The Shared Earth Foundation Grants
FY 2017
Abraham Foundation			$30,000.00
New York, NY
	Elephant conservation in Sri Lanka.
Adkins Arboretum			$10,000.00
Ridgely,MD
	Habitat Enhancement and Ecological Restoration for arboretum on
	Maryland's Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Alliance for International Reforestation			$20,000.00
Atlanta, GA
	Support for staff in Guatemala and in the US, for reforestation work in
	the Guatemalan highlands
Animal Legal Defense Fund			$20,000.00
Cotati, CA
	Continuing to provide justice for animals through the Zero Tolerance for
	Cruelty program
Bat Conservation International			$30,000.00
Washington,DC
	Bat conservation in Fiji and Rwanda
Bay Journal Media			$25,000.00
Seven Valleys,PA
	Support for this invaluable Chesapeake Bay publication to hire
	additional staff to assure its sustainability by widening its circle of
	supporters.
Bay Journal Media			$7,500.00
Seven Valleys,PA
	To help complete the film "High Tide in Dorchester," focusing on sea
	level rise in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most
	endangered areas of Maryland's Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Bay Journal Media			$5,000.00
Seven Valleys,PA
	General support for the Journal and its associated media including
	films, which 77% of readers consider their most trusted source of
	information about the Chesapeake Bay and environmental restoration.
Bhutan Foundation			$5,000.00
Washington,DC
	Support for the Karma Drubbed Palmo Chos Kyi nunnery, which works
	to detect and treat cancer in Bhutanese women.
Chesapeake Conservancy			$50,000.00
Annapolis,MD
	Investment in Patrick Noonan Fund, to assure long-term sustainability
	of the Conservancy.
Chesapeake Conservancy			$20,000.00
Annapolis,MD
	Protecting the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay, including an
	innovative AI computer program enabling accurate on-the-ground land
	use images.
Chesapeake Legal Alliance			$25,000.00
Annapolis,MD
	The Alliance is the only organization focused solely on providing people,
	communities and organizations free legal assistance on issues regarding
	the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
Chester River Association			$20,000.00
Chestertown,MD
	Support for the Chester Riverkeeper, with emphasis on assuring that
	laws and ordinances protecting the Chester, tributary to the Chesapeake
	Bay, are enforced.
Clean Water Fund			$15,000.00
Washington,DC
	Protecting America's waters with a goal of fishable, swimmable,
	drinkable water for all.
Cuenca Los Ojos			$5,000.00
Pearce, AZ
	Restoring habitat for wildlife, including Jaguars and Cougars, on
	Arizona side of the US/Mexican border.
Defenders of Wildlife			$25,000.00
Washington,DC
	Wildlife Defense Campaign, working for a world where wildlife and
	humans can thrive in harmony and our species can appreciate and value
	their fellow wild companions on this Earth.
Defenders of Wildlife			$35,000.00
Washington,DC
	Big Data, enabling Defenders to track agencies' compliance with laws
	governing their protection of wildlife and their habitats
EarthJustice			$50,000.00
San Francisco, CA
	Protecting public lands from development and exploitation.
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy			$15,000.00
Easton, MD
	Annual Planning Conference for land use planners and other interested
	participants.
Environmental Film Festival			$10,000.00
Washington,DC
	Advocacy award
Environmental Investigation Agency			$50,000.00
Washington,DC
	Support for a Board Reserve	Board Reserve to assure the long-term stability of the organization.
Environmental Investigation Agency			$30,000.00
Washington,DC
	Continuing to pressure Japan and Taiwan to close their ivory markets,
	closing several of Japan's major ivory markets.
Film Collaborative			$20,000.00
Los Angeles, CA
	Support for film "Hacking America" exposing the vulnerability of US
	voting machines to hacking
Game Changers Foundation			$50,000.00
Laguna Hills, CA
	Post-production work on The Game Changers, film promoting human
	and non-human animal health and well-being, protecting Earth's soil,
	air and water, through dietary changes
LEAP			$50,500.00
San Leandro, CA
	Conservation of wildlife, land, and support for civil organizations in
	Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
LEAP			$25,000.00
San Leandro, CA
	General Support for forest and wildlife conservation, and reduction of
	human/wildlife conflict in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.	human/elephant harmony in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
LEAP			$18,500.00
San Leandro, CA
	Freshwater for the Future, protecting water quality, surveying the
	biological richness of Sabah's waters, involving the public in the
	mission
LEAP			$12,500.00
San Leandro, CA
	Operations
LEAP			$7,000.00
San Leandro, CA
	Operations.
Lewis & Clark College			$15,000.00
Portland,OR
	Continuing the work of the Center, and especially the work of the Shared
	Earth Foundation Visiting Professor, teaching students practical legal
	skills to effectively advocate for animals for the greatest impact.
The Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy			$25,000.00
Bethesda, MD
	Continued support for stormwater retention sites at Mt. Olivet
	Cemetery, Washington, DC; and commemorative hillside dedicated to
	the slaves lying in unmarked graves beneath the grass.
NAACP Legal Defense And Educational Fund			$50,000.00
New York, NY
	Voting Rights Initiative, to protect voters from disenfranchisement and
	register eligible voters.
National Wildlife Federation			$15,000.00
Annapolis,MD
	The Choose Clean Water Coalition brings together 230 groups from
	across the Chesapeake Bay watershed on key federal policy issues that
	impact the Bay, and supports work to reduce pollution from its
	tributaries.
Northern Jaguar Project			$30,000.00
Tucson, AZ
	Continued conservation of Jaguars in the Sonora Jaguar Reserve,
	Mexico, and surrounding cattle ranches where the ranchers now
	support protection of these cats.
Orang Utan Republik Foundation			$5,000.00
Santa Monica, CA
	Conservation of orang utans in Sumatra, Indonesia, resolving
	human/orang utan conflicts.
Rainforest Trust			$20,000.00
Warrenton, VA
	Conserving emblematic species in Northern Madagascar, such as
	amphibians, lemurs, birds and insects.
Red Wolf Coalition			$10,000.00
Columbia, NC
	Continued support for Red Wolf conservation in North Carolina, despite
	great hostility by some local ranchers and the current Administration.
San Antonio Zoo			$10,000.00
San Antonio, TX
	Adding a breeding facility for endangered amphibians in Chile, where
	they are threatened by the Chytrid fungus, keeping and breeding them
	in captivity until they can be returned to their native habitats.
Savannah Science Museum			$15,000.00
Savannah, GA
	Sea Turtle Conservation on Wassaw Island, GA, and attendance at
	International Sea Turtle Symposium.
Savannah Science Museum			$15,000.00
Savannah, GA
	Protecting Loggerhead Sea Turtle nesting and hatching on Wassaw
	Island, GA.
Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation			$5,000.00
Corrales, NM
	Support for advocacy and research into the little-studied Rusty-Spotted
	and Jungle Cats in Sri Lanka, using citizen science, involvement and
	advocacy to mitigate human/wild cat conflict.
Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation			$5,000.00
Corrales, NM
	Support for Fishing Cats and other small wild cats in Sri Lanka,
	building information about these cats and their habitat; to assist in
	their long-term preservation and to develop local community advocates
	to promote their conservation.
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute			$27,000.00
Front Royal, VA
	Film work in Sri Lanka, facilitating Human/Elephant harmony in a
	country much troubled by this conflict.
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute			$25,000.00
Front Royal, VA
	Elephant welfare in the US and Southeast Asia, focusing on the impacts
	of tourists riding on elephants in Southeast Asian countries
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute			$27,000.00
Front Royal, VA
	Film to combat poaching in Myanmar (Burma).
Snow Leopard Conservancy			$25,000.00
Sonoma, CA
	Providing a match for the Conservancy's Gala.
Snow Leopard Conservancy			$25,000.00
Sonoma, CA
	Snow Leopard Conservation in their Himalayan range.
Street Sense			$20,000.00
Washington,DC
	Support for newspaper of, by and for the homeless of Washington, DC
Upstream Alliance			$25,000.00
Annapolis,MD
	Bringing together young environmental leaders; and working with school
	Superintendents to implement environmental education in all grades
Western Environmental Law Center			$15,000.00
Eugene, OR
	Predator Protection Project: Protection of Wolverines and Lynxes by
	halting trapping, assuring ESA status for both species, and protecting
	their habitat.
Wildlands Network			$25,000.00
Seattle, WA
	Support for creation of corridor for wildlife along the Appalachian
	Trail, connecting existing habitats, safeguarding new ones.
Lion Guardians			$15,000.00
Washington,DC
	Working with Maasai in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, and
	Ngorongoro National Park, Tanzania, to successfully prevent
	retributive killing of lions and substantially increasing their populations
	in areas where LG works.
Women Make Movies			$50,000.00
New York, NY
	Support for film MADIDI, exposing poaching and sale of jaguar parts
	in Bolivia, Suriname and China, and education and advocacy for the
	countries involved.
Woodland Park Zoo			$10,000.00
Seattle, WA
	Conservation of the Tree Kangaroo, working with villages on the Huon
	Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, to conserve the landscape, unique
	biodiversity human communities and culture of this remote area.