American Water Charitable Foundationinc
Camden, NJ · EIN 27-4241172. Reported 1,134 grants totalling $18.2M to 876 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$18.2Mgranted, 2021-2025
876recipients, as named on its returns
26%of grantees funded again the next year
$81.8Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. American Water Charitable Foundationinc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $626,701. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
876 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $1,654,423 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| National Recreation and Park Assoc | Ashburn, VA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Benevity Community Impact Fund | Safety Harbor, FL | $549,095 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $338,000 | 5 | 2 | 2025 |
| Upstream Alliance Inc | Annapolis, MD | $301,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dream Machine Innovation Lab | Los Angeles, CA | $285,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $265,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nat'l Urban League Inc | New York, NY | $260,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of East Ridge | East Ridge, TN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation | Edwardsville, IL | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mosaic Life Care Foundation | St Joseph, MO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camden City School District | Camden, NJ | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Coalfield Development Corporation | Huntington, WV | $187,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Center for Aquatic Sciences Inc | Camden, NJ | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Waterways | Chattanooga, TN | $181,660 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Huntington Children's Museum Inc | Barboursville, WV | $164,520 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shirley Heinze Land Tr Inc | Valparaiso, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Water for People | Greenwood Village, CO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Lower Appomattox River Inc | Petersburg, VA | $139,828 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Jerseyville | Jerseyville, IL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $116,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Greensource Inc | Lexington, KY | $116,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of Wv | Charleston, WV | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nahant Marsh Education Center | Davenport, IA | $98,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| James River Association | Richmond, VA | $93,281 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wabash River Enhancement Corp | Lafayette, IN | $92,300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yosemite-Sequoia Resource | Oakhurst, CA | $88,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council | Charleston, WV | $79,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Four Mile Run Conservatory Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| K9S for Warriors | Ponte Vedra, FL | $75,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Historic Hopewell Foundation Inc | Hopewell, VA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tennessee Aquarium | Chattanooga, TN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Falls of the Ohio Foundation Inc | Clarksville, IN | $68,740 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Color the Block | Sacramento, CA | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Occoquan | Woodbridge, VA | $68,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Watershed Institute Inc | Pennington, NJ | $66,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Malcolm Jenkins Foundation | Piscataway, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beyond Housing Inc | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Central West Virginia Inc | Charleston, WV | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $58,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois | Glen Carbon, IL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hispanic Family Center Southern Nj Inc | Camden, NJ | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of New Jersey | Edison, NJ | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sun Foundation for Advancement in the Environmental Sciences and Arts | Washburn, IL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Parks in Fayette County Inc | Lexington, KY | $53,025 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc | Annapolis, MD | $51,776 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Corporate Partners | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga Chamber Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Charlestown State Park | Charlestown, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry | Wilkes Barre, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Landsdowne Up | Saint Louis, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Terre Haute Children's Museum Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Branch Land Trust | Dallas, PA | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $46,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camden Special Services District Inc | Camden, NJ | $45,922 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove | Pacific Grove, CA | $45,875 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tennessee River Gorge Trust Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $45,425 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Musconetcong Watershed Association | Asbury, NJ | $45,371 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Whitwell High School Foundation | Whitwell, TN | $45,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| American River Parkway Foundation Incorporated | Carmichael, CA | $44,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Partners of Scott County Watersheds | Davenport, IA | $43,759 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Zoo | St Louis, MO | $41,784 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Ventures Corporation Inc | Lexington, KY | $41,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stroud Water Research Center Inc | Avondale, PA | $40,174 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| E4E Relief | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New River Conservancy | W Jefferson, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Virginia Food Rescue | Manassas, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Return Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| River Bend Food Bank | Davenport, IA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sacramento Splash | Rancho Cordova, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Cathedral Soup Kitchen Inc | Camden, NJ | $38,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Scranton Tomorrow | Scranton, PA | $38,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alexandria Soccer Association Inc | Alexandria, VA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley | Davenport, IA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Family Services Inc | Camden, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gateway Music Outreach | Florissant, MO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mark West Area Community Fund | Santa Rosa, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Scott Comm School District | Eldridge, IA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| York City Parks Conservancy | York, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center | Chattanooga, TN | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Central Pennsylvania Conservancy | Carlisle, PA | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hazelwood School District | Florissant, MO | $30,811 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $30,523 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy Inc | Millersville, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Commission on Economic Opportunity | Wilkes Barre, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hopeworks N Camden Inc | Camden, NJ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Envirothon Inc | Middleburg, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pocono Enivronmental Education Center | Dingmans Ferry, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutgers University | Piscataway, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Three Rivers Waterkeeper Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| York County Veterans Outreach | York, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Monmouth Conservation Foundation | Middletown, NJ | $29,310 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wilderness Kids Alexandria Inc | Alexandria, VA | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Southern New Jersey Inc | Camden, NJ | $28,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center | Imperial Beach, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| River Action Inc | Davenport, IA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $27,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ferguson-Florissant School District | Ferguson, MO | $27,360 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Towson University | Towson, MD | $27,112 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Worx Inc | Bel Air, MD | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Virginia Land Trust Inc | Charleston, WV | $26,338 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation | Charleston, WV | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Johnson County Community Foundation Inc | Franklin, IN | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vince Jetter Community Center Inc | Clinton, IA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 21ST Century Charter School at Gary | Gary, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aclamo Family Centers | Norristown, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Bluegrass Area | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Armory Center for the Arts | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bbbs Mississippi Valley | Davenport, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bel Air Downtown Alliance Inc | Bel Air, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Union Inc | Union, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandywine Health Foundation | Coatesville, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Butler County Area Vocational | Butler, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carmel River Watershed Conservancy | Carmel, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Harford County | Bel Air, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Montco Technical High School | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Champaign Parks Foundation | Champaign, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of West Virginia Inc | Charleston, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Creative Learning Alliance Inc | Joplin, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delta Educational Cultural Society | Isleton, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East St Louis Wrestling Club | East St Louis, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Extended Child Care Coalition | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Connections Inc | East Orange, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Free All Minds Academy | Camden, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Jennings School District Foundation | Jennings, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls on the Run of Ctrl Maryland | Columbia, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden Girls Inc | Ceredo, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Peoria Family YMCA Awcf | Peoria, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hand-in-Hand | Bettendorf, IA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hoepworks N Camden Inc | Camden, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission | North Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopeworks | Cherry Hill, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement Greater St Louis | Chesterfield, MO | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana Inc | Evansville, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lehman Sanctuary | Shavertown, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Meristem Inc | Fair Oaks, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission West Virginia | Hurricane, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missouri Gateway Green Bldg Council | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monterey County Fire Training Officers Association | Seaside, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Fdn Awcf | Monterey, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain State Centers for Independent Living Inc | Huntington, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern Neck Food Bank Inc | Warsaw, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| P-Town Car Club Inc | Peoria, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Putnam Cty Cham of Com Foundation | Hurricane, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salem City School District | Salem, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salem County Iac of Human Services | Salem, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seed St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph School District Foundation | Saint Joseph, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Louis Community Foundation Incorporated | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steam on Wheels | Rock Island, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Students 2 Science | East Hanover, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tatums Garden Foundation Inc | Salinas, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thaddeus Stevens Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Services Organization Inc | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Natl Capital Area | Vienna, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way-Gre Richmond & Petersburg | Richmond, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley View Educational Enrichment Foundation | Bolingbrook, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| We Care Solar | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Virginia Women Work Inc | Morgantown, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Area Career and Tech Ctr | Canonsburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ymic Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North State Building Industry Foundation | Roseville, CA | $24,793 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater St Louis | St Louis, MO | $24,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $23,663 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clean Ocean Action Inc | Long Branch, NJ | $23,231 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cathedral Kitchen | Camden, NJ | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Capital Region Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Great Swamp Watershed Association | New Vernon, NJ | $22,463 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association | Gladstone, NJ | $22,044 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Virginia Highlands Conservancy | Charleston, WV | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Chamber Foundation Inc | Frankfort, KY | $21,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hopewell Food Pantry | Hopewell, VA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Main Line Chamber Foundation | Wayne, PA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Chattanooga Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Illinois - Prairie Research Institute | Champaign, IL | $20,888 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope for the Inner City Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $20,289 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bel Air Middle School | Bel Air, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Belleville Public Schools District 118 Educational Foundation Ltd | Belleville, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Belleville Township High School - District 201 | Belleville, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carmel River Steelhead Association | Monterey, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chartwell School | Seaside, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chester County Food Bank | Exton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chester County Futures Inc | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center | Coatesville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Council for Lex- Fayette Bourb Harr Nich Counties | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Illinois Food Bank | Urbana, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edwardsville Children's Museum Inc | Edwardsville, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foodbank of Northwest in Inc | Merrillville, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Parks of Fayette County | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Water Conservation Garden | El Cajon, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greaterpittsburgh Community Foodbank | Duquesne, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamilton County | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Schools Foundation | Chattanooga, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Joplin Schools | Joplin, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Local Government Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lucy Outreach a Nj Nonprofit Corporation | Camden, NJ | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Main Street York Inc | York, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maryland Assoc for Environmental & Outdoor Education Inc | Edgewater, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Muncie Childrens Museum Inc | Muncie, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nepa Youth Shelter | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy | Schwenksville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raritan Baykeeper Inc | Hazlet, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skills in Scranton Business Education Partnership | Scranton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sla Inc | South Gate, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Up With Trees | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watersheds of South Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Central Ky | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund Inc | Charleston, WV | $19,820 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stl Youth Jobs | Saint Louis, MO | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pinelands Preservation Alliance Inc | Southampton, NJ | $18,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Whitwell Elementary School | Whitwell, TN | $18,161 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cooper's Ferry Partnership | Camden, NJ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition | Ashley, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation | Godfrey, IL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Berks Nature | Reading, PA | $17,441 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson City | Jefferson Cty, MO | $17,040 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Camden County Inc | Camden, NJ | $16,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest | Pittsburgh, PA | $16,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lookout Mountain Conservancy | Lookout Mountain, TN | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mt Lebanon Nature Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $16,217 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chattanooga Unite | Chattanooga, TN | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Joplin Workshops Inc | Joplin, MO | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vince Jetter Community Center Inc | Clinton, IN | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lewis & Clark Community College Foundation | Godfrey, IL | $15,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
177 of 876 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 26%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 774 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $1,629,026 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 101 | $2,784,161 | $14,174 |
| 2023 | 228 | $3,214,522 | $6,950 |
| 2024 | 407 | $5,162,383 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 374 | $5,453,239 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. American Water Charitable Foundationinc has 14 of them, worth $1,240,666. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $369,276 |
| The American Online Giving Foundation | Newark, DE | $338,831 |
| The Benevity Community Impact Fund | Safety Harbor, FL | $178,469 |
| The Benevity Community Impact Fund | Safety Harbor, FL | $143,090 |
| City of Jerseyville | Jerseyville, IL | $125,000 |
| United Way | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 |
| 12TH Judicial District Childrens Advocacy Center Inc | Whitwell, TN | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley Inc | Moline, IL | $5,000 |
| Family Resources Inc | Davenport, IA | $5,000 |
| Hope for the Inner City Inc | Chattanooga, TN | $5,000 |
| Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 |
| Latin American Economic Development Association Inc | Camden, NJ | $5,000 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Fresh Artists | Lafayette Hl, PA | $1,000 |
Where its money goes
11% of its giving went to organizations in Virginia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
American Online Giving Foundation Inc187 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund180 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc162 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America118 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program106 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust90 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Water Charitable Foundationinc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1 Water Street, Camden, NJ, 08102. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 27-4241172 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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