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12 funders with a record of paying for “chesapeake”
Where the money went National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc: $8.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $2.5M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Bunting Family Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $1.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The France-Merrick Foundation Inc → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $1.1M across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Shared Earth Foundation → Upstream Alliance: $555K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The United Way of Central Maryland Inc → American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region #20012: $309K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Kentfields Foundation Co Philip J Rauch → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Oak Hill Fund → Chesapeake Climate Action Network: $185K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → YMCA of the Chesapeake Inc: $161K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Virginiafirst: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Chesapeake Housing Mission: $90K across 7 grants, latest 2025 Give Back Foundation → Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake Inc: $85K across 4 grants, latest 2025 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Trust: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: $1.5M across 8 grants, latest 2024 The Bunting Family Foundation → Chesapeake Conservancy: $771K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The France-Merrick Foundation Inc → Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Shared Earth Foundation → Sultana Education Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Oak Hill Fund → Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Kentfields Foundation Co Philip J Rauch → Chesapeake Legal Alliance: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The United Way of Central Maryland Inc → Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → Chesapeake Housing Mission Inc: $78K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Chesapeake General Hospital Healthcare Foundation: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Give Back Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Trust: $67K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: $67K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: $713K across 17 grants, latest 2024 The France-Merrick Foundation Inc → Chesapeake Bay Trust: $250K across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Shared Earth Foundation → Bay Journal Media: $245K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bunting Family Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School: $168K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Kentfields Foundation Co Philip J Rauch → Chesapeake Commons: $105K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Oak Hill Fund → James River Association: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor → Chesapeake Housing Mission: $76K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The United Way of Central Maryland Inc → Chesapeake Bay Foundation: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Give Back Foundation → Hospice of the Chesapeake: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation → Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Virginiafirst Dba First Chesapeake: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → James River Association: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Sustainable Chesapeake: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District of New York: $947K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Elizabeth River Project: $707K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Lancaster Farmland Trust: $694K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $663K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation: $650K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Howard County Maryland: $644K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: $630K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → College of William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science: $589K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Va Polytechnic Institute and State Univ: $571K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Stormwater Network Inc: $458K across 3 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Mid-Atlantic 4r Nutrition Stewardship: $438K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Center for Watershed Protection Inc: $427K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Blue Water Baltimore: $424K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Chesapeake Conservancy: $411K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Pennsylvania State University: $393K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Md Department of Agriculture: $387K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Middle Peninsula Planning District: $378K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → University of Montana: $375K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Shorerivers Inc: $331K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Pasa Sustainable Agriculture: $318K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Conservation Foundation of Lancaster Cty: $311K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Keith Campbell Foundation → Moonshot Missions Inc: $308K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority: $297K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust Inc: $279K across 2 grants, latest 2022 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $29M on this topic. Open the funder. National Fish and Wildlife Fo… $29M The Keith Campbell Foundation: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Keith Campbell Foundation $5.0M The Bunting Family Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Bunting Family Foundation $2.2M The France-Merrick Foundation Inc: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The France-Merrick Foundation… $1.7M The Shared Earth Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Shared Earth Foundation $1.1M The United Way of Central Maryland Inc: $442K on this topic. Open the funder. The United Way of Central Mar… $442K Kentfields Foundation Co Philip J Rauch: $415K on this topic. Open the funder. Kentfields Foundation Co Phil… $415K The Oak Hill Fund: $410K on this topic. Open the funder. The Oak Hill Fund $410K Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor: $315K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Foundation of the E… $315K Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder. Dominion Energy Charitable Fo… $200K Give Back Foundation: $197K on this topic. Open the funder. Give Back Foundation $197K Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation: $197K on this topic. Open the funder. Franklin P and Arthur W Perdu… $197K Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc: received $8.5M on this topic Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay… $8.5M Chesapeake Bay Foundation: received $4.0M on this topic Chesapeake Bay Foundation $4.0M Chesapeake Bay Trust: received $3.4M on this topic Chesapeake Bay Trust $3.4M Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: received $3.3M on this topic Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc $3.3M Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: received $2.2M on this topic Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $2.2M James River Association: received $1.7M on this topic James River Association $1.7M Sustainable Chesapeake: received $1.2M on this topic Sustainable Chesapeake $1.2M Chesapeake Conservancy: received $1.2M on this topic Chesapeake Conservancy $1.2M National Wildlife Federation: received $1.1M on this topic National Wildlife Federation $1.1M Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake: received $1.0M on this topic Interfaith Partners for the Che… $1.0M Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District of New York: received $947K on this topic Tioga County Soil and Water Con… $947K Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: received $713K on this topic Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $713K The Elizabeth River Project: received $707K on this topic The Elizabeth River Project $707K Lancaster Farmland Trust: received $694K on this topic Lancaster Farmland Trust $694K Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation: received $650K on this topic Tioga County Soil & Water Conse… $650K Howard County Maryland: received $644K on this topic Howard County Maryland $644K College of William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science: received $589K on this topic College of William and Mary Vir… $589K Va Polytechnic Institute and State Univ: received $571K on this topic Va Polytechnic Institute and St… $571K Upstream Alliance: received $555K on this topic Upstream Alliance $555K Chesapeake Stormwater Network Inc: received $458K on this topic Chesapeake Stormwater Network I… $458K Mid-Atlantic 4r Nutrition Stewardship: received $438K on this topic Mid-Atlantic 4r Nutrition Stewa… $438K Center for Watershed Protection Inc: received $427K on this topic Center for Watershed Protection… $427K Blue Water Baltimore: received $424K on this topic Blue Water Baltimore $424K Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake: received $400K on this topic Goodwill Industries of the Ches… $400K The Pennsylvania State University: received $393K on this topic The Pennsylvania State Universi… $393K Md Department of Agriculture: received $387K on this topic Md Department of Agriculture $387K Middle Peninsula Planning District: received $378K on this topic Middle Peninsula Planning Distr… $378K University of Montana: received $375K on this topic University of Montana $375K Shorerivers Inc: received $331K on this topic Shorerivers Inc $331K Pasa Sustainable Agriculture: received $318K on this topic Pasa Sustainable Agriculture $318K Conservation Foundation of Lancaster Cty: received $311K on this topic Conservation Foundation of Lanc… $311K American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region #20012: received $309K on this topic American Red Cross of the Chesa… $309K Moonshot Missions Inc: received $308K on this topic Moonshot Missions Inc $308K Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority: received $297K on this topic Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authori… $297K Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust Inc: received $279K on this topic Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trus… $279K Sultana Education Foundation: received $250K on this topic Sultana Education Foundation $250K Bay Journal Media: received $245K on this topic Bay Journal Media $245K Chesapeake Bay Foundation: received $200K on this topic Chesapeake Bay Foundation $200K Chesapeake Climate Action Network: received $185K on this topic Chesapeake Climate Action Netwo… $185K Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School: received $168K on this topic Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Sc… $168K Chesapeake Housing Mission: received $166K on this topic Chesapeake Housing Mission $166K YMCA of the Chesapeake Inc: received $161K on this topic YMCA of the Chesapeake Inc $161K Chesapeake Legal Alliance: received $110K on this topic Chesapeake Legal Alliance $110K Chesapeake Commons: received $105K on this topic Chesapeake Commons $105K Virginiafirst: received $100K on this topic Virginiafirst $100K Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake Inc: received $85K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of the Che… $85K Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake: received $79K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of the Che… $79K Chesapeake Housing Mission Inc: received $78K on this topic Chesapeake Housing Mission Inc $78K Chesapeake General Hospital Healthcare Foundation: received $75K on this topic Chesapeake General Hospital Hea… $75K Hospice of the Chesapeake: received $45K on this topic Hospice of the Chesapeake $45K Virginiafirst Dba First Chesapeake: received $25K on this topic Virginiafirst Dba First Chesape… $25K 12 funders, 51 recipients, grants matching “chesapeake” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $3.0M to ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INC — chesapeake stream restoration monitoring plan
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Largest: $9,550 to ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY — taste of the chesapeake
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Largest: $324,014 to CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION — grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.
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Largest: $200,000 to CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM — to support the organization's mission to preserve and explore history, environment & people of the chesapeake bay.
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Largest: $126,798 to AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE CHESAPEAKE REGION #20012 — designated and or granted in support of agency programs
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Largest: $1.1M to CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
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Largest: $25,375 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE CHESAPEAKE INC — program support
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Largest: $40,000 to CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC — continued support for the virginia watershed education program, chesapeake classrooms professional education program, and the student leadership program.
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Largest: $25,000 to VIRGINIAFIRST DBA FIRST CHESAPEAKE — title sponsorship for first chesapeake frc district event and women in stem scholarships
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Largest: $96,000 to YMCA OF THE CHESAPEAKE INC — human services
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Largest: $100,000 to Chesapeake Bay Foundation — cbf making history: keystone 10 million trees partnership; chesapeake bay litigation & accountability 2022 - 2023
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Largest: $2,000 to GIRLS ON THE RUN OF THE GREATER CHESAPEAKE — program scholarship fund for a title 1 school team on the eastern shore
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