The 50th Anniversary Campaign
First launched in 2014, the 50th Anniversary Campaign was developed to position Save The Bay to lead the continued cleanup of Narragansett Bay into the next half-century. The campaign, which invited donors to “Be a Champion for Narragansett Bay,” was built around four core funds, each one designed to strengthen our capacity, flexibility and financial foundation to needed to combat emerging environmental threats and sustain our strategic commitment to future generations:
- Bay Defense
GOAL: $2 million
PURPOSE: Create a rapid response fund for environmental threats
- Organizational Sustainability
GOAL: $3.4 million
PURPOSE: Provide recurring financial support
- Public Access
GOAL: $0.6 million
PURPOSE: Expand visitor capacity and reduce carbon footprint
- Capacity Investments
GOAL: $2.0 million
PURPOSE: Make strategic investments in organizational capacity
When we launched the quiet phase of this comprehensive Campaign in 2014, we set the ambitious goal of raising $8.0 million. We are pleased to report that, as of the end of 2021, we exceeded our goal by raising more than $8.4 million. More than 200 individuals, foundations, and organizations contributed to the Campaign in gifts ranging from $100 to $500,000.
Already, campaign support has allowed us to strengthen Save The Bay in crucial ways. We established the Bay Defense Fund, which enhances our ability to respond to unexpected environmental challenges. We doubled the size of our endowment in order to help underwrite the costs of our education programs, and raised the funds to add a new education vessel to our fleet. We improved public access at Fields Point by completing a new public fishing pier and dock, and we retired all of our long-term debt.
The successful completion of the 50th Anniversary Campaign represents a major milestone in the history of Save The Bay. The funds raised will allow us to marshall the resources necessary to protect beautiful Narragansett Bay and its adjacent coastal waters for future generations.
THANK YOU to all who contributed, helping us commemorate 50 years of Bay advocacy in this fashion: