CB Trust

Overview

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is the only nonprofit, grant-making organization dedicated to sparking on-the-ground change for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in Maryland. Our goal is to increase stewardship through grant programs, special initiatives, and partnerships that support environmental education, demonstration-based restoration, and community engagement activities.\\The Trust receives approximately $4 million in contributions annually and reinvests those dollars through a variety of grant programs in community-led projects. In its first year, the Trust funded just 10 grants. Since then, through aggressive growth of our expertise, capacity, and funding, the Trust has received over 10,000 grant requests, awarding over $40 million to support environmental education and habitat restoration projects that have measurable impacts on the environment. We touch more than 150,000 Marylanders annually in every county in Maryland and Baltimore City. Our reason is simple: we believe that getting citizens involved is key to restoring the Chesapeake Bay