Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc

Chesapeake Bay Trust

Annapolis, MD

The Chesapeake Bay Trust funds environmental education, watershed restoration, and community stewardship projects across the Chesapeake Bay region, Maryland Coastal Bays, and Youghiogheny River watershed, primarily in Maryland. Its 2025 grants had a median of about $34,000, though awards ranged from roughly $5,000 to $2.27 million.

Kentfields Foundation

Baltimore, MD

Kentfields Foundation supports environmental conservation and education, community resilience, and youth opportunities in Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay region, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Central Vermont, and Central New Jersey. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median award of $45,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Rouse Family Foundation Inc

Upperco, MD

The Rouse Family Foundation supports healthcare, education, clean water, food, and related programs serving underserved communities locally and abroad, with 2024 grants going mostly to Maryland and also to organizations in several other states. Grants ranged from $500 to $36,500, with a median of $5,000. No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated.

Land Family Foundation Trust

Columbus, OH

Schumann Robert F Fdn-Main

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation funds environmental sustainability, education, and the arts, with particular interest in ornithology and open-space habitats; recent grants have gone mainly to organizations in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,300 to $400,000, with a median of $25,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Clayton Baker Trust

Baltimore, MD

The Clayton Baker Trust funds organizations working in environment, community development, and education, with most of its 2024 grant dollars going to Maryland recipients and some to Massachusetts. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $115,000, with a median of $20,000; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Virginia Environmental Endowment

Richmond, VA

Virginia Environmental Endowment funds environmental projects focused on water quality, Chesapeake Bay restoration, land conservation, environmental education, climate adaptation, and related issues, primarily in Virginia. Its grants vary widely; recent awards ranged from $7,000 to $478,669, with a median of about $29,000.

The Oak Hill Fund

Charlottesville, VA

The Oak Hill Fund supports food security, reproductive health and rights, Chesapeake Bay water quality, climate and renewable energy, Mesoamerican Reef conservation, and restoration of diminished tree species; its water-quality grants focus on the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $200,000, with a median of $30,000. It accepts online requests for programs open to submissions, but Food Security and Mesoamerican Reef grants are invitation-only and do not accept unsolicited requests.

Patagoniaorg

Ventura, CA

PATAGONIAORG funds environmental organizations working on direct action, root causes of environmental problems, conservation, climate, and protecting affected communities, with grants reported across the U.S. and international programs including Australia. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $5,174,555, with a median of $15,000. It states that it funds preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Watson Stone Family Foundation Inc

Easton, MD

The Keith Campbell Foundation

Bethesda, MD

The Keith Campbell Foundation funds environmental work and more equitable, livable communities, including watershed advocacy, agriculture, drinking water, and water management, with a focus on California and the Chesapeake region and select counties in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants ranged from $40 to $1.5 million, with a median of $5,000; it accepts unsolicited requests through two grant cycles each year, though prior grantees cannot apply through that process.

Agua Fundinc

Front Royal, VA

AGUA FUNDINC supports environmental protection, sustainable water and land use, services for older adults and other underserved communities, and civic participation and voting rights. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $150,000, with a median of $35,000, focused mainly on Virginia, Washington, D.C., Western Colorado, Indian Country, and some regional or national work. It considers invited proposals only and does not accept unsolicited requests.