All bitcoin donations are made to our US-registered charity. Please visit our FAQs for questions regarding tax deductions.
Donate any amount of bitcoin and we’ll hold it until at least 2025.
283 donors have already given to the Bitcoin Water Trust.
Rank
Name/Pseudonym
BTC
1
Cameron Winklevoss
25.001
2
Tyler Winklevoss
25.001
3
Jesse Powell
2.0
4
Josh Thatcher
1.2493
5
anonymous
1.234
6
anonymous
1.153
7
Bruce and Jenny Gregory
1.1521
8
Scott Galloway
1.1197
9
anonymous
1.0804
10
Breyer Labs
1.035
11
Jeff Pitta
1.0209
12
gordon gould
1.0195
13
Osprey Funds
1.01
14
CH
1.0
15
eToro
1.0
16
Tony Hawk
1.0
17
William H Miller III
1.0
18
Barry Silbert
1.0
19
Peter L. Briger, Jr.
1.0
20
Kevin Colleran
1.0
21
Virginia Clay
1.0
22
Niraj Bhatia
1.0
23
Stan Chudnovsky
1.0
24
Ethan Beard & Wayee
1.0
25
AM
1.0
26
David Marcus
1.0
27
anonymous
1.0
28
Peter Kellner
1.0
29
Michael Deeg
1.0
30
Shiliang Tang
1.0
31
Garber family
1.0
32
Ivan Brightly
1.0
33
Michael Wilkerson
1.0
34
Patrick Seiler
1.0
35
Hector Fernandez
1.0
36
anonymous
1.0
37
J Flow
1.0
38
Matt Cohler
1.0
39
anonymous
1.0
40
Ben Davenport
1.0
41
Scott Melker
1.0
42
Nimiq Charity
1.0
43
Phil Bek
1.0
44
Brad Garlinghouse
1.0
45
Meltem Demirors
1.0
46
BL
1.0
47
Lyn Alden Schwartzer
1.0
48
Michael Novogratz
1.0
49
Amy and Drew McKnigh
1.0
50
PEKF
1.0
51
David E Rutter
1.0
52
Kunal Savjani
0.5009
53
Forte Securities
0.5
54
anonymous
0.25
55
Rare Wojak
0.2036
56
Jennifer Arterbury
0.1684
57
Peter McCormack
0.15
58
anonymous
0.0898
59
Chris&Lauren Noullet
0.0704
60
Chad Cantrell
0.069
61
Tyler Odean
0.05
62
Marty Bent
0.05
63
J&J
0.05
64
Jed Misc.
0.0475
65
BTreeC.com
0.0431
66
Nathan Watts
0.0419
67
Vivian Mathews
0.0332
68
anonymous
0.0267
69
anonymous
0.0238
70
anonymous
0.0197
71
anonymous
0.0195
72
Felipe Zullino
0.015
73
Stella❤
0.015
74
rolltide
0.0135
75
anonymous
0.0135
76
anonymous
0.01
77
anonymous
0.01
78
Bitcobie
0.01
79
Evan Robertson
0.01
80
Elijah A Jerjerian
0.01
81
hardrockoffroad.com
0.01
82
curvaconcepts.com
0.01
83
diablowheelsusa.com
0.01
84
Swingle Family
0.01
85
Eric Allam
0.01
86
Nils Goder
0.01
87
Brian Barnes
0.01
88
anonymous
0.01
89
Devan Hemmings
0.01
90
anonymous
0.01
91
Shubzy
0.0095
92
anonymous
0.0093
93
godlovesrobots
0.0088
94
Theresa Jörg
0.0083
95
W
0.0079
96
anonymous
0.0075
97
anonymous
0.0068
98
The Bitcoin Files
0.006
99
bitcoinpuppies.com
0.0051
100
TAD
0.005
101
anonymous
0.005
102
C S
0.0047
103
Donovan New
0.0047
104
Millerkid
0.0046
105
anonymous
0.004
106
Moncion
0.0038
107
Paul Williams
0.0035
108
anonymous
0.0033
109
Jimmy D Taylor
0.0033
110
D Macri
0.0031
111
anonymous
0.003
112
anonymous
0.003
113
PF
0.003
114
Ryan Rosales
0.0029
115
John Pomeroy
0.0028
116
nocanbankman
0.0028
117
anonymous
0.0027
118
Mike Wong
0.0027
119
Patrick Saenz
0.0027
120
Cory Brigham
0.0027
121
Ehsan Falasiri
0.0027
122
True Honey Teas
0.0027
123
Jamie Hughes
0.0027
124
anonymous
0.0026
125
BG
0.0026
126
Ethan MacDonald
0.0025
127
Adrian Kuta
0.0025
128
Justin M Traister
0.0024
129
Steven Nelson
0.0024
130
Murray Rothbard
0.0023
131
anonymous
0.0023
132
Chris Hege
0.0023
133
anonymous
0.0021
134
charly
0.0021
135
Phaedrus
0.002
136
Anand Aravindan
0.002
137
anonymous
0.002
138
anonymous
0.002
139
anonymous
0.002
140
Luke Jones
0.002
141
Andrew Lonero
0.002
142
JB
0.0019
143
John Chung
0.0018
144
anonymous
0.0018
145
anonymous
0.0016
146
P&J Kaminski
0.0015
147
Dominik Sosnowski
0.0015
148
Adam Taylor
0.0015
149
Franc Ibra
0.0015
150
anonymous
0.0014
151
anonymous
0.0014
152
anonymous
0.0014
153
Grant Xavier Storer
0.0014
154
Anna Bloom
0.0014
155
anonymous
0.0013
156
Hodl Sloth
0.0013
157
Adam Robbie
0.0013
158
anonymous
0.0013
159
Leslie Knope
0.0013
160
T'kar & Kris
0.0012
161
anonymous
0.0011
162
anonymous
0.0011
163
anonymous
0.0011
164
M Lauria
0.0011
165
Alexandre Brodeur
0.001
166
anonymous
0.001
167
anonymous
0.001
168
anonymous
0.001
169
Rich
0.001
170
Jorge Tavares
0.001
171
anonymous
0.001
172
Danielle
0.001
173
Ryan & Abby Robbins
0.001
174
Flam Chen
0.001
175
BlokchainBoog
0.001
176
hackerrdave
0.001
177
Samuel Dionne
0.001
178
Emcot
0.001
179
anonymous
0.001
180
anonymous
0.0009
181
Clear Pioneer
0.0009
182
anonymous
0.0009
183
anonymous
0.0009
184
Rando Calrissian
0.0008
185
anonymous
0.0008
186
anonymous
0.0008
187
Svein Trælandshei
0.0008
188
Nick Pirl
0.0008
189
Shea Sylvester
0.0008
190
anonymous
0.0008
191
anonymous
0.0008
192
Spencer Kozmata
0.0007
193
Christian
0.0007
194
anonymous
0.0007
195
Nick Weisser
0.0007
196
Malm
0.0007
197
Matt Doenecke
0.0006
198
Justin Campbell
0.0006
199
Jeff Beckman "Jeef"
0.0006
200
MARCELO STICCO
0.0006
201
therealmrautumn
0.0006
202
anonymous
0.0006
203
CryptoNoodle
0.0006
204
anonymous
0.0006
205
lakog11
0.0006
206
benwilliams.gallery
0.0006
207
anonymous
0.0006
208
Ollie
0.0006
209
anonymous
0.0006
210
strictlyBTC
0.0005
211
anonymous
0.0005
212
Queen Elizabeth II
0.0005
213
anonymous
0.0005
214
GS
0.0005
215
Anthony V. Ardizzone
0.0005
216
Ben Wyatt
0.0005
217
anonymous
0.0005
218
anonymous
0.0005
219
Jake&Kat Hernandez
0.0005
220
Kyle B
0.0005
221
Aleksandar Zahariev
0.0005
222
anonymous
0.0005
223
Jordan Kruse
0.0005
224
Peter Xpub
0.0005
225
Cody Ellingham
0.0005
226
anonymous
0.0005
Showing donations over 0.0005 BTC.
If we liquidated the trust today, we could bring clean and safe drinking water to approximately 47,554 people. But we believe this fund will have an even greater impact over time. Here’s how it’ll work.
We can’t hold any other cryptocurrencies in the trust at the moment, but you can donate them directly here.
Ideally, this allows the trust to appreciate in value.
All donated coins will be used to fund clean water projects.
Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have personally matched the first 50 BTC received by the trust.
The water crisis is huge, and like you, we know we’re playing the long game. But we believe today’s generosity can radically change the future.
The Bitcoin Water Trust is a cryptocurrency fund that will accept and hold bitcoin donations to charity: water until at least January 1, 2025. After January 1, 2025, we will use commercially reasonable best efforts to keep bitcoin as bitcoin before converting to fiat currency. The donations will be used to fund clean water projects around the world.
For now, the Bitcoin Water Trust only accepts BTC. If you would like to donate with another cryptocurrency, you can donate directly here. Direct donations will be converted into fiat and used to fund clean water projects for communities with immediate needs.
Absolutely. However, tax receipts can only be prepared for donors who provide an email address.
If you’re looking for a tax receipt, but don’t want to be named on the leaderboard, simply choose “Donate With Tax Receipt” and use a pseudonym. Your pseudonym will appear in place of your real name on the leaderboard, and we’ll deliver your tax receipt via email.
The simple answer is yes—in most cases. Our team will prepare tax receipts for any donor who provides an email address. If you donate anonymously, we will not be able to provide you with a tax receipt.
More specifically, all crypto donations are made to our US-registered charity. Charity Global, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization in the USA and a registered public benefit organization (ANBI) in The Netherlands. US and Dutch donors are able to take tax deductions for donations to Charity Global, Inc. to the extent permitted by law. Donors based outside the US and The Netherlands should consult with a qualified advisor regarding the tax or equivalent rules covering deductibility in their applicable non-US jurisdiction.
Please consult with your tax advisor to determine whether your donation is tax-deductible in whole or in part. Nothing in this communication is intended to constitute legal or tax advice.
Ideally, no. We intend to keep all Bitcoin Water Trust donations as BTC when we begin using the fund to construct water projects in 2025 and beyond. However, if a local partner cannot accept Bitcoin, we will convert to fiat.
We will not be able to refund bitcoin donations. Please take care before initiating your donation.
Bitcoin transfers can take anywhere from ten minutes to a few hours. As soon as we confirm your donation, you’ll be added to the leaderboard. While every donation makes a difference, the leaderboard has a 0.0005 BTC minimum.
We hope that your donation will appreciate in value over time and help us fund clean water for even more people around the world. We chose 2025 to allow for a full cycle to pass.
We’ve initially partnered with Gemini to hold Bitcoin Water Trust donations in a secure cold storage wallet. As the fund grows, we intend to diversify our custodians for security purposes. No matter what, we will take every precaution to protect the security of your donation and the integrity of the Bitcoin Water Trust.
Net of any transaction fees, we will use 100% of your remaining BTC donation to fund clean water projects.
While you won’t be able to choose a specific country or community to serve, our experienced water programs team will work closely with local partners to determine where your donation will have the most impact. We currently have active water programs across 21 countries, and you can learn more about how charity: water chooses partners and allocates funds here.
Yes, you can donate crypto for immediate use here. By donating directly, you will bypass the Bitcoin Water Trust, and we will convert your gift to fiat. 100% will be used to fund clean water projects unless otherwise specified.
We expect the average cost to bring someone access to clean water in 2025 will be approximately 0.0022 BTC, while the average cost to bring an entire community clean water will be approximately 0.7106 BTC. The actual cost will also vary depending on the country in which we are working, the solutions we are implementing, inflation, and other factors.
771 million people in the world currently live without access to clean and safe drinking water. charity: water has been working to end the water crisis alongside local partners and generous supporters since 2006, raising $550M with a community of donors from 150 countries, and funding projects that will serve 12.7M people across 29 countries. You can learn more about our work and why we believe everyone should have access to clean water here.
Yes, we accepted our first bitcoin in 2014 and 569 BTC total before the inception of the Bitcoin Water Trust. Historically, direct crypto donations were immediately converted to fiat and used for clean water projects. If requested, donations were occasionally used to pay for operational costs.
From the ink in our printers to our staff salaries, all of charity: water’s operational costs are covered by a generous group of 125 donors known as The Well.