Global Water Challenge
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$13.9M
Foundation funders
23
Grants recorded
56
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Global Water Challenge?
Global Water Challenge is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc ($9.1M), The Starbucks Foundation ($1.3M), Kohler Trust for Clean Water ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.9M in grants to Global Water Challenge between 2019–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | $9,110,176 | 15 | 2021–2024 |
| The Starbucks Foundation | $1,269,686 | 6 | 2021–2024 |
| Kohler Trust for Clean Water | $1,000,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | $502,000 | 5 | 2020–2022 |
| FEMSA Foundation Inc | $341,053 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ford Philanthropy | $300,000 | 2 | 2019–2021 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $264,276 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hilton Global Foundation | $250,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust | $165,780 | 1 | 2020 |
| Climateworks Foundation | $165,780 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chris Long Foundation | $163,397 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | $120,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ploughshares Foundation | $60,000 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | $50,000 | 2 | 2021 |
| DT Institute | $35,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Globalgiving Foundation Inc | $32,592 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Global Warming Mitigation Project | $25,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Network for Good | $15,541 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Balgley Family Charitable Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| India Foundation | $1,070 | 1 | 2020 |
| Norberg Family Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | $200 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2019) to $4.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1.4M.
What grants has Global Water Challenge received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kohler Trust for Clean Water | IMPROVING WATER QUALITY, SANITATION OR SUSTAINABILITY | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | FEMSA Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | $341,053 |
| 2025 | Ploughshares Foundation | GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Transformative WASH Initiatives 2025 in Bolivia, B razil, Ecuador and Mexico | $1,800,000 |
| 2024 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Promoting Climate Resilience through Water Resourc e Management in Al Jawf and Jazan, Saudi Arabia | $537,618 |
| 2024 | The Starbucks Foundation | THRIVING COMMUNITIES & DISASTER RESPONSE | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Sustainable Access to Safe Water for Marzandiyya V illage, Azerbaijan | $109,342 |
| 2024 | Ploughshares Foundation | GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Starbucks Foundation | THRIVING COMMUNITIES & DISASTER RESPONSE | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Hilton Global Foundation | 2022 ANNUAL GRANTS PROGRAM | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Ploughshares Foundation | GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $8,067 |
| 2023 | Norberg Family Foundation | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $500 |
| 2022 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Building Resilience in South African Watersheds - Year 2 | $1,117,223 |
| 2022 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Watershed Protection for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere in Northern South Africa | $1,100,000 |
| 2022 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Building Community Resilience and Improving Watershed Health in Eurasia and Middle East - 1st Phase | $600,000 |
| 2022 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Water Stewardship Project in corlu (Turkey) | $297,670 |
| 2022 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Women for Water Latin America | $250,000 |
| 2022 | The Starbucks Foundation | THRIVING COMMUNITIES & DISASTER RESPONSE | $248,482 |
| 2022 | The Starbucks Foundation | THRIVING COMMUNITIES & DISASTER RESPONSE | $186,361 |
| 2022 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Waste Collection Project in Palestine | $165,000 |
| 2022 | Hilton Global Foundation | 2022 ANNUAL GRANT PROGRAM | $150,000 |
| 2022 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $120,000 |
| 2022 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO STRENGTHEN WATER POINT DATA COLLECTION, HARMONIZATION AND SHARING FOR IN-COUNTRY DECISION-MAKING AND LEARNING IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA AND UGANDA | $116,000 |
| 2022 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO SUPPORT SAFE WATER ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL | $50,000 |
| 2022 | Ploughshares Foundation | GENERAL | $10,000 |
| 2022 | Network for Good | UNRESTRICTED | $7,474 |
| 2022 | The Pfizer Foundation Inc | MATCHING GIFTS | $200 |
| 2021 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Building Resilience in South African Watersheds | $943,323 |
| 2021 | The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | New World Program 7th Generation: Inclusive Sus- tainable Human Development Initiatives (NWP) | $750,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 56 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Global Water Challenge?
Global Water Challenge is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc ($9.1M), The Starbucks Foundation ($1.3M), Kohler Trust for Clean Water ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.9M in grants to Global Water Challenge between 2019–2025.
Who is Global Water Challenge's largest funder?
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Global Water Challenge, with $9.1M across 15 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Global Water Challenge received?
IRS 990 filings record $13.9M in grants to Global Water Challenge across 56 grants from 23 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Global Water Challenge's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 23 funders
~2.7 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 23
~1 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Global Water Challenge's?