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
Inaturalist
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
General operating
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Kupu
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Conservation Leadership Development Program and/or the Hawaiʻi Youth Conservation Corps Program
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support projects that protect natural and working lands and create access to nature
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Farmland Protection and/or Small Grants Programs
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support projects at the intersection of natural resource management and public access on the San
Mateo County coast, including Cloverdale Ranch Open Space Preserve
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the education program and conservation research on California wildlife and ecosystems, including the Career Development Pathway Program in those two areas
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
National Audubon Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Audubon California’s Working Lands and Conservation Leadership Programs
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Naturebridge
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support NatureBridge's California programs
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Pacific Horticulture
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support general operations and science communicators, spreading ideas that grow our landscapes to be more livable, healthful, biodiverse and resilient
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley and Farmland programs
- $100,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Planet Women
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the 100 Women Pathway project, with an emphasis on California and Hawaiʻi participants
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Resources Legacy Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Surf Justice Collective
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
San Francisco Estuary Institute
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Sanctuary Forest
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education and Outreach Program and General Operating
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Sequoia Forestkeeper
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support monitoring and education
- $5,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Sonoma Botanical Garden
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the California native plant program and/or environmental education
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Surfrider Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawaiʻi
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Ten Strands
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Outdoor Learning Initiatives and general operations
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and Land Conservation Program
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on kelp, eelgrass and oysters
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the San Andreas Corridor
- $150,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Theodore Payne Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
General Operating Support
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023
Trust For Public Land
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support India Basin Waterfront Park
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Elkus Ranch Fund
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program’s biocultural restoration and environmental education
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023