Clean Water Fund
$15,000 / 2005 / Environment
Matching grant in support of the reopening of a Baltimore office. Its objective is to develop grassroots organizing, and to strengthen coalitions with other local environmental organizations. The Baltimore effort will focus on creating community awareness, eliminating toxic emissions from medical waste incineration, energizing community support for clean water and clean air, and training neighborhood groups to use federal, state, and local strategies for environmental health protection.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$60,000 / 2004 / Environment
To support the Partners for Open Space campaign to help restore the funding for Maryland’s land conservation. The partners, a coalition of more than 120 environmental organizations across Maryland, plan to launch an educational program to showcase the long-term benefits to the community of continuing statewide land conservation initiatives, park improvements, and newly acquired public land.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$25,000 / 2004 / Environment
For an organizational assessment and development of a strategic plan. As a leading environmental advocacy organization, 1000 Friends is a public voice for preserving Maryland’s natural resources and open space while encouraging planned growth and redevelopment, and reinvestment in older neighborhoods.
American Farmland Trust
$50,000 / 2004 / Environment
For activities to ensure the continued success of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) program, a cornerstone of Maryland’s efforts to preserve farmland. Plans include the formation of a blue-ribbon commission to develop a vision for agricultural communities by examining the current state of agriculture, and recommendations that would allow the sector to remain a competitive and vibrant economic asset.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
$5,000 / 2004 / Environment
In support of the 2005 Environmental Legislative Summit.