Personal Philanthropy
View the 2019 Grantmaking Report
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2019 the Federation facilitated 10,050 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $175,078,668. Putting these assets into community reflects the Jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (taking care of the needy), kehillah (community), and tzedek (pursuing justice). These four values underpin and guide our philanthropic work, which supports a wide range of Jewish and broader causes, across local, national and international organizations.
For a summary of our collective impact, view the infographic.
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| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Girls | 1 | $10,000 |
| Berkeley Food Network | 1 | $100 |
| California Fire Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Catholic Social Services | 1 | $150 |
| Child Advocates of Silicon Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) | 1 | $100 |
| Destination Home | 1 | $1,800 |
| Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel | 1 | $1,800 |
| Food & Water Watch | 1 | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley | 1 | $25,000 |
| Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | 1 | $250 |
| Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation of America | 1 | $10,000 |
| Martha's Village & Kitchen | 1 | $1,000 |
| Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth | 1 | $180 |
| New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| One Drop Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| Rise Together Education | 1 | $100 |
| San Francisco SafeHouse | 1 | $500 |
| Southern California PGA Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| SuperYou FUNdation | 1 | $100 |
| United Way of Miami-Dade. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wells Bring Hope | 1 | $250 |
| Art and Remembrance | 1 | $350 |
| Axis Dance Company | 1 | $2,000 |
| Berwin Lee London New York Playwrights | 1 | $20,799 |
| Chabot Space and Science Center | 1 | $180 |
| Dance Training Center-San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of School of the Arts Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Golden Gate Opera | 1 | $600 |
| Imagine LA | 1 | $500 |
| Mindful Life Project | 1 | $3,000 |
| New York City Ballet | 1 | $250 |
| Occidental Community Choir | 1 | $200 |
| Peninsula Youth Theatre | 1 | $200 |
| Sonoma County Bach Society | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Jewish Museum - New York | 1 | $1,000 |
| Acalanes Parents Club | 1 | $600 |
| Asian University for Women Support Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| British Schools and Universities Foundation | 1 | $6,450 |
| Darby Schools Excellence Fund | 1 | $750 |
| Friends Central School Corporation | 1 | $10,000 |
| George Mason University Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Haiti Partners | 1 | $1,000 |
| Homework Central | 1 | $200 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 1 | $600,000 |
| Lake Travis High School Parent Teacher Organization | 1 | $500 |
| Montera Junior High Parent Faculty Student Club | 1 | $500 |
| Pomona College | 1 | $5,000 |
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sterne School | 1 | $6,250 |
| Third Way Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| Union College | 1 | $200 |
| Voice of Witness | 1 | $1,500 |
| 350 Bay Area Climate Education Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Apparel Impact Institute | 1 | $3,000 |
| California Indian Environmental Alliance | 1 | $300 |
| Coastside Land Trust | 1 | $1,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | 1 | $4,000 |
| Equamore Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of China Camp | 1 | $1,000 |
| Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | 1 | $3,000 |
| Northern Jaguar Project | 1 | $10,000 |
| Palo Alto Humane Society | 1 | $500 |
| Save the Waves Coalition | 1 | $200 |
| Surfrider Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Urgewald | 1 | $15,000 |
| Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 1 | $250 |
| American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel | 1 | $125 |
| End Well Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Global Camps Africa | 1 | $10,000 |
| Jason Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| National Federation of the Blind | 1 | $100 |
| On Lok | 1 | $1,000 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | 1 | $100 |
| Roots of Peace | 1 | $180 |
| Vascular Cures | 1 | $250 |
| Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $180 |
| Ameinu Our People | 1 | $5,000 |
| Bizworld Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Cambodia Human Rights Task Forces | 1 | $35,000 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | 1 | $500 |
| Consumers Union of United States | 1 | $100 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fair Work Center | 1 | $300 |
| Free the Slaves | 1 | $1,200 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | 1 | $1,000 |
| GLAAD | 1 | $10,000 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| JanMitram Kalyan Samiti | 1 | $35,000 |
| Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center | 1 | $100 |
| More in Common | 1 | $25,000 |
| Pro Bono Project | 1 | $1,500 |
| Shadhika | 1 | $500 |
| United Workers Association | 1 | $25,000 |
| Woodside School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
