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Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 87-0416731 Website

Asdwa seeks to protect the public health by working with both state and federal officials to assure the highest quality drinking water possible.

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators at a glance

In short: Association of State Drinking Water Administrators gave $149K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), top state Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$149,210
+76.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$49,737
+17.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$4,653,401
+0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maine (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Association of State Drinking Water Administrators funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc: $72KUniversity of MassachusettsAmherst Foundation Inc$72KCorona Environmental Consulting LLC: $60KCorona EnvironmentalConsulting LLC$60KRural Community Assistance Corp: $17KRural Community AssistanceCorp$17K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc ($72K). Together the top 3 received $149K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

AmherstWest SacramentoLouisville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2024) to $149K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $149K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc Amherst, MEEPA Innovation$71,880
Corona Environmental Consulting LLC Louisville, COEPA Innovation$60,000
Rural Community Assistance Corp West Sacramento, CAEPA Innovation$17,330
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,653,401$1,647,444$1,726,214$149,2103$107,600
2024$4,630,215$1,804,869$1,784,494$84,7292$153,884
2023$4,604,284$1,876,297$1,801,512——$73,245
2022$4,436,111$1,680,197$1,813,712——$96,178
2021$3,976,354$1,464,766$1,228,454——$342,439
2020$3,807,599$1,204,147$1,295,955——$103,793

About Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

Based on IRS filings

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $149K. Net investment income was $108K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators is led by Anthony Derosa, Executive Director Sta on the 2025 filing; 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anthony Derosa

    Executive Director Sta

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $157K (2025)

  • James Robertson

    Executive Director En

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2025)

  • Eric Oswald

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Montross

    President El

    Director → President El, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristine Wheeler

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Seifert

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Olsen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Fortunati

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Klei

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Parmenter

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Dowling

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Martinez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Falco

    Past President

    President Elect → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Mann

    Diretor

    Director → Diretor, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: J. Alan Roberson (2020–2024) — Executive Director, Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Amanda Ames (2021–2024) — President Elect
  • Former: Bill Moody (2021–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Lance Jones (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Linda Ofori (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Manny Patel (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sandeep Burman (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Anthony Derosa Interim Dir Of (2024) — Operations & Executive Director -
  • Former: Anthony De Rosa (2020–2023) — Interim Director of Operations
  • Former: Amy La Chance (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Darrin Polhemus (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lori Mathieu (2021–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Tim Davis (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Christian (2022) — Director
  • Former: Corey McCoid (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Daniels (2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Tucker-Vogel (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: David Lamb (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dwayne Roadcap (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Matt Prater (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shellie Chard (2020–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Mike Means (2021) — Director
  • Former: Cari-Michel La Callie (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dave Emme (2020) — Director
  • Former: David Money (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Peterson (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mark Mayer (2020) — Past President
  • Former: Michael Abbott (2020) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Ingelido (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Maves (2020) — Office Manager

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

Anthony Derosa — Exec DIR Sta: $157KAnthony DerosaExec DIR Sta$157KJames Robertson — Exec DIR. En: $155KJames RobertsonExec DIR. En$155K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $157K, to Anthony Derosa (Exec DIR Sta). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

How much does Association of State Drinking Water Administrators give each year?

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators gave $149K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $85K across 2 grants.

What is Association of State Drinking Water Administrators's typical grant size?

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $49,737, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Association of State Drinking Water Administrators give grants?

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators's top state is Maine, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Colorado (40%) and California (12%).

Does Association of State Drinking Water Administrators give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Association of State Drinking Water Administrators's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "EPA Innovation" (3 grants).

How large is Association of State Drinking Water Administrators?

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Association of State Drinking Water Administrators?

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Arlington, VA. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Association of State Drinking Water Administrators's EIN?

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0416731. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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