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
Hawai’i Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the 'Aina Protection and 'Aina Stewardship & Restoration programs, with an emphasis on coastal and/or agricultural lands
- $500,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Inquiring Systems Inc.
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Poco Farm's programs
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Maine Crafts Association
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Craft Apprenticeship Program
- $25,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Mote Marine Laboratory
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Museum of Craft and Design
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support planning for a California-based craft award program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Napa Valley Education Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Teacher Innovation Grants program
- $90,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
National Park Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support ecosystem resilience projects in California and/or Hawai'i
- $90,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for one undergraduate or graduate student
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
North Bennet Street School
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Workforce Development Initiative, which provides full scholarships for students with the highest economic needs
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Prothero Internship program
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Organization For Tropical Studies
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
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)
- $48,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Pu’uhonua Society
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the perpetuation and innovation of material practices rooted in Hawaiian culture through an unrestricted award program
- $108,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a botanical or mycological illustration internship for undergraduate science or art students to produce diagnostic line drawings at the National Herbarium of Victoria, in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's Melbourne Gardens
- $60,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
San Francisco Education Fund
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support Educator Grants
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Protecting Rare Plants program, with a focus on the Channel Islands
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Save The Waves Coalition
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support biodiversity data collection, community science and stewardship in California's surf ecosystems
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Smithsonian Institution
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support hands-on environmental science research projects at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center by undergraduates and recent graduates
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Sonoma Botanical Garden
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the California native plant program and the development of an environmental education program and exhibition support related to native plants and ecosystems
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Classroom Grants program, specifically for field trips and professional development opportunities
- $90,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Exploratorium
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support the Exploratorium Teacher Institute teacher stipends, supporting educators to incorporate hands-on, inquiry-rich experiences into their classrooms
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Hinabi Project
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support hands-on weaving workshops to strengthen Filipino-American community
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Oakland Public Education Fund
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Teacher Supply Fund and/or the A-to-Z Fund
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Trust For Hidden Villa
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Summer Camp scholarships
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Walden Woods Project
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support Approaching Walden, a six-day professional development seminar for educators
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Theodore Payne Foundation For Wild Flowers and Native Plants Inc.
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Local Source Initiative and the Seed and Bulb Program
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active