Providing a funding source for global clean water projects by marketing wine from our Founder’s Vineyard.
Water From Wine channels vineyard-linked revenue into clean water work, with a grantmaking model built around nonprofit partnerships and special project support for WASH, water infrastructure, and drinking water access. Its recent grants show a clear preference for implementation-focused work rather than broad program support. The largest recent award went to Water Access Now for clean water projects, and Water1st International appears repeatedly across multiple years, suggesting an ongoing relationship rather than a one-off gift. Other recent recipients include The Friends of the Great Commission, Earth Givers, and Water Mission, all funded for clean water projects. The foundation’s stated scope is global, but the recent grant list is concentrated in U.S.-based organizations carrying out water-access work, especially in Washington. The picture that emerges is a donor advised fund provider using grant dollars to back organizations that are already building or delivering water systems, sanitation, and hygiene solutions. Its active program language also points to direct grants and partnership funding for NGOs and community organizations working worldwide, with an emphasis on durable, project-specific outcomes.
Clean water access is the central thread in Water From Wine’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $58,936 to Water Access Now for clean water projects, and it also supported Water1st International with $34,141 in 2025 and $29,619 in 2024 for clean water projects. The foundation also backs local implementation partners: Earth Givers received $10,541 in 2025 for clean water projects and $6,545 in 2024 for the same purpose. Sanitation and hygiene appear in the active program descriptions as part of WASH funding, alongside water infrastructure and community water projects. The foundation’s taxonomy also includes drinking water access, sanitation and wastewater treatment, watershed protection and restoration, and water quality improvement, showing that its support is tied to practical water-systems work rather than a single narrow intervention.
Water From Wine’s typical grant size sits at a median of $8,872, with the middle half of grants ranging from $6,487 to $13,352. The recent record shows repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including Water1st International, Water Access Now, and Olympia Rotary Foundation, which points to ongoing partnerships rather than isolated awards. It is classified as a Pure DAF Provider, and the available program descriptions indicate direct grants and partnership funding for nonprofit organizations. Unsolicited applications are accepted through the nonprofit partner program.
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$592K
Most grants fall between $6K and $13K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Grantmaking is heavily Washington-centered: 83% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state of WA, and the top state by grant count is also WA. Recent recipients in Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, Richland, Kirkland, and Spokane show that the giving base is concentrated in in-state organizations, even though the stated scope of work is global. Outside Washington, recent grants also reached organizations in Colorado Springs, North Charleston, Indianapolis, and Oklahoma City. The recipient-country distribution in the provided grant list is entirely U.S.-based.
Water From Wine funds clean water projects, water access, WASH work, water infrastructure, and community water projects. Its topic taxonomy also includes drinking water access, sanitation and wastewater treatment, water quality improvement, and watershed protection and restoration.
Yes. Water1st International appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Water Access Now appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Olympia Rotary Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring partnerships.
The median grant is $8,872. The middle half of grants runs from $6,487 at the 25th percentile to $13,352 at the 75th percentile.
Yes. The nonprofit partner program accepts unsolicited applications, and the organization describes an online partner application for nonprofits working on clean water, sanitation, hygiene, and water access projects.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Water From Wine that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations working on clean water projects; partners appear to be NGOs implementing community water solutions internationally. (No detailed eligibility rubric published on site.)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER ACCESS NOW | SEATTLE, WA | $58,936 | 2025 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| WATER1ST INTERNATIONAL | SEATTLE, WA | $34,141 | 2025 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| THE FRIENDS OF THE GREAT COMMISSION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $12,500 | 2025 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| EARTH GIVERS | OLYMPIA, WA | $10,541 | 2025 |
| CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| WATER MISSION | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $7,885 | 2025 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| OLYMPIA ROTARY FOUNDATION | OLYMPIA, WA | $7,366 | 2025 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| WATER1ST INTERNATIONAL | SEATTLE, WA | $29,619 | 2024 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| WATER ACCESS NOW | SEATTLE, WA | $11,602 | 2024 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| OLYMPIA ROTARY FOUNDATION | OLYMPIA, WA | $7,245 | 2024 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| INTERNATIONAL CHILDCARE MINISTRIES | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $7,000 | 2024 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| EARTH GIVERS | OLYMPIA, WA | $6,545 | 2024 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| ETTA PROJECTS | TACOMA, WA | $6,313 | 2024 | CLEAN WATER PROJECTS |
| WATER 1ST INTERNATIONAL | SEATTLE, WA | $18,640 | 2023 | CLEAN WATER PROJECT |
| HILLSPRING CHURCH | RICHLAND, WA | $18,600 | 2023 | CLEAN WATER PROJECT |
| WATER ACCESS NOW | KIRKLAND, WA | $10,841 | 2023 | CLEAN WATER PROJECT |
| SPRING OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL | SPOKANE, WA | $10,500 | 2023 | CLEAN WATER PROJECT |
| WATER4 | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $5,985 | 2023 | CLEAN WATER PROJECT |
| OLYMPIA ROTARY FOUNDATION | OLYMPIA, WA | $5,460 | 2023 | CLEAN WATER PROJECT |
WATER ACCESS NOW
$58,936CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
EARTH GIVERS
$10,541CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
OLYMPIA ROTARY FOUNDATION
$7,366CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
WATER ACCESS NOW
$11,602CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
OLYMPIA ROTARY FOUNDATION
$7,245CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL CHILDCARE MINISTRIES
$7,000CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
EARTH GIVERS
$6,545CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
ETTA PROJECTS
$6,313CLEAN WATER PROJECTS
HILLSPRING CHURCH
$18,600CLEAN WATER PROJECT
WATER ACCESS NOW
$10,841CLEAN WATER PROJECT
SPRING OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL
$10,500CLEAN WATER PROJECT
OLYMPIA ROTARY FOUNDATION
$5,460CLEAN WATER PROJECT