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

40 Acre Conservation League

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support general operating
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Amah Mutsun Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support The Native Stewardships Corps and native plant propagation and restoration
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Big Sur Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Ferrini Ranch Project
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Coastal Quest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Outreach and Education Small Grants Program and/or the Emerging Leaders for 30x30 Cohort in California
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Coastside Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support land protection, restoration and stewardship, including the Junior Land Stewards Program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Contina Impact

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the San Francisco Neighborhoods & Parks Fund
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Curiodyssey

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Conservation Trail and Gardens Initiative
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Land Conservation Program, communications and general operating
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Environmental Leadership Program

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the RAY Conservation Fellowship Program, with a focus on fellows working in California or Hawaii, and the alumni and partner community in California
  • $225,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Filoli Center

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support nature programs
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Gardens of Golden Gate Park

Resilient Ecosystems
To support the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Conference
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Gardens of Golden Gate Park

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Gardens of Golden Gate Park Interns Program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Hawai’i Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the 'Aina Protection and 'Aina Stewardship & Restoration programs, with an emphasis on coastal and/or agricultural lands
  • $500,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Inquiring Systems Inc.

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Poco Farm's programs
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support The Resilient Pajaro Estuary Program
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Marin Agricultural Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Farmland Protection, Stewardship Assistance and Small Grants Programs
  • $100,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support stewardship projects
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Audubon Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Audubon California's Working Lands and Conservation Leadership Programs, with a focus on Debs Park and the Coastal Leadership Program
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

National Park Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support ecosystem resilience projects in California and/or Hawai'i
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Naturebridge

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support environmental science program scholarships for underserved youth at Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Northcoast Regional Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Education and Conserving Land Programs
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Peninsula Open Space Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley program and/or the Southern Santa Cruz Mountains Linkage
  • $600,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Planet Women

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the 100 Women Pathway project, with an emphasis on California and Hawaii participants
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Regents of The University of California – Uc Davis

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Elkus Ranch Fund, including program delivery by providing subsidies to enable area schools and students to participate in hands-on programs
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Resources Legacy Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support sustainable forestry and/or wastewater coordination efforts; and community-based conservation projects in Hawai'i
  • $150,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active