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
Resources Legacy Fund
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Surf Justice Collective
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a botanical or mycological illustration internship for undergraduate students or local artists to produce diagnostic line drawings at the National Herbarium of Victoria, in Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's Melbourne Gardens
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Sacnas
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support mentorship for students focused on field sciences, including attendance of the 2024 annual conference and research presentations
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
San Francisco Education Fund
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support Educator Grants
- $44,000
- 1 Year
- 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 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 Active
Sloss Furnaces Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Visiting Artist Residency Program at Sloss Metal Arts
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Slow Food Usa
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support travel/lodging of Slow Food USA members and leaders to hands-on learning experiences
about food systems
- $15,000
- 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 Valley Education Foundation
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Classroom Grants program, specifically for field trips and professional development opportunities
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
South Arts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP)
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Stony Brook Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support U.S. and Malagasy student participation in the field-based study abroad program at the Centre ValBio Research Facility in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- 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 Crucible
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the General Adult Scholarship program with a focus on underrepresented students
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
The Exploratorium
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support the Exploratorium Teacher Institute, allowing educators to incorporate the hands-on, inquiry-rich experiences of the Exploratorium into their classrooms
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- 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 Oakland Public Education Fund
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the new teacher materials/supply fund
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
The U C Davis Foundation
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue summer research projects focused on
plant, environmental, and agroecology sciences
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
University of California Berkeley Foundation
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change Program with a focus on hands-on food research
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Elkus Ranch Fund, including program delivery by providing subsidies to enable area schools to participate in hands-on programs
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
University of Idaho Foundation
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center (SOAC) Summer Internship program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Watershed Center For The Ceramic Arts
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support The Color Network’s professional development grants, studio stipends, and micro grants for BIPOC ceramic artists
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
West Contra Costa Public Education Fund
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Back-to-School Mini Grants program
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Western Flyer Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education program and general operating
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Yale University
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Environmental Fellows Program
- $2,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active