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

Center For Black Educator Development

Public School Teachers New Teacher Pipeline
To support the Future Teachers of Excellence Fellowship
  • $400,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Center For Furniture Craftsmanship

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Teaching the Teachers program and scholarships for the Nine-month Comprehensive program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Coastal Quest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Outreach and Education Small Grants Program and/or the Emerging Leaders for 30x30 Cohort in California
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Coastside Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support land protection, restoration and stewardship, including the Junior Land Stewards Program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Communityshare

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support the National Fellowship for Educators
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Conservation Nation

Field Biology Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support the Grant Program with a focus on hands-on field biology work
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Contina Impact

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the San Francisco Neighborhoods & Parks Fund
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Craft Emergency Relief Fund

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Emergency Relief Grants for craftspeople affected by Southern California fires
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Curiodyssey

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Conservation Trail and Gardens Initiative
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for a graduate student seeking to refine their skills and expand their professional portfolio using natural history collections
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Desert Botanical Garden

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support one undergraduate or graduate student in a botanical illustration internship
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Dillard University

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the Dillard University Food Pantry Healthy Corner Internship Program
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Donorschoose

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support K-12 classroom projects across national rural and equity focus schools, including an experiential learning innovation challenge
  • $2,500,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Earth Matter Ny

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support Urban Soils Institute to provide students with hands-on opportunities in building and restoring ecosystem-based food systems for food sovereignty
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Earthwatch Institute

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support Teach Earth, a fellowship program for teachers
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Land Conservation Program, communications and general operating
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Ecological Society of America

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support leadership development and conference attendance of undergraduate campus chapter leaders of the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Field Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships for undergraduate or graduate students focusing on native flora and fauna
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Field Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate students in field-based internships focusing on urban pollinator conservation and community science
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Filoli Center

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support nature programs
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

First Peoples Fund

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the YƩigo Action Grants
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Friends of Scrap

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support the Free Teacher Giveaway, Teacher Workshops and Teacher Professional Development Programs
  • $85,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Native Alaskan Residency Program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Fund For Teachers

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support national K-12 educators teaching in rural or low-income schools to self-design fellowships to develop their own skills, knowledge, passion and learning
  • $1,380,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Gardens of Golden Gate Park

To support the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Conference
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active