Do you have a great idea to restore water quality in the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, or Lower Bay?

When you crowdfund with the Clean Bay Match Program for your project, up to $3,000 of your donations will be doubled!

We know that neighbors and volunteers are planting trees and rain gardens, installing rain barrels, remediating shoreline pollution, and restoring riparian habitat to improve water quality. Donations are matched up to $500 per donor, and matching stops at $3,000 per project.

Tell us your project idea

Projects must impact water that flows into the:
Arthur Kill, Kill van Kull, Raritan Bay, Lower Bay, or Sandy Hook Bay.

Eligibility Details

Projects may be installed on New York or New Jersey land.

When you crowdfund with ioby you'll get access to our free resources and crowdfunding guidance, you'll be paired with a one-on-one ioby coach to help set you up for success, we offer fiscal sponsorship to groups who are not a 501c3, and our fees are very low because we are a nonprofit. If your project is not eligible for this match program, you may still be eligible to fundraise on ioby without matching funds.

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Start your own ioby crowdfunding campaign to be featured here! Donations are matched if your project is eligible for this ioby program.

NEEDS: $5,000 of 5,000
Planting Riparian Buffers along Arthur Kill and Raritan Bay Shorelines

NYC H2O is planting native beach grasses and trees along the Staten Island shoreline and in Mt. Loretto State Park in order to protect Arthur Kill and Raritan Bay and enhance the areas’ biodiversity.

NEEDS: $0 of 6,091
H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths Skyline Community Garden Rain Water System - Staten Island, NY

Improving water quality in Staten Island, NY through a rain water system.

NEEDS: $0 of 6,091
Staten Island Beach Cleaning & Kayaking!

Support our efforts to foster a commitment to a clean shoreline on Staten Island. All participants are encouraged to help us with direct trash removal that has washed ashore and reduce water use during rainfall.

NEEDS: $0 of 4,130 + Volunteers

Learn More

Read our frequently asked questions about ioby match programs.

Still have questions? Send an email to Matches @ ioby.org

Completely new to ioby crowdfunding? Get answers to your questions at ioby 101.

About ioby

ioby stands for “in our backyards,” but it also stands for taking care of each other, for civic participation, and for trusting neighbors to know what’s best for the neighborhood. Neighbors nationwide have raised over $18 million in citizen philanthropy on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post a project on ioby you can collect tax-deductible donations, find new donors and volunteers, and receive one-on-one fundraising coaching. Learn more.

Funding for this program was provided as an Environmental Benefit Project under a Clean Water Act settlement between NY/NJ Baykeeper and Pratt Paper (NY), Inc.