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

Mountain Roots Food Project

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the NextGen|ReGen Beginning Farmer Training Program
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Movement Alliance Project

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support Fishadelphia to host college students interns to engage with real world food systems work
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Museum of Craft and Design

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support planning for a California-based craft award program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Museum of Craft and Design

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support a Northern California Craft Award Program
  • $450,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Napa Valley Education Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support the Teacher Innovation Grants program
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Audubon Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Audubon California's Working Lands and Conservation Leadership Programs, with a focus on Debs Park and the Coastal Leadership Program
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Park Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support ecosystem resilience projects in California and/or Hawai'i
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for one undergraduate or graduate student
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support field-based internships for undergraduate students
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustrator(s) in Hawaiian botanical artwork
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the LIFT program, Native Hawaiian Mentor Artist Award and the Suite of Services program
  • $300,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Naturebridge

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support environmental science program scholarships for underserved youth at Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Nc State Center For Environmental Farming Systems

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the Registered Agricultural Apprenticeship Program coordinated by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

New York Botanical Garden

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate interns or graduate students to engage in field research along with NYBG botanists
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

North Bennet Street School

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Workforce Development Initiative, which provides full scholarships for students with the highest economic needs
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

North Bennet Street School

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

North House Folk School

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Northcoast Regional Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Education and Conserving Land Programs
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Prothero Internship program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Organization For Tropical Studies

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support the professional development of undergraduate or graduate students in the field of scientific illustration and provide real world experience that advances the mission of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
  • $48,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Organization of Biological Field Stations

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows doing Field Biology research and to support postdoctoral fellows and early career scientists doing hands-on Earth Science research
  • $100,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Pa’i Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Nana I Ke Kumu cultural workshop series with a focus on hands-on traditional arts
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley program and/or the Southern Santa Cruz Mountains Linkage
  • $600,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Penland School of Craft

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarships for HBCU faculty and fellowships to the Visiting Collective Residency program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active