Grants
The Foundation makes grants that support its broad interest areas of field-based science, art and craft, teaching, and protection of the natural world.
Active
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Mote Marine Laboratory
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Museum of Craft and Design
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Neon as Soulcraft mentorship program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Napa Valley Education Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Teacher Innovation Grants program
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
National Audubon Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Audubon California's Working Lands and Conservation Leadership Programs
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
National Basketry Organization
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the Lifetime Achievement Award and/or scholarships for hands-on workshops
- $50,000
- 4 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
National Geographic Society
Field Biology
Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support Level I Grants for Explorers engaging in field-based natural science research; and the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship
- $600,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024
National Park Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Channel Islands Anacapa Island Ecosystem Restoration and/or Yosemite Ackerson Meadow Wetlands Restoration
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Northcoast Regional Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Education and Conservation Easements Programs, and General Operating
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Organization For Tropical Studies
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support 1-2 masters or postbaccalaureate students to pursue field research on forest plots
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Organization of Biological Field Stations
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate students from member organizations in field-based research
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Outdoor Afro
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Volunteer Leader and Making Waves programs in California, and general operations
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley program, and San Mateo County Coast Land Protection and Access
- $750,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support teacher resource grants in the Bay Area through the Arts; Environmental Science; Excursion; Visiting Artist; and Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking grant programs
- $253,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support teacher resource grants in the Bay Area through Environmental Science; Excursion; Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking; and Visiting Artist grant programs
- $253,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Pie Ranch
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Regenerator Program at Cascade Ranch and YouthCorp
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Pitirre Proyectos
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Ceramics for All program, including scholarships
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Point Blue Conservation Science
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education Program, including STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed), the Community College Conservation Internship Program, and/or Early Career training; and a scientific illustration internship for graduate students
- $195,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Moananuiākea - A Voyage for the Pacific
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Prime Produce Limited
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate student research in food systems via Urban Soils Institute, a partner of GROW Externships
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Pu‘uhonua Society
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the KEANAHALA and KIPUKA Programs
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Public Glass
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support unique programming opportunities to access advanced technical knowledge
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Quilting For Community
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the creation of the Community Apprenticeship Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Red Cloud Renewable
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support apprenticeships for The Lakota Thiyuha Project
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Regents of The University of California
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
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
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active