2023 Grants


Alaska Native Heritage Center

To support the ARTShop Program

$15,000 | www.alaskanative.net


Amah Mutsun Land Trust

To support The Native Stewardship Corps, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations

$30,000 | www.amahmutsunlandtrust.org


American Association of Woodturners

To support the Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) Lathe & Equipment Grant with a focus on individuals; and the Artist Showcase Award

$66,000 | 3 years | www.woodturner.org


American College of the Building Arts

To support scholarship(s) and recruiting for students in the full-time program, with a preference for students of diverse backgrounds and/or underrepresented in their craft or trade

$15,000 | www.acba.edu


American Craft Council

To support the Emerging Artists Cohort

$45,000 | 3 years | www.craftcouncil.org


Archie Bray Foundation

To support the First Fire Program

$15,000 | www.archiebray.org


Association for Tropical Biology

To support a scientific illustration internship for a graduate student working at the intersections of illustration, plant physiology, and restoration ecology; and another for an undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in scientific illustration

$20,000 | www.tropicalbiology.org


Association for Tropical Biology

To support the Seed Research Grant Program for graduate and PhD students with a focus on field biology

$45,000 | 3 years | www.tropicalbiology.org


Baltimore Jewelry Center

To support increased capacity of the Baltimore Jewelry Center's teaching fellowship, allowing for multiple concurrent fellows; to support our artist residency; and to expand residency opportunities for BIPOC artists

$15,000 | www.baltimorejewelrycenter.org


Berea College

To support Student Craft’s formation of a Visiting Artist Residency Program

$15,000 | www.bcstudentcraft.com


Beta-Local Inc

To support the La Ivan Illich Program with a focus on cultural material practitioners

$15,000 | www.betalocal.org


Big Sur Land Trust

To support the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Development Project and/or acquisitions

$30,000 | www.bigsurlandtrust.org


Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation

To support the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of the Arts

$20,000 | www.fullerton.edu


California Academy of Sciences

To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate, post baccalaureate, or graduate student in the California Academy of Sciences Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability

$15,000 | www.calacademy.org


California Botanic Garden

To support a summer-long scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student or very early stage professional

$15,000 | www.calbg.org


California Native Plant Society

To support native plant conservation and biodiversity programs, including 30x30, wildfire resilience and recovery, and community-led science; and internships

$50,000 | www.cnps.org


California State Parks Foundation

To support park access and experiences, and park stewardship

$20,000 | www.calparks.org


California State University Channel Islands Foundation

To support the community-based Service Learning field class research trip to Maui in January 2024

$15,000 | www.csuci.edu


Calypso Farm and Ecology Center

To support the Community Roots Program, an urban agriculture training program for teens and young adults

$15,000 | www.calypsofarm.org


Center for Craft

To support the Local Regenerative Arts Residency Program

$30,000 | 2 years | www.centerforcraft.org


Charities Aid Foundation America

To support a Donor Advised Gift (DAG) to the Heritage Crafts Association in support of their award program

$114,132 | 3 years | www.heritagecrafts.org.uk


Coastal Quest

To support the Emerging Leaders for 30x30 Cohort in California and Hawaii

$20,000 | www.coastal-quest.org


Coastside Land Trust

To support land protection, restoration and stewardship, including the Junior Land Stewards Program

$30,000 www.coastsidelandtrust.org


Community College Field Biology Alliance (A fiscally sponsored project of Compass for Youth)

To support the Community College Field Biology Alliance, to enable 15 undergraduates currently enrolled in community colleges in the greater Los Angeles area to participate in a 6-month long hybrid field research internship

$15,000 | www.ccfieldbiologyalliance.org


Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (A fiscally sponsored project of Inquiring Systems Inc.)

To support CoFED’s Just Leader Fellowship program

$15,000 | www.cofed.coop


Craft Emergency Relief Fund

To support the Get Ready and Emergency Assistance Grant Programs

$210,000 | 3 years | www.cerfplus.org


Crafting The Future

To support BIPOC artists with scholarships for craft programs; Impact Grants; and micro grants

$150,000 | 3 years | www.craftingthefuture.org


Cranbrook Educational Community

To support grants for materials to graduate students in craft

$45,000 | 3 years | www.cranbrook.edu


Desert Botanical Garden

To support two undergraduate or graduate students in field-based internships

$15,000 | www.dbg.org


Ecological Society of America

To support the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program, which may include regional field trip(s) and conference attendance

$15,000 | www.esa.org


Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center (University of California)

To support the Elkus Ranch Fund

$20,000 | www.elkusranch.ucanr.edu


Environmental Leadership Program

To support the RAY Conservation Fellowship Program, with a focus on fellows working in California or Hawaii

$100,000 | 2 years | www.elpnet.org/programs/ray-fellowship-program


Field Museum of Natural History

To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student focusing on native bees

$10,000 | www.fieldmuseum.org


Field Projects International

To support an undergraduate, graduate student or early career intern(s) in documenting and/or illustrating field biology research in international field sites, and data visualization

$15,000 | www.fieldprojects.org


Filoli

To support nature trail building and maintenance

$40,000 | 2 years | www.filoli.org


Finger Lakes Community College Foundation

To support the summer coral reef conservation field experience

$15,000 | www.flcc.edu


First Peoples Fund

To support the Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards and the Oglala Lakota Artspace Artist-in-Residency program with a focus on material artists

$120,000 | 3 years | www.firstpeoplesfund.org


Food Shift (A fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute)

To support a Food Shift internship(s) focused on food waste

$15,000 | www.foodshift.net


Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum

To support the Native Alaskan Residency Program

$15,000 | 2 years | www.friendsofsjm.com


Friends of Zenger Farm

To support the Beginning Farmer Apprenticeship Program

$15,000 | www.zengerfarm.org


Georgia Tech Foundation

To strengthen the pipeline of underrepresented minority (URM) students pursuing higher education and careers in computational media (CM) through outreach, curricular innovation, scholarships/fellowships, mentorship and collaboration within Georgia Tech’s Colleges of Computing, Design and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and with other partner institutions in Atlanta

$500,000 | 5 years | www.gatech.edu


Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

To support the LINC Summer High School Program and/or Internships

$20,000 | www.parksconservancy.org


Greater Farallones Association

To support LiMPETS (Long-Term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) and/or Visitor Center Education Programs

$20,000 | www.farallones.org


Greenwich House Inc

To support the Greenwich House Pottery Artists-in-Residence Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.greenwichhouse.org


Handweavers Guild of America

To support the Convergence internship program for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in fiber arts programs

$30,000 | 3 years | www.weavespindye.org


Hawaiʻi Land Trust

To support the Mahukona Project and Aina Protection Projects with a focus on Coastlines and Lands that grow healthy food

$150,000 | www.hilt.org


Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

To support six BIPOC fellowships for two-week intensive studio workshops during the 2024 summer season

$15,000 | www.haystack-mtn.org


Ho‘okua‘āina

To support seasonal interns in spending 10-weeks on the farm to gain hands-on experience learning ancient Hawaiian traditional methods of farming, important cultural lessons and life skills

$15,000 | www.hookuaaina.org


Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

To support the Artist Residency Program

$15,000 | www.crafthouston.org


IDEA WILD

To support IDEA WILD’s small equipment fund for biological field research projects

$30,000 | www.ideawild.org


iNaturalist

General operating

$30,000 | www.inaturalist.org


Indigo Arts Alliance

To support the Artists-in-Residence working in craft-based mediums

$15,000 | www.indigoartsalliance.me


Institute of American Indian Arts

To support the development of an Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Baccalaureate (BFA) degree in Gaming and Interactive Arts, which brings together interdisciplinary faculty and students and increases diversity in contemporary, cinematic and computer arts studies and industries

$500,000 | 4 years | www.iaia.edu


Island Institute

To support the Lift All Boats Program

$15,000 | https://www.islandinstitute.org


Kawerak

To support Caleb Scholars Program, focused on field-based research

$15,000 | www.kawerak.org


Kupu

To support the Conservation Leadership Development Program and/or the Hawaiʻi Youth Conservation Corps Program

$20,000 | www.kupuhawaii.org


La Cocina

To support the Incubator Program

$15,000 | www.lacocinasf.org


Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

To support projects that protect natural and working lands and create access to nature

$30,000 | www.landtrustsantacruz.org


Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation

To support the field research internship program at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center with a focus on community college students

$15,000 | www.ngrrec.org


Maine Crafts Association

To support the Maine Craft Artist Award

$45,000 | 3 years | www.mainecrafts.org


Marin Agricultural Land Trust

To support Farmland Protection and/or Small Grants Programs

$30,000 | www.malt.org


Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

To support projects at the intersection of natural resource management and public access on the San Mateo County coast, including Cloverdale Ranch Open Space Preserve

$30,000 | www.openspace.org


Minorities in Shark Sciences

To support recent college graduates and graduate students in a field-based internship studying sharks and rays

$45,000 | 3 years | www.misselasmo.org


Minorities in Shark Sciences

To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student

$15,000 | www.misselasmo.org


Missouri Botanical Garden

To support field research of graduate students in the Graduate Studies Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.missouribotanicalgarden.org


Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

To support the education program and conservation research on California wildlife and ecosystems, including the Career Development Pathway Program in those two areas

$50,000 | www.montereybayaquarium.org


Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

To support a science illustration internship for certificate students from CSU Monterey Bay

$15,000 | www.montereybayaquarium.org


Morton Arboretum

To support the Integrated Mentorship Program at The Center for Tree Science

$45,000 | 3 years | www.mortonarb.org


Mote Marine Laboratory

To support a science illustration intern

$10,000 | www.mote.org


National Audubon Society

To support Audubon California’s Working Lands and Conservation Leadership Programs

$20,000 | www.ca.audubon.org


National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

To support NCECA’s Award Program for ceramic artists and teaching artists

$52,500 | 3 years | www.nceca.net


National Geographic Society

To support the STEM Field Assistant Program and Level I National Geographic Grants for Explorers engaging in field-based natural science research

$50,000 | www.nationalgeographic.org


National Ornamental Metal Museum

To support the Apprenticeship Program

$15,000 | www.metalmuseum.org


NatureBridge

To support NatureBridge's California programs

$40,000 | 2 years | www.naturebridge.org


North House Folk School

To support the Internship Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.northhouse.org


Organization for Tropical Studies

To support a student pursuing graduate studies in field biology research through a project generating new Geographic Information Systems layers (types of data) for forest research plots and to improve the management of OTS field stations

$15,000 | www.tropicalstudies.org


Organization for Tropical Studies

To support the professional development of undergraduate or graduate students in the field of scientific illustration and provide real world experience that advances the mission of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)

$15,000 | www.tropicalstudies.org


Pacific Horticulture

To support general operations and science communicators, spreading ideas that grow our landscapes to be more livable, healthful, biodiverse and resilient

$30,000 | 2 years | www.pacifichorticulture.org


Peninsula Open Space Trust

To support the Coyote Valley and Farmland programs

$100,000 | www.openspacetrust.org


Peters Valley Craft Center

To support the Fall Guest Artist Residency

$45,000 | 3 years | www.petersvalley.org


Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

To support teacher resource grants in the Bay Area through the Arts Resource, Visiting Artist and Excursion programs

$95,000 | www.venturesfoundation.org


Pie Ranch

To support the Regenerator Program at Cascade Ranch and YouthCorp

$30,000 | www.pieranch.org


Pilchuck Glass School

To support the Pilchuck Fellowship Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.pilchuck.org


Pitirre Projects

To support the Ceramics for All program, including scholarships

$15,000 | www.pitirreproyectos.org


Planet Women

To support the 100 Women Pathway project, with an emphasis on California and Hawaii participants

$40,000 | 2 years | www.planetwomen.org


PODER (A fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center)

To support PODER’s Urban Campesinxs food justice and young adult leadership program

$15,000 | www.podersf.org


Point Blue Conservation Science

To support a scientific illustration internship at Point Blue for one graduate student

$10,000 | www.pointblue.org


Point Blue Conservation Science

To support a scientific illustration internship at Point Blue for one graduate student

$15,000 | www.pointblue.org


Public Glass

To support the Master Artist program

$15,000 | www.publicglass.org


Puʻuhonua Society

To support the KEANAHALA Program

$15,000 | www.puuhonua-society.org


Regents of the University of California

To support undergraduate students taking California Ecology and Conservation, a seven-week intensive field research course taught at UC Natural Reserves

$45,000 | 3 years | www.ucnrs.org


Regents of the University of California at Santa Cruz

To support two to three scientific illustration internships for undergraduate students at UC-Santa Cruz's Norris Center for Natural History

$15,000 | www.norriscenter.ucsc.edu


Resources Legacy Fund

To support the Surf Justice Collective

$30,000 | www.resourceslegacyfund.org


Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

To support a botanical/mycological illustration internship for undergraduate students or local artists at the National Herbarium of Victoria, situated in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s Melbourne Gardens

$10,000 | www.rbg.vic.gov.au


SACNAS

To support mentorship for students focused on field sciences, including the attendance of the 2023 annual conference

$15,000 | www.sacnas.org


San Francisco Center for the Book

To support diversity-focused national scholarships

$15,000 | www.sfcb.org


San Francisco Education Fund

To support Educator Grants

$33,000 | www.sfedfund.org


San Francisco Estuary Institute

To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects

$40,000 | 2 years | www.sfei.org


San Francisco State University

To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)

$15,000 | www.eoscenter.sfsu.edu


Sanctuary Forest

To support the Education and Outreach Program and General Operating

$20,000 | www.sanctuaryforest.org


Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

To further the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's mission of conserving native plants through an illustration internship

$15,000 | www.sbbotanicgarden.org


Save the Redwoods League

To support the Starter Grant Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.savetheredwoods.org


School for Advanced Research

To support SAR's Native American artist fellowship program, with a focus on material mastery

$45,000 | 3 years | www.sarweb.org


Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Regents of the University of California)

To support a scientific illustration internship in the Choy Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for undergraduate or graduate student(s), and/or those in early-career transitional phases that would enable them to progress to their next career stage

$15,000 | www.scripps.ucsd.edu


Sequoia Forestkeeper

To support monitoring and education

$5,000 | www.sequoiaforestkeeper.org


Shipyard Trust for the Arts

To support the Artist-in-Residence Program with a focus on material-based artists

$15,000 | www.shipyardtrust.org


Sloss Furnaces Foundation, Inc.

To support the Visiting Artist Residency Program at Sloss Metal Arts

$15,000 | www.slossmetalarts.com


Smithsonian Institution

To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student(s) focused on visualization of human-environment interactions

$15,000 | www.serc.si.edu


Smithsonian Institution

To support Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Native Orchid Propagation for Sustainability (NOPS) project

$125,000 | www.serc.si.edu


Smithsonian Institution

To support Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s General Internship Program for students from the tropics focused on field research

$15,000 | www.stri.si.edu


Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths (a fiscally sponsored project of Shunpike)

To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths’ Tool Grant and Mini Grant programs, and general operating

$36,000 | 2 years | www.inclusiveblacksmiths.com


Society of North American Goldsmiths

To support SNAG’s Award program for hands-on practitioners

$50,000 | 3 years | www.snagmetalsmith.org


Sonoma Botanical Garden

To support the California native plant program and/or environmental education

$20,000 | www.sonomabg.org


South Arts

To support the Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP)

$15,000 | www.southarts.org


South Arts

To support the Southern Prize & State Fellowships Programs, with a focus on craft and vernacular (folk) arts and professional development programming

$150,000 | 3 years | www.southarts.org


Stanford University

To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc intern(s) to pursue field-based research that contributes to fulfilling the mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

$45,000 | 3 years | www.jrbp.stanford.edu


Surfrider Foundation

To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawai'i

20,000 | www.surfrider.org


SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF College Foundation Inc.)

To support graduate and post-doctoral field biology research, and/or scholarships for undergraduate field experiences at Cranberry Lake Biological Station

$45,000 | 3 years | www.esf.edu/clbs


SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF College Foundation Inc.)

To support scientific illustration internships at SUNY ESF Cranberry Lake Biological Station

$15,000 | www.esf.edu/clbs


Ten Strands

To support Outdoor Learning Initiatives and general operations

$40,000 | 2 years | www.tenstrands.org


Textile Society of America

To support the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art endowment fund

$45,000 | www.textilesocietyofamerica.org


The Center for Cultural Innovation

To support the Investing in Artists: Tool & Equipment Program and the Quick Grant Program

$405,000 | 3 years | www.cciarts.org


The Crucible

To support the General Adult Scholarship program with a focus on underrepresented students

$15,000 | www.thecrucible.org


The Furniture Society

To support Local Resident Fellows and potential Visiting Fellow as part of the Craft For a Greater Good communities program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.furnsoc.org


The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and Land Conservation Program

$30,000 | www.lcslo.org


The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

To support opportunities for youth pursuing scientific illustration careers, and promote awareness of habitat conservation and restoration

$15,000 | www.lcslo.org


The Nature Conservancy

To support the San Andreas Corridor

$150,000 | www.nature.org


The Nature Conservancy

To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on kelp, eelgrass and oysters

$50,000 | www.nature.org


The Ohio State University Foundation

To support The Ohio State University’s Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design

$10,000 | www.accad.osu.edu


Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants

General Operating Support

$40,000 | 2 years | www.theodorepayne.org


The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation

To support an internship for an undergraduate student that will provide meaningful, hands-on experiences in scientific illustration by synergizing with local research of an endangered parrot species

$15,000 | www.utrgv.edu


Trust for Public Land

To support India Basin Waterfront Park

$50,000 | www.tpl.org


United States Artists

To support design and administration of the 2024-2026 Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft

$2,126,700 | 3 years | www.unitedstatesartists.org


University of Alaska

To support the Tamamta Fellows Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.tamamta.org


University of Florida Foundation

To support the field research grant program for graduate/doctoral students with a focus on field biology through the Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program

$45,000 | 3 years | www.uftcd.org


University of Hawai`i Foundation

To support retention, graduation and career readiness of diverse student populations by offering scholarships, expanding interdisciplinary capacity and providing opportunities for learning and collaboration between art and science disciplines and across campuses

$500,000 | 4 years | www.acmsystem.hawaii.edu


University of Hawai`i Foundation

To support University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program’s biocultural restoration and environmental education

$20,000 | www.seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu


University of Hawai`i Foundation

To support an art internship for an undergraduate student or recent graduate in collaboration with a science graduate student, HIMB faculty member(s), and a local professional artist by creating a mural on Moku o Lo'e

$15,000 | www.himb.hawaii.edu


University of Maryland Foundation

To support the Department of Visual Arts (VART)

$10,000 | www.art.umbc.edu


University of Maryland Foundation

To support undergraduate students from the Chesapeake College in Maryland to pursue a field-based internship to study microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay estuary

$15,000 | www.mdsg.umd.edu


University of Montana Foundation

To support two students in the Summer Internship Program at the Flathead Lake Biological Station-University of Montana

$15,000 | www.flbs.umt.edu


University of Puerto Rico

To support graduate and undergraduate students in field-based marine science research

$15,000 | www.uprm.edu/p/cima/isla_magueyes_laboratories


University of Texas at El Paso

To support two undergraduate students conducting field research in ecology/evolutionary biology during calendar year 2024

$15,000 | www.utep.edu


University of Washington Foundation

To support scientific illustration internships for undergraduate and graduate students at Friday Harbor Labs

$10,000 | www.fhl.uw.edu


WAI

To support outreach & education regarding coral reef health, wastewater workforce development and pilot projects

$30,000 | 2 years | www.waicleanwater.org


Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts

To support the summer residency program, with a focus on scholarships for marginalized communities

$45,000 | 3 years | www.watershedceramics.org


Western Flyer Foundation

To support the Education program and general operating

$20,000 | www.westernflyer.org


Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

To support the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program

$15,000 | www.whoi.edu


Yale University

To support the Environmental Fellows Program

$50,000 | 2 years | www.environmentalfellows.yale.edu


Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association

To support the Andrew Firmin Young Fisher Internship Program

$15,000 | www.yukonsalmon.org


YMCA of San Francisco

To support the Nature Engagement and Environmental Education Programs

$40,000 | 2 years | www.ymcasf.org


Zygote Press

To support the BIPOC Fellowship

$15,000 | www.zygotepress.org