US Water Alliance
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2026
Total received
$10.9M
Foundation funders
23
Grants recorded
59
Years covered
2019–2026
Who funds US Water Alliance?
US Water Alliance is funded by 23 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 $10.9M in grants to US Water Alliance between 2019–2026.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $190K (2019) to $2.5M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
What grants has US Water Alliance received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gitlab Foundation | BUILDING A STRONG & EQUITABLE WATER WORKFORCE | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Gitlab Foundation | TO SUPPORT BUILDING A STRONG AND EQUITABLE WATER WORKFORCE. | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Water Environment Federation | Program Support | $40,000 |
| 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 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | General operating support | $150,000 |
| 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 Joyce Foundation | Environment | $105,000 |
| 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 Heinz Endowments | TO IMPLEMENT WATER EQUITY SOLUTIONS IN PITTSBURGH AND INCREASE THE REGION'S SHARE OF FEDERAL MONEY FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS | $120,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 59 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds US Water Alliance?
US Water Alliance is funded by 23 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 $10.9M in grants to US Water Alliance between 2019–2026.
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 $10.9M in grants to US Water Alliance across 59 grants from 23 funders between 2019–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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