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
Krenov Foundation
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
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support The Resilient Pajaro Estuary Program
- $150,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Lift All Boats
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Lift All Boats Program
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Macalester College
Earth Science
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Keck Geology Consortium's Gateway Program
- $60,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Maine Crafts Association
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Craft Apprenticeship Program
- $25,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Farmland Protection, Stewardship Assistance and Small Grants Programs
- $100,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Marine Biological Laboratory
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate to post-baccalaureate level students to pursue field research internships
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts (AIM) Program, offering wraparound support, training, and hands-on experiences for early and prospective career aquaculturists
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Metal Arts Guild
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Small Business Grants and Skill Development Grants and the 75th Anniversary Symposium
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Metal Museum
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
Mid-america Arts Alliance
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support craft guilds through capacity building grants and learning cohorts to be better positioned to support more craftspeople with financial support
- $260,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support stewardship projects
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Mote Marine Laboratory
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Mote Marine Laboratory
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support Undergraduate Research Experiences and prioritize students with limited access to field research opportunities and/or those who would not otherwise be able to participate in such a program
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 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
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
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