There are MANY Ways to Make a BIG Impact!
Your gift to 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 many great ways to make your tax-deductible gift to the Trust.
If you have any questions or want to get in touch about other ways to support the mission, please call us at (410) 974-2941 x 107 or email dmc@cbtrust.org. We’d love to hear from you!
Donate Online
Make a tax-deductible gift online to help restore our natural resources and strengthen communities across the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Coastal Bays, and Youghiogheny River watersheds.
Monthly Giving
Monthly giving, at any level, is an easy and efficient way to provide consistent, impactful funding. You can start, change, or stop your gift at any time.
Monthly Giving
Monthly giving, at any level, is an easy and efficient way to provide consistent, impactful funding. You can start, change, or stop your gift at any time.
Maryland Outdoor Recreation and Clean Water Fund
Anglers, boaters, and hunters who obtain registration or licenses through Maryland Department of Natural Resources online registration system can make a contribution to support fish and wildlife habitat, clean water, wetlands, and K-12 student field trips.
Buy a Bay Plate
The Chesapeake & Coastal Bays license plate is only $25 and funds the Trust’s work in Maryland.
Buy a Bay Plate
The Chesapeake & Coastal Bays license plate is only $25 and funds the Trust’s work in Maryland.
Give at Tax Time
Make a tax-deductible donation when filing your taxes! Look for the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund on your Maryland State Income Tax Form (Line 35) and fill in your donation amount.
Yes, you can find it on TurboTax too!
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.
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.
Share Your Shares
Donations of appreciated stocks, bonds, and mutual funds may have additional tax advantages. Transfers can be made directly from your brokerage account to the Trust.
Memorial and Tribute Programs
Remember family and friends’ special occasions in a unique way. Consider this type of gift to honor the memory of a loved one, commemorate a milestone, birthday, wedding, or anniversary.
Memorial and Tribute Programs
Remember family and friends’ special occasions in a unique way. Consider this type of gift to honor the memory of a loved one, commemorate a milestone, birthday, wedding, or anniversary.
Leave a Legacy
Designating a planned gift is a flexible way to provide a legacy for the protection of precious natural resources and our national treasure the Chesapeake Bay. The most popular and easiest method of leaving a legacy gift is to include the Trust in your will or living trust. Your assets remain in your control during your lifetime and you can modify your bequest at any time. Let us know you have made arrangements in your estate plans to be included in our Tides of Tomorrow Legacy Society.
Workplace Giving
Ask your human resources department if your workplace participates in the Maryland Charity Campaign through America’s Charities or the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
To donate to the Chesapeake Bay Trust through the CFC our Charity Number is: 98313
Workplace Giving
Ask your human resources department if your workplace participates in the Maryland Charity Campaign through America’s Charities or the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
To donate to the Chesapeake Bay Trust through the CFC our Charity Number is: 98313
Corporate Matching Gifts
Many companies have a matching gift program to support employee giving. Ask your human resources department for a matching gift form to include with your contribution.
Please make your check payable to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and mail your contribution with matching gift form to:
Chesapeake Bay Trust
108 Severn Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21403
Mail Your Gift
Please make your check payable to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and mail your contribution to:
Chesapeake Bay Trust
108 Severn Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21403
Mail Your Gift
Please make your check payable to the Chesapeake Bay Trust and mail your contribution to:
Chesapeake Bay Trust
108 Severn Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21403
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.
Mission & HistoryImpact of Our Work
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Continued Support
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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