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

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Public School Teachers
To support the History Teacher of the Year Award
  • $3,450
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Greenwich House

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 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

Houston Center For Contemporary Craft

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Howard University

Earth Science Fellowships and Internships
To support hands-on field measurement experience and training for undergraduate students
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Indigo Arts Alliance

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 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

Institute of American Indian Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarship(s) for undergraduate students majoring in Studio Arts
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Institute of American Indian Arts

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Kawerak

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support the Caleb Scholars Program, focused on field-based research
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • 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

Krenov Foundation

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support The Resilient Pajaro Estuary Program
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Lift All Boats

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the Lift All Boats Program
  • $30,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Macalester College

Earth Science Fellowships and Internships
To support the Keck Geology Consortium's Gateway Program
  • $60,000
  • 1 Year
  • 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 Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate to post-baccalaureate level students to pursue field research internships
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Food Fellowships and Internships
To support the Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts (AIM) Program, offering wraparound support, training, and hands-on experiences for early and prospective career aquaculturists
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • 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

Metal Museum

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support tools, equipment, safety and access for craftspeople in people-focused programs
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Mid-america Arts Alliance

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support craft guilds through capacity building grants and learning cohorts to be better positioned to support more craftspeople with financial support
  • $260,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support stewardship projects
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Mote Marine Laboratory

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active

Mote Marine Laboratory

Field Biology Fellowships and Internships
To support Undergraduate Research Experiences and prioritize students with limited access to field research opportunities and/or those who would not otherwise be able to participate in such a program
  • $75,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2025 Active