Nevada · Public charity
Waterstart
WATERSTART is a non-profit association of public & private water managers dedicated to the commercialization of technologies to advance water treatment, conservation and sustainability. Through collaboration and the use of best practices, we endeavor to explore water issues as we improve economic diversification and expansion, and…
- $230k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $60,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $367k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations Waterstart funded were first-time grantees, receiving 76% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 24% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $449k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $230k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $587k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $112k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $12k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $257k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nevada Water Authority | $477,442 | 3 | n/a |
| Mgm Resorts Intl | $280,131 | 1 | n/a |
| Water-Gen Inc | $168,520 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wavr Technologies Inc | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Klir Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clearwater Strategy LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riventa USA Inc | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
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About Waterstart
- How much does Waterstart give?
- Waterstart reported 3 grants totaling $230,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Waterstart fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (54%), Recreation & Sports (23%), Youth Development (13%).
- Who are Waterstart's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Southern Nevada Water Authority ($477k), Mgm Resorts Intl ($280k), Water-Gen Inc ($169k).
- Does Waterstart fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Waterstart based?
- Waterstart is based in NV.
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