Who we are

Clean water first.
Hope right behind it.

The Giving Water is a Las Vegas–born 501(c)(3) nonprofit with one focused promise: when an American community is knocked down by disaster, we make sure the most essential need of all — clean drinking water — is there waiting for them.

Our mission

We deliver the first thing every crisis takes away.

When a hurricane floods the coast, a wildfire empties a town, a winter storm bursts the pipes, or aging infrastructure simply fails — one need comes before comfort, before shelter, before rebuilding. Clean drinking water.

The Giving Water exists to put that water into American hands. We respond to hurricanes, wildfires, floods, drought, winter storms, and infrastructure failures with bottled clean water and the simple message that comes with every bottle: you are not alone, and your town will come back.

We are patriotic, not political. We don't ask who you voted for or where you're from — only where the water needs to go next.

Founded Dec 21, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada 501(c)(3) Nonprofit EIN add EIN
Volunteers delivering water to an American community
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Volunteers handing bottles of clean water to a family after a disaster

Transparent by design

How it all flows together

Generosity becomes clean water, and clean water becomes hope — through a simple, honest model you can follow all the way down.

① The Source

General donations, corporate sponsors & charities, and the Chug Challenge fund the mission. 100% makes water, after fees.

② Water Production 75%

Of every general donation goes to label design, bottling, production, transportation, and distribution. (25% supports TGW operations.)

③ Into the Community 10%

Of every bottle goes straight to local community needs — at community events, distribution centers, and the front lines of disasters & tragedies.

What we stand on

Our values run as deep as the river.

Compassion

We meet people on their hardest day with something cold, clean, and kind. No judgment, no red tape — just water and a reminder that someone showed up.

Transparency

You should always know where your gift goes. Our model is published, our percentages are plain, and every dollar can be followed from the source to a family's hands.

Community

Disasters are met by neighbors. We work alongside local charities, sponsors, and volunteers so that relief comes from within the community, not just into it.

Resilience

Water is patient and water is relentless. So are we. We're there on day one — and we stay through the long days after, until the taps run clean again.

The people behind the promise

Meet the board

A small, dedicated team of Americans who believe ordinary people can create extraordinary change — one bottle, one town at a time.

DW Dawn Weir, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The Giving Water
Dawn Weir
Chief Executive Officer & Founder

[DRAFT] Dawn started The Giving Water after seeing, again and again, how clean water is the very first thing missing when a crisis hits an American town. She built TGW to make sure that need is met before anything else. edit bio

Read Dawn's full story →

RW Dr. Richard Wall, Ph.D., Treasurer of The Giving Water
Dr. Richard Wall, Ph.D.
Treasurer

[DRAFT] As Treasurer, Dr. Wall stewards the nonprofit's finances and keeps our promise of transparency — making sure every dollar can be traced from the source to the community. edit bio

SC Sherri Colman-Gorski, Secretary of The Giving Water
Sherri Colman-Gorski
Secretary

[DRAFT] Sherri works in the health industry and knows firsthand how vital clean water is to wellbeing. As Secretary, she helps keep the mission organized, honest, and moving. edit bio

Our tagline
“Every drop matters when you're out to hydrate America.”

Be the current

Help us keep the water flowing.

A few dollars becomes a pallet of clean water for a family who just lost everything. Give today — or grab the press kit and help tell the story.