CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC
MD
501(C)(3) organization. Received $99,850 grant in 2024. Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
18
Dark Money Spending
Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants given
$297,546
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Department of Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia | $7,233 | 2022 | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing |
| Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc | $8,532 | 2022 | Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST | $136,088 | 2022 | Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | $6,235 | 2022 | Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | $25,053 | 2022 | Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties |
| Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education | $12,062 | 2022 | Woodland Restoration Project at Horn Farm Center |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND | $5,297 | 2022 | Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | $11,449 | 2022 | Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties |
| Solar Oysters LLC | $37,500 | 2022 | Restoring Oysters in the Baltimore Harbor |
| FUTURE HARVEST INC | $9,000 | 2022 | Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education |
| SHORERIVERS INC | $27,040 | 2022 | Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health |
| Center for Watershed Protection Inc | $12,057 | 2022 | Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health - Year 2 |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$1,919,153
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $99,850 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $15,750 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| AMERICA'S CHARITIES | $24,092 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $1,754,300 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $12,079 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | $13,082 | 2023 | ST. MARY'S RIVER - REEF BALLS |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | Virginia Department of Forestry Commonwealth of Virginia | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,233 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | Source |
| Gave money to | Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,532 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education | Source |
| Gave money to | CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $136,088 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Program Administration | Source |
| Gave money to | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,235 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration | Source |
| Gave money to | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,053 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties | Source |
| Gave money to | Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,062 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Woodland Restoration Project at Horn Farm Center | Source |
| Gave money to | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE AND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,297 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance to promote rotational grazing | Source |
| Gave money to | WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,449 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Accelerating Riparian Forest Buffer Implementation in Priority Pennsylvania Counties | Source |
| Gave money to | Solar Oysters LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $37,500 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Restoring Oysters in the Baltimore Harbor | Source |
| Gave money to | FUTURE HARVEST INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program and Regenerative Agriculture Education | Source |
| Gave money to | SHORERIVERS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,040 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health | Source |
| Gave money to | Center for Watershed Protection Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,057 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Envision the Choptank: Building Capacity to Enhance Watershed and Community Health - Year 2 | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $99,850 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICA'S CHARITIES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,092 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,754,300 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | Source |
| Received money from | BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,750 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,079 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,082 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ST. MARY'S RIVER - REEF BALLS | Source |