The Campbell Foundation Grants

The Campbell Foundation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment
Amount: Up to US $25,000
Last Updated: October 05, 2025

Summary

The Campbell Foundation Grants focus on environmental funding across the United States, supporting innovative projects that enhance water quality and ecological balance. Established in 1998, the foundation prioritizes initiatives in the Chesapeake Bay and Pacific regions, promoting collaboration among various stakeholders. Grants are available for 501(c)3 organizations, allowing for diverse program proposals. Each grant cycle offers up to $25,000, encouraging creative solutions to pressing ecological challenges.

Overview

NOTE: All opportunities are only open to new grantees, not organizations that are current or previous grantees of the Campbell Foundation. Background A family foundation that believes in strategic infusions of funding, we dedicate nearly 100% of our grant dollars to the environment. As citizens of the planet, we are compelled to participate in the protection of natural resources in the communities where we live. The Campbell Foundation was established in 1998 to improve the conditions of America’s largest and most ecologically diverse and productive estuary systems: the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays. In 2003, Keith expanded the geographic focus of The Campbell Foundation to include Northern California and the San Francisco Bay watershed under the leadership of his daughter and the Foundation’s President, Samantha Campbell. Chesapeake The Campbell Foundation’s Chesapeake Initiative seeks to accelerate the pace of nutrient reduction in the Bay through engagement of diverse stakeholders and partnerships between agricultural interests and environmental concerns that forge new paths of working together. The Campbell Foundation endeavors to identify, broaden and enhance leadership and grassroots advocacy by building capacity for those who chart a sensible course for the future, with 360° view of the needs and tradeoffs. The grantees we support are thoughtful, inclusive and coordinated, with an enthusiasm for consensus-based solutions. Our mission in the Chesapeake Bay Region is to improve water quality and ecological balance in the Bay and its rivers, as a healthy Bay fosters a vibrant regional economy and provides exceptional recreational opportunities. Pacific The Campbell Foundation’s Pacific Initiative strives to identify opportunities in the field that a) are gaining political momentum, b) present a great opportunity to leverage resources of all kinds, and c) are innovative from a business and social perspective. We allocate the resources of our California office to projects in these areas: Water Quality (California)Land-Sea Connection (California)Protection of Special Places (California) Our mission in the Pacific Region is to safeguard the ocean environment of the Pacific Coast and elevate environmental issues in our culture by promoting the implementation and enforcement of adequate policies, leveraging the power of markets to advance sustainable economies and supporting innovative communication. Cycle 1 & Cycle 2 We offer two unsolicited grant cycles per year. The budget for each of our cycles is $50,000. Individual grants will vary in size, but will be no greater than $25,000. We accept proposals for any type of program in any geography. The maximum amount you can request is $25,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We’re open to requests from any geography, as long as you are a US registered 501(c)3.We only accept unsolicited proposal requests from US-registered 501(c)3 public charitable organizations, including educational institutions* and government agencies.170(b)(1)(A)(ii) 170(c)(1)We will be accepting proposals for all subject areas, geographies, and types of programs.We welcome general support, capacity building or capital campaign requests.

Ineligibility

Fiscally-sponsored projects and private entities will not be considered.Organizations are eligible to apply for an unsolicited grant every other year.