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
Hawaiʻi Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Mahukona Project and ʻĀina Protection Projects with a focus on lands that grow healthy food
- $150,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support BIPOC fellowships for recipients to participate in one-week or two-week intensive studio workshops
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Ho’okua’ina
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support seasonal interns in spending 10 weeks on the farm to gain hands-on experience learning ancient Hawaiian traditional methods of farming, important cultural lessons and life skills
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist Residency Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Idea Wild
Field Biology
Small Grants for Field Biologists
To support Idea Wild's small equipment fund for biological field research projects
- $100,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Inaturalist
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support general operating
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Indigo Arts Alliance
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artists-in-Residence working in craft-based mediums
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Inquiring Systems
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Poco Farm's programs
- $10,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024
Inquiring Systems Inc.
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support CoFED's Just Leader Fellowship program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Island Institute
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Lift All Boats Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Jane Goodall Institute
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two undergraduate, graduate, or postdoc African students in a field-based study internship focused on primate research and conservation
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Kupu
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support hands-on training in conservation, sustainability and environmental education for young adults; and general operating
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
La Cocina
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Incubator Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 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
Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the field research internship program at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center with a focus on community college students
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- 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
Metal Arts Guild
Craft
Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support Small Business Grants and Skill Development Grants
- $20,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Metal Museum
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Apprenticeship Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- 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
Minorities in Shark Sciences
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support art and science internships for undergraduate or graduate student(s)
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Modern Quilt Guild
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the QuiltCon Award Program
- $90,000
- 3 Years
- 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
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a science illustration internship for graduate students
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Mote Marine Laboratory
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024