Funders › MD › The Shared Earth Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by The Shared Earth Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 52-2151843 · Chestertown, MD · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2020, The Shared Earth Foundation (EIN 52-2151843) reported 46 grants paid totaling $4,740,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Game Changers Foundation Laguna Hills, CA | U | $600,000 | paid | IMPACT CAMPAIGN FOR THE FILM GAME CHANGERS, WHICH PRESENTS VEGAN DIET AS A SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Defenders of Wildlife Washington, DC | B | $375,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE RED WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA; TO SUPPORT THE WILDLIFE DEFENSE AND RESTORATION ACT. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Women Make Movies New York, NY | B | $350,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FILM MADIDI TO EXPOSE JAGUAR POACHING IN BOLIVIA AND ITS BLACK MARKET IN CHINA | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Snow Leopard Conservancy Sonoma, CA | C | $285,000 | paid | CONSERVATION OF SNOW LEOPARDS THROUGHOUT THEIR MOUNTAINOUS HIMALAYAN RANGE, FROM MONGOLIA TO NEPAL, WORKING WITH THE LOCAL, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOR GENECTIC STUDIES TO TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THESE RARE, ENDANGERED CATS; AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VILLAGE GUARD. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Leap San Leandro, CA | U | $284,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FRESHWATER FOR THE FUTURE, CATALOGING ALL FISH IN SABAH'S WATERS AND WORKING TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE; TO SUPPORT FILMS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION AREAS FOR WILDLIFE PROTECTION; STAFF SUPPORT MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WILDLIFE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN SABAH; AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR HUMAN/ELEPHANT HARMONY, ENABLING ELEPHANTS AND VILLAGERS TO CO-EXIST AGAINST CROP RAIDING BY ELEPHANTS ELSEWHERE. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Front Royal, VA | U | $243,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SCBI'S WORK WITH VETERINARIANS CARING FOR ELEPHANTS IN LAOS, DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC; TO SUPPORT EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO-RECORDERS IN THE PANAMANIAN TREE CANOPY IN THE SEARCH FOR THE CALLS OF RABB'S AND OTHER ENDANGERED EXTINCT FROGS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Upstream Alliance Annapolis, MD | B | $185,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A PROGRAM THAT BRINGS YOUNG ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONALS TOGETHER TO PLAN MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS; AND TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDANTS TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT SCIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM AND OUTSIDE. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | International Anti-Poaching Foundation Arlington, VA | U | $175,000 | paid | PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY FOR THIS ZIMBABWE ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPLOYS AND TRAINS LOCAL WOMEN IN ALL ASPECTS OF ANTI-POACHING OF ELEPHANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Chesapeake Conservancy Annapolis, MD | B | $170,000 | paid | SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL OF CONSERVING 100,000 ACRES OF LAND PER YEAR AND GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Bay Journal Media Seven Valleys, PA | U | $135,000 | paid | PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY FOR THIS MULTI-MEDIA VOICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Environmental Film Festival Washington, DC | U | $125,000 | paid | STAFF SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Animal Legal Defense Fund Cotati, CA | C | $125,000 | paid | CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ALDF'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CRUELTY PROGRAMS, WHICH ACTS AS A LAWYER, ADVOCATE AND LEGISLATIVE MODEL FOR PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Kent Cultural Alliance Chestertown, MD | B | $110,000 | paid | TO COMPLETE A THREE-YEAR PLEDGE TO ASSIST IN RENOVATING THE HEADQUARTERS AND GALLERIES AND TO COMPLETE THE ENCLOSING OF THIS LANDMARK BUILDING AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | National Geographic Society Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE BOOK PHOTOARK, PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS THREATENED, ENDANGERED, OR EXTINCT IN THE WILD. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Sultana Education Foundation Chestertown, MD | B | $100,000 | paid | SUSTAINABILITY GIFT FOR SULTANTA, A SAILING SHIP WHICH EDUCATES ALL AGES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | League of Women Voters Education Fund Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | FIGHTING TO OPEN OR RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS OF US CITIZENS IN CERTAIN STATES AND JURISDICTIONS, AND TO REGISTER NEW VOTERS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Environmental Investigation Agency Washington, DC | B | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR BOARD RESERVE AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Bhutan Foundation Washington, DC | C | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION'S CONSERVATION, GOVERNANCE, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ON THE GROUND IN THE HIMALAYAN KINGDOM | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Alliance for International Reforestation Atlanta, GA | B | $70,000 | paid | TO ASSURE STABILITY FOR AIR, BY PROVIDING BOARD RESERVE FUNDING. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Lion Guardians Washington, DC | U | $66,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY FOR LION CONSERVATION IN KENYA IN COOPERATION WITH THE MAASAI IN AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Clean Water Fund Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE FUND IN IT'S FIGHT TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Easton, MD | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE DELMARVA OASIS, CONSERVING LAND FOR WILDLIFE ON THE DELAWARE, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Environmental Integrity Project Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT TO CONTINUE USING THE LAW TO FORCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO UPDATE DISCHARGE STANDARD FOR WASTES FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSES. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Washington College Chestertown, MD | U | $50,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE INSTITUTION TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Mongabay Menlo Park, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR FOR CONSERVATION FOR MONGABAY, AN ON-LINE NEWS MEDIUM FOR READERS, SCIENTISTS AND POLICY-MAKERS WORLDWIDE. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Western Environmental Law Center Eugene, OR | B | $50,000 | paid | TO PROTECT AND RESTORE WESTERN WILDLANDS AND ADVOCATES FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEST. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Northern Jaguar Project Tucson, AZ | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT JAGUAR CONSERVATION IN SONORA, MEXICO WORKING WITH LOCAL CATTLE RANCHERS TO RESOLVE HUMAN/JAGUAR CONFLICT. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy Bethesda, MD | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT URBAN CONSERVATION, EXPANDING THE CONSERVANCY'S STORMWATER CONTROL WORK FROM WASHINGTON TO BALTIMORE. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Savannah Science Museum Savannah, GA | C | $50,000 | paid | PROVIDING SUSTAINABILITY FOR SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION, SUPPORTING THE CARRETTA RESEARCH PROJECT, PROTECTING NESTING SEA TURTLES AND HATCHLINGS ON WASSAW ISLAND, GEORGIA | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Abraham Foundation New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANT CONSERVATION IN SRI LANKA | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Kent County Arts Council Chestertown, MD | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ARTS IN KENT COUNTY | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Earth Sangha Annandale, VA | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR INCREASING PROPAGATION OF NATIVE PLANTS IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA, AND REFORESTING AN AREA IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH CASH CROPS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOCAL RESIDENTS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | National Aquarium in Baltimore Baltimore, MD | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR WETLANDS, BRINGING WETLANDS WITH WILDLIFE AND AQUATIC LIFE, TO BALTIMORE HARBOR, TO HELP EDUCATE CITY STUDENTS AND ADULT VISITORS | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, DC | B | $40,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO FIGHTING COVID-19 WITH FOOD, OFFERING ONLINE COURSES IN MORE HEALTHFUL LESS MEAT-BASED DIETS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Lewis & Clark College Center for Animal Law Portland, OR | D | $40,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR ANIMAL LAW STUDIES AND FOR THE DEFENSE OF FARM ANIMALS; TO PREPARE LAWYERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL ANIMALS; AND TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE WHERE NEEDED. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Network - Uproar Fund San Francisco, CA | C | $40,000 | paid | TO SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES THROUGH FILM AND SOCIAL MEDIA. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Elephant Care International Hohenwald, TN | B | $35,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ELEPHANT VETERINARIANS IN THAILAND DURING COVID-19 SHUTDOWN. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Wildaid San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | PANGOLIN CONSERVATION IN CHINA AND VIETNAM, PREVENTING THE KILLING AND CONSUMPTION OF PANGOLIN SCALES AND MEAT. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Wildlands Network Seattle, WA | U | $25,000 | paid | CONSERVATION OF CORRIDORS FOR COUGARS AND OTHER WILDLIFE ALONG THE WEST COAST FROM WASHINGTON TO BAJA CALIFORNIA. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | United Conservationists Malibu, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR SHARK CONSERVATION. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Street Sense Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT FOR THIS MULTI-MEDIA ORGANIZATION TO HELP THE HOMELESS OF WASHINGTON, DC. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Rachel's Network Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO FIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Orang Utan Republik Foundation Santa Monica, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORANGUTAN CONSERVATION IN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Resolve Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR A TRAIL GUARD AI, WHICH CREATES ANIMATED, COMPUTERIZED IMAGES OF ANIMALS AND / OR POACHERS. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Chesapeake Film Festival Easton, MD | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF THE 13TH FILM FESTIVAL, FOCUSING ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WILDLIFE AND HUMAN RESIDENTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. | 202112289349100546 |
| 2020 | Small Wildcat Conservation Corrales, NM | U | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN SMALL WILD CATS, INCLUDING GEOFFREY'S CAT, ONCILLA AND MANULS; TO SAVE FISHING CAT CONSERVATION PROJECT, RESEARCHING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE FISHING CAT AND OTHER SMALL CATS IN SRI LANKA. | 202112289349100546 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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