Chesapeake Bay Trust
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The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non-profit organization
established by the Maryland General Assembly
in 1985. Its mission is to promote public awareness and participation in restoring and protecting the water quality and the aquatic and land resources of the Chesapeake Bay
. Since its inception, the organization has made over $27 million in grants to support restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. The organization receives no public tax dollars. It is funded primarily through sales of commemorative Chesapeake Bay license plates and voluntary donations to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland
, the organization has repeatedly received four stars (the highest possible rating) from Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
established by the Maryland General Assembly
Maryland General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...
in 1985. Its mission is to promote public awareness and participation in restoring and protecting the water quality and the aquatic and land resources of the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
. Since its inception, the organization has made over $27 million in grants to support restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. The organization receives no public tax dollars. It is funded primarily through sales of commemorative Chesapeake Bay license plates and voluntary donations to the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
, the organization has repeatedly received four stars (the highest possible rating) from Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator.