Donors and sponsors make Clean Virginia Waterways' year-round work on reducing plastic pollution in Virginia’s waterways possible.
CVW depends on supporters like YOU!
Your donation will support CVW’s litter cleanup efforts including providing supplies to volunteers and organizing educational cleanups.
Your donation will support CVW’s community engagement programs such as Keep It Beachy Clean, the Virginia Waterways Cleanup, and the Annual Sea Turtle Shellebration.
CVW is uniquely positioned to make real and long-lasting improvements to combat the ever-growing tide of plastic waste in Virginia’s environment.
Clean Virginia Waterways is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
$250 supports our paid internship programs, giving future environmental professionals real life experiences while assisting with the student’s bills and school tuition.
$150 can clean hundreds of pounds of trash from a river through equipping volunteers for the International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia.
$100 can help CVW’s research into balloon litter, microplastics and extended producer responsibility.
$35 can provide educational materials to classroom teachers, businesses and our partners.
Sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 ICC and the Keep It Beachy Clean litter prevention program are also available.
CVW's projects are funded by individual gifts, workshop fees and grants from foundations, businesses and government agencies.
For every litter cleanup we do, valuable data is collected, analyzed and used for education and advocacy. Your donations allow us to increase our efforts.
Read CVW’s 2025 Year in Review for a brief summary of the work we did to reduce plastic pollution and marine debris in Virginia.
Please consider becoming a monthly sustaining donor by joining Team Turtle. Find more information HERE.
Your donation supports important research that can lead to policy change (Image: Governor Northam signs Virginia’s balloon release ban into law. CVW’s data on balloon litter helped inform law makers to pass this bill)
Testimonies
“Clean Virginia Waterways’ programs are so valuable for cleaner water in Virginia! CVW’s statewide leadership on reducing plastic pollution and marine debris is unique!”
--Mark Swingle, CVW Board Member and Former Chief of Research & Conservation
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
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