Open Foundations · New Jersey

American Water Charitable Foundation Inc

Camden, New Jersey · EIN 274241172. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $5.4M across 373 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each.

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$5.4M
paid in 2025
373
grants paid
$5K
median grant
65%
to first-time recipients
$81.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ANN WEAVER
Address
1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN, NJ, 08102
Phone
8569554360
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE APPLICATION FORMS ON INTERNAL COMPANY WEB SITE
Submission deadline
NO SET DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
MUST BE 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT FURTHERS THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621769349100602. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 373 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The American Online Giving FoundationDE$614,954GENERAL PURPOSE
2United Way WorldwideVA$300,000GENERAL PURPOSE
3Dream Machine Innovation LabCA$285,000GENERAL PURPOSE
4American Red CrossDC$250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
5Shirley Heinze Land Tr IncIN$150,000GENERAL PURPOSE
6WaterwaysTN$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
7Wabash River Enhancement CorpIN$92,300GENERAL PURPOSE
8Four Mile Run Conservatory FoundationVA$77,000GENERAL PURPOSE
9Historic Hopewell Foundation IncVA$70,000GENERAL PURPOSE
10City of JerseyvilleIL$62,500GENERAL PURPOSE
11Friends of the Parks in Fayette County IncKY$53,025GENERAL PURPOSE
12Friends of Charlestown State ParkIN$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
13Girl Scouts of Black Diamond CouncilWV$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
14Greater Wilkes-barre Chamber of Business & IndustryPA$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
15Tennessee AquariumTN$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020102$1.7M
202124$1.6M
2022100$2.8M
2023228$3.2M
2024407$5.2M
2025 (partial year)373$5.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
New Jersey16%
Illinois14%
Missouri10%
Kentucky10%
Pennsylvania9%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ann WeaverTREASURER · 2025
Carrie WilliamsPRESIDENT · 2025
David BowlerBOARD MEMBER · 2025
John QuinnASST. TREASURER - TO 6/17/25 · 2025
Justin EttelsonSECRETARY · 2025
Justin LadnerBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Katherine GillenASST. TREASURER - AS OF 6/18/25 · 2025
Lori SuttonBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Mark McdonoughBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Maureen DuffyCHAIR · 2025
Steven CurtisBOARD MEMBER · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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