Funding sources to date
The foundation was incorporated in 2026. As of this report, the organization is operating on founder contributions and a small number of individual donations.
- Founder contribution: initial operating capital for site development, hosting, and incorporation costs.
- Individual donations: 0 received as of report period.
- Foundation grants: 0 received as of report period. Outreach to several environmental-health foundations in progress.
- Earned revenue: 0. The foundation does not sell products, run advertising, or accept affiliate compensation.
Sources we will not accept
The foundation does not and will not accept funding from:
- Water utility associations or individual public or private water utilities
- Bottled water companies or their parent corporations
- Water-filter manufacturers or distributors
- Pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturers regulated under SDWA
- Industrial discharge permit holders within five years of any active foundation editorial work covering them
- Companies whose business performance depends on the level of public concern about water quality
- Any entity requesting editorial influence as a condition of giving
Editorial independence commitments
- No paid sponsorship of editorial content. No article, contaminant page, or news piece is written in coordination with or at the request of any external party.
- No advance review. No funder, partner, or external party reviews articles before publication.
- No takedowns by request. Once published, articles are corrected only for factual error, not for funder discomfort. Corrections are logged publicly at /methodology#corrections.
- Disclosure when relevant. Any potential conflict of interest will be disclosed in the article itself, not buried in a footer.
Operating costs
The foundation runs lean. The largest line items are hosting (Vercel, Supabase), email service (Resend), domain registration, and any commissioned editorial review. The foundation does not currently compensate editorial reviewers; this will change as funding allows.
Annual reporting cadence
We publish a transparency update at minimum once per fiscal year. Material changes (a new institutional funder, a change in funding policy, a personnel change affecting editorial control) are disclosed within 30 days of the change.
Questions
Email transparency@waterawarenessfoundation.com with any question about funding, governance, or editorial independence. We will respond and, where appropriate, update this page.