Team Water

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Team Water
Part of WaterAid
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DateAugust 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) – August 31, 2025 (2025-08-31)
TypeFundraiser
Cause Water scarcity
Motive40,000,000 USD to be raised, reached on August 31, 2025
Organized by
Outcome2 million people get access to clean water for a year
Website teamwater.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Team Water (stylized as #TEAMWATER) is an international collaborative fundraiser that was started by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober as a follow-up to Team Trees and Team Seas. The fundraiser raised over 40 million dollars to provide clean drinking water to millions of people around the world. All of the donations from the fundraiser are going to WaterAid, which is a non-governmental organization. [1] [2]

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Background

Following the success of their previous fundraisers, Team Trees and Team Seas—which raised over $50 million to plant 20 million trees and remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean—Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson and Mark Rober have teamed up again to launch Team Water. [3] Donaldson, under his company Beast Holdings, LLC, registered the "#TeamWater" trademark on August 29, 2024. [4]

Spread

Team Water aims to provide millions of people with clean drinking water by raising $40 million by the end of August 2025, with 1 dollar providing clean water to one person for a year. [3] The project was released on August 1, 2025 at 9 AM PT. On YouTube, over 3000 creators, with a combined follow count of 3 billion, are creating videos for the fundraiser. [5]

Status

As of August 31,2025, over 39.01 million total years of water have been supplied, according to the Team Water website. [6]

Notable donors

Several high-profile donors have contributed to the fundraiser:

PersonDonationNotes
Kenneth C. Griffin US$2.25 millionDonated following a public prompt from MrBeast during a live appearance on the Today show. [7]
Sophie Rain US$1 millionDonated during a livestream with MrBeast, placing her among the campaign’s top individual contributors. [8]
Dana White US$100,000Donated after Adin Ross and MrBeast called and asked him to on a Kick livestream. [9]
Jared Isaacman US$250,000Donated during a livestream with MrBeast just before the $40 million mark was reached.

Goal

Team Water reached their initial goal of raising $40,000,000 USD supplying 2 million people clean water access on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

References

  1. Faris, James. "MrBeast is launching a clean water philanthropy project — a year after filing for a #TeamWater trademark". Business Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. "Online creators, led by MrBeast and Mark Rober, want to raise $40 million for clean water access". The Independent. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Spangler, Todd (August 1, 2025). "MrBeast, Mark Rober Launch TeamWater, Their Biggest Fundraiser to Date With 3,000-Plus YouTube Creators Aiming to Raise $40 Million for Clean Water Projects". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. Perelli, Amanda. "A new MrBeast trademark filing hints at what his next big philanthropy project could be". Business Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  5. "MrBeast launches $40 million #TeamWater fundraiser to bring clean water to 2 million people worldwide". Good Good Good. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. "#TeamWater". Team Water. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  7. ""Ken Griffin… DONATED $2,250,000 LOL": MrBeast Team Water receives $2.25 m donation after his random ask". Times of India. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  8. Das Biswas, Shuvrajit (August 15, 2025). "OnlyFans star Sophie Rain donates $1M to MrBeast's Team Water; now among top 10 contributors". Hindustan Times. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  9. Corby, Donagh (August 16, 2025). "Dana White makes massive six-figure donation as MrBeast and Adin Ross raise $12million for Team Water". Bloody Elbow . Retrieved August 17, 2025.