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 Tropical Botanical Garden
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support a field-based research internship with National Tropical Botanical Garden for an undergraduate or graduate student(s) within conservation science of native Hawaiian plants
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support LIFT program awardees
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Naturebridge
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support NatureBridge's California programs
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
New York Botanical Garden
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate interns or graduate students to engage in field research along with NYBG botanists
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
North Bennet Street School
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Impact Scholarships for students in the full-time program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
North House Folk School
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Internship Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Prothero Internship
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Organization For Tropical Studies
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support the professional development of undergraduate or graduate students in the field of scientific illustration and provide real world experience that advances the mission of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Outdoor Afro
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support California outdoor leadership and Making Waves programs, and general operations
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022
Pacific Horticulture
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support general operations and science communicators
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Paʻi Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Nana I Ke Kumu cultural workshop series with a focus on hands-on traditional arts
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley and Farmland programs
- $200,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Penland School of Craft
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Crafting the Future's scholarship program for 2-3 BIPOC students to attend craft workshops
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Penland School of Craft
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarships for HBCU faculty at Penland School of Craft
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Peters Valley School of Craft
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist Residency Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support 1) Visiting Artist, 2) Excursion and 3) Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking small grants programs for teachers in the Bay Area
- $130,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Pilchuck Glass School
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Pilchuck's Artist in Residence (AiR) program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Planet Women
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the West Coast cohort of the 100 Women Pathway project
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
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 intern training
- $100,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Moananuiakea – A Voyage for the Pacific, and organizational strengthening and leadership development
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Regents of The University of California
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate students taking California Ecology and Conservation, a seven-week intensive field research course taught at UC Natural Reserves
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Rhode Island School of Design
Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support an expanded understanding of the cultural, social, and visual significance of movement by developing a paid, post-graduate research fellowship program for artists and scholars whose work engages with the study of and experimentation with movement at the intersection of race and culture
- $500,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
San Francisco Estuary Institute
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
San Francisco State University
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support up to two rising scholars at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center through the Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Sciences graduate program or the Diving into Ecology and Evolution undergraduate marine science immersion semester
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
San Francisco State University
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022