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
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support projects that protect natural and working lands and create access to nature
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Farmland Protection and/or Small Grants Programs
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support wildlife research and highway undercrossing projects
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the education program and conservation research on California wildlife and ecosystems, including the Career Development Pathway Program in those two areas
- $100,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
National Audubon Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Audubon California's Working Lands and Conservation Leadership Programs
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
National Park Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Channel Islands Anacapa Island Ecosystem Restoration and/or Yosemite Ackerson Meadow Wetlands Restoration
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Northcoast Regional Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Education and Conservation Easements Programs, and General Operating
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Outdoor Afro
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Volunteer Leader and Making Waves programs in California, and general operations
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Coyote Valley program, and San Mateo County Coast Land Protection and Access
- $750,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
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 Early Career training; and a scientific illustration internship for graduate students
- $195,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Moananuiākea - A Voyage for the Pacific
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Resources Legacy Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support sustainable forestry and/or wastewater coordination efforts in Hawai'i
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Resources Legacy Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Surf Justice Collective
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
San Francisco Parks Alliance
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Community Partner Network
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Sanctuary Forest
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education and Outreach Program and General Operating
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Save The Redwoods League
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway Project
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Save The Waves Coalition
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the WSR Stewardship Fund and/or Stewardship Fellows, with a focus on local partners in California or Hawaiʻi
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Sempervirens Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support inspiring curiosity and learning about redwoods and wildlife
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Social Good Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Salted Roots’ organizational leadership development and general operating
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Sonoma Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
- $150,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Surfrider Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawai'i
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
The Coral Reef Alliance
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Clean Water for Reefs in Hawaiʻi
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and the Land Conservation Program
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on seagrass and oysters
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the San Andreas Corridor
- $750,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active