New Jersey · Public charity
The Watershed Institute Inc
Keeping water clean, safe and healthy is the heart of our mission. We work to protect and restore our water and natural environment in central new jersey through conservation, advocacy, science and education. It addresses key issues affecting water quality and land use, educates area residents about the ecology of the natural environment…
- $502k
- Granted FY2023
- 7
- Grants FY2023
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $19,566
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $358,333
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $34M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations The Watershed Institute Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | $499k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $741k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $1.0M | 22% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $200k | 23% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $183k | 85% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Littoral Society | $110,471 | 5 | 1% |
| Delaware River City Corporation | $103,782 | 5 | 4% |
| Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions | $94,259 | 5 | 3% |
| Pinelands Preservation Alliance | $79,801 | 5 | 1% |
| Clean Water Fund | $74,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Friends of Hopewell Quarry | $50,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $38,629 | 2 | 0% |
| Sourland Conservancy | $36,563 | 3 | 6% |
| Mercer County Park Commission | $34,234 | 3 | n/a |
| Great Swamp Watershed Association | $26,350 | 3 | 1% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Littoral Society | $110,471 | 5 | 1% |
| Delaware River City Corporation | $103,782 | 5 | 4% |
| Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions | $94,259 | 5 | 3% |
| Pinelands Preservation Alliance | $79,801 | 5 | 1% |
| Clean Water Fund | $74,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Friends of Hopewell Quarry | $50,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $38,629 | 2 | 0% |
| Sourland Conservancy | $36,563 | 3 | 6% |
| Mercer County Park Commission | $34,234 | 3 | n/a |
| Great Swamp Watershed Association | $26,350 | 3 | 1% |
| Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership Corp | $17,000 | 2 | 27% |
| D&R Greenway Land Trust Inc | $16,273 | 2 | 0% |
| Musconetcong Watershed Association | $15,372 | 2 | 1% |
| Morris County Park Commission | $12,255 | 1 | n/a |
| Camden City Garden Club Inc | $11,719 | 2 | 2% |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $9,742 | 1 | n/a |
| South Jersey Land & Water Trust Inc | $7,270 | 1 | 3% |
| Camden County Dept of Health and Human Services | $5,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Teaneck Creek Conservancy Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Watershed Institute Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The William Penn Foundation · Pseg Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Environmental Endowment for New Jersey Inc · Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Duke Farms Foundation · New Jersey Conservation Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Watershed Institute Inc
- How much does The Watershed Institute Inc give?
- The Watershed Institute Inc reported 7 grants totaling $501,535 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Watershed Institute Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (69%), Environment (27%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
- Who are The Watershed Institute Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: American Littoral Society ($110k), Delaware River City Corporation ($104k), Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions ($94k).
- Does The Watershed Institute Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Watershed Institute Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The William Penn Foundation, Pseg Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of New Jersey.
- Where is The Watershed Institute Inc based?
- The Watershed Institute Inc is based in NJ.
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