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
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and the Land Conservation Program
- $150,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Land Institute
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Summer Research Assistant Program, offering hands-on learning in perennial agriculture for early-career participants
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on seagrass and oysters
- $150,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Oakland Public Education Fund
Public School Teachers
Classroom Grants
To support the Teacher Supply Fund and/or the A-to-Z Fund
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the AQUANAUTS program
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Trust For Hidden Villa
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support Summer Camp scholarships
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The U C Davis Foundation
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Plant, Environmental and Agroecology Sciences (PEAS) Fellowship for undergraduate students, creating more inclusive pathways for research
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The University Corporation San Francisco State
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate or undergraduate students doing field research at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate students that will provide meaningful and hands-on experience in scientific illustration of threatened wildlife of the Rio Grande Valley
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Walden Woods Project
Public School Teachers
Teacher Experiences
To support Approaching Walden, a six-day professional development seminar for educators
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
The Wildlands Conservancy
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Eastern Sierra restoration planning and stewardship activities
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Theodore Payne Foundation For Wild Flowers and Native Plants Inc.
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Local Source Initiative and the Seed and Bulb Program
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
Trust For Public Land
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support Bay Area programs and initiatives, specifically East Bay parks; California Green Schoolyards; and Hawai'i's Aloha 'Aina program, in partnership with other nonprofit organizations to create opportunity for land restoration and stewardship
- $300,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
U C Santa Cruz Foundation
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support students to attend the CAMINO (Center to Advance Mentored, Inquiry-based Opportunities) summer internship program, and to present their field-based research at scientific conferences
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
U C Santa Cruz Foundation
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support a postdoc and graduate student in Antarctic field research
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Uncf
Public School Teachers
New Teacher Pipeline
To support the UNCF Teacher Empowerment Fund, including awards for 70 first-year teachers per year
- $2,000,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of California Berkeley Foundation
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change Program with a focus on hands-on food research
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Hawaii Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student or recent graduate
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Hawaii Foundation
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate and graduate student field researchers at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Idaho Foundation
Food
Fellowships and Internships
To support the Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center's summer internship program
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Maryland Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate students at Maryland Sea Grant to gain experience in scientific illustration and communication regarding topics in the coastal and marine sciences
- $22,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Puerto Rico
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate students in field-based marine science research, focused on funds for transportation and field materials
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Washington Foundation
Field Biology
Fellowships and Internships
To support student(s) to attend the REU Blinks Program for Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates at Friday Harbor Laboratories
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active
University of Washington Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships for undergraduate, postgrad and graduate students at Friday Harbor Labs
- $25,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2025 Active
Wai
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support outreach & education regarding coral reef health, wastewater workforce development and pilot projects
- $75,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2025 Active