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

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a botanical or mycological illustration internship for undergraduate science or art students to produce diagnostic line drawings at the National Herbarium of Victoria, in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's Melbourne Gardens
  • $60,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

San Francisco Education Fund

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support Educator Grants
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

San Francisco State University

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s) at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Protecting Rare Plants program, with a focus on the Channel Islands
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support the summer conservation internship program focused on field research on California native plants and ecosystems
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Save The Redwoods League

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Restoration and Stewardship Program
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Save The Waves Coalition

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support biodiversity data collection, community science and stewardship in California's surf ecosystems
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

School For Advanced Research

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

Sea Education Association

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support a researcher in pursuing oceanographic field work in Hawai'i, followed by data analysis and professional development in Woods Hole, MA
  • $2,500
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Sempervirens Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support restoration, which may include an internship program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Shunpike

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths' Tool, Institutional and Mini Grant Programs and the SPARC retreat
  • $60,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society

Earth Science Fellowships and Internships
To support the Grants in Aid of Research scholarship for students doing field biology or experiential Earth science research
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Sloss Furnaces 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

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support hands-on environmental science research projects at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center by undergraduates and recent graduates
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) for undergraduate, graduate students or recent graduates focused on visualization of human-environment interactions
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Salted Roots
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Society For Advancement of Chicanos/hispanics & Native Americans in Science

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support mentorship for students focused on field sciences, including attendance of the annual conference and research presentations
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Sonoma Botanical Garden

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the California native plant program and the development of an environmental education program and exhibition support related to native plants and ecosystems
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Sonoma Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs; Investing in Nature-Based Solutions; and Land Restoration & Access and/or Freshwater Flows at Osprey Hill Ranch
  • $750,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support the Classroom Grants program, specifically for field trips and professional development opportunities
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Spelman College

Food Fellowships and Internships
To engage students in food and regenerative farming practices that reflect and preserve culture and heritage
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Stony Brook Foundation

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support U.S. and Malagasy student participation in the field-based study abroad program at the Centre ValBio Research Facility
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Ten Strands

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support teacher training to increase environmental literacy in California's K-12 students
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Exploratorium

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support the Exploratorium Teacher Institute teacher stipends, supporting educators to incorporate hands-on, inquiry-rich experiences into their classrooms
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Hinabi Project

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support hands-on weaving workshops to strengthen Filipino-American community
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active