The story
The foundation was established by Arthur Sherwood, a businessman and lawyer, with friends in 1967. As of 1996 CBF had about 80,000 dues-paying members.
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Private company
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
American non-profit organization
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. It was founded in 1967 and has headquarters offices in Annapolis, Maryland. The foundation has field offices in Salisbury, Maryland; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; Norfolk, Virginia and Washington, D.C.2 Its revenue was $32.2 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1967Founded1
- Industryenvironment1
- HeadquartersAnnapolis, United States1
- Founded inMaryland1
- Websitewww.cbf.org
- Legal form501(c)(3) organization1
- Slogan“Save the Bay”1
- Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
- LEI5493002IHA05XJ25FY903
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressC/O Harrison B. Wetherill, Jr., 21401 Annapolis, United States3
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. It was founded in 1967 and has headquarters offices in Annapolis, Maryland. The foundation has field offices in Salisbury, Maryland; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; Norfolk, Virginia and Washington, D.C.2
Corporate structure
Chesapeake Bay Foundation sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Philip Merrill Environmental Center Owned · Annapolis, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Chesapeake Bay Foundation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Philip Merrill Environmental Center
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Board members and other officers (1)
- Board memberJane Nishida 1991 to 19951
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- Philip Merrill Environmental Center
From Wikidata.1
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
Controversies and legal
Litigation
The foundation has litigated multiple cases regarding protection of bay water quality, both at the federal and state level.
In 2009, CBF filed suit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to finalize a total maximum daily load (TMDL) ruling pursuant to the Clean Water Act that would restrict water pollution from farms, land development, power plants and sewage treatment plants. EPA agreed to settle the lawsuit and issued its TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution on December 29, 2010. This was the largest, most complex TMDL document that EPA had issued to date. In early 2011 the American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural trade associations, along with the National Association of Home Builders filed suit challenging EPA's authority to issue the TMDL. CBF and other organizations (both environmental groups and local governments) filed a motion to intervene in the case. In 2013 the Pennsylvania district court judge upheld EPA's authority, and following appeal by the trade associations, the judge's decision was affirmed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2016 the US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, thereby upholding EPA's authority.
In the 2010s and 2020s, CBF was involved in lawsuits to stop the relicensing of the Conowingo dam, a hydropower plant that generates emission-free electricity to power 165,000 homes.
In 2020 CBF filed a lawsuit against EPA for its failure to require the states of New York and Pennsylvania to reduce pollution in the bay.
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Timeline
- 1967Founded Founded in Maryland1
Links
- Websitewww.cbf.org1
- X (Twitter)x.com/chesapeakebay1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/chesapeakebay1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/chesapeakebayfoundation1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCjBA-JMOLCXHhhcWlOskA-g1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/chesapeake-bay-foundation1
- WikipediaChesapeake Bay Foundation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5092833
Sources
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