Chesapeake Bay Trust
Annapolis, MD · EIN 52-1454182. Reported 270 grants totalling $69.3M to 256 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
256organizations funded
$34,230median reported grant
$69.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
69%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 256 distinct organizations, with 69% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $34,230. Half of what it reported fell between $13,500 and $77,042; the smallest was $5,317 and the largest $21.1M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
1 of those grants was non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $10.4M in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
All 256 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received a reported grant.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Schedule I Part IV | $47.8M | 3 | 3 | 2023 | |
| Baltimore Tree Trust Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,274,240 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prince George's County Maryland | Largo, MD | $1,085,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc | Annapolis, MD | $928,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Dept of Environmental Protection Watershed Restoration D | Wheaton, MD | $910,174 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore County Deps | Towson, MD | $625,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shorerivers Inc | Easton, MD | $599,082 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resources Tawes State Office Building - | College Park, MD | $441,430 | 9 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arundel Rivers Federation Inc | Edgewater, MD | $392,853 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Rivers Association Inc | Annapolis, MD | $364,902 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $336,472 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scenic Rivers Land Trust Inc | Annapolis, MD | $330,324 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $325,474 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stillmeadow Community Projects Inc | Baltimore, MD | $316,085 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Defensores De La Cuenca | Hyattsville, MD | $283,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $281,322 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resilience Authority of Charles County Inc | La Plata, MD | $278,006 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Low Impact Development Center Inc | Beltsville, MD | $272,139 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley | New Market, VA | $260,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Health and Education Projects Inc | Riverdale, MD | $256,527 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County | Lancaster, PA | $237,455 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greentrust Alliance Inc | Rockville, MD | $219,928 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $219,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Forward Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $205,462 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Remington Improvement Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $201,230 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Inc | Annapolis, MD | $188,863 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Arts Focus | Mount Rainier, MD | $172,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $170,905 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Rockville | Rockville, MD | $163,548 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $163,441 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Village Condominium Association Inc | North East, MD | $157,497 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catoctin Land Trust Inc | Frederick, MD | $150,977 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Design Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $147,907 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Edmonston | Edmonston, MD | $146,673 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sixth Branch Inc | Baltimore, MD | $144,089 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midtown Community Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $139,751 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc | Accokeek, MD | $131,932 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Severn River Association Inc | Annapolis, MD | $128,802 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Mount Rainier | Mount Rainier, MD | $128,786 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland Mills Interfaith Inc | Columbia, MD | $126,232 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sussex Health & Environmental Network | Selbyville, DE | $124,342 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Ecology Institute | Columbia, MD | $118,248 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centro De Apoyo Familiar Caf | Riverdale, MD | $114,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $110,093 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Izaak Walton League of America Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $105,965 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Romney | Romney, WV | $104,720 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anacostia Watershed Society Inc | Bladensburg, MD | $103,243 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Board | Leonardtown, MD | $99,034 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Green | Bethesda, MD | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intersection of Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $95,661 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service Jao Collections - MS00231 | Denver, CO | $90,250 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunpowder Valley Conservancy Inc | Towson, MD | $90,076 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vistas of Washingtonian Woods Home Owners Assn Co the Management Group As | Germantown, MD | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Howard County Conservancy Inc | Woodstock, MD | $89,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harford Land Trust Inc | Bel Air, MD | $87,788 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $85,486 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Aquarium Inc | Baltimore, MD | $85,175 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Towson, MD | $84,237 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $83,735 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Inc | Seaford, DE | $79,755 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc | Brooklyn, MD | $78,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Live Peace Tech Corporation | Silver Spring, MD | $77,042 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anacostia Riverkeeper | Washington, DC | $75,805 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jastech Development Services Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Christian Church | Hyattsville, MD | $72,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vietnamese Americans Services | Silver Spring, MD | $72,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Charlestown | Charlestown, MD | $72,220 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fair Hill Environmental Foundation Inc | Elkton, MD | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore, MD | $69,117 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creekside at Osprey Landing Hoa | Glen Burnie, MD | $66,753 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairwinds of Annapolis Condominium Council of Unit | Annapolis, MD | $65,812 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Prince of Peace | Baltimore, MD | $62,963 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Riverdale Park | Riverdale, MD | $62,793 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ecolatinos Inc | College Park, MD | $61,836 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Howard Ecoworks Inc | Columbia, MD | $61,620 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hyattsville Mennonite Church | Hyattsville, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Agnes Catholic Church | Shepherdstown, WV | $59,616 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carol Highlands Neighborhood Association | Takoma Park, MD | $59,255 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casey Trees | Washington, DC | $56,513 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magothy River Association Inc | Severna Park, MD | $55,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Neighbors Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,638 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broadway East Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $55,417 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Grace World Outreach Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainability Matters Inc | Woodstock, VA | $54,263 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedarhurst Citizens Association | Shady Side, MD | $50,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit | Archbald, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parks and People Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Complete Player Charity Ltd | Glen Burnie, MD | $49,770 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Chestnut Land Trust Inc | Prnc Frederck, MD | $49,498 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc | Odenton, MD | $48,643 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Community Voice | Richmond, VA | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| So What Else Inc | Bethesda, MD | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Inc | Washington, DC | $45,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drink at the Well Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,584 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc | Ellicott City, MD | $45,444 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Herring Run Parks Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,266 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Grape Inc | Denton, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delmarva Free School Inc | Pittsville, MD | $44,962 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of New Carrollton | New Carrollton, MD | $44,873 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adamah Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $44,804 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Salisbury | Salisbury, MD | $44,480 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corporation of Shepherdstown | Shepherdstown, WV | $44,370 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rock Creek Conservancy Inc | Bethesda, MD | $43,069 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Rockville, MD | $42,369 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $42,259 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harford Friends School Inc | Baldwin, MD | $42,160 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Howard County MD - Director of Finance | Columbia, MD | $41,850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Mount Holly Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $40,443 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asbury Foundation Inc | Frederick, MD | $40,419 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Borough of Chambersburg | Chambersburg, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One More One Less Mentoring Inc | Baltimore, MD | $39,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St James Development Corporation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $38,610 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latin American Youth Center Inc | Washington, DC | $38,208 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Stream Restoration Association | Gambrills, MD | $38,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Falls Watershed Alliance Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | $37,912 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation Inc | Berlin, MD | $37,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potomac Conservancy Inc | Bethesda, MD | $36,684 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations Inc | Baltimore, MD | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Onsite Wastewater Professional Association | Ellicott City, MD | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Urban Studio | Washington, DC | $35,987 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Antietam-Conococheague Watershed Alliance Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $35,953 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower Shore Land Trust Inc | Snow Hill, MD | $35,734 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Annapolis Inc | Annapolis, MD | $35,367 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hampshire County Commission | Romney, WV | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Annapolis Maritime Museum Inc | Annapolis, MD | $34,724 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wat Thai Washington DC | Silver Springs, MD | $34,558 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Brentwood | Brentwood, MD | $34,408 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adkins Arboretum Ltd | Ridgely, MD | $34,053 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community College of Baltimore County Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $34,006 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Assoc for Environmental & Outdoor Education Inc | Edgewater, MD | $33,978 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minorities in Aquaculture | Easton, MD | $33,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingsport Community Association Inc | Millersville, MD | $33,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia Association Inc | Columbia, MD | $32,740 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Anacostia Park | Washington, DC | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Riviera Community Improvement | Pasadena, MD | $32,355 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| York Corridor Business Improvement District Management Authority Inc | Baltimore, MD | $31,725 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| After-School All-Stars | Los Angeles, CA | $31,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Islamic Society of Baltimore MD | Baltimore, MD | $31,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wake the 8 DC | Washington, DC | $31,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $31,487 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grow Home Inc | Baltimore, MD | $31,087 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester County Public Schools | Newark, MD | $30,959 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ | Bethesda, MD | $30,442 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Learning and Teaching Center | Washington, DC | $30,090 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Scheme | Washington, DC | $29,520 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance | Monterey, VA | $29,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cathedral Church of the Incarnation | Baltimore, MD | $28,383 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobilize Frederick | Frederick, MD | $27,854 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Claymont Society for Continious Education Inc | Charles Town, WV | $27,642 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Bladensburg | Bladensburg, MD | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Conservation Network | Richmond, VA | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Inc | Ridgely, MD | $26,951 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Filbert Street Garden | Baltimore, MD | $26,316 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carroll Soil Conservation District | Westminster, MD | $25,972 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 755 Alliance Inc | Edgewood, MD | $25,020 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Rappahannock Inc | Fredericksbrg, VA | $25,005 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empower DC | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelleys House | Severn, MD | $24,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | $24,056 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Preserve at Rock Creek Homeowner Association | Brandywine, MD | $23,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Worx Inc | Bel Air, MD | $23,280 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lets Thrive Baltimore Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $22,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Baybrook Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,429 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership Inc | Annapolis, MD | $22,420 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreaming Out Loud Foundation | Washington, DC | $21,755 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anns Circle Inc | Solomons, MD | $21,358 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vestry of St Alban's Parish | Salisbury, MD | $20,867 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Association for Environmental Education | Herndon, VA | $19,992 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Land and Cultural Preservation Fund Inc | Walkersville, MD | $19,869 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trash Free Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $18,720 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coastal Conservation Association | Houston, TX | $18,448 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potomac Valley Audubon Society Inc | Shepherdstown, WV | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Metro Inc | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbor Space of Baltimore County | Lutherville, MD | $17,684 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Clayworks Inc | Baltimore, MD | $17,555 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The East-John Youth Center Inc | Lusby, MD | $17,210 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Virginia Conservation Trust | Annandale, VA | $17,004 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South West Community Council Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $16,958 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Cambridge | Cambridge, MD | $16,473 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church of the Redemption | Baltimore, MD | $16,350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shenandoah Valley Conservancy | Harrisonburg, VA | $16,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Brunswick | Brunswick, MD | $15,090 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seasons Home Owners Association Inc Metropolis Management LLC | Hyattsville, MD | $14,767 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chartley Homeowners Association Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc | Charleston, WV | $14,295 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| C&o Canal Trust Inc | Williamsport, MD | $14,005 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mariners Museum | Newport News, VA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indian Creek School | Crownsville, MD | $13,813 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Afrithrive Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assateague Coastal Trust Inc | Berlin, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catonsville Rails to Trail Inc | Catonsville, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance Inc | Annapolis, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Center Residents Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shady Grove Village Hoa | Damascus, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sultana Education Foundation Inc | Chestertown, MD | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg, WV | $13,496 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends | Easton, MD | $13,480 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project Inc | Harrisonburg, VA | $13,167 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Bridgewater | Bridgewater, VA | $12,709 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Landover Hills | Landover, MD | $12,658 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| James River Association | Richmond, VA | $12,615 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phillips Wharf Environmental Centerinc | Easton, MD | $12,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Commons Hoa | Silver Spring, MD | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ashburton Area Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $11,453 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | $11,058 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunpowder Riverkeeper Inc | Monkton, MD | $10,955 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Portsmouth | Portsmouth, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservation Nation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Payne Elementary School Parents Teachers Students Association | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Marys River Watershed Association Inc | St Marys City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moonshot Missions Inc | Bethesda, MD | $9,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Saint Joseph High School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $9,708 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shady Grove III Community Association | Potomac, MD | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Environmental Service | Millersville, MD | $9,315 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservancy for Charles County Inc | Waldorf, MD | $9,166 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Leadership & Learning Inc | Washington, DC | $9,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizons Hampton Roads Inc | Norfolk, VA | $9,073 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Swallow Farm Foundation | Leesburg, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Choptank Elementary School | Cambridge, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Grain Alliance | Roseland, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| DC Greens Inc | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Engaged Community Offshoots | Riverdale, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Technology Preparatory Academy | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Higher Achievement Program Inc | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nansemond River Preservation Alliance | Suffolk, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Patriot High School Prince William County | Nokesville, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Williamsburg, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Oyster Trail | Virginia Beach, VA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Portsmouth Public Schools | Portsmouth, VA | $8,655 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc | Baltimore, MD | $8,556 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cultivating Community | Temple Hills, MD | $8,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Forest Heights | Forest Heights, MD | $8,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Quiet Waters Park | Annapolis, MD | $8,433 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association Inc | Sunbury, PA | $8,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fishing Creek Farm Homeowners Assoc | Annapolis, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gwynns Falls Business and Home Owners Association | Baltimore, MD | $7,866 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Elementary School | Greensboro, MD | $7,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Green Space a Land Trustfor Community-Managed Open Space in | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Gabriel Catholic Church | Windsor Mill, MD | $7,407 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Butchers Hill Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,405 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amherst County Public Schools | Amherst, VA | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earth Conservation Corps | Washington, DC | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canton Community Association | Baltimore, MD | $7,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Hagerstown City Hall | Hagerstown, MD | $6,661 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montessori Society of Ashton Incorporated | Ashton, MD | $6,654 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No Boundaries Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,570 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potomac Boat Club | Washington, DC | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences | Gloucester Point, VA | $6,372 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
1 of 256 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 4 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- See Schedule I Part IV
RESTORATION, COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - Baltimore Tree Trust
COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION - Prince George's County Maryland
COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - Howard County Conservancy
RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 167 of 256 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $10.4M | $10.4M |
| 2022 | 1 | $16.3M | $16.3M |
| 2023 | 1 | $21.1M | $21.1M |
| 2024 | 267 | $21.5M | $34,006 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
84% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund86 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc68 shared recipientsNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation59 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc49 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program47 shared recipientsBaltimore Community Foundation Inc40 shared recipients
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $34,230 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Chesapeake Bay Trust's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 237 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 14 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 108 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21403.
EIN 52-1454182 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded.
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