The Marisla Foundation awards grants quarterly in two program areas - Environment and Human Services. Of the hundreds of proposals received each year only a small number are funded, and we are currently funding a few new grantees as we adjust the total annual funding to a sustainable level. 

Focus Areas:

Human Services- The Human Services Program addresses the needs of women in crisis, primarily focusing on their physical, emotional, and mental health and financial well-being. 

Grants support activities and integrated approaches to stable housing, treating addiction, empowering adult and child domestic violence survivors, and vocational training. The geographic limitation is Orange County and Los Angeles, California.

Environment: The Environment Program concentrates on activities that promote the conservation of biological diversity and advance sustainable ecosystem management. Primary emphasis is on marine and coastal biodiversity conservation with a geographic focus on California, Northwest Mexico, Hawaii, Chile, and the Western Pacific (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia). The Environment Program also supports the search for solutions to health and environmental threats caused by toxic chemicals.

The Marisla Foundation Board of Directors makes funding decisions on a quarterly basis.

Deadlines are on a quarterly basis:

November 15 thru January 15

February 15 thru April 15

May 15 thru July 15

August 15 thru October 15