The Anacostia Watershed Society offers a variety of engagement opportunities for your company and employees, including event sponsorship, volunteer opportunities, recreational opportunities such as boat or canoe tours on the picturesque Anacostia River, and other community-based events that will leave an impactful and lasting impression on your employees and the communities we serve. Corporate partners gain meaningful opportunities to engage staff, elevate brand visibility, and publicly demonstrate to thousands within our watershed community a commitment to sustainability, equity, and environmental stewardship. Contact the Development Manager, Kaila Beatriz Cantens, to inquire about our opportunities and other creative ways to get involved
Sponsor our Events!
Our Event Sponsors for our annual Earth Day Clean Up and Celebration, or our Fall Signature Reception, will align with a trusted local nonprofit and a cause that resonates deeply with employees, customers, and the broader community. Sponsors are proudly recognized on event signage and digital promotions, reaching thousands of participants and supporters throughout the region. High-level sponsors receive enhanced benefits, including exclusive boat tours of the Anacostia River, event tickets, and priority access to volunteer opportunities, offering an unforgettable, hands-on connection to the impact you help make possible.
Check out our Earth Day 2026 Corporate Sponsor Package here!
Volunteer and Recreate with us!
As an AWS Corporate Volunteer or Recreation partner, you will be able to pick up pounds of trash from your local environment, remove acres of invasive plants destroying our watershed, plant trees to increase our local tree canopy, and much more. This partnership is perfect for a company or departmental retreat employee-bonding activity and can include a one- or two-hour motorized boat tour or canoe tour. We are always looking for volunteer groups to help with our hands-on environmental restoration projects. We can accommodate groups of all sizes.Fill out this Group Volunteer Information form to let us know your needs!
Below you will find the different volunteer and recreational offerings:
Large Corporations:
- A $5,000 commitment can plant 100 trees and provides a signature volunteer or recreational experience for your team.
- A $5,500 commitment can provide boat tours for over 160 students and will provide a specialized volunteer experience for your team.
- A $7,500 commitment can release 1,500 mussels and will provide both a volunteer experience and a recreational experience for your team.
Small Corporations:
- A $1,000 commitment can plant 20 trees and will provide a signature volunteer or recreational experience for your team.
- A $1,500 commitment can provide boat tours for 40 students and will provide a specialized volunteer experience for your team.
- A $2,500 commitment can release 500 mussels and will provide both a volunteer experience and a recreational experience for your team.
Sponsor an AWS Project!
Many of the Anacostia Watershed Society’s projects are widely regarded as cutting-edge, nature-based, and community-supported environmental interventions that collect essential data, educate the current and next generations of stewards, and influence the health and safety of our watershed community. By becoming a project sponsor, your company will be directly investing in the success of one or more of our projects.
Contact Kaila Beatriz Cantens to learn more about the program sponsorships we are currently offering.
Donate In-Kind Materials!
Do you have products or services to donate to advance our vision of a restored Anacostia River? In-kind donations of supplies for volunteer, recreation, and restoration efforts are always appreciated. Check out our Wish List page to see if you have what we need. If your group has products or services to donate to our cause, we want to hear from you today! Contact us for more information about how you can help.
Please contact Kaila Beatriz Cantens at kcantens@anacostiaws.org for more information about any one of these corporate/organizational engagement options, or if you have an idea about another way your group can help us protect and restore the Anacostia River!
