We don't sell anything.
The work runs on you.
The Water Awareness Foundation is donor-supported, period. No advertising, no affiliate revenue, no money from utilities or filter companies. If the reporting matters to you, this is how it keeps existing.
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Direct line from a dollar to a published article.
Covers a month of hosting + database for one U.S. state's worth of cached water reports.
Funds the research, fact-check, and primary-source verification cycle for one published article.
Underwrites a full month of editorial operations. Named in the annual transparency report at your option.
Three things, plainly.
Pays writers, not advertisers
Every dollar funds researchers, science journalists, and editors. Zero advertising spend, zero affiliate revenue.
Buys access to primary literature
Peer-reviewed access fees, regulatory documents, FOIA filings, and the time to actually read them.
Keeps us independent of utilities
We will never accept money from water utilities, bottled-water companies, or filtration manufacturers. Donor-funded means we can stay that way.
The foundation publishes an annual transparency report listing all donors above a low threshold (with consent). See our full funding policy and the list of organizations we will not accept money from. U.S. donors: tax-deductibility under our 501(c)(3) determination is pending; receipts will reflect current status at the time of your gift.