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The Shared Earth Foundation: 50 grants to organizations, $3.8 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Shared Earth Foundation, a private foundation in Chestertown, MD, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $3,797,700 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 31, 2026. The largest was $350,000 to Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, DC for to provide support for the wildlife defense and restoration act; protecting wildlife now and preparing to reverse damage done to them and their habitats. support for the red wolf recovery program in n.
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- EIN
- 522151843
- Based in
- Chestertown, MD
- Assets
- $729,794
- Grants paid
- $3,797,700
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 31, 2026, IRS object ID 202632439349100103. It reported $3,797,700 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | To provide support for the wildlife defense and restoration act; protecting wildlife now and preparing to reverse damage done to them and their habitats. support for the red wolf recovery program in n | Animal-related | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leap | 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. | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bhutan Foundation | Washington, DC | Supporting the foundation's conservation, governance, cultural and environmental programs on the ground in the himalayan kingdom | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | St Michaels, MD | To support the organization's mission to preserve and explore history, environment & people of the chesapeake bay. | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upstream Alliance | Annapolis, MD | To support a program for environmental and young leadership with on-the-water training on the chesapeake bay, delaware river and camden nj, as well as board reserve. | Environment | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Game Changers Foundation | 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. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $162,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | Support for the organization's program to protect and conserve african wild dogs in zimbabwe as well as support for the forthcoming book photoark, portraits of animals threatened, endangered or extinc | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bay Journal Media | Seven Valleys, PA | Support to the film "thinking like a watershed" about the chesapeake bay before any humans interfered with its operations as a watershed as well as support for staff & expanded coverage. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DC Environmental Film Festival | Washington, DC | Financial support for general purposes. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Abraham Foundation | New York, NY | Continued support for elephant conservation in sri lanka. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mizmaryland Inc (we Are One Alliance) | Chestertown, MD | To provide funds to help with general operation costs. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art | Hyattsville, MD | To support the dorothea lange photography exhibit. | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | Sonoma, CA | Conservation of snow leopards throughout their mountainous himalayan range and to provide support for village guard. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Last Animal Foundation | Santa Fe Springs, CA | To provide funds for animal shelters in lebanon. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | Continued support for legal team defense of wildlife in the american west. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Seattle, WA | Continued support for the tree kangaroo conservation on the huan peninsula, papua new guijnea. | $86,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Queen Annes Conservation Association | Centreville, MD | Support for stewardship of queen anne's county's natural resources. | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The International Rhino Foundation | Strasburg, VA | To provide funds to ensure the survival of rhinos through targeted protection and scientifically sound intervention. | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Random Good Foundation | Stuart, FL | To support the independent & documentary filmmaking by the organization. | Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Environmental Research Institute | Washington, DC | To provide financial support for the smithsonian's research efforts. | $59,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for International Reforestation | Atlanta, GA | To provide support for air, which is reforesting the highlands of guatemala, working with local villagers and landowners. | Environment | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rewilding Institute | Albuquerque, NM | To support the organization in its efforts to develop and promote ideas & strategies to advance continental-scale conservation in north america and beyond. | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Jaguar Project | Tucson, AZ | Continued support to preserve and recover the world's nothernmost population of the jaguar. | Animal-related | $52,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Akashinga | Philadelphia, PA | To provide support for the organization's nature conservation programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | To provide support for sustainability of this organization, which acts as lawyer, advocate and legislative model for protections of domestic animals. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | To support the organization's mission. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy | Easton, MD | To preserve and sustain the vibrant communities of the eastern shore, the lands and the waters that connect them. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | Support to continue using the law to force the environmental protection agency to update discharge standards for wastes from slaughterhouses. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rachel's Network | Washington, DC | To provide funds to the organization's mission to empower women to fight for the environment. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy MDDC Chapter | Bethesda, MD | To provide financial support for the reforestation in / around baltimore, md. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Small Wildcat Conservation | Corrales, NM | To support virtually unknown small wild cats, including geoffrey's cat, oncilla and manuls. | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | Support for two bat conservation projects in rwanda and fiji. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Tierra Del Jaguar | St David, AZ | To support jaguar conservation. | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Insight Meditation Society | Barre, MA | To support the walking trail improvements. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tricycle Foundation | New York, NY | Celebrating the anniversary of this buddhist publication, including magazine, podcasts, live virtual events and links to other buddhist organizations and courses. | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chestertown Riverarts | Chestertown, MD | To support the organization's mission of bringing arts to the community. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earth Island Institute - Project Coyote | Berkeley, CA | To help promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between humans and coyotes through education, science, advocacy and coalition building. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Entertainment 2 Affect Change | Los Angeles, CA | To enhance the impact of the film tigre gente. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maiden Voyage Productions | Half Moon Bay, CA | To provide funds to produce and support films curriculum and educational media. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mongabay | 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. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceanic Preservation Society | Nicasio, CA | To support the cost of creating gh-impact films and visual storytelling to expose the most critical issues facing our planet | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Growth Forest Network | Easton, MD | The network identifies, designates and protects old-growth forests in east and elsewhere in the us. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orang Utan Republik Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Continued support for the conservation of orangutans, working with small indonesian and international organizations in sumatra, indonesia. | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Savannah Science Museum | Savannah, GA | Sustainability board reserve grant supporting the carretta research project, protecting nesting sea turtles and hatchlings on wassaw island, georgia. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Conservationists Inc | Venice, CA | To support the organization's shark conservation efforts. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Entrust International | Sammamish, WA | To support the sustained conservaton and management of wildlife and wildlife habitat around the world. | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | Washington, DC | To provide financial support for scbi's anniversary. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Film Festival | Easton, MD | To support the production of the 2025 film festival. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian National Zoological Park | Washington, DC | To provide financial support for the zoo. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Speak Out for Animals | King City, OR | To provide financials support to combate wildlife crime and influence the human mindset towards animal protections and preservation laws.. | Animal-related | $14,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202513179349100031. It reported $3,290,000 in grants paid; 48 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | To provide support for the wildlife defense and restoration act; protecting wildlife now and preparing to reverse damage done to them and their habitats. support for the red wolf recovery program in n | Animal-related | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bhutan Foundation | Washington, DC | Supporting the foundation's conservation, governance, cultural and environmental programs on the ground in the himalayan kingdom | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leap | 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. | $217,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | St Michaels, MD | To support the organization's mission to preserve and explore history, environment & people of the chesapeake bay. | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upstream Alliance | Annapolis, MD | To support a program for environmental and young leadership with on-the-water training on the chesapeake bay, delaware river and camden nj, as well as board reserve. | Environment | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Entertainment 2 Affect Change | Los Angeles, CA | To enhance the impact of the film tigre gente. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Game Changers Foundation | 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. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | Support for the organization's program to protect and conserve african wild dogs in zimbabwe as well as support for the forthcoming book photoark, portraits of animals threatened, endangered or extinc | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian National Zoological Park | Washington, DC | To provide financial support for the zoo. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | Sonoma, CA | Conservation of snow leopards throughout their mountainous himalayan range and to provide support for village guard. | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Abraham Foundation | New York, NY | Continued support for elephant conservation in sri lanka. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlands Network | Seattle, WA | Continued support for the pacific coast wildlands corridor connecting from washington to baja, california. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Journal Media | Seven Valleys, PA | Support to the film "thinking like a watershed" about the chesapeake bay before any humans interfered with its operations as a watershed as well as support for staff & expanded coverage. | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Last Animal Foundation | Santa Fe Springs, CA | To provide funds for animal shelters in lebanon. | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lion Guardians | Washington, DC | To support lion conservation in kenya in cooperation with the maasai in amboseli national park. | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Akashinga | Philadelphia, PA | To provide support for the organization's nature conservation programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | To provide support for sustainability of this organization, which acts as lawyer, advocate and legislative model for protections of domestic animals. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | To support the organization's goal of conserving 100,000 acres of land per year as well as providing funds to help with operating costs. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | Support to continue using the law to force the environmental protection agency to update discharge standards for wastes from slaughterhouses. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Gallery of Art | Hyattsville, MD | To support the dorothea lange photography exhibit. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speak Out for Animals | King City, OR | To provide financials support to combate wildlife crime and influence the human mindset towards animal protections and preservation laws.. | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spiritual Paths Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | To inform and elevate our understanding of spirituality and the world's spiritual traditions through workshops, lectures and website | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | To assist with construction of a new bird banding station on the college's land. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | Continued support for legal team defense of wildlife in the american west. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Random Good Foundation | Stuart, FL | To support the independent & documentary filmmaking by the organization. | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bat Conservation International | Austin, TX | Support for two bat conservation projects in rwanda and fiji. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | To help with the efforts to rid south america camelids of mange. | Animal-related | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Small Wildcat Conservation | Corrales, NM | To support virtually unknown small wild cats, including geoffrey's cat, oncilla and manuls. | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance for International Reforestation | Atlanta, GA | To provide support for air, which is reforesting the highlands of guatemala, working with local villagers and landowners. | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy | Easton, MD | To preserve and sustain the vibrant communities of the eastern shore, the lands and the waters that connect them. | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Insight Meditation Society | Barre, MA | To support the walking trail improvements. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rewilding Institute | Albuquerque, NM | To support the organization in its efforts to develop and promote ideas & strategies to advance continental-scale conservation in north america and beyond. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tricycle Foundation | New York, NY | Celebrating the anniversary of this buddhist publication, including magazine, podcasts, live virtual events and links to other buddhist organizations and courses. | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Island Institute - Project Coyote | Berkeley, CA | To help promote compassionate conservation and coexistence between humans and coyotes through education, science, advocacy and coalition building. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Tierra Del Jaguar | Tucson, AZ | To provide funds to teach regenerative skills and empower people to coexist with nature in places inhabitated by jaguars. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maiden Voyage Productions | Half Moon Bay, CA | To provide funds to produce and support films curriculum and educational media. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mongabay | 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. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Growth Forest Network | Easton, MD | The network identifies, designates and protects old-growth forests in east and elsewhere in the us. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orang Utan Republik Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Continued support for the conservation of orangutans, working with small indonesian and international organizations in sumatra, indonesia. | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rachel's Network | Washington, DC | To provide funds to the organization's mission to empower women to fight for the environment. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Science Museum | Savannah, GA | Sustainability board reserve grant supporting the carretta research project, protecting nesting sea turtles and hatchlings on wassaw island, georgia. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Environmental Research Institute | Washington, DC | To provide financial support for the smithsonian's research efforts. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Entrust International | Sammamish, WA | To support the sustained conservaton and management of wildlife and wildlife habitat around the world. | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildaid | San Francisco, CA | Continued support for pangolin conservation in china and vietnam, preventing the killing and consumption of pangolin scales and meat. | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chesapeake Film Festival | Easton, MD | To support the production of the 2024 film festival. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chestertown River Arts | Chestertown, MD | To support the organization in their mission to be the place where the arts meet the community. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | To provide funding for the organization's efforts with their human-centered services & programs. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Seattle, WA | Continued support for the tree kangaroo conservation on the huan peninsula, papua new guijnea. | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Animal-related | $906,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $850,000 |
| Environment | $735,000 |
| Education | $390,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $312,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 |
| Religion-related | $50,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $12,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $2,024,200 |
| California | $1,779,000 |
| Maryland | $1,455,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $310,000 |
| New York | $300,000 |
| Washington | $240,000 |
| Oregon | $214,500 |
| New Mexico | $166,000 |
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Updated August 31, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.