The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc
Historical FunderBethesda, Maryland · EIN 52-2136842 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$27.9M
Organizations funded688
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$420.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | JULIE HESTER |
|---|---|
| Address | 410 SEVERN AVE SUITE 210, ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 |
| Phone | 4109900900 |
| Form and materials | REFER TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.CAMPBELLFOUNDATION.ORG, FOR GUIDANCE. |
| Deadlines | ONGOING |
| Restrictions | REFER TO THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.CAMPBELLFOUNDATION.ORG, FOR GUIDANCE. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
71% of grants went outside Maryland.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Climate smart agriculture | $1,500,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | Resilient water systems | $1,500,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | California land-sea connection | $1,025,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | California land-sea connection | $1,025,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | California land-sea connection | $1,025,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | California land-sea connection | $1,025,000 |
| Multiplier | Westwood, MA | Catch together | $1,000,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | Sustaining california's ocean | $800,000 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | Ca, pa, md county focused funding | $650,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Newton, MA | International music teacher documentary | $500,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | General support | $500,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | Revolving loan fund | $500,000 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | Pristine seas | $500,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | West marin stewardship | $500,000 |
| Childrens Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | $350,000 |
| Water Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Leveraging public funding | $350,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | California 30X30 initiative tribal engagement | $300,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | Strategic opportunity fund | $300,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Annapolis, MD | Choose clean water coalition | $275,000 |
| Canadian Humanitarian Organization for International Relief | Medicine Hat, CA | Nunya academy | $250,000 |
| Lancaster Clean Water Partners - Sub of Cflc | Lancaster, PA | General support | $250,000 |
| National Aquarium in Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $250,000 |
| North of Market Tenderloin Community Benefit Corporation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $250,000 |
| Shorerivers Inc | Easton, MD | General support | $240,000 |
| Lancaster Clean Water Partners - Sub of Cflc | Lancaster, PA | Advancing ag conservation and tech assistance | $212,500 |
| Community Water Center | Visalia, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Sub of Usmdf | Princess Anne, MD | Ammonia monitoring lower eastern shore md- 2 | $192,908 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Mosaic | $175,000 |
| Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay | Annapolis, MD | Implementing agriculture conservation | $170,000 |
| Commons Inc | Washington, DC | Documenting water quality improvement | $160,000 |
| Buncombe County Partnership for Children Inc | Asheville, NC | Hurricane helene disaster relief | $150,000 |
| California Environmental Voters Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Ambassadors program | $150,000 |
| First Fruits Farm Inc | Freeland, MD | Refrigeration facility | $150,000 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | Hurricane helene disaster relief | $150,000 |
| Lancaster Farmland Trust | Strasburg, PA | Build capacity to position for implementation | $135,000 |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Incorporated | Washington, DC | General support | $135,000 |
| Lancaster Farmland Trust | Strasburg, PA | Build capacity to position for implementation | $125,000 |
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Annapolis, MD | General support | $125,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | Lancaster co. & md's eastern shore capacity | $120,000 |
| Lancaster Conservancy | Lancaster, PA | Land/Water connection | $120,000 |
| Moonshot Missions Inc | Bethesda, MD | Chesapeake wastewater utility ta | $118,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Association | Chester, MD | General support | $105,000 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | Black literary achievement club | $100,000 |
| Black Wellness and Prosperity Center | Fresno, CA | Building acquisition | $100,000 |
| Center for Watershed Protection | Fulton, MD | Chesapeake bay watershed technical assistance | $100,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | Endowment | $100,000 |
| Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County | Lancaster, PA | Nutrient management through manure injection | $100,000 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association | Wrightsville, PA | General support | $100,000 |
| Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association Inc | Sunbury, PA | General support | $100,000 |
| Multiplier | Westwood, MA | Catch together | $100,000 |
| Puente de LA Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | Farmworker housing | $100,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Dynamic planet: revive our ocean | $100,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Shore Legal Access Inc | Easton, MD | Expungement and workforce access | $100,000 |
| Yes Nature to Neighborhoods | Richmond, CA | Headquarters improvements | $100,000 |
| Nature Forward | Chevy Chase, MD | Conservation program | $95,000 |
| Virginia Conservation Network | Richmond, VA | General support | $95,000 |
| Sustainable Chesapeake | Richmond, VA | General support | $92,000 |
| Arundel Rivers Federation | Edgewater, MD | South, west & rhode riverkeeper | $90,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 688 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | Revolving loan fund | $500,000 |
| Childrens Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | $300,000 |
| Community Water Center | Visalia, CA | General support | $200,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Mosaic | $175,000 |
| California Environmental Voters Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Ambassadors program | $150,000 |
| Lancaster Conservancy | Lancaster, PA | Land/Water connection | $120,000 |
| Moonshot Missions Inc | Bethesda, MD | Chesapeake wastewater utility ta | $118,000 |
| Catch Together | Concord, MA | General support | $100,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | Endowment | $100,000 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Dynamic planet: revive our ocean | $100,000 |
| Rewild | Austin, TX | Dynamic planet: revive our ocean | $100,000 |
| Virginia Conservation Network | Richmond, VA | General support | $95,000 |
| Canadian Humanitarian Organization for International Relief | Medicine Hat, | Nunya academy | $75,000 |
| Parks California | Sacramento, CA | General support | $75,000 |
| The Better Angels Society | Washington, DC | Henry david thoreau film | $75,000 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | Cbfn capacity building | $50,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council | Silver Spring, MD | General support | $50,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council | Silver Spring, MD | General support | $50,000 |
| Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Inc | Saunderstown, RI | Cooperative marine research projects | $50,000 |
| Hippodrome Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $50,000 |
| North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc | Newport, NC | General support | $50,000 |
| Potomac Conservancy Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Potomac river action network | $50,000 |
| Potomac Conservancy Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Potomac river action network | $50,000 |
| Self-Help Enterprises | Visalia, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Sinai Hospital Dba Lifebridge Health | Baltimore, MD | General support | $50,000 |
| Sinai Hospital Dba Lifebridge Health | Baltimore, MD | General support | $50,000 |
| Let's Go 1-2-3 | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $45,000 |
| Let's Go 1-2-3 | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $45,000 |
| Let's Go 1-2-3 | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $45,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | Warrenton, VA | General support | $40,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | Warrenton, VA | General support | $40,000 |
| Earth Echo International Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 |
| Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley | New Market, VA | General support | $30,000 |
| Coastal Conservation Association - Md | Annapolis, MD | Capacity building | $30,000 |
| Coastal Conservation Association - Md | Annapolis, MD | General support | $30,000 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | Seymour marine discovery center | $30,000 |
| Womens Audio Mission | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 |
| Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative | Fresno, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative | Fresno, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Chesapeake Stormwater Network Inc | Timonium, MD | General support | $25,000 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Opening access to data in maryland | $25,000 |
| Eastern Shoshone Tribe | Ft Washakie, WY | Eastern shoshone children's lodge | $25,000 |
| Eastern Shoshone Tribe | Ft Washakie, WY | Eastern shoshone children's lodge | $25,000 |
| Family Connections Centers | San Francisco, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Family Connections Centers | San Francisco, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| First Fruits Farm Inc | Freeland, MD | General support | $25,000 |
| Friends of the San Juans | Friday Harbor, WA | General support | $25,000 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | San Diego, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Village | San Francisco, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation | Sanibel, FL | Environmental policy | $25,000 |
| Coastal Conservation Association - Md | Annapolis, MD | Capacity building | $20,000 |
| Minorities in Aquaculture | Easton, MD | General support | $20,000 |
| Minorities in Aquaculture | Easton, MD | General support | $20,000 |
| West Virginia Rivers Coalition | Charleston, WV | Capacity building support | $20,000 |
| Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $15,000 |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | Annapolis, MD | General support | $15,000 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | General support | $10,000 |
| Alpine Watershed Group | Markleeville, CA | General support | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27,931,184 | 787 |
| 2023 | $21,860,899 | 479 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349105551
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-2136842
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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