A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 45-4381850Environment

Who funds Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc?

6 private foundations gave Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc in Takoma Park, MD $512,745 across 22 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

22 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA 2025

    To ensure environmental benefits are realized through the water quality certification reconsideration process required by the u.s. Court of appeals decision on the license granted by the ferc to constellation energy for operation of the conowingo dam.

    $25,000
  2. The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA 2024

    Securing the future of the conowingo: to pursue a legal remedy to the license granted to constellation to operate conowingo dam, which included no obligation to fund restoration activities.

    $25,000
  3. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Financial procedures manual

    $5,000
  4. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Tax and audit prep

    $5,000
  5. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Board chair / executive workshop

    $2,500
  6. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2023

    General support

    $55,000
  7. The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA 2023

    To build capacity for water quality monitoring, regulatory enforcement, watershed restoration, and possibly build a new waterkeeper program in the york/pamunkey/mattaponi watershed, va.

    $25,000
  8. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2023

    Tax and audit prep

    $5,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $56
  10. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2022

    Training & capacity support

    $55,000
  11. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Environment

    $35,000
  12. The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA 2022

    To lead and coordinate work needed to repeal exelon's license to operate the conowingo dam; to lead a campaign to educate the public on the stakes for the health of the chesapeake bay with exelon holding the license, and to hire an expert to review the loss of mussels over the past 90 years and the relevant pollution reduction capabilities.

    $15,000
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $67
  14. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2021

    Training & capacity support

    $55,000
  15. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Community development

    $32,500
  16. The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA 2021

    To lead and coordinate work needed to repeal exelon's license to operate the conowingo dam; to lead a campaign to educate the public on the stakes for the health of the chesapeake bay with exelon holding the license, and to hire an expert to review the loss of mussels over the past 90 years and the relevant pollution reduction capabilities.

    $15,000
  17. France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.

    $15,000
  18. Bijjar Family FoundatoinBaltimore, MD 2021

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $65
  20. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2020

    Training & campaign support

    $65,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $57
  22. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD 2019

    Training & campaign support

    $75,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Takoma Park, MD and are not among Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc’s funders above.

  1. Mertz Gilmore FoundationNew York, NY 8 grants Accepts applications $525,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Scherman Foundation IncNew York, NY 4 grants Accepts applications $225,000 to similar organizations
  3. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 4 grants Accepts applications $3,150 to similar organizations
  4. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 4 grants Preselected only $1,200,000 to similar organizations
  5. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 5 grants Preselected only $966,550 to similar organizations
  6. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 5 grants Accepts applications $950,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 4 grants Accepts applications $600,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 7 grants Accepts applications $525,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-4381850 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.