Agua Fund Inc
Invitation OnlyFront Royal, Virginia · EIN 11-3659697 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$2.5M
Organizations funded59
Typical grant$35,000
Total assets$13.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $60,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
64% of grants went outside Virginia.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley | New Market, VA | For general support | $150,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | Warrenton, VA | For general support | $150,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Annapolis, MD | For general support for the choose clean water coalition | $115,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | For general support | $100,000 |
| New Virginia Majority Education Fund | Alexandria, VA | For general support | $95,000 |
| Virginia Organizing | Charlottesville, VA | For general support | $80,000 |
| National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | Washington, DC | For general support | $75,000 |
| Native American Voting Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | For general support | $75,000 |
| Potomac River Keeper Network | Washington, DC | For general support and gybe satelite monitoring | $73,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | For general support | $60,000 |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | For general support | $60,000 |
| Legal Counsel for the Elderly | Washington, DC | For general support | $60,000 |
| Make the Road Pennsylvania | Brentwood, NY | For general support | $60,000 |
| National Congress of American Indians | Washington, DC | For general support | $60,000 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | For general support | $60,000 |
| Western Colorado Alliance | Grand Junction, CO | For general support | $60,000 |
| Dreaming Out Loud | Washington, DC | For general support | $55,000 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council | Billings, MT | For general support | $55,000 |
| Virginia Conservation Network | Richmond, VA | For general support | $55,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Washington, DC | To support the regional capacity building initiative and the mid-atlantic environmental justice fund | $50,000 |
| Nakasec | Chicago, IL | For the hamkae center | $50,000 |
| Potomac Conservancy | Winchester, VA | For general support | $45,000 |
| Wild Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | For general support | $45,000 |
| All Voting Is Local | Washington, DC | To support work in pennsylvania | $40,000 |
| Committee of 70 | Philadelphia, PA | For general support | $40,000 |
| Friends of Anacostia Park | Washington, DC | For general support | $40,000 |
| Progress Virginia Education Fund | Earlsville, VA | For general support | $40,000 |
| Washington Hospital Center | Washington, DC | To support medstar house call program | $40,000 |
| Colorado West Land Trust | Grand Junction, CO | For general support | $35,000 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | For indigenous food and agriculture initiative | $35,000 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | To support the swette center | $30,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike | Hana, HI | For general support | $30,000 |
| Seabury Resources for the Aging | Washington, DC | For general support | $30,000 |
| Va League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Richmond, VA | For general support | $30,000 |
| Virginia State University | Petersburg, VA | To support the small farm outreach program | $30,000 |
| DC Appleseed | Washington, DC | For general support | $25,000 |
| Virginia United Land Trusts | Annandale, VA | For general support | $25,000 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Annapolis, MD | For general support | $20,000 |
| Christ Church Millwood | Millwood, VA | To support the food pantry | $20,000 |
| DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative | Washington, DC | For general support | $20,000 |
| DC Hunger Solutions | Washington, DC | For general support | $20,000 |
| Defensores de LA Cuenca | Cheverly, MD | For general support | $20,000 |
| Federation of Virginia Food Banks | Richmond, VA | For general support | $20,000 |
| Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay | Alexandria, VA | For general support | $20,000 |
| Minority and Veteran Farmers of the Piedmont | Brandy Station, VA | For general support | $20,000 |
| Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders | Santa Barbara, CA | To support virginia soil health coalition | $20,000 |
| The Center for Mind-Body Medicine | Washington, DC | For general support | $20,000 |
| DC Greens | Washington, DC | For general support | $15,000 |
| Kingdom Care Senior Village | Washington, DC | For general support | $15,000 |
| Phoenix Project | Front Royal, VA | For general support | $15,000 |
| River Network | Boulder, CO | For general support and their executive director support cohort | $15,000 |
| The Laurel Center | Winchester, VA | For general support | $15,000 |
| Tides Foundationmovement Voter Fund | San Francisco, CA | For general support | $15,000 |
| Virginia Tech Soil Health Initiative | Harrisonburg, VA | To support the 4 the soil campaign | $15,000 |
| We Are Family | Washington, DC | For general support | $11,000 |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | Verona, VA | For general support | $10,000 |
| Hopi Foundation | Kykotsmovi, AZ | For general support | $10,000 |
| Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | To support the raft's tribal work | $10,000 |
| Thrive DC | Washington, DC | For general support | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,514,000 | 59 |
| 2024 | $3,070,000 | 74 |
| 2023 | $3,257,108 | 70 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 22, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202642039349100119
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-3659697
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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