| The Shared Earth Foundation Grants | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2022 Annual Report | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organization | Grant Amount | |||||||||||||||||
| Abraham Foundation | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for elephant conservation in Sri Lanka. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alliance for International Reforestation | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for AIR, which is reforesting the highlands of Guatemala, working with local villagers and landowners. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alliance for International Reforestation | $20,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providing Covid- and hurricane-related assistance to small villages in Guatemala's Altiplano, for medicine, food, unemployment compensation and general economic assistance. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cotati, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for sustainability of this organization, which acts as lawyer, advocate and legislative model for protections of domestic animals. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay Journal | $100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promoting sustainability for this multi-media voice of the Chesapeake Bay. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay Journal | $25,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| General operating support for an organization which uses print, film and other media to promote widespread understanding of the issues around environment and conservation throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay Journal | $10,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the film "Thinking Like A Watershed." | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay Journal | $25,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for staff and expanded issue coverage. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bay Journal | $15,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| General support for this multi-media organization which covers environmental issues throughout the Chesapeake Bay and serves government and general publications as well as film-goers. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan Foundation | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting the Foundation's conservation, governance, cultural and environmental programs on the ground in the Himalayan Kingdom. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan Foundation | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conservation of elephants and tigers as well as village sustainability in this Himalayan Kingdom. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan Foundation | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| To support a new agricultural project in Panbang, to supplement income lost to this town during the Covid pandemic, and operations supporting the organization's work while this Himalayan country combats the pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chesapeake Film Festival | $15,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Easton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Production of the 13th Film Festival, focusing on the impact of climate change on wildlife and human residents of the Chesapeake Bay. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chesapeake Conservancy | $70,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annapolis, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| The grant includes $50,000 toward the organization's goal of conserving 100,000 acres of land per year, and $20,000 for operations. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | $100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annapolis, MC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for this organization, which joins other groups, lending their legal support to defend the Chesapeake Bay; and for a Board Reserve to assure future sustainability. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clean Water Fund | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting the Fund in its fight to strengthen the regulations governing confined animal feeding operations and septic systems. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defenders of Wildlife | $350,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the Wildlife Defense and Restoration Act; protecting wildlife now and preparing to reverse damage done to them and their habitats. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defenders of Wildlife | $75,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Easton, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the Delmarva Oasis, conserving land for wildlife on the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elephant Care International | $10,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hohenwald, TN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for elephant veterinarians in Thailand during the Covid-19 shutdown. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elephant Care International | $25,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hohenwald, TN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting Thai Vets, mahouts and their elephants during the Covid pandemic when tourism, a major part of the mahouts' income, has disappeared. The vets follow the mahouts and elephants back to their villages for care. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environmental Film Festival | $125,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the 2022 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, as well as for the annual Award for Environmental Advocacy. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environmental Integrity Project | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington,DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support to continue using the law to force the Environmental Protection Agency to update | ||||||||||||||||||
| discharge standards for wastes from slaughterhouses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environmental Investigation Agency | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington,DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for board reserve and long-term sustainability. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Game Changers Foundation | $150,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impact campaign for the film Game Changers, which presents the vegan diet as a solution to climate change, animal welfare and improved human health. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Cultural Alliance | $60,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chestertown, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| To complete enclosing of this landmark building and cultural organization before winter sets in. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Cultural Alliance | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chestertown,MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| To complete a 3-year pledge to assist in renovating the headquarters and galleries. | ||||||||||||||||||
| League of Women Voters Education Fund | $100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting to open or restore voting rights to US citizens in certain States and jurisdictions, and to register new voters. | ||||||||||||||||||
| LEAP | $107,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Leandro,CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Staff support and support for Freshwater for the Future, cataloging all fish in Sabah's waters and working to improve water quality throughout the State. | ||||||||||||||||||
| LEAP | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Leandro,CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Film shorts on the importance of Conservation Areas for wildlife protection. | ||||||||||||||||||
| LEAP | $60,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Leandro,CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued support for Human/Elephant Harmony, enabling elephants and villagers to coexists against crop raiding by elephants elsewhere. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis & Clark Law School | $60,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portland,OR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preparing lawyers to advocate for domestic and all animals; to provide legal assistance where needed, and for The Shared Earth Foundation Chair. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lion Guardians | $68,500.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lion conservation in Kenya, in cooperation with the Maasai in Amboseli National Park. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mongabay Org. | $25,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Menlo Park, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for a correspondent to cover environmental and conservation on the island of Sri Lanka for Mongabay; an online news medium for readers, scientists and policy makers worldwide. | ||||||||||||||||||
| National Aquarium in Baltimore | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore,MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for Wetlands;, brining wetlands with wildlife and aquatic life to Baltimore Harbor to help educate the City's students as well as adult visitors. | ||||||||||||||||||
| National Geographic Society | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington,DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the forthcoming book PhotoArk, portraits of animals threatened, endangered or extinct in the wild. | ||||||||||||||||||
| National Geographic Society | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for the organization's program to protect and conserve African Wild Dogs in Zimbabwe. | ||||||||||||||||||
| National Wildlife Federation Mid-Atlantic Regional Center | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annapolis, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helping to combine voices for the Chesapeake Bay to press for defending and improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Jaguar Project | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tucson,AZ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Staff support for jaguar conservation in Sonora, Mexico, working with local cattle ranchers to resolve human/jaguar conflict. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Orang Utan Republik Foundation | $15,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Santa Monica,CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conservation of orang utans, working with small Indonesian and international organizations in Sumatra, Indonesia. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | $40,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting Covid-19 with food, offering online courses in more healthfulness meat-based diets to people most susceptible to Covid and other diet-based diseases. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rachel's Network | $20,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Empowering women to fights for the environment. | ||||||||||||||||||
| RESOLVE | $15,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trailguard AI, which creates animated, computerized images of animals and/or poachers, enabling identification by species; sends warning to herder, gardener or game warden for immediate response. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah Science Museum | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Savannah, GA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sustainability Board Reserve grant supporting the Carretta Research Project, protecting nesting sea turtles and hatchlings on Wassaw Island, Georgia. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation | $7,500.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corrales, NM | ||||||||||||||||||
| To save the Fishing Cat Conservation Project, researching and raising awareness of the Fishing Cate and other small cats in Sri Lanka. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation | $11,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corrales, NM | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for virtually unknown small wild cates, including Geoffrey's Cat, Oncilla and Manuls (Pallas cats). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | $33,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Front Royal, VA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for SCBI's work with veterinarians caring for elephants in Laos, during the Covid pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Front Royal, VA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for arboreal listening devices to detect presence of Rabb's and other endangered frogs in the Panamanian rainforest. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | $125,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for Snow Leopard Conservation throughout its range, and for a successful match challenge for the virtual fundraiser in times of Covid. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | $35,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for Village Guard. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Street Sense | $25,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Staff support for this multi-media organization, which helps the homeless of Washington, DC by offering economic opportunities,, connecting vendors with housing and critical services, and experience in multi-media work. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sultana Education Foundation | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chestertown, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for sustainability of a major scientific and youth education program in Chestertown, MD, aboard the sailboat Schooner Sultana. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Maryland / DC Chapter of the Nature Conservancy | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Maryland/DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued support for Urban Conservation, expanding the Conservancy's stormwater control work from Washington, DC to Baltimore, MD. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Upstream Alliance | $125,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annapolis,MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing support for an organization that brings young established professionals together to plan multi-jurisdictional plans; also connects teachers and school superintendents to implement science in the classroom and outside. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Upstream Alliance | $60,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annapolis,MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| Staff support. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women Make Movies | $100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Support for post-production work for the film MADIDI, focusing on jaguar poaching in Madidi National Park, Bolivia, and sale of jaguar parts in China. | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Conservationists | $10,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Toronto, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Save the Sharks, a public service media campaign for shark conservation. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington College | $49,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chestertown, MD | ||||||||||||||||||
| To assist with construction of a new Bird Banding Station on the College's land. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Environmental Law Center | $50,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eugene, OR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued support for legal team defense of wildlife in the American West. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WildAid | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pangolin conservation in China and Vietnam, preventing the killing and consumption of pangolin scales and meat. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wildlands | $25,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle, WA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued support for the Pacific Coast Wildlands Corridor connecting from Washington to Baja, California. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $40,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bronx, NY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combatting a serious mange epidemic in Guanacos as well as domestic camelids in South America. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women Make Movies | $100,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| New York, NY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing support for the film Madidi about jaguar poaching in Bolivia, and the sale of jaguar parts in China. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Woodland Park Zoo | $30,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle, WA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Continued support for Tree Kangaroo conservation on the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Totals (83 items) | $3,491,000.00 | |||||||||||||||||
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