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Beyond the Gate Ministries
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Wendell, NC
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Bonneville Environmental Foundation
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Portland, OR
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Food & Water Watch
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Washington, DC
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Global Servants Inc
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Lehigh Acres, FL
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Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation
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Saint Louis, MO
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Well Coffeehouse
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Nashville, TN
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Massachusetts Oyster Project for Clean Water Incorporated
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Concord, MA
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Immigration Coalition Corporation
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Mount Dora, FL
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Alaska Community Action on Toxics
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Anchorage, AK
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Bayou City Waterkeeper Inc
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Houston, TX
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Bayou Land Conservancy
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Spring, TX
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Charity Global Inc
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Franklin, TN
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc
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Smyrna, GA
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Childrens Relief International
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Rockwall, TX
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International
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Clean International Inc
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Ventura, CA
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International
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Corner of Love Ministries
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Kingwood, TX
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Directconnect Humanitarian Aid Inc
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Bellevue, MI
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International
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Drop in the Bucket
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Los Angeles, CA
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Human Services
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Lifewater Inc
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Bentonville, AR
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Environment
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World Emergency Relief
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San Dimas, CA
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What is a water charity?
Water charities work on one thing above all: reliable access to safe drinking water. The directory above lists well-drilling and borehole organizations, water purification and filter programs, rainwater harvesting projects, and nonprofits that repair and maintain existing water systems, and you can narrow the list by country and organization size. GiveRadar assigns the water tag from each organization's name, stated mission, and registry classification; no charity can select or pay for it. Many of these organizations also appear under UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, Clean Water and Sanitation.
A water charity is a nonprofit that works to give people reliable access to safe drinking water, whether by building new water points or keeping existing ones working. The cause covers the full life of a water system: finding and developing a source, treating the water so it is safe to drink, and maintaining the pumps, pipes, and filters that fail without upkeep. The organizations listed here range from small water nonprofits focused on a single region to international operations running programs in many countries; use the country and size filters above to move between the two. Toilets and hygiene infrastructure are a related but distinct cause, listed under sanitation.
What do water charities do?
Water charities build, repair, and protect the systems that deliver safe drinking water, and much of the work continues long after construction ends. Typical work includes:
- Building and repairing water points: wells, boreholes, hand pumps, and piped connections that bring water closer to homes
- Installing rainwater harvesting and safe household storage where groundwater is scarce or unsafe
- Distributing and servicing water treatment: household filters, chlorination, and community-scale purification
- Testing water quality and monitoring existing sources for contamination
- Training local technicians and water committees so systems keep working after the charity moves on
- Supplying water by truck or temporary systems during droughts and infrastructure failures
- Advocating for public investment in water infrastructure and fair access to it
What to check before you donate a water well
Before donating to a water charity, check what happens to a water point after it is built: construction is the visible part, but maintenance decides whether the water still flows years later. Well and hand pump donations are popular because they feel concrete, so look at how the organization handles the years after the ribbon is cut: does it describe who repairs a broken pump, where spare parts come from, and whether local committees or technicians are trained and funded to do the work. Also read how the charity reports completed projects; organizations that publish locations, dates, or follow-up visits are giving you something you can verify. Be aware that many water charities pool gifts across projects rather than tying your donation to one specific well: that is a normal way to fund infrastructure, not a warning sign, and the filings on a charity's profile show how the money actually flows. A profile on this page carries registration details where available and filings where filed, alongside an integrity assessment that tracks disclosure only; it says nothing about how effective the water programs are. Our guide for donors walks through the full five-step check, and the charity checker pulls up any single organization by name.
Common questions
What is a water charity?
A water charity is a nonprofit that provides safe drinking water to people who lack reliable access to it. This includes organizations that drill and repair wells, install filters and treatment systems, harvest rainwater, and train local teams to keep water systems running. Every organization on this page carries GiveRadar's water tag; the filters above narrow the list by country and size.
What is a water well donation?
A water well donation is a gift that funds the construction or repair of a well, borehole, or hand pump, and many water charities offer it as a named giving option. In practice most organizations pool donations across projects rather than tying one gift to one well, which is a normal way to fund infrastructure. Before giving, check the charity's profile for its filings, its reporting on completed projects, and any explanation of who maintains the water points afterwards.
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