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
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Summer Conservation Internship
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To further the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's mission of conserving native plants through an illustration internship
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Save The Redwoods League
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support at least two students' participation in the BIPOC Science Starter Grant Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
School For Advanced Research
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support SAR's Native American artist fellowship program, with a focus on material mastery
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Shunpike
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths’ Mini-Grant and Tool Grant programs
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Smithsonian Institution
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support hands-on environmental science research projects by undergraduate students
- $40,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Smithsonian Institution
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student focused on visualization of human-environment interactions
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Social Good Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Brown Girl Surf’s community surf programs and organizational development
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Sonoma Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, the Santa Rosa South East Greenway, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
- $150,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Stanford University
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc intern(s) to pursue research that contributes to fulfilling the mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Ten Strands
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support general operations
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
The Center For Cultural Innovation
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support CCI’s Quick Grant program that provides funds for California artists to participate in professional development activities
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
The Coral Reef Alliance
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support reducing land-based sources of pollution in Hawaiʻi
- $40,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022
The Furniture Society
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Local Resident Fellows as part of the Craft For a Greater Good communities program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on kelp, eelgrass and oysters
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Las Piletas acquisition
- $100,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
The Society of Arts and Crafts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Craft Innovation Jumpstarter Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Theodore Payne Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
General Support
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
Trust For Public Land
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Trust for Public Land's Bay Area programs and initiatives, and support for the Deer Creek Beach project
- $150,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
U C San Diego Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support a research fellowship for undergraduate or graduate students, focused on marine biological sciences with a field research component at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2022 Active
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute's Research SCUBA Certification Program (DIVErsity in Diving)
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
United States Artists
Craft
Awards in Craft
To support design and administration of the 2023 Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft
- $696,900
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
University of Alaska
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Tamamta Fellows Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Elkus Ranch Fund
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2022