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Water is life. Giving is how we carry it to each other.

The Giving Water was created to give your community the chance to give — turning something as simple as a bottle of water into a wave of opportunity for the people who need it most.

"A rising tide floats all boats."

DAWN WEIR · FOUNDER & CEO

Dawn started The Giving Water

One founder. One belief. Every drop matters.

Founder & CEO Dawn Weir built The Giving Water on a simple conviction: that generosity, like water, should flow freely to wherever it's needed. From Las Vegas, Nevada, she set out to connect two things that rarely meet — the goodwill of businesses and the urgent needs of communities in crisis.

The result is a new kind of giving Dawn calls Conscious Commerce: sponsors put their brand on the label and cover the cost, we produce and deliver the water for free, and charities, events, and disaster-struck families receive it at no cost. Everybody gives. Everybody wins. Nobody's budget is harmed.

Whether you are called to us by profit or providence is of no matter. The Giving Water is at the center of giving and abundance.
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What we believe

Hope should always outweigh tragedy.

Did you know? 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated — three out of every four people.

Americans helping Americans

Farmers, firefighters, veterans, first responders, families, neighbors — when disaster strikes, we stand together.

Water first

In every emergency, clean drinking water is the need that comes before comfort, before rebuilding, before recovery.

Give without sacrifice

Generosity shouldn't cost a community its stability. We make giving joyful, simple, and sustainable for everyone involved.

Transparency

100% of the water is given. 75% of every donation makes water; 10% goes straight to local community needs.

Community

We create a tidal wave of funding for charities and causes while building the community you want to live in.

Dignity

Never sympathy — belief. We tell stories of resilience and hope, and we treat every person we serve with respect.

How it all flows together

Follow a dollar from giving to gratitude.

The Giving Water turns three streams of generosity into clean water — and sends 100% of it back to the community.

The Giving Water · 501(c)(3)
100% of the water is given — after fees
Corporate Sponsors & Charities

Brands fund the water and advertise on the label.

General Donations

75% to water production · 25% to operations.

Chug Challenge

Community fundraising, one refreshing gulp at a time.

Water Production
Label design · bottling · production · transportation · distribution  |  10% to local community needs
Community Events
Distribution Centers
Disasters & Tragedies
Tax-deductible
Every gift is deductible as allowed by law.
Done for you
Advertising, marketing & CSR handled on your behalf.
Brand in every home
Your brand rides along in hands, cars, and homes.
Supports your community
Give back to the community that supports you.

The current so far

A Nevada nonprofit, built to last.

From an idea in Las Vegas to a federally recognized public charity, The Giving Water keeps flowing forward.

  • The idea

    Dawn Weir imagines a bottle of water that does more than hydrate — one that funds relief and gives brands a way to give back.

  • Sept 14, 2017

    The Giving Water is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 82-3374594). Donations become tax-deductible.

  • Today

    Partnering with sponsors and charities across the country to deliver clean water wherever disaster strikes.

  • Next

    Hydrating America — a rising tide of giving that floats every community it touches.

A rising tide floats all boats

Be the reason a family has clean water tomorrow.

Every drop matters when we're out to hydrate America. Give today, take the Chug Challenge, or become a sponsor — and turn your generosity into ripples that reach real people.