California · Nonprofit
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,556 to it, the largest being THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING ($5,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.4M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $6k
- Net assets
- $2.6M
What California-Nevada Section American Water Works Association does
Mission
Our passion is to support the drinking water professionals that provide safe and reliable water to millions of people throughout california and nevada. We do this by providing trusted resources to the drinking water community. Specifically, ca-nv awwa hosts over 400 technical sessions and educational offerings each year, certifies thousands of water professionals in 6 disciplines, publishes source magazine and helps members connect to colleagues, friends, ideas and technology. For over 100 years, ca-nv awwa members and volunteers have impacted the industry with their commitment and dedication to leading, educating, and serving the drinking water community to ensure public health and to provide safe and sufficient water for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
A. Certifications, website updates, event attendance, material upgrades b. 1 large annual conference (wcw water conference of the west) instead of the 2 conferences we historically did c. Held a 2nd wes event in san diego d. Database upgrade e. Creation of awt textbook
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Education department: this department provides training and development needs for water industry professionals since the section's inception in 1920. The section's formal education program is our water college, which provides classes, workshops and customized training courses. The basic and advanced topics include water distribution, water treatment, water quality, water use efficiency, water audit validation, backflow prevention assembly testing, cross connection control, math and safety, and other specialized topics. The section is certified by the international association for continuing education and training (iacet) and has been recognized as a leading education provided in the water industry. In addition to the water college and education offered through our h2oknow 24x7 online training platform, webinars and in-person activities are developed and hosted by our instructors and technical committees. The department continuously evaluates industry trends to ensure the curriculum remains relevant and meets the evolving needs of professionals in the water industry. Attendees in classes receive contact hours or continuing education units (ceu's) towards their professional…
$836,801 spent$1,057,811 earned by the program23% of program spendingCertification department: for over forty years, the ca-nv awwa section has offered professional certification programs with the highest integrity. These programs continue to serve thousands and are recognized in high regard by the drinking water industry, nationwide and worldwide. Currently, certification is in the following disciplines: backflow prevention assembly tester, cross-connection control specialist, water quality laboratory analyst, water use efficiency practitioner and advanced water treatment operator. Only renewals continue for the section's water distribution operator and water treatment operator programs. Ca-nv awwa is the only certifying body in the water industry with two programs, backflow prevention assembly tester and cross connection control specialist, accredited by the ansi national accreditation board (anab) under the iso/iec 17024:2012 international standard for certifying bodies.
$944,914 spent$1,061,069 earned by the program26% of program spendingEvents department: as a value-added service, this department invests substantial time and resources to ensure that our members have access to leading industry information, technical programs, and continuing education through multi-faceted events. This department manages event logistics, sponsorships and exhibits. Event opportunities include symposiums, conferences, and similar activities. These events allow our members to exchange technical information, network with water industry professionals and develop future business relationships. In addition to the education and networking benefits, attendees also receive contact hours for their professional certifications.
$944,332 spent$895,589 earned by the program26% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$886,396 spentof which $268,518 as grants$80,638 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,612,443.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.9M to $3.6M (+24%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 18% · 2023 8% · 2024 3% · 2025 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
29% of CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $5k → $97.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $2.0M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Water Works Association). These are real filings, and they are not money CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION raised.
From the IRS filings of CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 90% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION is better cushioned than half of the 497 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 497 public benefit nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION?
- CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,556 to it, the largest being THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING ($5,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $5,556 in grants to CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION?
- THRIVENT CHARITABLE IMPACT & INVESTING is the largest funder on record, with $5,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing