How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Maryland?

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Maryland, currently National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, The Keith Campbell Foundation. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Maryland?

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Maryland, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Maryland?

$174M reached 150 environment organizations in Maryland, from 948 funders. 21% came from funders also based in Maryland.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Maryland · Environment

Who funds environment in Maryland

Most of it comes from outside Maryland: only 21% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Maryland's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$174M

granted

150

organizations

21%

from in-state

The short version

948 funders gave $174M to 150 environment organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
21% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Maryland is National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, at $24M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc, at $31M.

Largest funders of environment in Maryland

The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Maryland, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$24M 2Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$16M 3The Keith Campbell Foundation$8M 4The Sand County Foundation Inc$7M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$6M 6Foundation for the Carolinas$3M 7Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3M 8France-Merrick Foundation Inc$3M 9Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$3M 10John D and Catherine T Macarthur$2M

Environment organizations in Maryland that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

140 other environment organizations$72M

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$31M Chesapeake Conservancy Inc$21M Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc$11M Environmental Policy Innovation Center$9M National Marine Sanctuary Foundation$8M Majority Action$6M

How to find environment funders in Maryland

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Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to environment in Maryland are National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, The Keith Campbell Foundation. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
79% of environment money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Maryland, currently National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, The Keith Campbell Foundation. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Maryland?: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Maryland, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Maryland?: $174M reached 150 environment organizations in Maryland, from 948 funders. 21% came from funders also based in Maryland.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.