Meaningful engagement, long-term investment, and a shared vision.

Why Join?

  • Amplify Your Impact: By pooling resources with fellow philanthropically-minded individuals, your contribution makes a significantly larger difference in empowering CBEC’s mission.
  • Provide Critical, Consistent Funding: Your five-year commitment ensures a stable foundation, allowing CBEC to focus more resources on core conservation work and less on fundraising.
  • Deepen Your Connection and Influence: Engage more deeply with the issues you care about, connect with like-minded peers, and have a more direct role in the strategic direction of our conservation efforts.
  • Be a Catalyst for Change: Join a growing movement of collective giving that is actively shaping the future of environmental conservation.

Joining the CBEC Conservation Circle is an opportunity to become a cornerstone of lasting change for the Chesapeake Bay and the vital work of the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center.

As a member of this visionary five-year giving society, you’ll be part of a dedicated group of supporters who provide critical, consistent funding that empowers CBEC’s mission in education, conservation, recreation, and stewardship. More than a financial commitment, it’s a chance to invest in a healthier future for the Bay, meet like-minded people, and help shape a resilient, sustainable legacy for generations to come.

Through the Conservation Circle, CBEC partners with deeply committed donors who want to be part of a meaningful movement—not just through gifts, but through personal engagement, long-term investment, and a shared vision for the future of the Bay and CBEC’s living classroom.

The Conservation Circle is a five-year philanthropic commitment that provides sustained funding and allows for program planning. The program’s three levels of support balances accessibility and transformative support.

Giving Level

Bay Steward: $2,000 annually / $10,000 five-year total
Habitat Guardian: $5,000 annually / $25,000 five-year total
Legacy Conservator: $10,000 annually / $50,000 five-year total

CBEC is a private 501c3 non-profit organization that receives NO state or federal operating funds.

Become a part of the Conservation Circle today, and help shape a sustainable future for the Chesapeake Bay region.

Online pledging coming soon

To become a Conservation Circle member today, please contact Vicki Paulas, CBEC Executive Director, at vpaulas@bayrestoration.org or 410.827.6694.