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

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

Calypso Farm and Ecology Center

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community Roots Program, an urban agriculture training program for teens and young adults
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Center For Craft

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Local Regenerative Arts Residency Program
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Charities Aid Foundation America

Craft Awards and Prizes
To support a Donor Advised Gift (DAG) to the Heritage Crafts Association in support of their award program
  • $114,132
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Coastal Quest

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the Emerging Leaders for 30x30 Cohort in California and Hawaiʻi
  • $20,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Coastside Land Trust

Resilient Ecosystems Protecting Important Places
To support land protection, restoration and stewardship, including the Junior Land Stewards Program
  • $30,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Compass For Youth

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community College Field Biology Alliance, to enable 15 undergraduates currently enrolled in community colleges in the greater Los Angeles area to participate in a 6-month long hybrid field research internship
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Craft Emergency Relief Fund

Craft Small Grants for Craftspeople
To support the Get Ready and Emergency Assistance Grant Programs
  • $210,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Crafting The Future

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support BIPOC artists with scholarships for craft programs; Impact Grants; and micro grants
  • $150,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Cranbrook Educational Community

Craft Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support grants for materials to graduate students in craft
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Desert Botanical Garden

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support two undergraduate or graduate students in field-based internships
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Earth Island Institute

Food Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support a Food Shift internship(s) focused on food waste
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Ecological Society of America

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program, which may include regional field trip(s) and conference attendance
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Environmental Leadership Program

Resilient Ecosystems Connecting People and Nature
To support the RAY Conservation Fellowship Program, with a focus on fellows working in California or Hawaiʻi
  • $100,000
  • 2 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Esf College Foundation

Field Biology Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support graduate and post-doctoral field biology research, and/or scholarships for undergraduate field experiences at Cranberry Lake Biological Station
  • $45,000
  • 3 Years
  • Granted in 2023 Active

Esf College Foundation

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support scientific illustration internships at SUNY ESF Cranberry Lake Biological Station
  • $15,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023

Field Museum of Natural History

Field Biology Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student focusing on native bees
  • $10,000
  • 1 Year
  • Granted in 2023