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Annual Report Annual Report Working to promote public awareness and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries 2004 From the Chairmen Dear Friends of the Chesapeake Bay, The year 2004 has laid an exceptional foundation for the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s upcoming 20th anniversary. During the past year-our most successful ever-the Trust has awarded almost two million dollars in grants, increased support for hundreds of local-level initiatives, and bolstered more than 500 restoration and education projects across the state. Throughout 2004, the Trust has continued to grow and respond to the ongoing challenges of those committed organizations involved in the Bay’s restoration. The pages of this report will introduce you to many of the exciting ways in which this is happening. For example, we’ve created more grant programs, targeted to specific issues like nutrient reduction and fisheries habitat. We’ve opened the opportunity for larger grant awards, and we’ve awarded our largest single grant ever. The Trust is also exploring new ways to maximize the impact of every grant dollar. As a result, we are working to increase revenue and build partnerships with other grantmakers. During the past year, we also hosted a series of listening sessions that gathered invaluable feedback from grantees about ways to enhance grant programs, promote model projects, and spread the word about grant opportunities to an even broader audience of Maryland citizens. The Trust also sponsored new award and scholarship programs to honor the amazing contributions that Maryland teachers and students make to the Bay restoration. January 2004 heralded the most visible change for the Chesapeake Bay Trust in nearly two decades: a new, full-color design for the Treasure the Chesapeake license plate. Already, the design has received an enthusiastic welcome from Maryland citizens, sparking new interest in the Bay plate and strengthening resources for Trust grant programs. This is exciting news for both the Trust and its partners. The energy behind these activities comes from the combined talents and resources of the Trust’s many partners and our dedicated, enthusiastic Board of Trustees and staff. We present this annual report, with heartfelt thanks, as a showcase of the achievement your support makes possible. Review these pages with an eye to the future, as the Trust continues to reach more communities and puts increasingly more resources to work for the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Sincerely, Sincerely, Martin Poretsky Midgett S. Parker, Jr. Chairman Incoming Chairman Board of Trustees Board of Trustees 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2004 COVER PHOTO © DAVID HARP, CHESAPEAKEPHOTOS.COM; PHOTO (TOP) © DOUG WISE primarily from two sources: purchases ofthe purchases two sources: primarily from derived grantmakingare Fundsfor Trust projects. Bayrestoration Bay educationandon-the-ground contributions asfinancialgrantsforhands-on and theprivatesectordistributesthose thegeneralpublic financial contributionsfrom Treasure theChesapeake Treasure tributaries. oftheChesapeakeBayandits and protection intherestoration ofandparticipation awareness public General Assemblyin1985topromote grantmaking or isanonprofit, The ChesapeakeBayTrust schools, and publicagencies. civic andcommunitygroups, organizations, grantsincludenonprofit Recipients oftheTrust’s donations supplementthese contributions. numberofcorporateand private form. 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Agriculture, ofNaturalResources, Departments the SpeakerofHouse,andleaders oftheSenate, positions consistingofthePresident Boar The Trust operateswithindependentfinancial The Trust The Trust isgovernedbyanineteen-member The Trust d of Trustees, includingfive d ofTrustees, s lar gest estuary and Maryland’s most gest estuary andMaryland’s vation inter e appointedbytheGover ests; localgover About theTrust ANNU ex of AL REPOR nor for ficio nment; T 2004 3 Board of Trustees Midgett S. Parker, Jr., Esq., Chair Virginia Kearney Trustees Emeritus Partner Deputy Director Linowes & Blocher, LLP Water Management Administration Honorable Harry R. Hughes Maryland Department of the Former Governor of Maryland Paul J. Allen Environment Senior Vice President Honorable Arthur Dorman Corporate Affairs Division Louise Lawrence Former Maryland State Senator Constellation Energy Chief, Office of Resource Conservation Department of Agriculture Staff Honorable John C. Astle Maryland State Senator Honorable T. Bryan McIntire David J. O’Neill Councilman Executive Director Honorable Russell Brinsfield Baltimore County Executive Director Melanie M. Teems Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology Martin H. Poretsky Assistant Director Immediate Past Chair Torrey C. Brown, M.D. President Kerri M. Bentkowski Chairman of the Board Poretsky Building Group Senior Grants Manager Intralytix, Inc. JoAnn M. Roberts Jennifer J. Caddick Honorable John L. Brunner Supervisor of Elementary Instruction Director of Communications and Mayor & Environmental Education Special Events Town of University Park Calvert County Public Schools Christine Dunham Peter G. Byrnes Philip S. Smith Grants Manager Former President & CEO President & CEO Winchester Homes, Inc., (ret.) CAPTEL Heather Adams Administrative Officer Honorable Virginia P. Clagett Martin J. Weinstein Maryland State Delegate Partner Michelle Carbonelle Willkie Farr & Gallagher Intern Glenn C. Etelson, Esq. Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. Welcoming a New Chairman Frances H. Flanigan Environmental Consultant In the spring of 2004, the Chesapeake Bay Trust announced Midgett S. Parker, Jr., Kim S. Haddow Esq., as the newly elected chairman of its President Board of Trustees. Mr. Parker, a partner Haddow Communications in the law firm of Linowes & Blocher, LLP, is the sixth chairman in the Trust’s twenty- Gary Heath year history and the first African-American Assistant State Superintendent to hold the position. The Trust welcomes Maryland State Department Mr. Parker’s leadership and expresses of Education sincere appreciation to outgoing chairman Martin H. Poretsky, who volunteered his Robert G. Hoyt time and talent to take the organization to Founding Partner a new level during his tenure as Trust EcoLogix Group chairman. 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Grantmaking Highlights Another Year of Record Grantmaking: Trust Sends $1.9 Million to Maryland Schools and Communities In 2004, the Chesapeake Bay Trust awarded $1,943,939 to support Maryland schools and communities in their efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. This amount marks an increase of nearly 10 percent from the previous year’s record of $1.84 million, and the fourth consecutive year of increased grant funding. The Board of Trustees reviewed 596 grant requests and responded favorably to 516. The average grant totaled approximately $3,800. The actual amounts ranged from $50 to $100,000. Trust Awards Nearly $200,000 through its effectiveness in the Bay watershed. VRT helps farmers Pioneer Grants Program apply more accurate amounts of fertilizer on farm fields, creating the potential to improve water quality, maintain or enhance yield and reduce farming expenses. Meaningful Bay Experience Grants Enrich Maryland Schools The Chesapeake Bay Trust continued to expand and enrich Bay educational experiences for Maryland students by awarding a total of $457,694 through its Meaningful Bay Experience Grants program. This amount is in addition to the Trust’s annual support of approximately $500,000 for school-related projects. Each grant recipient—a nonprofit organization, environ- mental education center, or public agency—is working with at least five schools on a comprehensive Bay education program that combines hands-on restoration projects and classroom experiences to connect students with the science of the Bay’s ecosystem. Delegate Maggie McIntosh joins the Trust in presenting the In 2004, the Trust awarded nine Meaningful Bay Parks and People Foundation with a Pioneer Grant. Experience grants, serving a combined total of 45 schools in Anne Arundel, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Prince The Chesapeake Bay Trust has reconstituted its Pioneer George’s, and Wicomico Counties, as well as Baltimore City. Grants Program to better advance innovative approaches and new technologies that benefit the Bay. In 2004, the Pioneer Grants Program sought creative solutions and new technolo- Trust and FishAmerica Award $90,000 gies to reduce nutrient pollution from non-point sources, for First Fisheries Grants such as urban and agricultural lands. Although the Trust originally set aside $100,000 for the program, the Board of The Chesapeake Bay Trust and the FishAmerica Foundation Trustees felt that two of the proposals submitted reflected awarded the first grants through their combined sponsorship the goals of the program so well that it funded both. of the Fisheries Grant Program. Joint resources from Baltimore’s Parks & People Foundation received
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