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

Yestermorrow

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

Ymca of Greater San Francisco

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Nature Engagement and Environmental Education Programs
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Zygote Press

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

40 Acre Conservation League

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support general operating
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Ah Haa School For The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support American Academy of Bookbinding scholarships for students underrepresented in craft and trade and/or of higher socioeconomic need
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Alaska Native Heritage Center

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support artist engagement throughout the Alaska Native Artist community
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Alliance For California Traditional Arts

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support a convening for the Taproot Fellowship program
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Amah Mutsun Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support The Native Stewardships Corps, Native Steward Internship, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

American College of The Building Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarship(s) and recruiting for students in the full-time program, with a preference for students of diverse backgrounds and/or underrepresented in their craft or trade
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

American Craft Council

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the ACC Award Program’s Gold Medal For Consummate Craftsmanship and College of Fellows for hands-on practitioners, with a focus on practitioners working in traditional/heritage craft
  • $205,500
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

American Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student at the AMNH Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS)
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Appalachian School of Luthiery's Advancement in Luthiery Scholarship for Women
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Archbold Biological Station

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

Archie Bray Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the First Fire Program
  • $45,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Austin Community College Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarships for ACC Architectural and Ornamental Metals students to attend short-term national workshops and/or attend specialized advanced blacksmithing courses
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Baltimore Jewelry Center

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support increased capacity of the teaching fellowship, allowing for multiple concurrent fellows; to support our artist residency; and to expand residency opportunities for BIPOC artists
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Berea College

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Student Craft’s Visiting Artist Residency Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Berea College

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support Grow Appalachia's hands-on learning with experienced farmers for new and beginning farmers aspiring to start their own farms
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Beta-local

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the La Ivan Illich Program with a focus on cultural material practitioners
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Big Sur Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Development Project and/or acquisitions
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support an undergraduate student internship that includes a field biology research component
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Black Artists & Designers Guild

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the BADG Maker Award and Education Initiative grants–including the Creative Futures Grant, Creative Visionary Grant, and Legacy Maker Grant–all with a focus on craftspeople
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Black in Marine Science

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support the BIMS Immersion Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration residency program for a recent graduate, graduate student, or undergraduate who will work in collaboration with faculty from the departments of Art + Film and Biological Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

California Academy of Sciences

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Thriving California Initiative
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active