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

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

State Coastal Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Explore the Coast (ETC) grant program
  • $120,000
  • 2 Years
  • 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

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and the Land Conservation Program
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Land Institute

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the Summer Research Assistant Program, offering hands-on learning in perennial agriculture for early-career participants
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on seagrass and oysters
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Oakland Public Education Fund

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support the Teacher Supply Fund and/or the A-to-Z Fund
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the AQUANAUTS program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Trust For Hidden Villa

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Summer Camp scholarships
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The U C Davis Foundation

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the Plant, Environmental and Agroecology Sciences (PEAS) Fellowship for undergraduate students, creating more inclusive pathways for research
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The University Corporation San Francisco State

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate or undergraduate students doing field research at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate students that will provide meaningful and hands-on experience in scientific illustration of threatened wildlife of the Rio Grande Valley
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Walden Woods Project

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support Approaching Walden, a six-day professional development seminar for educators
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

The Wildlands Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Eastern Sierra restoration planning and stewardship activities
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Theodore Payne Foundation For Wild Flowers and Native Plants Inc.

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Local Source Initiative and the Seed and Bulb Program
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Bay Area programs and initiatives, specifically East Bay parks; California Green Schoolyards; and Hawai'i's Aloha 'Aina program, in partnership with other nonprofit organizations to create opportunity for land restoration and stewardship
  • $300,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active