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Our work in Maryland has three goals:
Improving water quality
Conserving land
Strengthening citizen advocacy
We support organizations serving the state of Maryland, with local work primarily funded in the Baltimore metro area. We also make a small number of grants in Pennsylvania (primarily Lancaster County and the Poconos) and in central New Jersey.
Goal One: Improve water quality by reducing pollution.
To meet this goal, we support:
Efforts to improve enforcement of clean water laws and increase voluntary reduction of pollution
Protection, conservation, and restoration of the region’s streams and rivers
Goal Two: Conserve land by reducing and preventing pollution, by protecting and restoring environmentally sensitive land, and by encouraging redevelopment of urban areas.
To meet this goal, we support:
Efforts to protect, conserve, and restore lands that affect water quality
Efforts to increase access to sustainable food production
Efforts to prevent or reduce the impact of environmentally damaging projects
Initiatives to improve the quality of life in urban, rural, and suburban areas through environmental restoration/engagement
Goal Three: Strengthen communities by engaging people in environmental issues.
To meet this goal, we support:
Education and engagement of citizens in Chesapeake Bay advocacy and related environmental issues
Initiatives to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations working on the environment
Efforts to increase green job opportunities and skills in communities
WHAT WE DO NOT FUND
As a general rule, the foundation does not make grants to:
Individuals
Capital Projects
Events