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

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

Community Initiatives

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Latino Outdoors' programs in California
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024

Curiodyssey

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Conservation Science Program, with an emphasis on the Conservation Trail and the Conservation Education Gardens
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Eastern Sierra Land Trust

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

Gardens of Golden Gate Park

Resilient Ecosystems
To support Flower Piano in 2024-2027
  • $1,145,200
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the LINC Summer High School Program and middle school programming
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024

Greater Farallones Association

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support LiMPETS (Long-Term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students), which may include the Marine Science Education Fellows, and/or Visitor Center Education Programs
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Hawaiʻi Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Mahukona Project and ʻĀina Protection Projects with a focus on lands that grow healthy food
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Inaturalist

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support general operating
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Inquiring Systems

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Poco Farm's programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Kupu

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support hands-on training in conservation, sustainability and environmental education for young adults; and general operating
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active