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
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