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