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
Greenwich House
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Greenwich House Pottery Artists-in-Residence Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Handweavers Guild of America
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Convergence internship program for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in fiber arts programs
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Hawaiʻi Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Mahukona Project and ʻĀina Protection Projects with a focus on Coastlines and Lands that grow healthy food
- $150,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support six BIPOC fellowships for two-week intensive studio workshops during the 2024 summer season
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Hoʻokuaʻāina
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support seasonal interns in spending 10-weeks on the farm to gain hands-on experience learning ancient Hawaiian traditional methods of farming, important cultural lessons and life skills
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist Residency Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Idea Wild
Field Biology
Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support IdeaWild’s small equipment fund for biological field research projects
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Inaturalist
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
General operating
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Indigo Arts Alliance
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artists-in-Residence working in craft-based mediums
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Inquiring Systems
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support CoFED’s Just Leader Fellowship program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Institute of American Indian Arts
Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support the development of an Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Baccalaureate (BFA) degree in Gaming and Interactive Arts, which brings together interdisciplinary faculty and students and increases diversity in contemporary, cinematic and computer arts studies and industries
- $500,000
- 4 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Island Institute
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Lift All Boats Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
Kawerak Inc.
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support Caleb Scholars Program, focused on field-based research
- $15,000
- 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
La Cocina
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Incubator Program
- $15,000
- 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
Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the field research internship program at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center with a focus on community college students
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Maine Crafts Association
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the Maine Craft Artist Award
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
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
Metal Museum
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Apprenticeship Program
- $15,000
- 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 Active
Minorities in Shark Sciences
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support recent college graduates and graduate students in a field-based internship studying sharks and rays
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Minorities in Shark Sciences
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Missouri Botanical Garden
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support field research of graduate students in the Graduate Studies Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
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