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Saving Chesapeake’s Special Places Fund
About the Organization
A CFAAC Nonprofit Agency Designated Fund supports the mission of Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. Chesapeake Conservancy is a team of conservation entrepreneurs who believe that the Chesapeake is a national treasure that should be accessible to everyone and a place where wildlife can thrive. They use technology to enhance the pace and quality of conservation, and they help build parks, trails, and public access sites.
This designated fund was established during CFAAC's 25th Anniversary endowment initiative to help nonprofits create a lasting endowment for perpetual support of their mission. Your donation will help this nonprofit reach the $25,000 threshold required for endowment, allowing them to receive annual distributions to their operating budget in perpetuity. Please consider contributing to support their long-term sustainability.
Help support Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. with a special gift this year by donating to their Designated Fund below.
SUPPORT THE SAVING CHESAPEAKE'S SPECIAL PLACES AGENCY FUND
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY
Chesapeake Conservancy believes that the Chesapeake community must respond to a regional and global crisis that imminently threatens our natural areas and wildlife by committing to the protection of 30% of the Chesapeake Bay watershed by 2030. This fund is solely dedicated to conserving priority lands and habitat within the Chesapeake watershed.
Chesapeake Conservancy’s headquarters are based in Anne Arundel County, where we are proud to be involved in several signature projects including partnering with Blacks of the Chesapeake and others to create a new 5-acre waterfront park in Annapolis at Elktonia/Carr’s Beach, a historically-Black beach and the last remnant of the original 180-acre property purchased by Fred Carr in 1902 that was the heart of Black entertainment throughout the mid-Atlantic region where Blacks were welcome during a time of segregation. At Sandy Point State Park, we partner with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and park staff to help improve facilities and enhance the experience for the park’s increasingly diverse audience. Our Conservation Innovation Center (CIC) generated and applied new data that revealed that the county was losing trees faster than almost any other county in the state. This data helped inform a recent change in Anne Arundel County law that is inspiring other counties to act. The CIC also helped the Arundel Rivers Federation launch an online water quality map that helps to answer important questions such as: Is it safe to swim? Can fish breathe? How dirty is the water?
SUPPORT THE SAVING CHESAPEAKE’S SPECIAL PLACES AGENCY FUND
Make a Tax-Smart Impact
Many people like you are making tax smart donations with appreciated stocks and bonds, qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from an IRA, or a variety of planned gifts. For more information, please email John@CFAAC.org or call 410-280-1102 ext. 103.
Should you wish to make a non-cash donation, CFAAC accepts gifts of appreciated stock for the benefit of this fund. To initiate this transaction, contact your broker with the number of shares of each security you wish to give. All gifts of stocks and bonds which are “DTC Eligible” can be transferred to CFAAC using the information below:
- Pershing, LLC Depository Trust Company (DTC) #0443 For the credit to: Pershing, LLC #4S2117401
- Account name: The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
PLEASE NOTE: Donor names are rarely provided when securities are transferred electronically. To ensure your gift is correctly allocated, please email Kathy@CFAAC.org with the gift amount and the name of the fund your gift will support.