Georgia · Private foundation
The Waters Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $749k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Waters Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Savannah Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $749,218
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $749,218
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations The Waters Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1 | $400k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $403k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Foundation of Georgia Southern University Inc | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($403k), not named here.
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About The Waters Foundation Inc
- How much does The Waters Foundation Inc give?
- The Waters Foundation Inc reported 1 grants totaling $749,218 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Waters Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (70%), Education (30%), Public Benefit (0%).
- Who are The Waters Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Armstrong Foundation of Georgia Southern University Inc ($400k).
- Does The Waters Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Waters Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is The Waters Foundation Inc based?
- The Waters Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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