The Maxwellhanrahan Foundation

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $14.3M

  Grant Paid - See Attachment a · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  See detail on attachment b

• $8.0M

  Grant Paid - See Attachment a · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  See attachment a

• $696,900

  United States Artists · Chicago, IL · 2022

  To support design and administration of the 2023 Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft

• $500,000

  Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2022

  To endow a Maxwell/Hanrahan Society of Presidential Fellowship

• $300,000

  National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2022

  To support STEM Field Assistant Program, and Level I and II National Geographic Grants for Explorers engaging in field-based natural science research

• $250,000

  Sf Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support San Francisco Botanical Garden's new nursery

• $200,000

  California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2022

  To support the expansion of current infrastructure for the Institute's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) strategy as it relates to faculty development, to support the recruitment and retention of diverse s…

• $200,000

  Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2022

  To support an expanded understanding of the cultural, social, and visual significance of movement by developing a paid, post-graduate research fellowship program for artists and scholars whose work engages with the stud…

• $150,000

  Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

  To support the Coyote Valley and Farmland programs

• $130,000

  Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

  To support 1) Visiting Artist, 2) Excursion and 3) Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking small grants programs for teachers in the Bay Area

• $100,000

  Divya Vasudev · 2022

  2022 Field Biology Award

• $100,000

  Camille Truong · 2022

  2022 Field Biology Award

• $100,000

  Sonoma Land Trust · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022

  To support Community Engagement and Education Programs, the Santa Rosa South East Greenway, and Investing in Nature-Based Solutions

• $100,000

  Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  To support Trust for Public Land's Bay Area programs and initiatives, and support for the Deer Creek Beach project

• $100,000

  Richard Coleman · Honolulu, HI · 2022

  2022 Field Biology Award

• $100,000

  Nature Conservancy - California Chapter · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  To support Las Piletas acquisition

• $100,000

  Kristina Cockle · 2022

  2022 Field Biology Award

• $100,000

  Holly Lutz · San Diego, CA · 2022

  2022 Field Biology Award

• $50,000

  California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support the Thriving California Initiative

• $50,000

  Point Reyes Bird Obs - Point Blue Conservation Sci · Petaluma, CA · 2022

  To support the Education Program, including STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring A Watershed), the Community College Conservation Internship Program, and/or intern training

• $50,000

  Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022

  To support conservation research and education, focused in California

• $30,000

  San Francisco Botanical Garden Society · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support the High School Internship Program

• $30,000

  Hawaiian Islands Land Trust · Honolulu, HI · 2022

  To support the Mahukona project

• $30,000

  Polynesian Voyaging Society · Honolulu, HI · 2022

  To support Moananuiakea - A Voyage for the Pacific, and organizational strengthening and leadership development

• $25,000

  Clarity Educational Productions · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  To support the Parkway for the People project

• $22,000

  Environmental Grantmakers Association · New York, NY · 2022

  To support the 2022 Environmental Fellows Program

• $20,000

  Coastal Quest · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  To support the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Outreach and Education Small Grants Program

• $20,000

  Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2022

  To support Brown Girl Surf's community surf programs and organizational development

• $20,000

  The Coral Reef Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support reducing land-based sources of pollution in Hawaii

• $20,000

  California Native Plant Society · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  To support native plant conservation and biodiversity programs, including 30x30, wildfire resilience and recovery, and community-led science

• $20,000

  Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2022

  To support Latino Outdoors' programs in California

• $20,000

  Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

  To support The Native Stewardship Corps, native plant propagation and restoration, and general operations

• $20,000

  Craft Emergency Relief Fund · Montpelier, VT · 2022

  To support the "Get Ready" Grant Program that provides grants for the material and studio needs of professional craftspeople

• $20,000

  The Center for Cultural Innovation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  To support CCI's Quick Grant program that provides funds for California artists to participate in professional development activities

• $17,250

  University of Marylandoffice of the Bursar · College Park, MD · 2022

  To support the University of Maryland Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

• $15,000

  Regents of the University of California - Uc Davis · West Sacramento, CA · 2022

  To support the Elkus Ranch Fund

• $15,000

  Nature Bridge · Sausalito, CA · 2022

  To support NatureBridge's California programs

• $15,000

  Ten Strands · San Rafael, CA · 2022

  To support general operations

• $15,000

  Pacific Horticulture Society · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  To support general operations and science communicators

• $15,000

  Nature Conservancy - California Chapter · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  To support California ocean resilience and recovery projects, with a focus on kelp, eelgrass and oysters

• $15,000

  San Francisco Estuary Institute · Richmond, CA · 2022

  To support the Shoreline Resilience focus area and urban green infrastructure projects

• $15,000

  Waiorg · Honolulu, HI · 2022

  To support community outreach & education and pilot projects

• $15,000

  The Trust for Hidden Villa · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2022

  To support the Hidden Villa Summer Camp and/or Internship Programs

• $15,000

  Theodore Payne Fd for Wild Flowers & Native Plants · Sun Valley, CA · 2022

  General Support

• $15,000

  Outdoor Afro · Oakland, CA · 2022

  To support California outdoor leadership and Making Waves programs, and general operations

• $15,000

  Young Mens Christian Association of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support the Nature Engagement Education Program and Outdoor Education Programs

• $13,200

  Regents of the University of Ca at Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

  To support students to attend the CAMINO (The Center to Advance Mentored, Inquiry-based Opportunities) summer internship program, and to present their field-based research at scientific conferences

• $10,000

  University of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2022

  To support undergraduate and recent graduate Research Assistantships at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology for one or more students from underrepresented backgrounds

• $10,000

  Shunpike Arts Collective Dba Shunpike · Seattle, WA · 2022

  To support the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths' Mini-Grant and Tool Grant programs

• $10,000

  Greenwich House · New York, NY · 2022

  To support the Greenwich House Pottery Artists-in-Residence Program

• $10,000

  Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation · Arcata, CA · 2022

  To support a scientific illustration residency program for a recent graduate, graduate student, or undergraduate who will work in collaboration with faculty from the departments of Art + Film and Biological Sciences at …

• $10,000

  Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2022

  To support two scientific illustration internships for undergraduate students at UC-Santa Cruz's Norris Center for Natural History.

• $10,000

  University of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2022

  To support an internship program for a community college art student in collaboration with a marine biology graduate student (scientific partner) and a local professional artist (mentor) by creating a mural inspired by …

• $10,000

  Esf College Foundation · Syracuse, NY · 2022

  To support scientific illustration internships at SUNY ESF Cranberry Lake Biological Station

• $10,000

  The Society of Arts and Crafts · Gloucester, MA · 2022

  To support the Craft Innovation Jumpstarter Program

• $10,000

  Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

  To support the UC Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute's Research SCUBA Certification Program (DIVErsity in Diving)

• $10,000

  Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Incorporated · Edgecomb, ME · 2022

  To support the summer residency program for ceramic artists

• $10,000

  Peters Valley Craft Center · Layton, NJ · 2022

  To support the Artist Residency Program

• $10,000

  Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts · Gatlinburg, TN · 2022

  To support the Artists-in-Residence Program

• $10,000

  North Bennet Street School · Boston, MA · 2022

  To support Impact Scholarships for students in the full-time program

• $10,000

  California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support the Lakeside Graduate Fellows Program

• $10,000

  Smithsonian Institution · Edgewater, MD · 2022

  To support hands-on environmental science research projects by undergraduate students

• $10,000

  Minorities in Shark Sciences · Bradenton, FL · 2022

  To support recent college graduates and graduate students in a field-based internship studying sharks and rays

• $10,000

  The Center for Craft Creativity & Design · Ashevill, NC · 2022

  To support a Craft Teaching Award

• $10,000

  Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building · Port Hadlock, WA · 2022

  To support the Prothero Internship

• $10,000

  Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees · Saint Louis, MO · 2022

  To support field research of graduate students in the Graduate Studies Program

• $10,000

  University of Alaska · Fairbank, AK · 2022

  To support the Tamamta Fellows Program

• $10,000

  The Furniture Society · Bangall, NY · 2022

  To support the Local Resident Fellows as part of the Craft For a Greater Good communities program

• $10,000

  School for Advanced Research · Santa Fe, NM · 2022

  To support SAR's Native American artist fellowship program, with a focus on material mastery

• $10,000

  Esf College Foundation · Syracuse, NY · 2022

  To support scholarships for field experiences at Cranberry Lake Biological Station

• $10,000

  Pilchuck Glass School · Seattle, WA · 2022

  To support Pilchuck's Artist in Residence (AiR) program

• $10,000

  Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2022

  To support the Integrated Mentorship Program at The Center for Tree Science

• $10,000

  Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2022

  To support undergraduate students taking California Ecology and Conservation, a seven-week intensive field research course taught at UC Natural Reserves

• $10,000

  Cranbrook Educational Community · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022

  to support Materials Grants to graduate students in Craft

• $10,000

  California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support scholarship(s) for students focusing in ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry & metal arts, or textiles, with a preference for students underrepresented in their craft

• $10,000

  Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation · Snowmass Vlg, CO · 2022

  To support the Artist-in-Residence Program

• $10,000

  Penland School of Craft · Penland, NC · 2022

  To support scholarships for HBCU faculty at Penland School of Craft

• $10,000

  Handweavers Guild of America · Atlanta, GA · 2022

  To support the HGA Scholarship Fund

• $10,000

  Haystack Mountain School of Crafts · Deer Isle, ME · 2022

  To support four BIPOC fellowships for recipients to participate in two-week intensive studio workshops during the 2023 summer season

• $10,000

  Planet Women · Bainbridge Is, WA · 2022

  To support the West Coast cohort of the 100 Women Pathway project

• $10,000

  Alliance for California Traditional Arts · Fresno, CA · 2022

  To support apprenticeships in traditional material ARTS

• $10,000

  Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

  To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc intern(s) to pursue research that contributes to fulfilling the mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

• $10,000

  Archbold Expeditions · Venus, FL · 2022

  To support the Post-Baccalaureate Internship Program

• $10,000

  National Tropical Botanical Garden · Kalaheo, HI · 2022

  To support a field-based research internship with National Tropical Botanical Garden for an undergraduate or graduate student(s) within conservation science of native Hawaiian plants

• $10,000

  University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022

  To support student(s) to attend the REU Blinks Program for Undergraduates and Post-Baccalaureates at Friday Harbor Laboratories

• $10,000

  Penland School of Craft · Penland, NC · 2022

  To support Crafting the Future's scholarship program for 2-3 BIPOC students to attend craft workshops

• $10,000

  Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support at least two students' participation in the BIPOC Science Starter Grant Program

• $10,000

  Minorities in Shark Sciences · Bradenton, FL · 2022

  To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate or graduate student

• $10,000

  Smithsonian Institution · Edgewater, MD · 2022

  To support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate student focused on visualization of human-environment interactions

• $10,000

  American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

  To support the Emerging Artists Cohort program

• $10,000

  Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden · Claremont, CA · 2022

  To support undergraduate summer internships in Applied Plant Conservation at the California Botanic Garden

• $10,000

  The University Corporation San Francisco State · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support up to two rising scholars at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center through the Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Sciences graduate program or the Diving into Ecology and Evolution undergraduate marine scien…

• $10,000

  The University Corporation San Francisco State · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate student(s)

• $10,000

  U C San Diego Foundation · La Jolla, CA · 2022

  To support a research fellowship for undergraduate or graduate students, focused on marine biological sciences with a field research component at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

• $10,000

  North House Folk School · Grand Marais, MN · 2022

  To support the Internship Program

• $10,000

  Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

  To support the Summer Conservation Internship

• $10,000

  Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden · Claremont, CA · 2022

  To support a scientific illustration internship for undergraduate or graduate students

• $10,000

  American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2022

  To support undergraduate, graduate or post-doc student biology research in the field through the Richard Gilder Graduate School

• $10,000

  Krenov Foundation · Fort Bragg, CA · 2022

  To support scholarship(s) for women in the nine-month program in fine cabinet and furniture making

• $10,000

  Center for Furniture Craftsmanship · Rockport, ME · 2022

  To support the Teaching the Teachers program