ChesapeakeBayTrust.org
Title
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Description
Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The Trust is a private, nonprofit grantmaking organization created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1985 to promote public awareness and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its Maryland tributaries.
To accomplish its mission, the Trust receives financial contributions from the general public and the private sector and distributes those contributions in the form of financial support grants to Bay-related programs. Recipients include nonprofit organizations, civic and community groups, schools and public agencies.
Thousands of organizations, agencies and schools throughout Maryland have shared in grants for stream cleanups, tree and marsh grass plantings, erosion control projects, water quality monitoring, habitat restoration, aquaculture projects, recycling activities and the development of awareness programs and educational materials to instill in people of all ages a better understanding of the Bay.
