Organization · EIN 37-1833985 · Sacramento, CA · Environment
Who funds Water Foundation?
15 private foundations reported paying Water Foundation $17M on returns for tax year 2023.
15 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 15
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$7,700,000 2 grant lines |
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$5,573,500 4 grant lines |
To leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions for people and the environment in the face of climate change. +3 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Laural Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$1,600,000 3 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE WATER POLICIES FOR COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. +2 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Flint, MI |
$500,000 | To monitor and improve implementation of federal water infrastructure investments across the United States. | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation The Woodlands, TX |
$400,000 | To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Bethesda, MD |
$350,000 | LEVERAGING PUBLIC FUNDING | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Horizon Foundation Plano, TX · Preselected only |
$250,000 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$150,000 | SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Still Water Foundation Austin, TX · Preselected only |
$100,000 | CHARITABLE - IN SUPPORT OF THE TEXAS WELLSPRING FUND. | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wend II Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$100,000 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gates Family Foundation Denver, CO |
$75,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation Houston, TX |
$50,000 | Toward the Texas Wellspring Fund's efforts to address systemic water issues | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Thornburg Foundation Santa Fe, NM · Preselected only |
$50,000 | WATER TABLE FUNDER COLLABORATIVE | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mighty Arrow Family Foundation Fort Collins, CO · Preselected only |
$50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Builders Initiative Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$30,000 | To support the Health, Climate, and Equity Convening costs | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Water Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Water Foundation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $15.4M to them - Doris Duke Charitable Foundation New York, NY
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $3.12M to them - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $26.9M to them - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $7.41M to them - Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $4.99M to them - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $39.9M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Wilburforce Foundation Seattle, WA
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $2.1M to them - The Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach, CA
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $4.69M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY
8 shared funders · 492 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
7 shared funders · 192 funders in all - Resources Legacy Fund Sacramento, CA
6 shared funders · 35 funders in all - Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA
5 shared funders · 106 funders in all - Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC
5 shared funders · 75 funders in all - Tides Center San Francisco, CA
7 shared funders · 153 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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