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

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

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Xerces Society

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support community science (including Bumblebee Atlas), X Kids and/or the Habitat Kit program in California
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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