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

Conservation Nation

Field Biology Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support the small grants program with a focus on hands-on field work
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Council of Chief State School Officers

Public School Teachers Awards in Teaching
To support National and State Teachers of the Year with an unrestricted monetary award
  • $1,849,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Craft Emergency Relief Fund

To support Emergency Assistance Grants
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Curiodyssey

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Conservation Science Program, with an emphasis on the Conservation Trail and the Conservation Education Gardens
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Desert Botanical Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two undergraduate or graduate students in field-based internships
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Donorschoose

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support K-12 classroom projects across national rural and low-income schools
  • $1,000,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Donorschoose

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support K-12 classroom projects across national low-income schools, with an emphasis on experiential learning projects
  • $1,000,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Earth Island Institute

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support a Food Shift internship(s) focused on maximizing food use for the community through food recovery
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Earthwatch Institute

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support Teach Earth, a fellowship program for teachers
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support general operating
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Ecological Society of America

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program, which may include regional field trip(s) and conference attendance
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Emerge Gallery Art Center

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Guild of Book Workers' Award programs and BIPOC grants
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Esf College Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustrator internship for an individual wishing to pursue a career in scientific illustration
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Field Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student focusing on native flora and fauna
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024

Field Projects International

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support undergraduate, graduate student or early career intern(s) in documenting and/or illustrating field biology research in international field sites, such as data visualization and educational resources
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Finger Lakes Community College Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the summer coral reef conservation field experience
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Foundation For Advancement in Conservation

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Award for Excellence in Practice
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Friends of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support Fishadelphia’s after-school program for high school students to learn about sustainable seafood
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Friends of Scrap

To support the Teachers and Teaching Artists in Public Education Support Programs
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Friends of Zenger Farm

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Beginning Farmer Apprenticeship Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 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 in hands-on science and craft
  • $345,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Gardens of Golden Gate Park

To support Flower Piano in 2024-2027
  • $1,145,200
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the LINC Summer High School Program and middle school programming
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Greater Farallones Association

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support LiMPETS (Long-Term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students), which may include the Marine Science Education Fellows, and/or Visitor Center Education Programs
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Guild of American Papercutters

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support an exhibition-based award program and a teacher award program
  • $90,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active