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California Urban Water Agencies

Public charity · Grantmaker Walnut Creek, CA EIN: 68-0218747 Website

To provide a forum for combining the expertise and resources of its member agencies to advance reliable, high-quality water supplies for the state's current and future urban water needs in a cost-effective manner for the public, the environment and the economy.

Key facts about California Urban Water Agencies

In short: California Urban Water Agencies gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
68-0218747
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$691,112
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$691K

+35.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$10K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+0.0% YoY

How California Urban Water Agencies gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

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

About California Urban Water Agencies

Based on IRS filings

California Urban Water Agencies is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Walnut Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $691K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $13K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

San Francisco

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grants20191 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Public Policy Institute of California: $10KPublic Policy Institute ofCalifornia$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Public Policy Institute of California ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Public Policy Institute of California San Francisco, CASupport of independent, non-partisan research and publications regarding water policy.$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$691,112$508,870$488,978
Revenue$1,221,886$955,640$666,028
Expenses$1,247,003$968,674$736,450
Net Investment Income$12,692$10,978$6,028

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 March 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

California Urban Water Agencies is led by Wendy Broley, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wendy Broley

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Pryor

    Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anselmo Collins

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Clifford Chan

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Callender Esq.

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Brock Buche

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Stevenson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Guerreiro

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adel Hagekhalil

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Murphy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Richie

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Denham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Sandy Kerl (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Deven Upadhyay (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Carlin (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Welch (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Cindy Paulson (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Michael Carbajal (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Harasick (2019–2021) — Board Memeber
  • Former: Shauna Lorance (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Shaver (2021) — Chair
  • Former: Stephen Welch (2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Alexander Coate (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Bob Shaver (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Norma Camacho (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jerry Brown (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Vespi (2019) — Board Member

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 California Urban Water Agencies

How much does California Urban Water Agencies give each year?

California Urban Water Agencies gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is California Urban Water Agencies?

California Urban Water Agencies reported $691K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is California Urban Water Agencies?

California Urban Water Agencies is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It holds $691K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does California Urban Water Agencies operate?

California Urban Water Agencies has awarded grants in California.

What is California Urban Water Agencies's EIN?

California Urban Water Agencies's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0218747. 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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