Make Waves for our Waterways this Earth Month by Empowering People to Restore Nature!
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the people who are making waves in their communities. From educators and volunteers to local leaders and advocates, individuals across our region are stepping up to care for the waterways and natural places we all depend on. Their actions—big and small—create ripples that spread far beyond a single project, inspiring others to get involved and restore the environment around them. By donating today, you are investing in the spirit of the Chesapeake Bay Trust: empowering people to take action, building resilient communities, and making lasting waves for our waterways.
When you contribute to the Chesapeake Bay Trust this Earth Month, you are helping us push forward and expand our reach, equipping our on-the-ground grantees who have visionary restoration projects to protect and restore their local natural resources. Together, we can continue to ensure this shared ownership and critical work moves forward.
Other Ways to Give: Donor-Advised Fund
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a type of giving program that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to easily support your favorite charities. An increasingly popular charitable vehicle, DAFs are an excellent way to both simplify your charitable giving and facilitate your strategic philanthropic goals.
Your support means more resilient ecosystems and stronger communities—today and for generations to come.
Learn More About the Trust
The Chesapeake Bay Trust shares a bold vision for a restored and protected Chesapeake Bay watershed and other natural resources in our area—from the Coastal Bays to the Chesapeake to the Youghiogheny River. We uniquely empower local community-based groups on the ground with the resources they need to take on a meaningful and measurable role in restoring forests, streams, rivers, bays, wildlife, and more in their own communities.
The Trust empowers these groups by providing grants and technical assistance. Every year, about 400 groups are awarded project money or provided other assistance to accomplish environmental education, community outreach, and local watershed restoration projects. Since 1985, the Trust has awarded $140 million in grants and engaged hundreds of thousands of resident stewards in projects that have a measurable impact.
The Trust has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator for over two decades: on average 90 percent of the Trust’s expenditures are directed to its restoration and education programs.
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Your continued support of the Chesapeake Bay Trust will help to achieve lasting results, providing support for environmental education, community outreach, habitat conservation, and local watershed restoration projects. There are a number of ways to make a tax-deductible gift to the Trust.
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