PROGRAM AREA
Watershed Restoration
Only one request from an organization will be funded in a 12-month period.
Support for Vital Ecosystems
The Watershed Restoration program focuses on restoration and revitalization of key watershed ecosystems within specific geographic areas in California and Oregon.
WHERE WE FUND
California, the entire Klamath Watershed; and in the Sierra Nevada, the Truckee River watershed, Yuba/Bear/American rivers, and the North Fork Feather River watershed; and in Oregon, the upper Deschutes Basin and the upper John Day Basin.
PROGRAMS/Projects WE FUND
Those which:
- Incorporate environmental, economic, and social equity factors because solutions that merge these factors tend to have long-term success
- Preserve and build natural capital by consuming the growth of the environmental resource, rather than the resource itself
- Support creative solutions to revitalization and restoration that have the potential to serve as models for similar projects
- Are part of a cluster of projects in a given watershed involving one or more organizations over time (the Foundation believes this clustering of support at the watershed level will result in stronger partnerships and a greater impact)
- Foster collaborative partnerships even among groups with divergent interests
- Include activities that governmental agencies do not normally fund
Additional Considerations
The foundation prioritizes projects with broad-based community involvement (financial support, volunteer support, and in-kind donations, etc.).
The foundation will fund restoration projects that have an environmental education component, but only where restoration is the main and long-term focus. The foundation does not fund land acquisition projects.
NEW APPLICANTS
HOW TO APPLY
Step 1: Out of respect for applicants’ time and limited resources, before starting the application process, please contact Yisroel Quint to discuss your organization’s work.
Step 2: After contacting Yisroel, you will be able to access the application in the grants portal when the submission period is open.
WATERSHED RESTORATION GRANTEES
HOW TO REAPPLY
Grantees who have received funding within the past year and wish to be considered for subsequent grant funding should submit an application. The application questions can be found here. Please note, the foundation no longer requires grant reports for single-year grants. Abbreviated reporting questions are incorporated into the application. Click the checkbox for the prompt “Did you receive a Bella Vista grant last year?” and answer the additional questions before moving to the narrative section. Please contact Araceli Ayala, Grants Manager, at aayala@pfs-llc.net with questions.
ADDITIONAL
PROGRAM AREAS
PRE-3 SUPPORT
The Pre-3 Support program focuses on building resiliency among families facing adversity or trauma by helping parents and caregivers cope with toxic stress.
GGS EARLY LITERACY
The GGS Early Literacy program promotes literacy for children, including acquisition of reading, writing, and comprehension skills, and application of literacy skills to critical thinking and self-expression.
GGS HEALTHY LIVING
The GGS Healthy Living program supports organizations that enable youth to thrive and live up to their full potential by building resiliency, promoting healthy coping strategies and positive decision-making, and preventing unhealthy behaviors.