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

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 Redwoods League

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Restoration and Stewardship Program
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • 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

Sempervirens Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support restoration, which may include an internship program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Salted Roots
  • $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 Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs; Investing in Nature-Based Solutions; and Land Restoration & Access and/or Freshwater Flows at Osprey Hill Ranch
  • $750,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and the Land Conservation Program
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on seagrass and oysters
  • $150,000
  • 2 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 Wildlands Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Eastern Sierra restoration planning and stewardship activities
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • 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

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Bay Area programs and initiatives, specifically East Bay parks; California Green Schoolyards; and Hawai'i's Aloha 'Aina program, in partnership with other nonprofit organizations to create opportunity for land restoration and stewardship
  • $300,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Wai

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support outreach & education regarding coral reef health, wastewater workforce development and pilot projects
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Xerces Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support community science (including Bumblebee Atlas), X Kids and/or the Habitat Kit program in California
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Ymca of Greater San Francisco

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Nature Engagement and Environmental Education Programs
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

40 Acre Conservation League

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support general operating
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Amah Mutsun Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support The Native Stewardships Corps, Native Steward Internship, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Big Sur Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Development Project and/or acquisitions
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

California Academy of Sciences

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Thriving California Initiative
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

California Institute For Biodiversity

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Collections Project Grants and/or student research grant programs
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

California Native Plant Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support community science; vegetation internships; scholarships for the triennial CNPS conference; and/or implementation of the California Native Seed Strategy
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

California State Parks Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support park access and experiences, and park stewardship
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Coastal Quest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Emerging Leaders for 30x30 Cohort in California
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Coastside Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support land protection, restoration and stewardship, including the Junior Land Stewards Program
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024