American Water Works Association
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is a Denver-based public charity dedicated to improving drinking water and advancing water-sector knowledge and professional education. Founded in 1881, it describes itself as an international scientific and educational nonprofit. Its membership includes more than 50,000 people and over 4,300 utilities, which supply roughly 80% of North America’s drinking water and treat almost half of its wastewater.
American Water Works Association at a glance
In short: American Water Works Association gave $2.0M across 37 grants in 2024 (avg $54K), top state California. 0% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,985,377
- +8.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 37
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $53,659
- +8.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $40,215
- Total assets
- $51,996,323
- +0.4% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 37, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (14% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to American Water Works Association
- How to Apply
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For the 2027–2028 scholarship program, applicants log in to an AWWA account or create one to complete an application. The website directs applicants to their local section for information about continuing-education opportunities.
- Review Cycle
- November 6, 2026, for the 2027–2028 scholarship applications.
- Deadline
- November 6, 2026, for the 2027–2028 scholarship applications.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6666 W Quincy Ave, Denver, CO 80235
Phone: (303) 347-6524
Website: https://awwa.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
31 open opportunities from American Water Works Association
American Water Works Association: Academic Achievement Award Grant
American Water Works Association
Amount
US $1,500 - US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
AWWA Dr. James K. Edzwald Scholarship Grant
American Water Works Association
Amount
US $6,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
AWWA Scholarship Program - American Water Scholarship Grant
American Water Works Association
Amount
US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who American Water Works Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Awwa California-Nevada Section ($270K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
184 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 115 grants of 184 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
AWWA describes its membership and activities as international, and the Abel Wolman Fellowship is available to students in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In 2024, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were California (14%), Texas (7%), Florida (6%), Washington (6%), and Illinois (4%). The largest listed grants went primarily to affiliated AWWA sections.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 37 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is American Water Works Association open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 0 of 37 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count
- 100% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.8M (2019) to $2.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 37 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Awwa California-Nevada Section Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Operating Support | $270,491 |
| Awwa Texas Section Austin, TX | Operating Support | $139,290 |
| Awwa Florida Section St Cloud, FL | Operating Support | $121,799 |
| Awwa Pacific Northwest Section Vancouver, WA | Operating Support | $109,587 |
| Awwa Illinois Section Naperville, IL | Operating Support | $85,821 |
| Awwa Rocky Mountain Section Centennial, CO | Operating Support | $80,442 |
| Awwa Ohio Section Worthington, OH | Operating Support | $77,971 |
| Awwa Kentucky-Tennessee Section Louisville, KY | Operating Support | $73,219 |
| Awwa New York Section Fayetteville, NY | Operating Support | $71,931 |
| Awwa Michigan Section Grand Rapids, MI | Operating Support | $69,029 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51,996,323 | $38,422,084 | $37,431,979 | $1,985,377 | 37 | $1,687,603 |
| 2023 | $51,811,132 | $37,424,051 | $35,716,118 | $1,829,358 | 37 | $922,498 |
| 2022 | $46,390,554 | $35,350,443 | $32,532,487 | $1,951,131 | 36 | $295,246 |
| 2021 | $47,244,350 | $36,832,448 | $27,733,903 | $1,849,528 | 37 | $683,313 |
| 2020 | $36,777,196 | $23,995,722 | $27,284,216 | $1,771,326 | 37 | $476,521 |
| 2019 | $37,355,631 | $34,232,203 | $32,418,887 | $1,757,339 | 38 | $491,335 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
AWWA’s stated mission is to promote public health, safety, and welfare through improvements in the quality and quantity of drinking water and greater understanding of related problems. Its activities include educating water professionals, advocating for safe and sustainable water, sharing technical knowledge, and creating volunteer opportunities.
AWWA’s 2024 filing describes support for member sections, scientific and educational publications, conferences and training, and advocacy. It also describes donor-restricted endowment funds that provide income for awards and scholarships. Its website says Water Equation supports academic scholarships, operator continuing education, young professionals, and leadership development.
AWWA’s 2024 grants included operating support for affiliated sections. The California-Nevada grantee says it supports drinking-water professionals through technical and educational offerings and professional certification. The Illinois grantee says it provides resources for safe and sustainable water through membership, mentoring, and public awareness. The Pacific Northwest grantee describes its mission as advancing public health, safety, and welfare through better water quality and quantity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, AWWA reported 37 grants totaling $1,985,377. Grants ranged from $15,000 to $270,491, with a median of $40,215. The largest grants listed were operating support for the California-Nevada Section ($270,491), Texas Section ($139,290), Florida Section ($121,799), Pacific Northwest Section ($109,587), and Illinois Section ($85,821). Other listed recipients included AWWA sections in Colorado, Ohio, Kentucky-Tennessee, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New England.
AWWA also offers scholarship programs for students and water operators. Its website states that applications for the 2027–2028 scholarship program are open through November 6, 2026. The Abel Wolman Fellowship supports doctoral research in water supply and treatment in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with an initial award of $30,000 for one year and a possible second year of support. The Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarships provide $5,000 for a master’s student and $7,000 for a doctoral student. The Arcadis Scholarship offers $5,000 to eligible graduate-level students from specified underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups pursuing STEM fields.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Patrick Kerr as president/immediate past president; Cheryl Porter as president-elect/president; Heather Collins as director/president-elect; and Joseph Jacangelo, PhD, as immediate past president through June. It also lists Reid Campbell as treasurer beginning in June and Jon Eaton as treasurer through June. Listed vice presidents/directors include Ari Copeland, Randy Moore, Mary Gugliuzza, and Christine Spitzley; Copeland and Moore are listed through June.
American Water Works Association is led by David Lafrance, Secretary & Chief Executive Officer since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 90 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
David Lafrance
Secretary & Chief Executive Officer
Secretary & Chief Executive → Secretary & Chief Executive Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$361K (2019) → $451K (2024)
John Albert Deputy
Chief Executive Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024)
Paula Macilwaine Deupty
Chief Executive Officer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$219K (2024)
Cheryl Porter
President-Elect & President
Vice President → President-Elect, 2023
President-Elect → President-Elect & President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Kerr
President & Immediate Past President
President-Elect → President-Elect & President, 2023
President-Elect & President → President & Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally U. Mills-Wright
Council Chair
Director → Council Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Lykens
Council Chair
Director → Council Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tj Stroebl
Council Chair
Director → Council Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Dearing-Smith
Council Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loren Labovitch
Council Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Chastain-Howley
Council Chair
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Nutting
Council Chair
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Junker
Council Chair
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Rush
Chair & The Water Research Foundation
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Via
Director - Federal Relations
Director - Federal Relations → Director-Federal Relations, 2020
Director-Federal Relations → Director - Federal Relations, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$142K (2019) → $203K (2024)
Michael Hiskey
Director - It
Director- It → Director - It, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$143K (2020) → $190K (2024)
Cynthia McCombe
Director - Communications
Director - Marketing, Bus & Development → Director - Communications, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $167K (2024)
Gregory Kail
Director - Conference & Events
Director - Communications → Director - Conference & Events, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$156K (2023) → $157K (2024)
George Tracy Mehan Executive
Director & Government Affairs
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$277K (2024)
Jeff Zdrojewski
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keisha Thorpe
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary L. Gugliuzza
Vice President & Director
Director → Director & Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy L. Moore
Vice President & Director
Director & Vice President → Director, 2020
Director → Director & Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather L. Collins
Director & President-Elect
Director → Director & Vice President, 2021
Vice President & Director → Director & President-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ari Carlin Copeland
Vice President & Director
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director & Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher A. Harrison
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Bruschwein
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Anthony Honner
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Kohut
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Louis Wooten
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul J. Delphos
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Tippey
Vice President & Director
Director → Director & Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Walczyk
Vice President & Director
Director → Vice President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Spitzley
Vice President & Director
Director → Director & Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Nix
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darlene Helm
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Stejskal
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eduardo Ortegon Williamson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Eskridge
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Dean
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Tangorra
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Barger
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Cooper
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Degraca
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Day
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Grieves
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Gardner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Douglas
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David K. Saunders
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Delmas Johnson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elston Johnson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Lee
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Exel Colon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francois Tremblay
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Dunn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Eisnor
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Kawahara
Vice President & Director
Director → Vice President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Tasker
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Shea
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Venot
Vice President & Director
Director → Vice President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Anderson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Johnson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Gay
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen L. Simpson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Converse
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Stoffer
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Odegard-Begay
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Song
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Hoellein
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Preston
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Goudreau
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deirdre Moran
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Molly
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Nugent
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Guillaume Drolet
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Ogle
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Eldredge
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Smith
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Berg
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Michaelson
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Hesemann
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Bennett
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Belden
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Brewer
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Franceschi
Chief Membership Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$179K (2019) → $248K (2024)
Tim Dunbar
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$151K (2023) → $244K (2024)
Donna Walstrom Director -
Marketing, Business & Donor Development
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$167K (2024)
Jon B. Eaton
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph G. Jacangelo PhD
Immediate Past-President
President → President & Immediate Past President, 2023
President & Immediate Past President → Immediate Past-President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reid Campbell
Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (128)
- Former: April Debaker (2019–2023) — Director - Conference & Events
- Former: Asia Philbin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Chi Ho Sham PhD (2019–2023) — Immediate Past-President
- Former: George Tracy Mehan (2019–2023) — Executive Director & Gov't Affairs
- Former: Paula Macilwaine (2019–2023) — Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Blake Weindorf (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce P. Curtis (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Bryan R. Phinney (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Colin Chung (2020–2023) — Council Chair
- Former: Corianne Burnett (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Danelle Pettenski (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Volk (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeanine Dudle (2020–2023) — Council Chair
- Former: John Alston (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: John Van Arsdel (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle Stockness (2020–2023) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Angela Ballard Landers (2021–2023) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Bob Lay (2021–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Jeff O'Driscoll (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Juanita N. Reyher-Colon (2021–2023) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Katherine S. Nutting (2021–2023) — Director & Council Chair
- Former: Marcus Peter Firman (2021–2023) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Scott Grasman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Christian Sauvageau (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Michaelson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel C. Preston (2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Finn (2023) — Director
- Former: Carlos Ortiz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Hodgson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Curtis M. Dillard (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: G. Christian Andreasen Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Hunter Arnold Pe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer L. Elms (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: John Herlihy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kristin Kihs (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mathieu Laneuville (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Melissa Elliott (2019–2022) — Immediate Past-President
- Former: Michael T. Brown (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul J. Granger (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Teresa Konda (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Therese Blacketor (2019–2022) — Controller
- Former: Zack Daniel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark D. Lehigh (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Shilo Williams (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David K. Saunders Pe (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: John B. Day Pe (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Finn (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kelley D. Smith (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Lester M. Estelle Sr. (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Markus (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Pat Staskiewicz (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Randall M. Black (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Stephen L. Simpson Pe (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Gay (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Craig Douglas Pe (2022) — Director
- Former: Daniel C. Preston Mba Pe (2022) — Director
- Former: Donna Walstrom (2022) — Manager- Territory Sales
- Former: Exel F. Colon Rivera Pe (2022) — Director
- Former: Pamela Fithian (2022) — Senior Manager- Territory Sales
- Former: Carlos Garcia Salazar (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dean Sletten (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Debra Kaye (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Carter (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jeff Deville (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Ekstrom (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jim Williams (2019–2021) — Immediate Past-President
- Former: John Seever (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kelly Comstock (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lee Anne Jones (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Mark Duben (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Stuhr (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Hope (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Roddy Rogers (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ron Hargrove (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sherry Williams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephen Randtke (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Timothy Phelan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Greg Kail (2021) — Director - Communications
- Former: Ana Maria Gonzalez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Aurel M. Arndt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ben Bridges (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Smith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: D. Gerald Yates (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daryl K. Hiromoto (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David E. Rager (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Persinger (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dennis Doll (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Geck (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Graham Gagnon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Lukasik (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Jacangelo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lorrie Brown (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marshall Thompson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Patrick Staskiewicz (2019–2020) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Paul Wobma (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pete Moulton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Randy Black (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sue Mosburg (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Theresa O'Grady (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Angela Ballard-Landers (2020) — Director
- Former: Carlos Garcia (2020) — Director
- Former: Clint Jensen (2020) — Director
- Former: James R. Williams (2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jeffrey P. O'Driscoll (2020) — Director
- Former: Juanita N. Colon (2020) — Director
- Former: P. Scott Grasman (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Lay (2020) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Ronald McDonald (2020) — Director- Hr
- Former: Alan Forrest (2019) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Brad Montgomery (2019) — Director
- Former: Brenda Lennox (2019) — Director
- Former: Bruce Dvorak (2019) — Director
- Former: Chuck Murray (2019) — Director
- Former: David G. Polcari (2019) — Director
- Former: Elpidio Gonzalez (2019) — Director
- Former: Fred Yandle (2019) — Director
- Former: James L. Watterson (2019) — Director
- Former: Kari Duncan (2019) — Director
- Former: Kevin Mann (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Kurt Vause (2019) — Director
- Former: Liesel M. Gross (2019) — Director
- Former: Lindsey Olson (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark M. Coleman (2019) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Michael Hooker (2019) — Director
- Former: Nancy Mortvedt (2019) — Sales Team Lead
- Former: Ray Baral Jr. (2019) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Stephen R. Blankenship (2019) — Director & Vice President
- Former: Yanick Fortier (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $451K, to David Lafrance (Secretary/Chief Executive Officer). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Water Works Association
How much does American Water Works Association give each year?
American Water Works Association gave $2.0M across 37 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.8M across 37 grants.
What is American Water Works Association's typical grant size?
American Water Works Association's median grant in 2024 was $40,215, and its average grant was $53,659, across 37 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does American Water Works Association give grants?
American Water Works Association's top state is California, with 14% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (7%) and Florida (6%).
Does American Water Works Association give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of American Water Works Association's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (37 of 37) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Who are American Water Works Association's largest grantees?
American Water Works Association's largest 2024 grantees include Awwa California-Nevada Section ($270,491), Awwa Texas Section ($139,290) and Awwa Florida Section ($121,799), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is American Water Works Association?
American Water Works Association reported $52.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $38.4M.
What does American Water Works Association fund?
AWWA’s stated mission is to promote public health, safety, and welfare through improvements in the quality and quantity of drinking water and greater understanding of related problems. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Water Works Association?
For the 2027–2028 scholarship program, applicants log in to an AWWA account or create one to complete an application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is American Water Works Association's EIN?
American Water Works Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-5660277. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). American Water Works Association funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/american-water-works-association-morg_95c65c7d0d5e4fccbe753208a74338f8
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