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

National Basketry Organization

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Lifetime Achievement Award and/or scholarships for hands-on workshops
  • $50,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

National Geographic Society

Field Biology Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support Level I Grants for Explorers engaging in field-based natural science research; and the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship
  • $600,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

National Park Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Channel Islands Anacapa Island Ecosystem Restoration and/or Yosemite Ackerson Meadow Wetlands Restoration
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Northcoast Regional Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Education and Conservation Easements Programs, and General Operating
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Organization For Tropical Studies

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support 1-2 masters or postbaccalaureate students to pursue field research on forest plots
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Organization of Biological Field Stations

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate students from member organizations in field-based research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Outdoor Afro

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Volunteer Leader and Making Waves programs in California, and general operations
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley program, and San Mateo County Coast Land Protection and Access
  • $750,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support teacher resource grants in the Bay Area through the Arts; Environmental Science; Excursion; Visiting Artist; and Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking grant programs
  • $253,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support teacher resource grants in the Bay Area through Environmental Science; Excursion; Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking; and Visiting Artist grant programs
  • $253,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Pie Ranch

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Regenerator Program at Cascade Ranch and YouthCorp
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Pitirre Proyectos

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Ceramics for All program, including scholarships
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

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 Early Career training; and a scientific illustration internship for graduate students
  • $195,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Polynesian Voyaging Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Moananuiākea - A Voyage for the Pacific
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Prime Produce Limited

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate student research in food systems via Urban Soils Institute, a partner of GROW Externships
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Pu‘uhonua Society

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the KEANAHALA and KIPUKA Programs
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Public Glass

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support unique programming opportunities to access advanced technical knowledge
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Quilting For Community

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the creation of the Community Apprenticeship Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Red Cloud Renewable

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support apprenticeships for The Lakota Thiyuha Project
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Regents of The University of California

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship in the Choy Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for undergraduate or graduate student(s), and/or those in early-career transitional phases that would enable them to progress to their next career stage
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Regents of The University of Colorado – Boulder

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two undergraduate students to pursue summer field research in the CU Boulder Mountain Research Station focused on alpine tundra
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Resources Legacy Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Surf Justice Collective
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 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