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

Berea College

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Student Craft’s Visiting Artist Residency Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Beta-local

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the La Ivan Illich Program with a focus on cultural material practitioners
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Black Artists & Designers Guild

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the BADG Maker Award and Education Initiative grants–including the Creative Futures Grant, Creative Visionary Grant, and Legacy Maker Grant–all with a focus on craftspeople
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

California Indian Basketweavers Association

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support basketweavers in California to carry on their traditional basketweaving and cultural knowledge
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Carving Studio and Sculpture Center

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Charities Aid Foundation America

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support a Donor Advised Gift (DAG) to the Heritage Crafts Association in support of their award program
  • $38,044
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Craft Emergency Relief Fund

Craft
To support Emergency Assistance Grants
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Emerge Gallery Art Center

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Guild of Book Workers' Award programs and BIPOC grants
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Foundation For Advancement in Conservation

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Award for Excellence in Practice
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Friends of Scrap

Craft
To support the Teachers and Teaching Artists in Public Education Support Programs
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Guild of American Papercutters

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support an exhibition-based award program and a teacher award program
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support BIPOC fellowships for recipients to participate in one-week or two-week intensive studio workshops
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Houston Center For Contemporary Craft

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist Residency Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Indigo Arts Alliance

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artists-in-Residence working in craft-based mediums
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Metal Arts Guild

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Small Business Grants and Skill Development Grants
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Metal Museum

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Apprenticeship Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Modern Quilt Guild

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the QuiltCon Award Program
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Museum of Craft and Design

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Neon as Soulcraft mentorship program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

National Basketry Organization

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Lifetime Achievement Award and/or scholarships for hands-on workshops
  • $50,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Pitirre Proyectos

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Ceramics for All program, including scholarships
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Pu‘uhonua Society

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the KEANAHALA and KIPUKA Programs
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Public Glass

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support unique programming opportunities to access advanced technical knowledge
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Quilting For Community

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the creation of the Community Apprenticeship Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Red Cloud Renewable

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support apprenticeships for The Lakota Thiyuha Project
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Rhode Island School of Design

Craft
To support a Nature Lab pilot for collecting, rendering, and reconstituting waste paper, for incorporation in student art practices
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024