Grants paid by Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc
EIN 52-6065757 · Annapolis, MD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C320
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc of Annapolis, MD (EIN 52-6065757) reported 89 grants paid totaling $3,383,038 to 40 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,383,038
89 grants
Recipients
40
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | $395,083 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | $306,241 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | $181,778 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | $761,561 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | $502,127 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | $297,546 | — |
| 2024 | 12 | $380,305 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | $558,397 | — |
Top recipients
The 40 recipients receiving the most from Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 40 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Bay Trust 52-1454182 | A | Annapolis, MD | 5 | $618,873 | 2025 |
| Capital Rc&d Area Council Inc 04-3691329 | A | Carlisle, PA | 6 | $270,406 | 2025 |
| Quantified Ventures LLC 46-5296778 | A | Washington, DC | 3 | $256,566 | 2020 |
| Delmarva Rc&d Council Inc 80-0745478 | A | Cambridge, MD | 1 | $231,168 | 2021 |
| Lynnhaven River Now 16-1647860 | A | Virginia Beach, VA | 3 | $230,000 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth River Project 54-1663058 | A | Portsmouth, VA | 2 | $171,000 | 2019 |
| Center for Watershed Protection Inc 54-1644387 | A | Fulton, MD | 3 | $162,367 | 2025 |
| Future Harvest Casa 52-2132982 | A | Cockeysville, MD | 5 | $108,584 | 2025 |
| City of Hopewell Virginia | U | Hopewell, VA | 1 | $98,900 | 2021 |
| Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (ipl) 87-1782129 | A | Richmond, VA | 2 | $98,363 | 2025 |
| Shorerivers Inc 26-3187608 | A | Easton, MD | 5 | $82,614 | 2024 |
| Virginia Department of Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia | U | Charlottesville, VA | 3 | $79,187 | 2023 |
| City of Hampton | U | Hampton, VA | 2 | $75,406 | 2020 |
| Solar Oysters LLC 85-3165616 | A | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay 54-1060924 | A | Annapolis, MD | 3 | $70,457 | 2024 |
| City of Hopewell | U | Hopewell, VA | 1 | $70,000 | 2019 |
| City of Salisbury Maryland | U | Salisbury, MD | 1 | $63,782 | 2021 |
| Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District 54-0990544 | A | Verona, VA | 1 | $60,648 | 2021 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 54-6001805 | A | Blacksburg, VA | 4 | $53,469 | 2023 |
| Va Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage | U | Richmond, VA | 2 | $52,220 | 2025 |
| Virginia Forage & Grasslands Council 54-1061472 | A | Crewe, VA | 6 | $51,574 | 2025 |
| Red Barn Consulting Inc 41-2024926 | A | Lancaster, PA | 2 | $50,098 | 2019 |
| Capital Area Greenbelt Association Inc 25-1687474 | A | Harrisburg, PA | 1 | $49,845 | 2025 |
| Rettew Associates Inc 23-1712637 | A | Lancaster, PA | 2 | $45,000 | 2019 |
| Capital Area Intermediate Unit 23-1739071 | A | Enola, PA | 2 | $41,751 | 2025 |
| Groundwork Rva 46-2191744 | A | Richmond, VA | 3 | $30,449 | 2025 |
| City of Hampton Virginia | U | Hampton, VA | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian Institution 53-0206027 | A | Washington, DC | 3 | $23,709 | 2025 |
| Tarleton State University 75-6001870 | A | Stephenville, TX | 1 | $20,550 | 2018 |
| Crow and Berry 50-4210444 | A | Morgantown, PA | 2 | $19,800 | 2022 |
| Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc 52-1859219 | A | Hagerstown, MD | 2 | $18,532 | 2025 |
| Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education 20-1061394 | A | York, PA | 1 | $12,062 | 2023 |
| Let's Go 1-2-3 84-2614107 | A | Cheltenham, PA | 1 | $12,000 | 2025 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 25-1053485 | A | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $11,449 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania State University 24-6000376 | A | State College, PA | 1 | $11,203 | 2019 |
| Hampton University 54-0505990 | A | Hampton, VA | 1 | $6,664 | 2018 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc 26-2271377 | A | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $6,392 | 2022 |
| Enrichmond Foundation (southside Releaf) 54-1610700 | A | Richmond, VA | 1 | $6,295 | 2022 |
| World Resources Institute 52-1257057 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $6,154 | 2019 |
| Southside Releaf 87-2914328 | A | Richmond, VA | 1 | $5,501 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 89 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Trust Annapolis, MD | A | $146,692 | paid | Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Conservation and Development Area Council Carlisle, PA | A | $108,326 | paid | Expanding Rotational Grazing through the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance. | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Center for Watershed Protection Inc Fulton, MD | A | $101,543 | paid | Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Capital Area Greenbelt Association Inc Harrisburg, PA | A | $49,845 | paid | Keystone 10 million trees project for restoration of the city of Greenbelt's Parkway Creek | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Capital Area Intermediate Unit Enola, PA | A | $31,313 | paid | Build and strengthen effective MWEEs into sustained and systemic student-led environmental action teams in Pennsylvania. | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Va Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Richmond, VA | U | $31,092 | paid | Establishing a Plan for Virginia's Freshwater Mussels | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (ipl) Richmond, VA | A | $27,885 | paid | Greening Faith Places and Community Spaces project to enhance water quality improvement efforts in Central Virginia. | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Future Harvest Cockeysville, MD | A | $14,255 | paid | Expanding Rotational Grazing through the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance. | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Groundwork Rva Richmond, VA | A | $13,323 | paid | Greening Faith Places and Community Spaces project to enhance water quality improvement efforts in Central Virginia. | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Let's Go 1-2-3 Cheltenham, PA | A | $12,000 | paid | Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Award for community engagement and environmental conservation work in PA | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Western Md Rc&d Inc Hagerstown, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education (MD, WV) | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Virginia Forage & Grassland Council Crewe, VA | A | $6,365 | paid | Expanding Rotational Grazing through the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance. | 202631129349300928 |
| 2025 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | A | $5,758 | paid | Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration | 202631129349300928 |
| 2024 | Chesapeake Bay Trust Annapolis, MD | A | $133,887 | paid | Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (ipl) Richmond, VA | A | $70,478 | paid | Greening Faith Places and Community Spaces project to enhance water quality improvement efforts in Central Virginia. | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Center for Watershed Protection Inc Fulton, MD | A | $48,767 | paid | Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Alliance for the Chespeake Bay Annapolis, MD | A | $23,455 | paid | Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Shorerivers Inc Easton, MD | A | $22,573 | paid | Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health - Year 2 | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Va Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Richmond, VA | U | $21,128 | paid | Establishing a Plan for Virginia's Freshwater Mussels | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Capital Resource Conservation and Development Area Council Inc Carlisle, PA | A | $16,189 | paid | Expanding Rotational Grazing through the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance. | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | A | $11,716 | paid | Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Capital Area Intermediate Unit Enola, PA | A | $10,438 | paid | Build and strengthen effective MWEEs into sustained and systemic student-led environmental action teams in Pennsylvania. | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Virginia Forage & Grassland Council Crewe, VA | A | $10,135 | paid | Expanding Rotational Grazing through the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance. | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Groundwork Rva Richmond, VA | A | $6,038 | paid | Greening Faith Places and Community Spaces project to enhance water quality improvement efforts in Central Virginia. | 202541229349302104 |
| 2024 | Southside Releaf Richmond, VA | A | $5,501 | paid | Greening Faith Places and Community Spaces project to enhance water quality improvement efforts in Central Virginia. | 202541229349302104 |
| 2023 | Chesapeake Bay Trust Annapolis, MD | A | $136,088 | paid | Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Solar Oysters LLC Baltimore, MD | A | $37,500 | paid | Restoring Oysters in the Baltimore Harbor | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Shorerivers Inc Easton, MD | A | $27,040 | paid | Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Annapolis, MD | A | $25,053 | paid | Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education York, PA | A | $12,062 | paid | Woodland Restoration Project at Horn Farm Center | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Center for Watershed Protection Inc Fulton, MD | A | $12,057 | paid | Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health - Year 2 | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Pittsburgh, PA | A | $11,449 | paid | Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Future Harvest Casa Cockeysville, MD | A | $9,000 | paid | Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc Hagerstown, MD | A | $8,532 | paid | Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Virginia Department of Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | U | $7,233 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | A | $6,235 | paid | Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration | 202431309349304003 |
| 2023 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $5,297 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202431309349304003 |
| 2022 | Lynnhaven River Now Virginia Beach, VA | A | $183,000 | paid | Eastern Oyster Restoration in the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Chesapeake Bay Trust Annapolis, MD | A | $127,206 | paid | Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Virginia Department of Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | U | $38,306 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Solar Oysters LLC Baltimore, MD | A | $37,500 | paid | Restoring Oysters in the Baltimore Harbor | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Capital Rc&d Area Council Inc Carlisle, PA | A | $33,311 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Annapolis, MD | A | $21,949 | paid | Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Groundwork Rva Richmond, VA | A | $11,088 | paid | Greening Southside Richmond (VA) | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Shorerivers Inc Easton, MD | A | $10,307 | paid | Systemic Solutions: Advancing Environmental Literacy & Supporting Clean Water Initiatives in the Susquehanna Watershed | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Virginia Forage & Grasslands Council Crewe, VA | A | $7,658 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Crow and Berry Morgantown, PA | A | $7,120 | paid | NE SARE Silvopasture Pilot Project in Lancaster County, PA | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $6,660 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Chesapeake Conservancy Inc Annapolis, MD | A | $6,392 | paid | Buffer Restoration in the Upper James Watershed | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Enrichmond Foundation (southside Releaf) Richmond, VA | A | $6,295 | paid | Greening Southside Richmond (VA) | 202331149349301103 |
| 2022 | Future Harvest Casa Cockeysville, MD | A | $5,335 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202331149349301103 |
| 2021 | Delmarva Rc&d Council Inc Cambridge, MD | A | $231,168 | paid | Healthy Waters Round Table: Improved Water Quality through Rural Regional Collaboration | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | City of Hopewell Virginia Hopewell, VA | U | $98,900 | paid | Expanding Green Infrastructure, Urban Stream, and Tree Canopy Restoration in Hopewell | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Capital Rc&d Area Council Inc Carlisle, PA | A | $78,370 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Chesapeake Bay Trust Annapolis, MD | A | $75,000 | paid | Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | City of Salisbury Maryland Salisbury, MD | U | $63,782 | paid | Healthy Waters Round Table: Improved Water Quality through Rural Regional Collaboration | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District Verona, VA | A | $60,648 | paid | Headwaters Agricultural Stewardship Project | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Virginia Department of Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | U | $33,648 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Future Harvest Casa Cockeysville, MD | A | $27,133 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Lynnhaven River Now Virginia Beach, VA | A | $25,000 | paid | Eastern Oyster Restoration in the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | City of Hampton Virginia Hampton, VA | U | $25,000 | paid | Parcel-Level Green Infrastructure Solutions Grant | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $20,665 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Crow and Berry Morgantown, PA | A | $12,680 | paid | NE SARE Silvopasture Pilot Project in Lancaster County, PA | 202201179349301530 |
| 2021 | Virginia Forage & Grasslands Council Crewe, VA | A | $9,567 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202201179349301530 |
| 2020 | Future Harvest Casa Cockeysville, MD | A | $52,861 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | Capital Rc&d Area Council Inc Carlisle, PA | A | $28,234 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | Lynnhaven River Now Virginia Beach, VA | A | $22,000 | paid | Lynnhaven Oyster Restoration in VA | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $20,847 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | City of Hampton Hampton, VA | U | $20,000 | paid | Parcel-level green infrastructure solutions | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | Quantified Ventures LLC Washington, DC | A | $16,966 | paid | Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | Shore Rivers Inc Easton, MD | A | $13,621 | paid | Choptank River Habitat Focus Area Oyster restoration | 202141189349301349 |
| 2020 | Virginia Forage & Grasslands Council Crewe, VA | A | $7,249 | paid | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | 202141189349301349 |
| 2019 | Quantified Ventures LLC Washington, DC | A | $138,942 | paid | Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | City of Hopewell Hopewell, VA | U | $70,000 | paid | Hopewell VA restoration | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | Red Barn Consulting Inc Lancaster, PA | A | $29,188 | paid | Promoting Regional grazing and Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | Rettew Associates Inc Lancaster, PA | A | $26,080 | paid | Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | Pennsylvania State University State College, PA | A | $11,203 | paid | Systemic Solutions: Advancing Environmental Literacy & Supporting Clean Water Initiatives in the Susquehanna Watershed | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | Virginia Forage & Grasslands Council Crewe, VA | A | $10,600 | paid | Promoting Regional grazing | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | Shore Rivers Inc Easton, MD | A | $9,073 | paid | Choptank River Habitat Focus Area Oyster restoration | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | World Resources Institute Washington, DC | A | $6,154 | paid | Promoting Regional grazing | 202041329349301504 |
| 2019 | Elizabeth River Project Portsmouth, VA | A | $5,001 | paid | VA Lafayette oyster restoration | 202041329349301504 |
| 2018 | Elizabeth River Project Portsmouth, VA | A | $165,999 | paid | VA Lafayette Oyster Restoration | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | Quantified Ventures LLC Washington, DC | A | $100,658 | paid | Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | City of Hampton Hampton, VA | U | $55,406 | paid | Restoring Hampton Waterways | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | Red Barn Consulting Inc Lancaster, PA | A | $20,910 | paid | Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX | A | $20,550 | paid | Promoting Regional Grazing | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | Rettew Associates Inc Lancaster, PA | A | $18,920 | paid | Bringing Pay for Success Models to Agricultural Conservation and Stormwater Compliance in PA | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | A | $6,664 | paid | Restoring Hampton Waterways | 201901349349301300 |
| 2018 | Capital Rc&d Area Council Inc Carlisle, PA | A | $5,976 | paid | Promoting Regional Grazing | 201901349349301300 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202631129349300928 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202541229349302104 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202431309349304003 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202331149349301103 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202201179349301530 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202141189349301349 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202041329349301504 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201901349349301300 |
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