Our Grantees

Search Results

Your Search Criteria ( Edit )
Location: Chesapeake | Organization: All | Description: All | Keyword: All | Year of Grant: All | Amount: All
Total Results: 2796
Page 27 of 28
Results Per Page: 25 | 50 | 100
Name of Organization Amount Description Keywords Year Office
Clean Water Fund $70,000 Advocate for a Maryland regulatory framework to support the septic industry - adding a state-wide septic database, standards for quality of work within the industry, and access to dollars for maintenance and upgrades. In a parallel effort, increase efforts to reduce food waste through composting and diversion. Advocacy, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
River Network $60,000 Assist watershed groups in the Chesapeake region with organizational development and capacity-building needs. Capacity, Equity 2024 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley $5,000 Staff participation in leadership and Human Resources training. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Assets Lancaster $5,000 Enneagram test/framework learning, leadership, and finance management training for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Assets Lancaster $5,000 Equity training with Work Wisdom for two leadership staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. $2,500 HR Conference for the HR Generalist to gain knowledge and strategies to recruit and retain talent. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. $5,000 Staff and Board environmental justice tours of Baltimore. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Bright Side Opportunities Corporation $5,000 DEIJ workshops for all staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Center for Watershed Protection $5,000 Staff attendance to the Watershed Forum and Tech Forward Conference. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Center for Watershed Protection $5,000 Compensation for technical staff to be a part of the JEDI Committee. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc $10,000 Event sponsorship of the annual Bands in the Sand event in Annapolis, MD. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay Trust $10,000 Event sponsorship of the annual Treasure the Chesapeake event in Baltimore, MD. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $5,000 Sponsorship of the Turtle Creek Watershed Delisiting Media event in East Buffalo Township, PA. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council $5,000 Ten week online conversational Spanish course to help staff members engage with Spanish speaking program participants. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council $4,347 Organizational DEIJ capacity building. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Legal Alliance Inc $5,000 Continuing legal and professional education through Coursera Plus MSBA, and ELI subscriptions, law CLEs, and conference attendance to the Choose Clean Water Coalition Conference for current and newly hired staff. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Eleven 21, Inc $2,500 Staff participation in the Raise Conference, a two-day fundraising extravaganza specifically focused on event fundraising. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $5,000 Professional development opportunity for staff to participate in the VA Natural Resources Leadership Institute program and a Communications Mentoring Program. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Inc. $6,500 Support for annual subscription fees for CRM and GIS applications along with staff time for using these apps for programmatic needs. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Inc. $35,417 Water quality monitoring equipment for a more robust water quality monitoring program in the Gunpowder, Bush, and Middle River Watersheds. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
James River Association $2,500 Professional development opportunity for staff to participate in the VA Natural Resources Leadership Institute program. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Lancaster Farmland Trust $5,000 An opportunity for two senior staff members to participate in Leadership Lancasters Core Class to assume more effective and active roles in addressing community needs in Lancaster County. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Leadership Maryland Inc $10,000 Sponsorship of the Eastern Shore Session of the 2024 Leadership Maryland class. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Lower Shore Land Trust $4,702 Organizational technology upgrades for security and efficiency. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Make the Road States Inc $5,000 Professional development opportunity for leadership staff. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Make the Road States Inc $5,000 Spanish interpretation for an all staff retreat. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $10,000 Event sponsorship of the Changemakers gala. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $5,000 Organizational DEIJ capacity building. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc $2,500 Professional development opportunity for leadership staff. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc $5,000 Laptops for staff members and program participants for better oversight and to eliminate limitations from current hardware. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Minary's Dream Alliance Inc $5,000 Staff participation in the Race Forward Conference in St. Louis, MO to learn as a collective, strategies to advance racial justice. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Moonshot Missions Inc $5,000 PMP Certification Exam Prep Courses for the Senior Utility Advisors. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Moonshot Missions Inc $4,974 Community engagement training for all staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
National Wildlife Federation $5,000 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Nature Forward $5,000 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Nature Forward $5,000 Work with the Institute for Human-Centered Design (IHCD) to create an Action Plan that prioritizes steps for removing barriers to participation for people with disabilities in Nature Forward programs. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc $5,000 Professional connections and education through River Rally and virtual software training for staff to enhance utilization of existing organization tools. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Voice $5,000 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Voice $5,000 Organizational DEIJ capacity building. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Potomac Conservancy, Inc $2,500 Staff participation in Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue course. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated $6,630 Purchase of hardware in support of the waterkeeper, water quality monitoring, and volunteer and outreach programs Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $5,000 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $5,000 Organizational DEIJ capacity building. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
ShoreRivers, Inc $2,500 Sponsorship of the annual Solstice Celebration in Chestertown, MD. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Soil and Water Conservation Society $1,000 Sponsorship of the SWCS Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders $500 Speaker stipends for Chesapeake Bay Funders Network. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
United Way of Lancaster County $3,000 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
United Way of Lancaster County $3,000 Organizational DEIJ capacity building. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc $1,000 Sponsorship for the student poster session at the SALT conference in Cambridge, MD. The poster session will highlight new research on saltwater intrusion and sea level rise. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $5,000 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $5,000 Organizational DEIJ capacity building. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Waterkeepers Chesapeake $2,500 Turnkey for Good 2-day leadership convening/workshop for the Executive Director Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Wicomico Environmental Trust Ltd $4,915 Professional development opportunities for staff members. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
9b Group $40,000 To advance improvements in USDA conservation delivery with a particular focus on conservation technical and financial assistance. Agriculture, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Coastal Conservation Association - MD $30,000 General support for CCA Marylands work to advise and educate the public on the conservation of our public coastal and marine resources. Included in this project is outreach and engagement of youth, diversity and communication with policy leaders on conservation needs. Agriculture, Baywide, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Communications, Diverse Partnerships, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Voter Engagement, Water Quality, Youth 2024 Chesapeake
Ducks Unlimited, Inc $50,000 Ducks Unlimited (DU) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are partnering to expand wetlands conservation on the Delmarva Peninsula. The DU wetlands biologist will educate local agricultural producers about technical and financial resources available from NRCS for wetlands conservation and steward them through the application, enrollment and restoration processes. Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Lancaster Clean Water Partners - sub of CFLC $25,000 Build capacity at the LCWP to reach community and business leaders to support the adoption of clean water practices. Advocacy, Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality, WIP 2024 Chesapeake
Lancaster Clean Water Partners - sub of CFLC $250,000 General Support for the Lancaster Clean Water Partnership to bring together diverse partners to improve water quality. LCWP will help increase funding coordination between partners, prioritize areas for investment, and help prioritize types of conservation practices used. Agriculture, Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality, WIP 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts $10,000 Creating a farmer conservation recognition award through the Leopold Conservation Award program that recognizes outstanding producers who exemplify conservation. The award tells the story of conservation leadership in agriculture and inspires others to also become leading conservationists. Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
MPT Foundation Inc $10,000 Production support for the Maryland Farm And Harvest. Advocacy, Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Communications, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Sustainable Chesapeake $92,000 Leadership support, including fundraising, for the Lancaster Clean Water Partners and the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaboration. Enhance adoption of key conservation improvements including manure injection and better management of chicken litter and conventional nutrient sources. Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Manure, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2024 Chesapeake
The Mill $50,000 Provide conservation technical assistance to row crop producers to sustain yields while reducing nutrient loss. The Mill helps producers shift from a maximum yield to a profit focus which results in reduced nutrient loss. The Mill advances innovation in product utilization that improves nutrient efficiency. Agriculture, Land Use, Nutrients, Water Quality, WIP 2024 Chesapeake
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - sub of USMDF $192,908 Collect and make public data on ammonia and particulate matter in ambient air in the Maryland portion of the Delmarva. It is the first data set in the region on these metrics. The information is made public so others can access it and analyze the data. Agriculture, Air Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Alliance for Justice $10,000 Make Bolder Advocacy resources available to Chesapeake organizations, empowering them to effectively and legally engage in advocacy, using their voice as c3 partners. Advocacy, Capacity, Civic Engagement 2024 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley $30,000 Ensure the Shenandoah Valley rural character, scenic beauty, clean water, and vibrant communities are protected by informing and empowering community members and decision-makers. Advocacy, Agriculture, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Clean Water Fund $10,000 Further Civic Engagement efforts in Virginia focused on the integrated voter engagement infrastructure. Provide educational materials to newly elected officials and provide opportunities for constituents to communicate with them once in office. Civic Engagement 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $125,000 Educate, train, and unite Marylanders to advocate for policies and programs that restore and protect clean water, healthy air, and a resilient climate. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Pennsylvania Voice $40,000 PA Voice coordinates a partnership of more than 50 nonprofit organizations that collectively seek to build an inclusive, just and reflective democracy in Pennsylvania. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2024 Chesapeake
Virginia Conservation Network $95,000 VCN coordinates its 150 Network Partners to effectively advance statewide policy and outreach efforts for the Commonwealths environment. Advocacy, Capacity, Political Will, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Wicomico Environmental Trust Ltd $10,000 Capacity for the Youth Environmental Action Summit. Capacity, Civic Engagement, Outreach, Youth 2024 Chesapeake
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $50,000 Work throughout Lancaster, PA on green infrastructure solutions, targeting urban tree canopy and conservation landscaping outreach and implementation, and engagement with the growing Hispanic community in South Central PA. Outreach, Pollution, Stormwater 2024 Chesapeake
Arundel Rivers Federation $90,000 Support the South, West and Rhode Riverkeeper program, and the work responding to citizen complaints of pollution, seeking enforcement of violations, and working with regulators on the implementation of environmental policy. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Bay Journal Media, Inc. $50,000 Bay Journal Media provides reporting on environmental issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay region. Communications 2024 Chesapeake
Bright Side Opportunities Corporation $20,000 The Center is an outgrowth of the Bright Side Baptist Church, the largest African American Church in the City of Lancaster. They provide opportunities for people in their community to thrive emotionally, physically, and intellectually. They provide STEM Programming for the youth, incorporating the Rain to Drain curriculum from 4-H into their STEM Leadership Academies and STEM Summer Camps. They incorporate these principles on their campus, installing rain gardens, rain barrels, and vegetable beds. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Stormwater, Youth 2024 Chesapeake
Center for Watershed Protection $100,000 Provide technical resources to local governments and organizations, with a focus on collaboratives, through technical assistance to advance watershed protection and restoration in south central PA. Support the annual ANSI renewal of the national Clean Water Certificate program. Capacity, Outreach, Political Will, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Inc. $40,000 The Gunpowder Riverkeeper defends and protects the Gunpowder and Bush River watersheds from environmental threats, using science, advocacy and law. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Keepers, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association $100,000 The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper advocates for compliance of existing environmental laws and improved policies based on science. They give a voice to the users to the waterways and to the Lower Susquehanna itself. Advocacy, Enforcement, Keepers, Pollution, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc $10,000 Provides paid landscape professional training for formerly incarcerated individuals in an effort to reduce recidivism rates and create a workforce trained in green infrastructure best practices. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Stormwater 2024 Chesapeake
Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, Inc. $100,000 The Riverkeeper educates and connects residents and recreational users to the Middle Susquehanna and its tributaries. They confront pollution violations and work to make realistic, positive change in the watershed. Advocacy, Keepers, Water Quality, Youth 2024 Chesapeake
Minorities in Aquaculture $20,000 Bridge the gap between minority individuals aspiring to build careers in aquaculture and the industry's workforce needs. Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Fisheries, Youth 2024 Chesapeake
National Wildlife Federation $275,000 Support the Choose Clean Water Coalition, harnessing the collective power of the Chesapeake regions advocacy community to advance common goals around clean water. Advocacy, Baywide, Capacity, WIP 2024 Chesapeake
Nature Forward $95,000 Provide leadership, coalition-building and community engagement throughout the DC metro region, on their work promoting access to nature and sustainable land use. Advocacy, Diverse Partnerships, Stormwater 2024 Chesapeake
River Network $5,000 Support a cohort of 18 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Executive Directors in attending the 2024 Choose Clean Water Coalition conference, where they can meet in person and learn from one another. Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
The Links Foundation Inc $25,000 Provide Summer Interns for students from Maryland HBCUs. Interns will learn about Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center in Baltimore, roles in conservation and education, gain field experience, and connect with professionals in the field. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Youth 2024 Chesapeake
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $80,000 Educate Virginia decision-makers on conservation policy and Virginian voters on the democratic process. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Political Will 2024 Chesapeake
The Funders Network Inc $10,000 Support TFNs Urban Water Funders affinity group to help connect, align and collaborate with funders on this topic. Capacity, Stormwater 2024 Chesapeake
Assets Lancaster $20,000 Provide micro-loans to women and BIPOC entrepreneurs throughout Lancaster County, along with financial coaching to help launch and sustain businesses. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Legal Alliance Inc $47,000 The Legal Education Center increases legal knowledge for the Chesapeake Bay advocacy community through legal trainings, and support of law clerk opportunities. Advocacy, Capacity 2024 Chesapeake
Chesapeake Stormwater Network, Inc. $25,000 Provide the professional stormwater community with technical resources, training events, recognition programs, new design protocols, and other means to increase their capability to design and build resilient stormwater practices. Nutrients, Stormwater, Water Quality, WIP 2024 Chesapeake
Potomac Conservancy, Inc $50,000 Maintain and restore habitat and river function in service of clean water, healthy lands, and vibrant communities. Accountability, Advocacy, Land Use, Political Will, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
PennFuture $70,000 PennFutures Civic Engagement work will grow and diversity their volunteer and activist base to more effectively contribute to a statewide movement for the environment and democracy. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
James River Association $85,000 Utilize advocacy to further the work to improve the water quality of the James River. Advocacy, Keepers, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Blue Water Baltimore, Inc. $85,000 The Harbor Waterkeeper and Advocacy project utilizes science, policy and the law to hold polluters accountable and restore water quality. Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Make the Road States Inc $30,000 Build power in Latine, immigrant, and working class communities of color in central/ south Pennsylvania. Provide resources for community members to engage in voting and civic engagement. Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity 2024 Chesapeake
Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy $40,000 Using a hands-on certification course, train Master Watershed Stewards with the tools to help neighbors reduce pollution in their communities, turning knowledge into action. Capacity, Outreach, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Bay Journal Media, Inc. $25,000 Support to establish a two-year, early-career fellowship position at the Bay Journal, providing vigorous experience in environmental reporting, especially in the complex challenges facing the Bay region. Baywide, Capacity, Communications 2024 Chesapeake
American Rivers, Inc $50,000 Identify and document barriers and demand for nature-based resilient project to restore clean water in the Lower Susquehanna watershed. Implement an engagement strategy to increase awareness and opportunities. Capacity, Political Will, Stormwater, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Friends of the Rappahannock, Inc. $35,000 Provide capacity to the FOR River Stewards and the Rappahannock River Roundtable. The Stewards lead outreach, education, and local advocacy efforts in sub-regions of the Rappahannock watershed. The Roundtable consists of partners working towards local land and water conservation. Accountability, Advocacy, Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore $12,500 Support of a Philanthropy storefront in the Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center. Youth 2024 Chesapeake
Environmental Integrity Project $75,000 Address violations within the point source sector with a focus on wastewater discharges from industrial and municipal sources. Accountability, Advocacy, Pollution, Water Quality 2024 Chesapeake