US Water Alliance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$9.9M
Foundation funders
21
Grants recorded
49
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds US Water Alliance?
US Water Alliance is funded by 21 grantmakers, led by The Kresge Foundation ($2.4M), Freedom Together Foundation ($1.6M), Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.9M in grants to US Water Alliance between 2020–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kresge Foundation | $2,425,000 | 7 | 2020–2024 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | $1,650,000 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | $1,070,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | $963,000 | 6 | 2020–2024 |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | $750,000 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| The Joyce Foundation | $670,000 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Water Foundation | $660,700 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | $350,195 | 2 | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | $300,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gitlab Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Allen H and Selma W Berkman | $250,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Esb Charitable Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The William Penn Foundation | $110,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The McKnight Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | $60,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Association of Clean | $40,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Water Environment Federation | $20,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Fred & Barbara Erb Family | $15,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation for Mississippi | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has US Water Alliance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gitlab Foundation | TO SUPPORT BUILDING A STRONG AND EQUITABLE WATER WORKFORCE. | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | ADVANCING AN EQUITABLE WATER FUTURE FOR COMMUNITIES | $650,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO SCALE AND STRENGTHEN THE WATER EQUITY NETWORK (WEN) | $355,000 |
| 2024 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | One Water, One Texas | $315,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82312 ADVANCING COMMUNITY-LED WATER-SYSTEM REGIONALIZATION TO ACHIEVE A HOLISTIC, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE WATER FUTURE FOR COMMUNITIES | $310,195 |
| 2024 | Water Foundation | WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION | $270,000 |
| 2024 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Jobs and Family Economic Security | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region. | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | ENVIRONMENT | $195,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80364 ENABLING UNIVERSAL WATER ACCESS, PRICING WATER TO REFLECT ITS TRUE VALUE, AND REALIZING ITS ROLE IN CLIMATE MITIGATION | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Mississippi | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Kresge Foundation | THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE U.S. WATER ALLIANCES WORK TO SCALE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR WATER EQUITY NETWORK (WEN), INTEGRATE ARTS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES INTO WEN, HELP WATER UTILITIES ADOPT NEW GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION MITIGATION PRACTICES, AND HOST A SUCCESSFUL KRESGE CREWS CONVENING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ONE WATER SUMMIT. | $645,000 |
| 2023 | Freedom Together Foundation | ADVANCING AN EQUITABLE WATER FUTURE FOR COMMUNITIES | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Water Foundation | WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION | $300,700 |
| 2023 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | To advance One Water in Texas and highlight Texas' water leadership nationally | $250,000 |
| 2023 | WK Kellogg Foundation | advance equitable investments, management, and opportunities in water infrastructure that result in family-supporting jobs and health equity for low-income communities of color | $225,000 |
| 2023 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region. | $125,000 |
| 2023 | The Fred & Barbara Erb Family | DISCRETIONARY | $15,000 |
| 2022 | Freedom Together Foundation | ADVANCING AN EQUITABLE WATER FUTURE FOR COMMUNITIES | $500,000 |
| 2022 | The Kresge Foundation | CREATE AN ENABLING POLICY ENVIRONMENT AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FIELD LEVELS FOR THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW TO BENEFIT EQUITABLE, CLIMATE-FORWARD WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS. | $400,000 |
| 2022 | WK Kellogg Foundation | advance equitable investments, management, and opportunities in water infrastructure that result in family-supporting jobs and health equity for low-income communities of color | $325,000 |
| 2022 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | To address the challenge of managing water equitably in cities across the U.S. with a focus on cities in the Great Lakes region. | $325,000 |
| 2022 | The Kresge Foundation | THIS GRANT SUPPORTS US WATER ALLIANCE WORK TO SCALE WORK UNDERWAY THROUGH OUR WATER EQUITY NETWORK, OUR EMERGING CLIMATE PROGRAM AND OUR WATER, ARTS, AND CULTURE PROGRAM, AND ADVANCE COMPLEMENTARY FEDERAL POLICIES THAT SEIZE THIS UNIQUE MOMENT TO TRANSFORM URBAN WATER SYSTEMS. | $260,000 |
| 2022 | The Kresge Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE KRESGE FOUNDATIONS CLIMATE RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE WATERS SYSTEM CONVENING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE US WATER ALLIANCES ONE WATER SUMMIT 2022 IN MILWAUKEE, WI. | $200,000 |
| 2022 | The Joyce Foundation | Environment | $125,000 |
| 2022 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | One Water, One Texas | $118,000 |
| 2022 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | ONE WATER SUMMIT 2022 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | To host a Texas Water Equity Network delegation at the US Water Alliance's 2022 One Water Summit | $20,000 |
| 2021 | Windward Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $300,000 |
| 2021 | The Kresge Foundation | THIS GRANT SUPPORTS US WATER ALLIANCE WORK TO SCALE WORK UNDERWAY THROUGH OUR WATER EQUITY NETWORK, OUR EMERGING CLIMATE PROGRAM AND OUR WATER, ARTS, AND CULTURE PROGRAM, AND ADVANCE COMPLEMENTARY FEDERAL POLICIES THAT SEIZE THIS UNIQUE MOMENT TO TRANSFORM URBAN WATER SYSTEMS. | $290,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 49 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds US Water Alliance?
US Water Alliance is funded by 21 grantmakers, led by The Kresge Foundation ($2.4M), Freedom Together Foundation ($1.6M), Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.9M in grants to US Water Alliance between 2020–2025.
Who is US Water Alliance's largest funder?
The Kresge Foundation is the largest recorded funder of US Water Alliance, with $2.4M across 7 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has US Water Alliance received?
IRS 990 filings record $9.9M in grants to US Water Alliance across 49 grants from 21 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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