Giving Tuesday is Your Chance to Support Water Education in California and the West
Our programs help empower the next generation of leaders, bring people up close to water issues
Today on Giving Tuesday, a global
day of philanthropy, you can support impartial education and
informed decision-making on water resources in California and the
West by making a
tax-deductible donation to the Water Education
Foundation.
Your support ensures that our legacy of producing in-depth news, educational workshops and accessible and reliable information on water reaches new heights in 2026.
What Your Gifts Made Possible in 2025
Teaching the next generation . . .
Project WET
(Water Education Today) – This year, more than 600 educators
across California attended our workshops to learn how
to bring lessons on water, climate change, flood, drought and
conservation into their classrooms. More than 125,000 students
are expected to be reached by those educators trained in our
Project WET workshops! For 30 years, we have been the only
sanctioned nonprofit to deliver Project WET in California.
- Water Leaders – The California program boasts more than 550 graduates since its inception in 1997, helping the next generation of leaders deepen their water knowledge and develop collaborative leadership skills. In 2022, we started a biennial Colorado River Water Leaders program. Next year, both water leadership programs will include lawyers, engineers, scientists, farmers and environmentalists in their cohorts, and give them the tools to tackle water problems collaboratively.
Keeping
everyone current on the issues . . .
- Aquafornia, our roundup of water news delivered each weekday, keeps you up to date nearly 250 days a year with what’s happening in the water world, and Western Water, our online magazine, provides in-depth coverage of important water issues. Both resources are free to the public.
- Our 18 Layperson’s Guides offer easy-to-understand overviews on the most important water topics in California and the West. Our guides cover groundwater, water rights and watersheds such as the Colorado River and the Klamath River, and more! In the coming weeks, we will debut an updated guide to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
These are just a few examples of the impact our supporters made in 2025. Please donate today to help us make an even greater impact in 2026.
Thank you for any level of support!
