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

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

San Francisco Center For The Book

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support diversity-focused national mentorships
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

School For Advanced Research

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Ron and Susan Dubin Endowment Fund for the Native Artist Fellowship dedicated to supporting traditional Native artistry
  • $300,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Shipyard Trust For The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence Program with a focus on material-based artists
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sloss Furnaces Foundation

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