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

Resources Legacy Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support sustainable forestry and/or wastewater coordination efforts in Hawai'i
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Rhode Island School of Design

To support a Nature Lab pilot for collecting, rendering, and reconstituting waste paper, for incorporation in student art practices
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a botanical or mycological illustration internship for undergraduate students or local artists to produce diagnostic line drawings at the National Herbarium of Victoria, in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's Melbourne Gardens
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Sacnas

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support mentorship for students focused on field sciences, including attendance of the 2024 annual conference and research presentations
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

San Francisco Center For The Book

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support diversity-focused national mentorships
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

San Francisco Education Fund

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support Educator Grants
  • $44,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

San Francisco Parks Alliance

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Community Partner Network
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

San Francisco State University

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sanctuary Forest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education and Outreach Program and General Operating
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Save The Redwoods League

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway Project
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Save The Waves Coalition

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the WSR Stewardship Fund and/or Stewardship Fellows, with a focus on local partners in California or Hawaiʻi
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

School For Advanced Research

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Ron and Susan Dubin Endowment Fund for the Native Artist Fellowship dedicated to supporting traditional Native artistry
  • $300,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sempervirens Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support inspiring curiosity and learning about redwoods and wildlife
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Shipyard Trust For The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence Program with a focus on material-based artists
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sloss Furnaces Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Visiting Artist Residency Program at Sloss Metal Arts
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Slow Food Usa

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support travel/lodging of Slow Food USA members and leaders to hands-on learning experiences about food systems
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the STRI General Internship Program for students from underrepresented backgrounds focused on field biology research
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Salted Roots’ organizational leadership development and general operating
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sonoma Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support the Classroom Grants program, specifically for field trips and professional development opportunities
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

South Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP)
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

South Arts

To support Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund, with a focus on craft and traditional folk art
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Stony Brook Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support U.S. and Malagasy student participation in the field-based study abroad program at the Centre ValBio Research Facility in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Surfrider Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawai'i
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Center For Craft Creativity & Design

To support the development of the Materials Collection and provide activation grants or stipends for craftspeople
  • $175,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active