenses$190,564$172,161$218,581
Net Investment Income$6,259$1,717$1,225

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Water Works Association is led by Marie Owens, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marie Owens

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair Elect, 2024

    Chair Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Delmas Johnson

    Section Director

    Public Affairs Council → Section Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Chalk

    First Trustee

    Water Utility Council → Second Trustee, 2024

    Second Trustee → First Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Domonoske

    Second Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Phinney

    Policies Procedures

    Past Chair → Section Director, 2021

    Section Director → Policies Procedures, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Kimball

    Section Director Elect

    Section Chair → Past Chair, 2022

    Past Chair → Section Director Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Martin

    Vice Chair

    Second Trustee → First Trustee, 2024

    First Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryon Elwell

    Conference Council

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Whimpey

    Chair Elect

    First Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Jones

    Past Chair

    Chair Elect → Section Chair, 2024

    Section Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Jenson

    Member Services Counci

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karina Payne

    Public Affairs Council

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Nielson

    Technical Educ Counc

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Larson

    Water Utility Council

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Dea

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Yoo

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Brian McCleary (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ted Mickelson (2020–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Lisa Anderson (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Brad Nelson (2019–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Julie Cobleigh (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Brian Callister (2019–2022) — Technical Educ Counc
  • Former: Brock Emerson (2019–2021) — Member Services Counci
  • Former: Monica Hoyt (2019–2021) — Past Chair
  • Former: Chuck Velman (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Scott Paxman (2019–2020) — Policies Procedures
  • Former: Ying-Ying Macauley (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Bryan Hall (2019) — Second Trustee
  • Former: Clint Jensen (2019) — Water Utility Council
  • Former: Jason Luettinger (2019) — Section Chair
  • Former: Stacie Olson (2019) — First Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Water Works Association

How large is American Water Works Association?

American Water Works Association reported $777K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $328K.

What is American Water Works Association?

American Water Works Association is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Cottonwood Heights, UT. It holds $777K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does American Water Works Association operate?

American Water Works Association has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is American Water Works Association's EIN?

American Water Works Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7026154. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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