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, Dreamorg, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 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, $54M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Maryland?

$563M reached 361 environment organizations in Maryland, from 1,910 funders. 27% 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 27% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Maryland's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.

$563M

granted

361

organizations

27%

from in-state

The short version

1,910 funders gave $563M to 361 environment organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
27% 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 $54M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc, at $82M.

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$54M 2Dreamorg$50M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$25M 4The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc$24M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$18M 6National Aquarium Foundation Inc$12M 7United States Energy Foundation$10M 8Chesapeake Bay Trust$9M 9Foundation for the Carolinas$7M 10Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$7M

Environment organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

351 other environment organizations$297M

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$82M Impactassetsinc$52M Chesapeake Conservancy Inc$33M National Aquarium Inc$28M

How to find environment funders in Maryland

1
Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to environment in Maryland are National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Dreamorg, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 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
73% 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, Dreamorg, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 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, $54M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Maryland?: $563M reached 361 environment organizations in Maryland, from 1,910 funders. 27% 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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The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.