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
Yestermorrow
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To fund scholarships for certification courses
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Zygote Press
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the PROOF (Print Residency Of Ohio’s Future) Fellowship
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the ARTShop Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Amah Mutsun Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support The Native Stewardship Corps, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
American Association of Woodturners
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) Lathe & Equipment Grant with a focus on individuals; and the Artist Showcase Award
- $66,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
American College of The Building Arts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarship(s) and recruiting for students in the full-time program, with a preference for students of diverse backgrounds and/or underrepresented in their craft or trade
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
American Craft Council
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Artists Cohort
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Archie Bray Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the First Fire Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Association For Tropical Biology and Conservation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Seed Research Grant Program for graduate and PhD students with a focus on field biology
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Association For Tropical Biology and Conservation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for a graduate student working at the intersections of illustration, plant physiology, and restoration ecology; and another for an undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in scientific illustration
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Baltimore Jewelry Center
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support increased capacity of the Baltimore Jewelry Center's teaching fellowship, allowing for multiple concurrent fellows; to support our artist residency; and to expand residency opportunities for BIPOC artists
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Berea College
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Student Craft’s formation of a Visiting Artist Residency Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Beta-local
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the La Ivan Illich Program with a focus on cultural material practitioners
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
Big Sur Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Development Project and/or acquisitions
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation
Diversity and Inclusion in Art, Design and Computing
To support the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of the Arts
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
California Academy of Sciences
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate, post baccalaureate, or graduate student in the California Academy of Sciences Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
California Botanic Garden
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a summer-long scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student or very early stage professional
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
California Native Plant Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support native plant conservation and biodiversity programs, including 30x30, wildfire resilience and recovery, and community-led science; and internships
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
California State Parks Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support park access and experiences, and park stewardship
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active
California State University Channel Islands Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the community-based Service Learning field class research trip to Maui in January 2024
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Calypso Farm and Ecology Center
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community Roots Program, an urban agriculture training program for teens and young adults
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Center For Craft
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Local Regenerative Arts Residency Program
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Charities Aid Foundation America
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support a Donor Advised Gift (DAG) to the Heritage Crafts Association in support of their award program
- $114,132
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2023 Active
Coastal Quest
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Emerging Leaders for 30x30 Cohort in California and Hawaiʻi
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023
Coastside Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support land protection, restoration and stewardship, including the Junior Land Stewards Program
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2023 Active