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

Shunpike

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths’ Tool Grant and Mini Grant programs, and general operating
  • $36,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Sloss Furnaces Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Visiting Artist Residency Program at Sloss Metal Arts
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s General Internship Program for students from the tropics focused on field research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student(s) focused on visualization of human-environment interactions
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Society of North American Goldsmiths

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support SNAG’s Award program for hands-on practitioners
  • $50,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Sonoma Botanical Garden

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the California native plant program and/or environmental education
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

South Arts

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Southern Prize & State Fellowships Programs, with a focus on craft and vernacular (folk) arts and professional development programming
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

South Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Stanford University

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc intern(s) to pursue field-based research that contributes to fulfilling the mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Surfrider Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawaiʻi
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Ten Strands

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Outdoor Learning Initiatives and general operations
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Textile Society of America

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art endowment fund
  • $45,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The Center For Cultural Innovation

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Investing in Artists: Tool & Equipment Program and the Quick Grant Program
  • $405,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

The Crucible

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the General Adult Scholarship program with a focus on underrepresented students
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The Furniture Society

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Local Resident Fellows and potential Visiting Fellow as part of the Craft For a Greater Good communities program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and Land Conservation Program
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support opportunities for youth pursuing scientific illustration careers, and promote awareness of habitat conservation and restoration
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on kelp, eelgrass and oysters
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the San Andreas Corridor
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The Ohio State University Foundation

Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support The Ohio State University’s Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support an internship for an undergraduate student that will provide meaningful, hands-on experiences in scientific illustration by synergizing with local research of an endangered parrot species
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Theodore Payne Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
General Operating Support
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Tides Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support PODER’s Urban Campesinxs food justice and young adult leadership program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support India Basin Waterfront Park
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

United States Artists

Craft Awards in Craft
To support design and administration of the 2024-2026 Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft
  • $2,126,700
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active
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