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
Communityshare
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support the National Fellowship for Educators
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Craft Emergency Relief Fund
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Emergency Relief Grants for craftspeople affected by Southern California fires
- $50,000
- 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
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for a graduate student seeking to refine their skills and expand their professional portfolio using natural history collections
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Desert Botanical Garden
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support one undergraduate or graduate student in a botanical illustration internship
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Dillard University
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Dillard University Food Pantry Healthy Corner Internship Program
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Donorschoose
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support K-12 classroom projects across national rural and equity focus schools, including an experiential learning innovation challenge
- $2,500,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Earthwatch Institute
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support Teach Earth, a fellowship program for teachers
- $150,000
- 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
Field Museum of Natural History
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships for undergraduate or graduate students focusing on native flora and fauna
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Filoli Center
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support nature programs
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
First Peoples Fund
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the YƩigo Action Grants
- $100,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Friends of Scrap
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support the Free Teacher Giveaway, Teacher Workshops and Teacher Professional Development Programs
- $85,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Native Alaskan Residency Program
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Fund For Teachers
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support national K-12 educators teaching in rural or low-income schools to self-design fellowships to develop their own skills, knowledge, passion and learning
- $1,380,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Gardens of Golden Gate Park
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
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support teachers to attend the in-person summer Teacher Symposium
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- 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
Krenov Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarships for underrepresented populations to attend the nine-month program and summer workshops in fine cabinet and furniture making
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Maine Crafts Association
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Craft Apprenticeship Program
- $25,000
- 2 Years
- 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
Marine Biological Laboratory
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate to post-baccalaureate level students to pursue field research internships
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Metal Arts Guild
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Small Business Grants and Skill Development Grants and the 75th Anniversary Symposium
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active