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| Name of Organization | Amount | Description | Keywords | Year | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $160,000 | As the Maryland lead for the Choose Clean Water Coalition, address water quality throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed and environmental quality across the state. Conduct environmental outreach to connect local and regional groups to policy makers in Annapolis | Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc | $60,000 | Lead the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s stormwater workgroup push for enforceable MS4 permits and financial assurance plans to meet stormwater obligations; encourage EPA to use their Residual Designation Authority | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Society of Environmental Journalists, Inc. | $5,000 | Strengthen the quality, reach and viability of news coverage of fresh water, marine and coastal issues through programs and services to educate and empower colleagues and news organizations. | Communications | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. | $90,000 | Provide pro bono legal services to environmental organizations and individuals working on environmental problems in Maryland and the Chesapeake region. Represent clients in rulemaking, permitting, legislation and litigation. Prepare new generations of environmental advocates with sophisticated advocacy, litigation and public education strategies for improving environmental enforcement | Agriculture | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Virginia Conservation Network | $80,000 | Ensure a powerful, diverse and coordinated conservation movement. Serve as the driving force behind the “Common Agenda”, the result of a collaborative process among 120+ partner organizations that motivates strategic action on policy | Accountability, Advocacy | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | $2,500 | Taste of the Chesapeake | N/A | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. | $70,000 | Improve local water quality and support neighborhood greening throughout Baltimore City and County by focusing on a comprehensive policy and advocacy program around stormwater and trash. | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Stormwater Network, Inc. | $20,000 | Continue to expand the network of more than 9,100 stormwater professionals and promote more widespread adoption of effective stormwater practices through technical support, training improved permits, and recognition of good programs. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| PennFuture | $90,000 | Launch PA Clean Rivers to Bay Campaign, an accountability-centric campaign to improve local water quality in the Susquehanna basin. | Accountability, Agriculture, Nutrients, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Clean Water Fund | $35,000 | Educate Northern Virginia decision makers and citizens on local water issues and conduct Get Out The Vote nonpartisan activities in that area. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| National Wildlife Federation | $40,000 | Work with members of the Chesapeake Legal Enforcement Network and newly formed partnerships with state government to help manage, process, and provide information that leads to better enforcement of water quality laws in Maryland. | Accountability, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Potomac Conservancy, Inc | $40,000 | Continue to work towards ensuring the implementation of and funding for clean water programs in 16 targeted areas within the Potomac basin. Policy work will be driven by the 2017 midpoint assessment and WIP deadlines. | Advocacy, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | $10,000 | Ensure strong local and state oversight of shale gas drilling and fracking in the Taylorsville Basin, which underlies lands in eastern Virginia just miles from the Bay and major tributaries. Compell Dominion Virginia Power to clean up coal ash disposal sites that are contaminating groundwater and surface waters in the Bay watershed. | Advocacy, Land Use, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| State Voices | $20,000 | Support Get Out The Vote efforts in Pennsylvania, focusing on engaging the New American Majority in the democratic process. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | $20,000 | Provide technical information, analysis, strategic planning and communications tools to conservation groups and local governments in the Shenandoah Valley to secure good land use planning that protect the Valley’s natural resources. | Advocacy, Land Use, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Lancaster Conservancy | $20,000 | The Lancaster County Conservancy’s Urban Greening program continues to work with the City of Lancaster to develop a public education strategy to coincide with implementation of their stormwater fee, building awareness in the community about stormwater pollution and green infrastructure. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Wetlands Watch, Inc. | $45,000 | Expand advocacy work in local government land use decisions to protect natural resources; Organize and educated constituents to participate effectively in those local government land use decisions; Broaden advocacy networks. | Advocacy, Land Use, Stormwater, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $15,000 | In partnership with the Potomac Conservancy, Friends of the Rappahannock and others, advocate for adequate state water quality funding to meet Virginia’s clean water commitments. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Political Will, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. | $20,000 | Expand local advocacy efforts to ensure strong local Watershed Implementation Plans, funding for living shorelines, and protection of sensitive land areas, while expanding reach of membership and major donor programs. | Advocacy, Political Will, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Conservation Pennsylvania | $80,000 | Run a nonpartisan engagement program to engage voters. Conduct testing to further refine how to effectively increase voter turnout and identify long-term voter trends. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Trout Unlimited | $30,000 | Advance the protection and restoration of coldwater habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed through advocacy, communications, and planning. | Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Inc. | $40,000 | Ensure that the Clean Water Rule is not weakened so that protections are restored to the wetlands and headwater streams that feed into the Chesapeake Bay. Ramp up efforts to engage on conservation issues which affect water quality in the 2018/19 Farm Bill with conservation organizations across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. | Agriculture, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | $30,000 | Protect the Piedmont’s rural economy and natural resources, including water quantity and quality. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| National Parks Conservation Association | $50,000 | Protect national parks from incompatible development, polluted waterways, air pollution, habitat fragmentation, and other threats. Use a national parks lens to (1) showcase agricultural best management practices (BMPs), and (2) increase public support and advocacy for state conservation program funding essential for Pennsylvania’s clean water goals | Advocacy, Agriculture, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Media Services Inc | $75,000 | General support for in-depth environmental reporting and commentary that reaches millions of people each month through a suite of products and services that includes the Chesapeake Bay Journal, Chesapeake Bay Journeys, Bay Journal News Service, as well as through partnerships with other media. | Baywide, Communications | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Waterkeepers Chesapeake | $65,000 | Support a coalition of 19 independent programs. Together, and in coordination, they amplify the voices of each Waterkeeper and mobilize to stop pollution and champion clean water. Waterkeepers Chesapeake promotes peer learning, shares successful strategies and provides technical and legal expertise. They also organize collective legal and advocacy campaigns around clean water, and coordinate information and resources. | Advocacy, Keepers, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Virginia Civic Engagement Table | $10,000 | Conduct a collaborative 501(c)(3) GOTV effort in the Hampton Roads region with several partners. This effort should improve the shared data partners utilize year round in the VAN, increase the sophistication of field efforts, and improve changes for year round collaboration. | Non-traditional Allies, Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $40,000 | Protect and restore the James River watershed by advocating for policies and regulations at the state level. Continue to focus on the James River watershed WIPs and “Our River at Risk” campaign. | Advocacy, Political Will, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Common Cause Education Fund | $25,000 | “Open Access to Data in MD” aims to increase transparency at all levels of Maryland’s government (open meetings, open data, and procurement reforms) and to advance access to data regarding pollution loading and public health, with a specific local focus on Baltimore City. | Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | $50,000 | The 3rd generation Capacity Building Initiative is attempting a new structure (collective action model) that facilitates cross sector and strategic collaborations while creating a safe and welcome space to engage new partners in local coalitions to advance clean water plans. 5 regions have been selected and regional action plans are being developed. | Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy | $25,000 | Train citizens in Anne Arundel County to help neighborhoods reduce local stormwater runoff. A hands-on training curriculum gives Stewards the tools to bring change, by turning knowledge and good intentions into action. Stewards work with communities to install projects such as rain gardens or conservation landscapes that capture polluted runoff. There are now 160 Stewards, (since 2009) representing over 100 communities across the County. | Stormwater, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Anacostia Watershed Society, Inc | $30,000 | Work towards the restoration of the Anacostia River, with a particular emphasis on enhanced stormwater controls, reduction of trash inputs, and increased attention to remediation of toxics. | Stormwater, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Bay Commission | $10,000 | Support the Commission’s work in the three Bay states to advance the goals of the Bay TMDL, with particular emphasis on agriculture. | Accountability, Agriculture | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Bay Commission | $25,000 | Reach 100% livestock stream exclusion within a sub-watershed of Lancaster County, PA and improve riparian buffers within the setback area. In so doing, create a model that can be duplicated state and region-wide. Leverage federal funding with private funding to facilitate participation of underserved Plain Sect producers. | Agriculture, Nutrients | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | $60,000 | Advance collaborative conservation on a landscape scale through expanded public access, engagement, and innovative approaches to accelerate the pace of conservation throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. | Advocacy, Baywide, Land Use | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, Inc | $60,000 | Educate, support and inspire people and communities of faith to advocate for the waters of the Chesapeake through policies and practices that promote a healthier environment and healthier people. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| 1000 Friends of Maryland, Inc | $80,000 | Develop policy solutions, educate decision makers and the public, produce reports and fact sheets, and build strong coalitions to advance a suite of proposals for cleaner water and sustainable growth. | Advocacy, Land Use, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Anacostia Riverkeeper, Inc. | $23,000 | Protect, restore and advocate for the Anacostia River for all who work, live and play in the watershed. | Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. | $32,000 | The Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper utilizes law and science to stop pollution and restore water quality, serving as a voice for the watershed to government agencies, the media, and the public. | Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Rivers Association | $25,000 | Continue the mission to protect and restore the Severn River, focusing on enforcement of forest conservation easements. | Advocacy, Keepers, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chester River Association | $37,500 | Support the Chester Riverkeeper and the work of monitoring the river's health, enforcing clean water laws, promoting behavior changes, increasing awareness and inspiring stewardship. | Agriculture, Keepers, Political Will, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $30,000 | Support the Upper James Riverkeeper, serving as the eyes, ears and voice of the Upper and Middle James River watershed. | Agriculture, Keepers, Political Will | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. | $52,000 | Support the Miles/ Wye Riverkeeper program and the Executive Director's role in the Land and Litter Steering Committee. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. | $39,000 | Support the Choptank Riverkeeper program, restoring and preserving the River by pushing for adequate WIPs, supporting policy initiatives, and adopting pollution reducing technologies. | Agriculture, Keepers, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated | $36,000 | Support the Potomac Riverkeeper, taking action to reduce pollution sources, and working to enforce and improve laws to reduce pollution while seeking opportunities for river access and recreation. | Advocacy, Keepers, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated | $35,000 | Support the Shenandoah Riverkeeper, taking action to reduce pollution sources, patrolling the river to identify threats, and working to enforce and improve policies to reduce pollution. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Sassafras River Association | $35,000 | Support the Sassafras Riverkeeper program, monitoring water quality, addressing citizen concerns, investigating sources of pollution and acting as a voice for the River. | Advocacy, Agriculture | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| South River Federation Inc | $36,000 | Support the South Riverkeeper program, serving as the eyes and ears of the River with a focus on advocacy, building outreach and membership support. | Advocacy, Keepers, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | $5,000 | Support ORP in recycling oyster shell to plant one million oysters in the Little Choptank River sanctuary and to educate the public about Maryland's oyster restoration efforts at its annual Mermaid's Kiss Oyster Fest. | Fisheries | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Anacostia Watershed Society, Inc | $20,000 | Support the National Capital Region Watershed Stewards Academy, educating community members through a training program and reducing stormwater runoff with the implementation of capstone projects. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council | $25,000 | Develop a regional credential system and network of sustainable landscape professionals, emphasizing small scale stormwater retrofit practices. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | $20,000 | Smart Growth in Northern Virginia - Expand educational efforts to ensure plans and projects effectively address stormwater runoff from commercial corridors in Fairfax County, Virginia. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Clean Water Fund | $1,500 | Support the tuition for the Maryland Program Coordinator to participate in the Environmental Leadership Program. | Capacity | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| The Funders Network | $10,000 | Support the National Stormwater Funders' Group, a group of funders interested in sustainable stormwater practices and green infrastructure. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Schrauth Consulting, LLC | $8,000 | Support the Chesapeake Bay Funders' Network and their work to provide a learning and strategic coordination among funders interested in storwmater and green infrastructure in the Chesapeake Bay region. | Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Trash Free Maryland | $20,000 | Trash Free Maryland's vision is a state free of trash pollution, to be accomplished through adoption of policies and programs that address the most prevalent sources and types of litter polluting local waters. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | $5,000 | Support the Oyster Recovery Partnership in recycling oyster shell through its regional Shell Recycling Alliance, to plant one million oysters in the Little Choptank River sanctuary and to educate the public about Maryland's oyster restoration efforts at its annual Mermaid's Kiss Oyster Fest. | Fisheries, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| The Hatcher Group, Inc. | $145,000 | Provide strategic coordination and communications support for the Maryland Clean Agriculture Coalition (MCAC). MCAC seeks to improve Maryland waterways and protect public health through increased transparency from agriculture and other associated causes of water degradation, to improve water quality for the region. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $50,000 | Advocate for and support strong implementation of stormwater policies that reduce polluted runoff. Broaden public awareness of the importance of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, and draw connections between local water quality work, such as protecting local rivers and streams and land use policies, and broader efforts to heal the Bay. | Accountability, Advocacy, Stormwater | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| South River Federation Inc | $10,000 | Explore a more strategic alliance between SRF and the West/Rhode Riverkeeper organization by engaging with Maryland Nonprofits. | Capacity, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Lancaster Farmland Trust | $90,000 | Position three motivated Lancaster County municipalities to potentially invest in agricultural Best Management Practices as a strategy to improve local water quality and meet their responsibility to improve the health of the Bay. | Accountability, Stormwater, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| University System of Maryland Foundation Inc | $20,000 | Provide general operating support to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies (UMCES), Maryland's premier research institution aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the environment. | Accountability, Communications, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| River Network | $3,000 | Provide scholarships, for staff and Board members from Chesapeake organizations, to attend the 18th annual River Rally. Workshops and plenaries are led by expert trainers and practitioners in river conservation and will give participants applicable tools and resources for use when they return home. River Rally will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan May 8-11, 2017. | Capacity | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| James River Association | $20,000 | The Lower James Riverkeeper LJRK serves as the eyes, ears and voice of JRA in the Lower watershed and serves as a full time advocate for the river. | Advocacy, Keepers, Nutrients, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Association Of Baltimore Area Grantmakers Inc | $35,000 | Improve human health outcomes through environmental protections, using health impacts to motivate greater environmental action in Maryland. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Clean Water Fund | $50,000 | Increase investment in Maryland communities on issues that impact their environment, and build capacity within places without strong local advocacy groups. Support state-wide clean water campaigns. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc | $45,000 | Advocate for greater local "Watershed Implementation Plan" progress among 6 Eastern Shore counties, while defending state wide actions supporting Bay water quality. | Advocacy, Land Use, Political Will, WIP | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Gunpowder Valley Conservation, Inc. | $6,000 | Develop a plan delineating high-value resource lands to unify and guide conservation efforts throughout the Gunpowder Valley watershed. | Land Use | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Inc. | $10,000 | Support the exploration and investigation phase of a "merger" between MRC, the Chester River Association, and the Sassafras River Association. | Capacity, Keepers | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| West Rhode Riverkeeper | $45,000 | Support the Riverkeeper in advocacy, water quality monitoring, public engagement, education and outreach, design and construction of restoration projects, and other activities to improve water quality. | Keepers, Water Quality, WIP | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Coastal Conservation Association - MD | $30,000 | Continue to support sound ecosystem management of the Bay's fisheries. Develop more effective communications platforms to ensure advocacy efforts engage a larger audience. | Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Inc. | $40,000 | Serve as the advocate for the Gunpowder River watershed and work to abate pollution and champion improvement through monitoring, outreach, advocacy, and litigation. | Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, WIP | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| National Wildlife Federation | $95,000 | The Mid-Atlantic office activates members around policy and restoration efforts to protect the Chesapeake Bay. | Accountability, Advocacy, Political Will, Water Quality, WIP | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. | $45,000 | Provide training to empower advocates to push fro strong language and implementation of MS4 permits, with adequate finance assurance plans. | Advocacy, Stormwater | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| National Wildlife Federation | $225,000 | Support the Choose Clean Water Coalition, harnessing the collective power of the region's advocacy community to ensure a unified voice, supporting clean water in the Chesapeake region. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated | $20,000 | Support the Upper Potomac Riverkeeper, taking action to reduce known pollution sources, enforcing and improving laws to reduce pollution, and building a grassroots constituency of support. | Advocacy, Keepers, Pollution | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Commons Inc | $10,000 | Develop a product development strategy and road map for expansion of a Clean Water Communities Stormwater Calculator. | Stormwater | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association | $50,000 | Support the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, pushing for compliance of environmental laws, advocating for improvement of policies based on science, and educating the communities on issues pertaining to the health of the Susquehanna and its tributaries. | Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc | $10,000 | Support the Healthy Harbor Initiative, creating events for community involvement, demonstrating water quality improvement projects, and organizing around issues of trash and litter. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies, Stormwater | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Alliance for Justice | $10,000 | Provide information, training and resources to build the capacity of nonprofits engaging in advocacy. | Advocacy, Capacity | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. | $60,000 | Continue the "Communities for Clean Stream" campaign, educating and empowering D.C. area residents to take an active role in monitoring, stewarding, and advocating for their local streams. | Advocacy, Political Will, Stormwater | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc | $50,000 | Chair the Stormwater Workgroup of the Choose Clean Water Coalition, promoting green infrastructure through enforceable MS4 permits and local stormwater utility programs. | Advocacy, Political Will, Stormwater | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Society of Environmental Journalists, Inc. | $5,000 | Increase journalists' understanding of environmental issues by hosting workshops, an annual conference, and providing tools and guidebooks. | Communications | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Virginia Conservation Network | $80,000 | Work for a powerful, diverse and coordinated conservation movement in Virginia. Continue to create the well-established Common Agenda, created through a collaborated process of 120+ partner organizations. | Advocacy, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | $5,000 | Support the recycling of oyster shell through a regional Shell Recycling Alliance, to plant one million oysters in the Little Choptank River sanctuary. | Fisheries | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $50,000 | Broaden public awareness of the importance of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, particularly supporting the implementation of stormwater policies and programs that reduce polluted runoff. | Political Will, Stormwater, WIP | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| $145,000 | Provide strategic coordination and communications support for the Maryland Clean Agriculture Coalition. MCAC's mission is to improve waterways by reducing pollution, and increasing transparency and accountability, from agriculture. | Accountability, Agriculture, Communications | 2016 | Chesapeake | |
| Lancaster Farmland Trust | $90,000 | Utilize peer focus groups and farmer to farmer mentoring to link water quality and farming operations. Implement improved practices in high nitrate areas on 10 "early adopter" farms. | Agriculture | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| University System of Maryland Foundation Inc | $20,000 | General operating support to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies (UMCES), a premier research institution aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the environment. | Pollution, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Bay Commission | $10,000 | Support the Commission's work to educate new landmakers on the strengths of the Chesapeake Bay Program, the critical role it has played and the continued advancement of the restoration. | Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Commons Inc | $50,000 | Partner with organizations to access, organize and share data and technology that inspires action to restore the environment. Develop tools that bridge knowledge gaps, enhancing transparency and leads to better conservation decisions. | Capacity, Pollution | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | $40,000 | Through Businesses for the Bay, encourage businesses to go beyond compliance and take measurable actions to support protection and restoration of Bay waters. | Accountability, Non-traditional Allies, Pollution | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated | $30,000 | Conduct a multi-year campaign to address major sources of water quality degradation in the Shenandoah Valley watershed. | Advocacy, Agriculture, Pollution | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Sustainable Chesapeake | $72,000 | Help secure resources for high-impact conservation practices, expand implementation, and foster collaboration to achieve restoration goals in high priority geographical regions. | Agriculture, Capacity | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $95,000 | Generate progress on top conservation issues in VA through education and outreach to elected officials and turn out conservation voters by elevating concerns. | Advocacy, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance Inc | $35,000 | Provide pro bono legal services to individuals and organizations working to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its land and waterways. | Accountability, Advocacy, Baywide | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Environmental Integrity Project | $115,000 | Ensure compliance with existing environmental laws, regulations and permits by increasing access to data and reporting on implementation progress, | Accountability, Advocacy, Baywide, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $150,000 | Increase the grassroots base for clean water, connect decision-makers to their constituents, and serve as the Maryland lead for the Choose Clean Water Coalition. | Accountability, Advocacy, Political Will | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. | $75,000 | Equip law students with the experience of providing legal services to environmental organizations and individuals by representing clients in rule-making, permitting, and litigation. | Accountability, Advocacy | 2017 | Chesapeake |
| The Hatcher Group, Inc. | $145,000 | MCAC Coordination | Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality | 2016 | Chesapeake |