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Drive for Water

Public charity · Grantmaker Trabuco Canyon, CA EIN: 45-0609116 Website

The mission of Drive for Water as a nonprofit faith based organization is to provide hope for those people around the world lacking the basic necessity of clean water by raising money through golf tournaments and other charity events with corporate sponsors to fund the installation of wells and water purification systems as well as to provide health and hygiene training to these communities so that benefits of clean water are realized and understood.

Drive for Water at a glance

In short: Drive for Water gave $57K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$57,000
-37.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$28,500
-6.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$28,500
Total assets
$41,836
+10.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Drive for Water funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Crittenton Services of Oc: $30KCrittenton Services of Oc$30KOperation Home Front San Diego: $27KOperation Home Front San Diego$27K

The largest 2025 recipient was Crittenton Services of Oc ($30K). Together the top 2 received $57K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

FullertonSan AntonioLaguna Hills

How Drive for Water gives

  • Giving fell 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 0 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $112K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $57K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Crittenton Services of Oc Fullerton, CAProgram Assistance.$30,000
Operation Home Front San Diego San Antonio, TXProgram Assistance.$27,000
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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$41,836$72,936$69,081$57,0002$1
2024$37,981$112,268$95,330$91,6403$2
2023$21,043$81,960$84,056$75,0003$17
2022$23,139$-89,470$114,148$112,0003$11
2021$226,757$197,424$7,104——$6
2020$36,437$49,995$32,208$25,0002$1

About Drive for Water

Based on IRS filings

Drive for Water is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Trabuco Canyon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $57K. Net investment income was $1.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Drive for Water's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ian Bannerman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Magliocco

    Founder

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kourtney Magliocco

    CMO

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Kelly Drew (2020–2023) — Secretary

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.

Frequently asked questions about Drive for Water

How much does Drive for Water give each year?

Drive for Water gave $57K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $92K across 3 grants.

How large is Drive for Water?

Drive for Water reported $42K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $73K.

What is Drive for Water?

Drive for Water is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Trabuco Canyon, CA. It holds $42K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Drive for Water operate?

Drive for Water has awarded grants in California, Texas.

What is Drive for Water's EIN?

Drive for Water's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0609116. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)

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