About Millennium Water Alliance
Our mission is to deliver global water security and resilience results by mobilizing a community of expert members, driving collective action and thought leadership, and influencing strategy funding.
Focus Areas
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)Water security and resilienceIntegrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)Climate finance and carbon credits for WASHResults-based financingCapacity building and systems strengthening
Who They Fund
rural communitieslow-income / underserved communitieshousehold-level beneficiaries
Funding Style
infrastructure investment
About Millennium Water Alliance
Millennium Water Alliance’s recent grants are centered on water and sanitation, with a clear preference for repeat support to the same implementing partners across multiple years. The largest grant in the recent list went to Catholic Relief Services for water and sanitation, and other sizable awards also supported Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Food for the Hungry Inc, and World Vision Inc. That pattern points to a grantmaker working through established nonprofit implementers rather than spreading funds broadly across many unrelated projects. The alliance’s own mission emphasizes global water security and resilience, and its active programs show that this extends beyond routine service delivery into systems strengthening, results-based financing, and climate-linked water work. In practice, the organization backs multi-partner efforts tied to WASH service delivery, monitoring and evaluation, and long-term sustainability. Several recipients reappear in more than one year, suggesting continued support where implementation is already underway. The portfolio also includes grants to Wateraid America and Sweetsense Inc, alongside smaller awards to Evidence Action. Across the recent list, the common thread is water and sanitation work delivered through nonprofit partners with field-based programs.
What Millennium Water Alliance Funds
Water, sanitation, and hygiene is the clearest throughline. The alliance gave $483,581 to Catholic Relief Services for water and sanitation, and later made another water-and-sanitation grant of $399,991 to the same organization. It also supported Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc with $449,270 for water and sanitation, indicating sustained attention to core WASH implementation. The portfolio also reaches into technology and monitoring. Sweetsense Inc received $146,061 for water and sanitation, after earlier grants of $112,474 and $95,060, showing repeated backing for the same recipient. Evidence Action also appears in the recent list with a water-and-sanitation award. Across these grants, the focus is not limited to infrastructure alone; it includes service delivery, operational support, and tracking how WASH systems perform over time.
How Millennium Water Alliance Gives
Typical grant size is relatively large: the 25th percentile is $173,429, the median is $253,851, and the 75th percentile is $345,021. The recent list also shows repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off transactions. Millennium Water Alliance is classified as a regular funder, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Active programs include both unsolicited and non-unsolicited pathways, but the recent grants listed here are all to organizational recipients in the water and sanitation field.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.3M
Total Assets
$3.2M
Total Revenue
$5.7M
Total Expenses
$5.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $173K and $345K, with a median of $254K.
25th Percentile
$173K
Median
$254K
75th Percentile
$345K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 8% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LAURA MCDONALD
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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