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Pure Oakland Water

Grantmaking foundation in Waterford, Michigan · EIN 46-2471091

Total giving
$63KTax year 2025
Total assets
$180KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES. PURE OAKLAND WATER (POW) IS A MICHIGAN ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OAKLAND COUNTY'S REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, AND THE PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. PUBLIC EDUCATION: IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE WATER NEEDS AND CHALLENGES, PURE OAKLAND WATER IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT SUSTAINING AND PROTECTING WATER RESOURCES. POW WILL DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOLS, STAKEHOLDERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SEMINARS, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, PRINTED MATERIALS, WATER FESTIVALS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OUTREACH. POW WILL HELP WITH THE EDUCATION OF WATER FLOW PROCESSES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY. THIS WILL INCLUDE STORM WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATIONS AND THE METHODS OF MAINTAIN

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$66K2020
$92K2021
$110K2022
$62K2023
$60K2024
$63K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Oakland University$19K2023
Cranbrook Institute of Science$14K2023
Clinton River Watershed Council$11K2023
Lawrence Technological University$6K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: pureoaklandwater.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.