Grant Recipients

Since 2011, we have delivered nearly $90 million in funding to the US water field, including over 230 organizations.

RecipientProject TitleGrant Amount*StateYear
ActiveSGVEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$20,000 CA2022
ActiveSGVEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$10,000 CA2020
ActiveSGVWater Leaders Working Group$8,571 CA2020
ActiveSGVEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$10,000 CA2021
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest IndiansNW Tribal Water Resource Prioritization Project$25,000 ID, OR, WA2020
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest IndiansWater & Federal Resource Technical Assistance Project$400,000 Western US2023
Ag InnovationsGroundwater Leadership Forum$17,430 CA2022
Ag InnovationsGroundwater Leadership Forum$75,000 CA2020
Ag InnovationsGroundwater Leadership Forum 2022 GSP Review$13,500 CA2021
Ag InnovationsGroundwater Leadership Forum$38,425 CA2023
Alianza Coachella ValleyAdvancing a Salton Sea Vision $55,000 CA2022
Alianza Coachella ValleyProtecting Public Health and Giving Voice to Community at the Salton Sea$65,000 CA2020
Alianza Coachella ValleyIncreasing Conservancy Education & Awareness in the Eastern Coachella Valley $50,000 CA2023
American Flood CoalitionBuilding Infrastructure-Ready States$600,000 National2023
American RiversLeveraging Federal Funds for Green Infrastructure: California Water and Climate Solutions$200,000 CA2022
American RiversBuilding Resilience through Healthy Rivers in California$45,000 CA2022
American Rivers, Inc.California Strategy for Healthy Rivers and Clean Water for People and Nature $150,000 CA2020
American Rivers, Inc.Snake River Restoration Campaign $24,000 OR2021
American Rivers, Inc.Reconnecting California's Central Valley Rivers$65,000 CA2021
American Rivers, Inc.Strategies for Sustainable Western River Management$55,000 Western US2021
American Rivers, Inc.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Salmon Restoration and Fish Passage Policy Analyst $151,415 National2023
Amigos BravosAdvocating for New Mexico Water Policy and Outstanding Waters$60,000 NM2022
Amigos BravosAdvocating for New Mexico Water Policy and Outstanding Waters$17,357 NM2022
Amigos BravosOutstanding Waters in New Mexico$20,000 NM2020
Amigos BravosTribal Outreach on Clean Water Initiatives$30,000 NM2020
Amigos BravosNew Mexico Water Policy and Advocacy - 2021$50,000 NM2021
Amigos BravosNew Mexico Water Policy and Outstanding Waters$60,000 NM2023
Amigos BravosNew Mexico Water Policy and Outstanding Waters$85,000 NM2023
Anthropocene AllianceFrontline 360°$700,000 National2022
Anthropocene AllianceVision /Action 2025: Channeling $60M to Low Income Communities to Implement Nature-Based Solutions$25,000 MS, MO, OK, SC, TX2021
Anthropocene AllianceFrontline 360°$81,675 National2023
Anthropocene AllianceBringing Money, Expertise and Storytelling to Frontline Communities$500,000 National2023
Appalachian Citizens' Law CenterDrinking Water Affordability in Kentucky$75,000 KY2023
Audubon CaliforniaEcosystem Technical Assistance for SGMA Implementation$168,992 CA2023
Audubon New MexicoLinking the New Mexico Rio Grande Basin Study to Water Policy Initiatives$40,000 NM2022
Audubon New MexicoLinking the New Mexico Rio Grande Basin Study to Water Policy Initiatives$10,000 NM2022
Audubon New MexicoConservation of the Rio Grande and New Mexico Water Policy Initiative$40,000 CO, NM, TX2021
Audubon New MexicoEngagement and Leadership with the Rio Grande Basin Study and State and Federal Water Policy$40,000 NM2023
Bayou City WaterkeeperEquitable and Greener IIJA Implementation in Texas$265,000 TX2023
BlueGreen Alliance FoundationBuilding Resilient Water Infrastructure Systems to Achieve Climate, Jobs, and Equity Goals$300,000 MI, MN, WI2023
Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring ProgramCottonwood Monitoring and Support for BEMP$37,500 NM2023
Cahaba RiverkeeperLaws2Maps $195,000 AL2023
California Coastkeeper AllianceModernizing California's Water Rights$20,000 CA2023
California Donor Table FundLA Landscape Analysis$20,000 CA2020
California Environmental VotersBuilding Power for California's Future 2023$100,000 CA2022
California Environmental VotersBuilding Power for California's Future 2023$30,000 CA2022
California Environmental VotersBuilding Power for California's Future$100,000 CA2020
California Environmental VotersBuilding Power for California's Future 2022$100,000 CA2021
California Environmental VotersSecuring Equitable Water Rights in California$20,000 CA2023
California Trout, Inc.Reconciling Sacramento Riverscapes$45,000 CA2022
California Trout, Inc.Visioning an Ecologically Functioning Sacramento River Valley $65,000 CA2021
California Trout, Inc.California Water Rights Policy Modernization$20,000 CA2023
California Water Data ConsortiumCalifornia Water Data Consortium$550,000 CA2020
California Water Data ConsortiumCalifornia Water Data Consortium$130,000 CA2021
California Water Data ConsortiumCommunicating the Value of Investing in Modern Water Data Systems in California$80,000 CA2023
Carpe Diem WestWatersheds-for-Firesheds$10,000 Western US2022
Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley School of LawGuidance for Overcoming Conflict in California Water$26,000 CA2021
Center for Neighborhood TechnologyAdvancing Water Equity: Comparison of State Revolving Funds Definitions of Disadvantaged Communities$145,000 IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, WI2023
Center for Sustainable Engagement and DevelopementNature-Based Investments Advancing Equity and Climate Justice $2,500 LA2023
Centro por la JusticiaCentro Por la Justicia, Water Work $15,000 TX2023
Children of The Setting Sun ProductionsGathering of the Salmon People at Celilo Falls $20,000 CA, OR, WA2022
Children of The Setting Sun ProductionsSalmon People Project Gatherings$20,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Children of The Setting Sun ProductionsSalmon People Project Gatherings$20,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Children of The Setting Sun ProductionsSalmon People Gathering$25,000 CA, OR, WA2023
CIEAReorienting to Recovery Project $75,000 CA2022
CivicWellCivicWell Support for the Groundwater Collaborative and the Groundwater Leadership Forum$50,000 CA2022
CivicWellNGO Groundwater Collaborative and Groundwater Exchange Alignment$24,000 CA2020
CivicWellLGC Support for the Groundwater Collaborative, GW Leadership Forum, & Equitable SGMA Implementation$75,000 CA2021
CivicWellGroundwater Resilience - Groundwater Exchange Revamp and Fairmead Engagement$31,600 CA2021
CivicWellCivicWell Support for the Groundwater Collaborative and the Groundwater Leadership Forum$53,992 CA2023
CivicWellSGMA Underrepresented Community Technical Assistance$61,212 CA2023
Clean Water FundHuman Right to Water: Safe and Affordable Drinking Water and Sustainable Groundwater$250,000 CA2022
Clean Water FundSafe and Sustainable Drinking Water and Groundwater$200,000 CA2020
Clean Water FundSafe and Sustainable Drinking Water and Groundwater$225,000 CA2021
Clean Water FundHuman Right to Water - Safe and Affordable Drinking Water and Sustainable Groundwater$125,000 CA2023
Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience, a Program of Healthy GulfWater Justice in the Greater Houston Area$15,000 TX2023
Colorado West Land TrustWater Table Meeting$700 CO2023
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionUpdate of the Tribal Energy Vision for the Columbia River Basin$65,000 ID, OR, WA2020
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionSupporting Development and Advancement of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative$70,000 ID, OR, WA, BC2023
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionSupporting Development and Advancement of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative$100,000 ID, OR, WA, BC2023
Columbia RiverkeeperSnake River Restoration Project$30,000 ID, OR, WA2022
Columbia RiverkeeperProtecting Salmon From Hot Water$25,000 ID, OR, WA2020
Columbia RiverkeeperSnake River Restoration Project$25,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Columbia RiverkeeperSnake River Restoration Project$25,000 ID, OR, WA2023
Comite Civico del Valle, Inc.Elevating Community Participation & Productive Stakeholder Engagement for the Salton Sea Watershed$75,000 CA2020
Comite Civico del Valle, Inc.Salton Strategic Engagement Advocacy (SEA) Project$55,000 CA2021
Communities for a Better EnvironmentCommunities for a Better Environment's Southeast Los Angeles Water Justice Program$55,000 CA2022
Communities for a Better EnvironmentOne Water Summit Milwaukee$800 National2022
Communities for a Better EnvironmentSoutheast Los Angeles Water Campaign$50,850 CA2023
Communities Unlimited, Inc.Texas Rural Community Environmental Systems Infrastructure Development Assistance and Training$15,000 TX2023
Communities Unlimited, Inc.Organizational Capacity Building Grant to Increase Access to Water Infrastructure Funding$300,000 TX2023
Community Alliance with Family FarmersSGMA and Small Farms$25,000 CA2022
Community Alliance with Family FarmersSGMA and Small Farms$25,000 CA2022
Community Alliance with Family FarmersSGMA and Small Farms$81,218 CA2023
Community Hiking ClubWater Leaders Working Group$8,571 CA2020
Community RePower MovementReDesignLA: Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$25,000 CA2022
Community RePower MovementEmpowering Community-Based Organizations To Build Multi-Benefit Projects$25,000 CA2020
Community Water CenterSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection, and Community Engagement and Leadership $375,000 CA2022
Community Water CenterSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection and Leadership Development$200,000 CA2020
Community Water CenterSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection and Leadership Development$240,000 CA2021
Community Water CenterSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection and Community Engagement and Leadership $85,500 CA2023
Community Water CenterEquitable IIJA Implementation for Water $201,000 National2023
Community Water CenterSustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Underrepresented Community Technical Assistance$235,000 CA2023
Community Water Center Action FundSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection, and Community Engagement and Leadership$75,000 CA2022
Community Water Center Action FundSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection and Leadership Development$100,000 CA2020
Community Water Center Action FundSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection and Leadership Development$75,000 CA2021
Community Water Center Action FundSafe Water Access for All, Groundwater Protection, and Community Engagement and Leadership$60,000 CA2023
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationColumbia Basin Tribes Salmon Recovery Strategy & Coordinating Intertribal Actions$200,000 ID, OR, WA2022
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationColumbia Basin Tribes Salmon Recovery Strategy & Coordinating Intertribal Actions$35,000 ID, OR, WA2022
Conservation Voters for IdahoCoalition Building and Grasstops Coordination Toward Salmon Recovery$25,000 ID2020
Conservation Voters for IdahoSalmon & Steelhead Recovery and River Restoration Campaign$35,000 ID, WA2021
Conservation Voters New MexicoWater Policy Development and Administrative Advocacy on Water-Focused Initiatives$50,000 NM2022
Conservation Voters New MexicoNew Mexico Water Policy Initiative$25,000 NM2021
Conservation Voters New MexicoSupport for Water Policy Development and Administrative Advocacy in New Mexico$40,000 NM2023
Coro Northern CaliforniaWatershed Framework$25,000 CA2021
Council for Watershed HealthReDesignLA$25,000 CA2022
Council for Watershed HealthReDesignLA$25,000 CA2022
Council for Watershed HealthEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects (2020-2021)$25,000 CA2020
Council for Watershed HealthReDesignLA Phase II (2021-2022)$25,000 CA2021
Council for Watershed HealthReDesign LA Urban Water Funders Tour $2,500 CA2023
Council for Watershed Health2024 ReDesignLA Phase I and II$50,400 CA2023
Cultural Fire Management CouncilFunders Convening$2,275 CA2023
Deep South Center for Environmental JusticeAdvancing Racial Equity in National Water Policy$60,000 AL, FL, LA, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, SC, TX, VA2020
Defenders of WildlifeRestoring Wildlife Habitat in the Lower Snake River and Sacramento Valley$30,000 CA2020
Defenders of WildlifeRestoring Wildlife Habitat in the Snake River$15,000 WA2021
Defenders of WildlifeAdvancing the Bay-Delta Plan Update$30,000 CA2021
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.Floodplains Reimagined Feasibility Study (Steering and Advisory Committees Participation)$39,336 CA2021
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & LightSupporting Catholic Leadership for Salmon Recovery$15,000 ID, OR, WA2022
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & LightBuilding Bridges, Restoring Rivers$25,000 WA2023
EarthjusticeFall Water Table Meeting$1,000 CA2023
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeWater Capacity Building$55,000 CA2022
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$27,100 CA2022
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeWater Capacity Building$55,000 CA2020
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$25,000 CA2020
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeWater Capacity Building$55,000 CA2021
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeWater Capacity Building$20,000 CA2023
East Yard Communities for Environmental JusticeEYCEJ Water Organizing$53,000 CA2023
Elevate EnergyPolicy Pathways to Water Affordability$50,000 IL2023
Environmental Advocates NYSecuring Environmental Rights$50,000 NY2021
Environmental Defense FundAdvancing Effective and Equitable Implementation of CA's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act$50,000 CA2022
Environmental Defense FundTowards Sustainability: Modernizing Texas Groundwater Management$10,000 TX2023
Environmental Defense FundTowards Sustainability: Modernizing Texas Groundwater Management$35,000 TX2023
Environmental Defense FundAdvancing Effective and Equitable Implementation of CA’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act $50,000 CA2023
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.Advancing Effective and Equitable Implementation of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act$75,000 CA2021
Environmental Protection NetworkEPN’s Pro Bono Technical Assistance Program$100,000 National2023
Farmworkers Institute of Education & Leadership Development (FIELD)Si Se Puede - FIELD in Action!$25,000 CA2021
Friends of the Chicago RiverGreater Chicago Watershed Alliance$263,000 IL2023
Friends of the Los Angeles RiverLA Funders Convening$1,000 CA2023
Galveston Bay FoundationGalveston Bay Water Quality and Quantity$10,000 TX2023
Gente OrganizadaReDesignLA: Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects $25,000 CA2022
Gente OrganizadaReDesignLA: Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects $25,000 CA2022
Great Basin Water NetworkGreat Basin Water and Tribes Initiative $200,000 UT, NV2023
Greater Hells Canyon CouncilNortheast Oregon Grassroots Organizing for the Snake River$15,000 OR2020
Groundwater Resources Association of CaliforniaFourth Annual GSA Summit$10,000 CA2021
Groundwater Resources Association of CaliforniaSGMA Implementation Summit and Workshop$10,000 CA2023
Groundwork Ohio River ValleyCommunity Voices for Ohio River Restoration$300,000 Ohio River Watershed2023
Guardian.org FoundationAmerica's Water Crisis$30,000 National2020
Headwaters EconomicsResearching Ways to Improve the Equitability of Federal Flood Mitigation Programs$200,000 Western US2022
Headwaters EconomicsAchieving on-the-ground flood risk reduction through FloodWise Community Assistance$500,000 National2023
Heal the BayHeal the Bay's Clean Water Initiatives$68,500 CA2022
Heal the BayHeal the Bay's Clean Water Initiatives$50,000 CA2020
Heal the BayHeal the Bay's Clean Water Initiatives$50,000 CA2021
Heal the BayHeal the Bay's Clean Water Initiatives$20,000 CA2023
Hill Country AllianceExpanding Community Influence in Hill Country Water Planning and Management$15,000 TX2023
Hill Country AllianceBridging the Gap: Mobilizing BIL Funding for Rural Water Infrastructure$200,000 TX2023
Idaho Wildlife FederationSalmon and Steelhead Recovery Campaign$25,000 ID2021
Idaho Wildlife FederationSnake River Restoration Campaign: Grassroots Organizing$25,000 ID, OR, WA2023
Institute for Nonprofit News (Regents of the University of Minnesota)Troubled Waters: Solutions-Focused Reporting on US Drinking Water $40,000 MN2020
Just Solutions CollectiveDelivering Water Justice in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act$50,000 National2023
Kounkuey Design InitiativeVision Creation and Synthesis for the Salton Sea Partnership$15,000 CA2021
Leadership Counsel ActionSafe and Affordable Drinking Water and Sustainable Groundwater$150,000 CA2022
Leadership Counsel for Justice and AccountabilitySafe and Affordable Drinking Water and Sustainable Groundwater$150,000 CA2022
Leadership Counsel for Justice and AccountabilitySecuring Safe Drinking Water, Improving Groundwater Resources, and Expanding Civic Engagement$150,000 CA2020
Leadership Counsel for Justice and AccountabilitySecuring Safe Drinking Water, Improving Groundwater Resources, and Expanding Civic Engagement$219,775 CA2021
Leadership Counsel for Justice and AccountabilityLeadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability proposal to the Water Foundation 2022$15,000 CA2023
Literacy for Environmental JusticeClimate and Energy Funders Group meeting$500 CA2023
Little Snake River Conservation DistrictHeadwaters of the Colorado River Basin: A Bi-State Initiative$50,000 CO, WY2023
Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. (LiKEN)Appalachian Green Infrastructure Design Collaboratory$200,000 KY, OH, WV2023
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyLAANE Water Justice LA Campaign - 2023$75,000 CA2022
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyWater Leaders Working Group$8,571 CA2020
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyA New Deal for Water$25,000 National2021
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyClean and Safe Water 2021-2022$65,000 CA2021
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyLAANE Climate Campaign - 2024$20,700 CA2023
Los Angeles Conservation Corps, IncWater Leaders Working Group$17,143 CA2020
Los Angeles WaterkeeperLA Stormwater Outreach$50,000 CA2022
Los Angeles WaterkeeperLA Stormwater Outreach$18,500 CA2022
Los Angeles WaterkeeperLos Angeles Stormwater Outreach$50,000 CA2021
Los Angeles WaterkeeperUrban Water Funders OWLA Presentation$1,000 CA2023
Los Angeles WaterkeeperOurWaterLA Coalition Coordination$20,000 CA2023
Lowcountry Alliance for Model CommunitiesCommunity Capacity Building for Nature-based Flood Resilience in Charleston, SC $150,000 SC2023
Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation DistrictHub for a Multiple-Benefit Approach to SGMA $25,000 CA2020
Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation DistrictHub for a Multiple-Benefit Approach to SGMA $25,000 CA2021
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education FundOur Water Now: Great Lakes and Drinking Water Action$30,000 MI2022
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education FundOur Water, Our Future$25,000 MI2021
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education FundOur Water Future: Michigan LCV Education Fund's 2024 Water Action Plan$75,000 MI2023
Milwaukee Water CommonsClimate Resilience Conference$2,600 WI2023
Mississippi River NetworkLeveraging Federal Funding for a Healthy Mississippi River$200,000 Mississippi Watershed2023
MultiplierImplementing The Groundwater Exchange Revamp$26,000 CA2021
National Audubon Society/Audubon CaliforniaProtecting and Enhancing Wetland Refuges in California's Central Valley$50,000 CA2022
National Audubon Society/Audubon CaliforniaProtecting and Enhancing Wetland Refuges in California's Central Valley$15,000 CA2022
National Audubon Society/Audubon CaliforniaProtecting & Enhancing Central Valley's Wetland Refuges Through SGMA Implementation $125,000 CA2020
National Audubon Society/Audubon CaliforniaProtecting Wetland Refuges in California's Central Valley & Ensuring a Sustainable Salton Sea $115,000 CA2021
National Judicial CollegeInterstate Water Law Adjudication Skills for Judges$30,000 Western US2022
National Wildlife FederationNWF Convening$800 VA2023
National Wildlife FederationAdvancing a Sustainable Water Future for the People and Wildlife of Texas$15,000 TX2023
National Wildlife FederationAdvancing a Sustainable Water Future for the People and Wildlife of Texas $25,000 TX2023
National Wildlife FederationAdvancing a Sustainable Water Future for the People and Wildlife of Texas$220,000 TX2023
Native Americans in PhilanthropyFall Water Table Meeting$1,500 DC2023
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNRDC Water Projects: Water Safe from Lead in CO, CA; Affordable Drinking Water in CA; LA Stormwater$120,000 CA, CO2022
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.California Water Projects: Drinking Water Affordability, Water Efficiency and Supply, and Los Angeles Stormwater$150,000 CA2021
Nature for AllNature for All Water Education & Community Base Building$60,000 CA2022
Nature for AllNature for All Water Education & Community Base Building$8,500 CA2022
Nature for AllNature for All Water Education, Outreach & Coordination$100,000 CA2021
New England Forestry FoundationLA Funders Convening$2,800 MA2023
New Mexico Acequia AssociationEngaging Acequias to Protect Water in New Mexico$40,000 NM2022
New Mexico Acequia AssociationProtecting Water in New Mexico through Acequia Advocacy$80,000 NM2023
New Mexico Tech FoundationCatalyzing New Mexico water programs: Water Leaders Education Program and Water Data Initiative$50,000 NM2023
New Mexico Wilderness AllianceAdvancing ONRW and Water Policy in New Mexico$50,000 NM2022
New Mexico Wilderness AllianceAdvancing ONRW and Water Policy in New Mexico$10,000 NM2022
New Mexico Wilderness AlliancePursuit of Outstanding Waters and Progressive Water Policy$40,000 NM2020
New Mexico Wilderness AlliancePursuit of Outstanding Waters and Progressive Water Policy$40,000 NM2021
New Mexico Wilderness AllianceBroad and Comprehensive Work on New Mexico Water Policy$120,000 NM2023
Nez Perce TribeSnake River Campaign and Communications Project$120,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Nez Perce TribeSalmon-Orca Project$50,000 ID, OR, WA2023
Nimiipuu Protecting the EnvironmentTribal Treaties and Water Protection for the Snake River$25,000 ID, OR, WA2022
North Fork Mono TribeSponsorship of the 2023 California Tribal Water Summit$25,000 CA2022
Northern California Water AssociationA Coordinated Approach for Surface and Groundwater Interaction in the Sacramento Valley $50,000 CA2021
Northwest Sportfishing Industry AssociationEngaging Sportfishing Community in Campaign to Recover Columbia/Snake River Salmon and Steelhead $30,000 ID, OR, WA2022
Northwest Sportfishing Industry AssociationSportfishing Community Campaign to Recover Columbia/Snake River Salmon and Steelhead$25,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Northwest Sportfishing Industry AssociationEngaging the Sportfishing Community to Recover Columbia/Snake River Salmon and Steelhead $30,000 ID, OR. WA2023
Not An AlternativeRed Road to DC: A Totem Pole Journey for Sacred Places$30,000 ID, OR, NM, WA2021
Nuestra Tierra Conservation ProjectThe Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E $30,000 National2020
NW Energy CoalitionClean Energy Replacement for Lower Snake River Dams$15,000 ID, OR, MT, WA2022
NW Energy CoalitionClean Energy Replacement for Lower Snake River Dams$25,000 ID, OR, MT, WA2021
NW Energy CoalitionAdvancing Clean Renewable Salmon-Friendly Power For the Northwest$25,000 WA2023
OneUpActionNature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience$1,000 CA2023
Open Space InstituteNature Based Solutions Conference$600 NY2023
Pacific InstituteCalifornia Water Efficiency and COVID-19 Impacts on Very Small Water Systems$143,000 CA2020
Pacific InstituteSalton Sea Revitalization$30,000 CA2021
Pacific InstituteAdvancing Urban Water Efficiency in California$50,000 CA2021
Pacific RiversLostine Impact Campaign$10,000 OR2021
Pacoima BeautifulEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$20,000 CA2022
Pacoima BeautifulEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$10,000 CA2020
Pacoima BeautifulWater Leaders Working Group$8,571 CA2020
Pacoima BeautifulReDesignLA - Phase 2$10,000 CA2021
Pacoima BeautifulParticipation at Funders Meeting$1,000 CA2023
Palmer Land ConservancySpring Water Table Meeting$1,000 CO2023
Pew Charitable TrustsU.S. Public Lands and Rivers Conservation$50,000 National2021
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los AngelesAchieving the Human Right to Water in Southeast Los Angeles$55,000 CA2022
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los AngelesAchieving the Human Right to Water in Southeast Los Angeles$55,000 CA2020
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los AngelesAchieving the Human Right to Water in Southeast Los Angeles$55,000 CA2021
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los AngelesAchieving the Human Right to Water in Southeast Los Angeles$35,000 CA2023
Physicians for Social Responsibility- Los AngelesOne Water Summit Milwaukee$900 National2022
PolicyLinkWater Equity & Climate Resilience Caucus $800,000 National2022
PolicyLinkNational Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus $65,000 CA, DC2020
PolicyLinkWater Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus: Realizing Transformative Action for Policy Change$100,000 CA, MS, MI, AL, LA, TX2020
PolicyLinkWater Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus$175,000 National2021
PolicyLink Travel support to attend Water Table Meeting$1,400 National2022
Prairie Rivers of Iowa Resource Conservation and DevelopmentMovement Infrastructure for Clean Water in Iowa$90,808 IA2023
ProgressNow New MexicoWater Message Testing in Marginalized Communities Across New Mexico $30,000 NM2020
Proyecto PastoralEmpowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$21,700 CA2022
Proyecto PastoralMentoring Community-Based Organizations on Best Practices for Capacity Building$10,000 CA2020
Proyecto PastoralReDesignLA Phase II (2021-2022)$10,000 CA2021
Public Policy Institute of California2022 Sponsorship$10,000 CA2022
Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaWater Policy Center Research on Sustainable Groundwater Management$35,000 CA2020
Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaWater Policy Center Research on Sustainable Groundwater Management$25,000 CA2021
Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaReplenishing Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley 2023 Update$10,000 CA2023
Regents of the University of California, IrvineCalifornia Water Administrator Pilot Evaluation$80,000 CA2021
Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group (Resources Legacy Fund)Advocating on behalf of Tribes and Indigenous Communities in the regulation of hydropower dams$50,000 Western US2022
River in ActionWater Leaders Working Group$8,571 CA2020
River in ActionWater Leaders Working Group$68,750 CA2023
River NetworkTravel support to attend Water Table Meeting$500 National2022
River NetworkNetwork-Building During and Post-Pandemic: A State Water Policy Hub for Drinking Water and Beyond$50,000 CA2020
River NetworkSupporting our Nationwide Network in Advancing Critical Clean Water Protection and Access$70,000 National2021
River NetworkBuilding Network Capacity to Leverage Federal Funding for Equitable and Sustainable Water Outcomes$295,187 National2023
River PartnersLeveraging Federal Funds for Green Infrastructure: California Water and Climate Solutions$200,000 CA2022
River PartnersExpediting the Pace and Scale of River Ecosystem Restoration in the Central Valley of California$45,000 CA2022
River PartnersExpediting the Pace and Scale of Floodplain Restoration in the Central Valley of California$150,000 CA2020
River PartnersExpediting the Pace and Scale of River Ecosystem Restoration in the Central Valley of California$125,664 CA2021
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsWater Hub at Climate Nexus$50,000 Western US2021
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNarrative Initiative Rural Strategy Convening$1,120 NY2023
Rural Community Assistance CorporationCapacity Building TA for Small Disadvantaged Utilities and Advocacy for Regionalization Legislation $350,000 AZ, CA, NM2022
Rural Community Assistance PartnershipAn Initial Roadmap for a National Drinking Water Quality Needs Assessment$100,000 CA2021
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples (Sierra Health Foundation)Participation in SELA Water Group and Water Summit$56,900 CA2022
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples (Sierra Health Foundation)Staff Traning and Facilitation$15,000 CA2022
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples (Sierra Health Foundation)Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples$25,000 CA2021
Sand County FoundationAccelerating Nature-Based Solutions and Mapping Tribal Water Service Area Boundaries$300,000 CA, ID, WA, WY2023
Save California Salmon (Trees Foundation)Bay Delta Water Protection Project$25,000 CA2021
Save Our Wild Salmon CoalitionRestoring the Lower Snake River - Communications and Grassroots Projects$69,500 ID, OR, WA2022
Save Our Wild Salmon CoalitionSnake River Vision Project$50,000 ID, WA2020
Save Our Wild Salmon CoalitionCampaign to Restore the Snake River and its Salmon$25,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Save Our wild Salmon CoalitionRestoring Snake River's Native Fish: Planning for Service Replacement$30,000 ID, OR, WA2023
Self-Help EnterprisesEquitable Water Planning and Capacity Building for Water Management in Disadvantaged Communities $50,000 CA2022
Self-Help EnterprisesRural Community Leadership Development and Support$100,000 CA2020
Self-Help EnterprisesRural Community Leadership Development and Support$100,000 CA2021
Self-Help EnterprisesSustainable Groundwater Management Underrepresented Community Technical Assistance$150,000 CA2023
Se'Si'LeSnake River Spirit of the Waters Totem Pole Journey$25,000 ID, OR, WA2022
Se'Si'LeFree the River Campaign$25,000 ID, OR, WA2023
Se'Si'LeFree the River Campaign$25,000 ID, OR, WA2023
Sierra Club FoundationSierra Club's Our Wild California Campaign$40,000 CA2020
Sierra Club FoundationSierra Club's Our Wild California Campaign$35,000 CA2021
Sierra Club Foundation, fiscal sponsor for Sierra Club Lone Star ChapterSustainable Management and Resilient Texas (SMART) Waters$10,000 TX2023
Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management, fiscal sponsor for Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous PeoplesSacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples$21,000 CA2023
Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management, fiscal sponsor for Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous PeoplesIndigenous Waters Program$50,000 CA2023
Sound Rivers, fiscal sponsor for Waterkeepers CarolinaPromoting Nature Based Solutions through Community Collaboration$200,000 NC, SC2023
SouthWest Organizing ProjectPueblo Action Alliance - Water Back$20,000 NM2021
Special Service for Groups, Inc.Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$25,000 CA2020
Special Service for Groups, Inc.Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects$25,000 CA2021
SPURBay Area Drinking Water Equity: A Coalition-Building and Advocacy Campaign$50,000 CA2021
Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy EducationBuilding Capacity for Long-term Water Resilience in South Los Angeles$50,000 CA2022
Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy EducationBuilding Capacity for Long-term Water Resilience in South Los Angeles$50,000 CA2020
Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy EducationBuilding Capacity for Long-term Water Resilience in South Los Angeles$50,000 CA2021
Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy EducationBuilding Capacity for Long-term Water Resilience in South Los Angeles$20,000 CA2023
Sustainable ConservationCentral Valley Water for the Future: Accelerating Groundwater Recharge$50,000 CA2022
Sustainable ConservationCentral Valley Water for the Future: Accelerating Groundwater Recharge$75,000 CA2021
Sustainable ConservationFairmead Seed Funding for Sustainable Conservation$5,625 CA2021
Sustainable ConservationEngaging Water-Related Infrastructure Funding to Expand Multi-Benefit Aquifer Recharge in CA$125,000 CA2023
Sustainable NorthwestKlamath Dam Removal Coalition Campaign$15,000 2020
Tataviam Land ConservancyReDesignLA: Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Build Multi-Benefit Projects $50,000 CA2022
Tewa Women UnitedGeneral Support Tewa Women United Environmental Justice Program Area$20,000 NM2023
Texan by NatureThe Texas Water Action Collaborative $10,000 TX2023
Texas 2036Supporting Texas 2036: Policy and Progress into the Bicentennial and Beyond$10,000 TX2023
Texas Agricultural Land TrustTexas Agricultural Land Trust: Spring Water Table Meeting 2023$1,200 TX2023
Texas Southern University FoundationRobert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice$50,000 TX2021
Texas Water Development BoardTexas Water Data Hub Communications and Outreach Plan$150,000 TX2023
Texas Water FoundationSpring Water Table Meeting$1,000 TX2023
Texas Water FoundationTexas Water Day at the Capitol 2023$5,000 TX2023
Texas Water FoundationAdvancing Texas Water Foundation's Work in Water Policy, Leadership, and Education$13,000 TX2023
Texas Water FoundationAdvancing Texas Water Foundation's Work in Water Policy, Leadership, and Education$100,000 TX2023
Texas Water JournalTexas Water Journal Operating and Capacity Support$10,000 TX2023
Texas Water TradeTexas Water Trade$10,000 TX2023
The Center for Water Security and CooperationTracking the Implementation of the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)$20,000 CA, MI, NM, NY2022
The Freshwater TrustSupporting Successful SGMA Implementation & Outreach and Tool Refinement $150,000 CA2020
The Freshwater TrustIncorporating Strategic Repurposing of Agricultural Land into Groundwater Sustainability Efforts$75,000 CA2021
The Nature ConservancyAdvancing Sustainable Groundwater Management in California$200,000 CA2020
The Nature ConservancyGroundwater Leadership Forum Groundwater Sustainability Plan Review$58,000 CA2021
The Nature ConservancyAdvancing Sustainable Groundwater Management in California$75,000 CA2021
The Nature ConservancyImproving the Health and Flow of Texas' Rivers, Aquifers, and Watersheds$10,000 TX2023
The Nature ConservancyProtecting California's Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems$50,000 CA2023
The Nature ConservancyProviding Ecosystem Technical Assistance for SGMA Implementation$12,283 CA2023
The Pew Charitable TrustsU.S. Public Lands and Rivers Conservation$50,000 National2023
The Tataviam Land ConservancyNature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience$1,000 CA2023
The Water Collaborative of Greater New OrleansEquitable State Water Policy Initiatives for Southeast Lousiana. $200,000 LA2023
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Strengthening Watershed Resilience and Natural Infrastructure through IIJA/BIL Implementation$450,000 National2022
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipBuilding Support for Nature-Based Infrastructure Solutions$35,000 CA, ID, NM, OR, WA2020
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipAdvancing Nature-Based Infrastructure Solutions within Western Watersheds$65,000 CA, ID, NM, OR, WA2021
Tides AdvocacySecuring Safe Drinking Water, Improving Groundwater Resources, and Expanding Civic Engagement$100,000 CA2020
Tides AdvocacySecuring Safe Drinking Water, Improving Groundwater Resources, and Expanding Civic Engagement$100,000 CA2021
Tides Advocacy, fiscal sponor for Leadership Counsel ActionLeadership Counsel Action Proposal to the Water Foundation 2022$120,000 CA2023
TreePeopleBuilding a Water-Secure and Resilient Los Angeles County 2022$50,000 CA2022
TreePeople, IncBuilding a Water-Secure and Resilient Los Angeles County$50,000 CA2020
TreePeople, IncBuilding a Water-Secure and Resilient Los Angeles County 2021$50,000 CA2021
TreePeople, IncFunder Convening - Participation$1,000 CA2023
TreePeople, IncBuilding a Water-Secure and Resilient Los Angeles County 2023$20,000 CA2023
Trout UnlimitedLeveraging the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act for Conservation$700,000 National2022
Trout UnlimitedCentral Valley Water and Habitat$45,000 CA2022
Trout UnlimitedSurface Water Protection and Water Policy Reform in New Mexico$40,000 NM2022
Trout UnlimitedTravel support to attend Water Table Meeting$1,600 National2022
Trout UnlimitedSurface Water Protection and Water Policy Reform in New Mexico$10,000 NM2022
Trout UnlimitedCentral Valley Water: Implementing Multi-benefit Policy, Management, and Infrastructure$150,000 CA2020
Trout UnlimitedProtecting New Mexico's Iconic Outstanding Waters$20,000 NM2020
Trout UnlimitedSnake River Campaign Business Outreach$40,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Trout UnlimitedCentral Valley Water and Habitat and Protecting New Mexico's Outstanding Waters$85,000 CA2021
Trout UnlimitedEquitable California Water Policy Modernization$20,000 CA2023
Trout UnlimitedProtecting Rivers and Wetlands in the Land of Enchantment $40,000 NM2023
Trout UnlimitedLeveraging Federal Infrastructure Investments for Conservation$500,000 National2023
Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation TrustLand Repurposing Pilot Program$25,000 CA2022
Tuolumne River TrustTuolumne River Regional Park Carpenter Road Multi-Benefit Project 2021$50,000 CA2021
UCLA Luskin Center for InnovationUrban Water Governance in LA County: The Role of Boards of Directors$59,600 CA2020
Union of Concerned ScientistsFostering Just Climate Resilience in California's Water System$50,000 CA2022
Union of Concerned ScientistsPromoting Climate Science to Foster Resilience and Equity in California's Water System$50,000 CA2020
Union of Concerned ScientistsAdvancing Equitable Climate Resilient Water Management in California$50,000 CA2021
Union of Concerned ScientistsAdvancing Modernization of California’s Water Rights System$20,000 CA2023
United Community FoundationGrayson River Engagement Project$25,000 CA2021
University of Nevada, Las VegasBuilding Climate Resilience Across the US: Planning for Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfire$7,842 National2023
University of Nevada, Las VegasBuilding Climate Resilience Across the US: Planning for Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfire$300,000 National2023
Urban Sustainability Directors NetworkHelping Southeast Communities Access more Resources for Water and Resilience Projects$200,000 Southeastern US2023
US Water AllianceAmerica's One Water Future: Equity, Climate Resilience, and Federal Policy$50,000 National2021
US Water AllianceFunders Convening$700 DC2023
US Water AllianceEnabling Pathways Towards Equitable, Climate-Forward Infrastructure$300,000 National2023
Washington Conservation ActionCampaign to Restore the Snake River $40,000 WA2023
Washington Conservation VotersSnake River Advocacy & Training for Effective Collaboration with Tribes$65,000 WA2022
Washington Conservation VotersSolutions For All in the Snake River $25,000 ID, OR, WA2020
Washington Conservation VotersSolutions For All in the Snake River: Salmon & Steelhead Recovery and River Restoration$75,000 ID, OR, WA2021
Water Finance ExchangeWater Finance Exchange Texas Infrastructure Support$10,000 TX2023
Water Finance ExchangeWater Finance Exchange Sustainable Texas Water Infrastructure Support$200,000 TX2023
Water Hub (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors)Water Funding at Work$450,000 National2022
Water Hub (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors)Water Hub at Climate Nexus$35,000 Western US2022
Water Hub (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors)Water Hub at Climate Nexus$100,000 Western US2022
Water Wise Gulf SouthBuilding Connective Bridges for Community Ownership of Nature Based Solutions$575,000 LA2023
We the People of DetroitAffordable Access to Water in Detroit$150,000 MI2022
We the People of DetroitWater Policy Capacity Building$50,000 MI2021
We the People of DetroitWe the People of Detroit - Political Education $200,000 MI2023
West Street RecoveryOne Water Justice for Northeast Houston$15,000 TX2023
Western Environmental Law CenterNew Mexico Outstanding Waters and Watershed Protection Campaign$40,000 NM2022
Western Environmental Law CenterLegal Advocacy for Outstanding Waters in New Mexico$20,000 NM2020
Western Environmental Law CenterLegal Advocacy for Outstanding Waters in New Mexico$20,000 NM2021
Western Environmental Law CenterNew Mexico Outstanding Waters and Watershed Protection Campaign$40,000 NM2023
Western Resource AdvocatesImproving Water Governance and River Protection in New Mexico$50,000 NM2022
Western Resource AdvocatesOutstanding Waters in Nevada and New Mexico$30,000 NM, NV2020
Western Resource AdvocatesImproving Water Governance and River Protection in New Mexico$30,000 NM2021
Western Resource AdvocatesImproving Water Governance and River Protection in New Mexico$100,000 NM2023
Western States Water CouncilDeveloping the Western Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT)$255,000 Western US2022
Western States Water CouncilIntegrated Planning and Funding Strategy for Priority Water Initiatives and Projects in New Mexico$50,000 NM2023
Western States Water CouncilDeveloping the Western Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT)$255,000 Western US2023
Wisconsin Wetlands AssociationIncreasing Flood Resilience in Rural, Disadvantaged Wisconsin Towns$196,000 WI2023

 

* Some Water Foundation grants support multi-year projects and involve pooled funding across different programs.