Water & Rails Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Reno, NV EIN: 61-1546946

To make grants and donations to organizations that support a wide range of purposes, including the arts and humanities, education, the environment, health and social services, recreation and civic requirements.

Water & Rails Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,185
+1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,729
-97.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,715
-97.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who Water & Rails Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Forever 14 To assist in ending teen suicide through supporting teen connection events, suicide prevention, and charitable outreach initiatives that promote real-time connection throughout local communities.$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,185$3,729$3,715——
2024$1,171$141,955$149,989——
2023$9,205$184,822$218,376$15,0001
2022$42,760$139,890$148,163——
2021$51,033$108,120$67,682——
2020$19,595—$953——

About Water & Rails Inc

Based on IRS filings

Water & Rails Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Water & Rails Inc is led by Hawley Maclean, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Hawley Maclean

    President, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Lynne Maclean

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Water & Rails Inc

How large is Water & Rails Inc?

Water & Rails Inc reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $4K.

What is Water & Rails Inc?

Water & Rails Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Reno, NV. It holds $1K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Water & Rails Inc's EIN?

Water & Rails Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1546946. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 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-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 29, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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