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

Yale University

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Environmental Fellows Program
  • $48,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023

Ymca of San Francisco

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Nature Engagement and Environmental Education Programs
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Amah Mutsun Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support The Native Stewardship Corps, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

California Academy of Sciences

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Thriving California Initiative
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

California Native Plant Society

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support native plant conservation and biodiversity programs, including 30x30, wildfire resilience and recovery, and community-led science
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Coastal Quest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Outreach and Education Small Grants Program
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Community Initiatives

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Latino Outdoors' programs in California
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Environmental Grantmakers Association

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the 2022 Environmental Fellows Program
  • $22,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Filoli Center

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support nature trail building and maintenance
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Gardens of Golden Gate Park

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the High School Internship Program
  • $60,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Hawaiʻi Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Mahukona project
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Hidden Villa

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Hidden Villa Summer Camp and/or Internship Programs
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support conservation research and education, focused in California
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Naturebridge

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support NatureBridge's California programs
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Outdoor Afro

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support California outdoor leadership and Making Waves programs, and general operations
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Pacific Horticulture

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support general operations and science communicators
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley and Farmland programs
  • $200,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Planet Women

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the West Coast cohort of the 100 Women Pathway project
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Point Blue Conservation Science

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education Program, including STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed), the Community College Conservation Internship Program, and/or intern training
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Polynesian Voyaging Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Moananuiakea – A Voyage for the Pacific, and organizational strengthening and leadership development
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Brown Girl Surf’s community surf programs and organizational development
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Sonoma Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, the Santa Rosa South East Greenway, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022

Ten Strands

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support general operations
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2022

The Coral Reef Alliance

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support reducing land-based sources of pollution in Hawaiʻi
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2022