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

Social Good Fund

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Salted Roots’ organizational leadership development and general operating
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sonoma Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support the Classroom Grants program, specifically for field trips and professional development opportunities
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

South Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP)
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

South Arts

To support Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund, with a focus on craft and traditional folk art
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Stony Brook Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support U.S. and Malagasy student participation in the field-based study abroad program at the Centre ValBio Research Facility in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Surfrider Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawai'i
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Center For Craft Creativity & Design

To support the development of the Materials Collection and provide activation grants or stipends for craftspeople
  • $175,000
  • 4 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Chairmaker’s Toolbox

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Living Tools Project
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Coral Reef Alliance

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Clean Water for Reefs in Hawaiʻi
  • $50,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Crucible

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the General Adult Scholarship program with a focus on underrepresented students
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Exploratorium

Public School Teachers Teacher Experiences
To support the Exploratorium Teacher Institute, allowing educators to incorporate the hands-on, inquiry-rich experiences of the Exploratorium into their classrooms
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Furniture Society

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Nuts & Bolts and Exhibiting Furniture and Sculptural Objects (EFASO) programs
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Learning Among the Oaks Program and the Land Conservation Program
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on seagrass and oysters
  • $50,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Nature Conservancy

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the San Andreas Corridor
  • $750,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Oakland Public Education Fund

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support the new teacher materials/supply fund
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the AQUANAUTS program
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

The U C Davis Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue summer research projects focused on plant, environmental, and agroecology sciences
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 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 a local, globally endangered parrot species with long cultural ties to the region
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Tides Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support PODER's Urban Campesinxs food justice and young adult leadership program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Trust For Public Land

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support Bay Area programs and initiatives, specifically East Bay parks; and statewide Green Schoolyards with a focus on the Bay Area and Los Angeles
  • $150,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute's Research SCUBA Certification Program (DIVErsity in Diving)
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2024 Active

University of California Berkeley Foundation

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change Program with a focus on hands-on food research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active

University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Elkus Ranch Fund, including program delivery by providing subsidies to enable area schools to participate in hands-on programs
  • $25,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2024 Active