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

Planet Women

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the 100 Women Pathway project, with an emphasis on California and Hawaiʻi participants
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Point Blue Conservation Science

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship at Point Blue for one graduate student
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Point Blue Conservation Science

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship at Point Blue for one graduate student
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Public Glass

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Master Artist program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Puʻuhonua Society

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the KEANAHALA Program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

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
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Resources Legacy Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Surf Justice Collective
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a botanical/mycological illustration internship for undergraduate students or local artists at the National Herbarium of Victoria, situated in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s Melbourne Gardens
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Sacnas

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support mentorship for students focused on field sciences, including the attendance of the 2023 annual conference
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

San Francisco Center For The Book

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support diversity-focused national scholarships
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

San Francisco Education Fund

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support Educator Grants
  • $33,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

San Francisco State University

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Sanctuary Forest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education and Outreach Program and General Operating
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

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
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Save The Redwoods League

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Starter Grant Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

School For Advanced Research

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support SAR's Native American artist fellowship program, with a focus on material mastery
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

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
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Sequoia Forestkeeper

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support monitoring and education
  • $5,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Shipyard Trust For The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence Program with a focus on material-based artists
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

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

Smithsonian Institution

To support Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Native Orchid Propagation for Sustainability (NOPS) project
  • $125,000
  • 5 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active