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

San Francisco Center For The Book

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support diversity-focused national scholarships
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

San Francisco Education Fund

Public School Teachers Classroom Grants
To support Educator Grants
  • $33,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

San Francisco State University

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Sanctuary Forest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Education and Outreach Program and General Operating
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To further the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's mission of conserving native plants through an illustration internship
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Save The Redwoods League

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Starter Grant Program
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

School For Advanced Research

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support SAR's Native American artist fellowship program, with a focus on material mastery
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship in the Choy Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for undergraduate or graduate student(s), and/or those in early-career transitional phases that would enable them to progress to their next career stage
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Sequoia Forestkeeper

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support monitoring and education
  • $5,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Shipyard Trust For The Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence Program with a focus on material-based artists
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Shunpike

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths’ Tool Grant and Mini Grant programs, and general operating
  • $36,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Sloss Furnaces Foundation

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Visiting Artist Residency Program at Sloss Metal Arts
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s General Internship Program for students from the tropics focused on field research
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Smithsonian Institution

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student(s) focused on visualization of human-environment interactions
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Society of North American Goldsmiths

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support SNAG’s Award program for hands-on practitioners
  • $50,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Sonoma Botanical Garden

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the California native plant program and/or environmental education
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

South Arts

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Southern Prize & State Fellowships Programs, with a focus on craft and vernacular (folk) arts and professional development programming
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

South Arts

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Emerging Traditional Artists Program (ETAP)
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Stanford University

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc intern(s) to pursue field-based research that contributes to fulfilling the mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Surfrider Foundation

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Blue Water Task Force and Ocean Friendly Gardens in California and/or Hawaiʻi
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Ten Strands

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support Outdoor Learning Initiatives and general operations
  • $40,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Textile Society of America

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support the Brandford/Elliott Award for Excellence in Fiber Art endowment fund
  • $45,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

The Center For Cultural Innovation

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Investing in Artists: Tool & Equipment Program and the Quick Grant Program
  • $405,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

The Crucible

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the General Adult Scholarship program with a focus on underrepresented students
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023
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