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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catapult Film Fund | 1 | $7,500 |
| City Lights Theater Company | 1 | $2,500 |
| East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | 1 | $3,000 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose | 1 | $500 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | 1 | $180 |
| Magic Theatre | 1 | $150 |
| New Amsterdam Presents | 1 | $5,000 |
| Oakland Museum of California Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| PBS Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Portland Museum of Art | 1 | $300 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | 1 | $2,000 |
| Tannery Pond Concerts Corporation | 1 | $200 |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | 1 | $1,000 |
| Aragon High School | 1 | $3,500 |
| Berkeley Law Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 1 | $400 |
| Education Outside | 1 | $5,000 |
| Gan Israel Preschool | 1 | $560 |
| Gottesman RTW Academy | 1 | $1,800 |
| Little School | 1 | $2,500 |
| Marin Montessori School | 1 | $5,000 |
| Parent Faculty Club of Walnut Acres Elementary School | 1 | $650 |
| Pingry School | 1 | $150 |
| Ramah in the Rockies | 1 | $150 |
| Shoresh | 1 | $1,000 |
| St. John's College - Annapolis | 1 | $200 |
| The New School of San Francisco | 1 | $20,000 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Vanderbilt University | 1 | $300 |
| Winters Friends of the Library | 1 | $100 |
| Crossroads Campus | 1 | $2,500 |
| Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County | 1 | $500 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | 1 | $50,000 |
| Island Conservation | 1 | $150,000 |
| Marin Audubon Society | 1 | $2,500 |
| North Lake Tahoe Historical Society | 1 | $2,250 |
| Pacific Crest Trail Association | 1 | $1,500 |
| Point Lobos Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Save Mount Diablo | 1 | $3,700 |
| Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods | 1 | $1,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| Wine to Water | 1 | $250 |
| Alum Rock Counseling Center | 1 | $10,000 |
| American Kidney Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Band of Parents | 1 | $1,000 |
| Breathe California of the Bay Area | 1 | $100 |
| Cheyanna Foundation for Children | 1 | $300 |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Lupus Foundation of Northern California | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | 1 | $750 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | 1 | $720 |
| Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| University of Texas Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of the Heschel Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross, Silicon Valley Chapter | 1 | $100 |
| Children's Aid Society | 1 | $10,000 |
| Coalition on Homelessness | 1 | $200 |
| Community Working Group | 1 | $150 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | 1 | $250 |
| Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | 1 | $15,000 |
| Friends of Vancouver Foundation | 1 | $20,500 |
| Give2Asia | 1 | $100 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | 1 | $350 |
| Issue One | 1 | $25,000 |
| Kiva Microfunds | 1 | $500 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado | 1 | $720 |
| Maplight | 1 | $1,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | 1 | $613 |
| Nonprofit Vote | 1 | $20,000 |
| ORT America | 1 | $150 |
| Pathways to Peace | 1 | $180 |
| Prevent Child Abuse America | 1 | $100 |
| Reclaim the Records | 1 | $1,000 |
| SEEDS Community Resolution Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| St. Francis Center of Redwood City | 1 | $5,000 |
| Teneo | 1 | $15,000 |
| Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | 1 | $25,000 |
| Women's Global Education Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad at USC | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara | 1 | $250 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education | 1 | $500 |
| Hillel at Davis and Sacramento | 1 | $2,000 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | 1 | $5,000 |
| Ohr HaTorah | 1 | $1,500 |
| Sukkat Shaleym | 1 | $10,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito | 1 | $1,000 |
| AquAbility | 1 | $100 |
| Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau | 1 | $5,000 |
| charity: water | 1 | $100 |
| DC Central Kitchen | 1 | $1,000 |
| Feed the Children | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Nahal Haredi | 1 | $2,000 |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind | 1 | $100 |
| Insight Meditation Community of Washington | 1 | $118 |
| Juma Ventures | 1 | $100 |
| Marin Community Food Bank | 1 | $100 |
| Missionary Athletes International | 1 | $360 |
| New Orleans Jewish Community Center | 1 | $100 |
