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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue | 1 | $750 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Adopt-A-Family of Marin | 1 | $500 |
| Bananas | 1 | $150 |
| Boulder Shelter for the Homeless | 1 | $540 |
| Camp Possibilities Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Century Villages at Cabrillo | 1 | $50,000 |
| Christian Action Life Line | 1 | $500 |
| Covenant House California | 1 | $100 |
| East Bay Innovations | 1 | $10,000 |
| Freedom Service Dogs | 1 | $500 |
| Housing Industry Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Arkansas | 1 | $3,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Ramah Commission | 1 | $1,800 |
| North East Exchange Team - San Francisco | 1 | $200 |
| Pact an Adoption Alliance | 1 | $6,000 |
| Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center | 1 | $500 |
| Reach for Home | 1 | $250 |
| Solar Cookers International | 1 | $500 |
| St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room | 1 | $1,000 |
| Transgender Law Center | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of Batsheva Dance Company | 1 | $1,500 |
| Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee | 1 | $10,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $35,000 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy | 1 | $40,000 |
| Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
| foolsFURY Theater | 1 | $250 |
| Harvard Magazine | 1 | $100 |
| National Novel Writing Month | 1 | $20,000 |
| Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $1,000 |
| Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic | 1 | $1,500 |
| Play It Forward Music Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Rhythmix Cultural Works | 1 | $2,000 |
| San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles | 1 | $250 |
| Silicon Valley FACES | 1 | $2,500 |
| Straus Historical Society | 1 | $2,500 |
| Theatre Ventures International | 1 | $800 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Youth in Arts | 1 | $350 |
| Allegheny College | 1 | $50,000 |
| American Jewish University | 1 | $1,000 |
| BASIC Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Boston University Hillel, | 1 | $360 |
| Coney Island Prep Builders | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Martell School House | 1 | $2,000 |
| Institute for Shipboard Education | 1 | $100 |
| Libforall Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Murray Bowen Archives Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| Phillips Brooks School | 1 | $1,500 |
| ProLiteracy Worldwide | 1 | $100 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | 1 | $250 |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States | 1 | $500 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| University of California San Francisco | 1 | $10,000 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Berkeley East Bay Humane Society | 1 | $108 |
| Conservation Society of California | 1 | $100 |
| Humane Society of Pagosa Springs | 1 | $540 |
| Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 1 | $5,000 |
| Performing Animal Welfare Society | 1 | $500 |
| Trap Free Montana | 1 | $2,000 |
| Action on Smoking and Health | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee | 1 | $500 |
| Boston MedFlight | 1 | $2,500 |
| Clinic by the Bay | 1 | $100 |
| Desert AIDS Project | 1 | $500 |
| Fanconi Anemia Research Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Huntington's Disease Society of America | 1 | $1,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - San Diego/Hawaii Chapter | 1 | $100 |
| Mayers Healthcare Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | 1 | $100 |
| National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association | 1 | $2,500 |
| Radiological Society Of North America | 1 | $5,000 |
| Alameda Community Fund | 1 | $4,000 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 1 | $500,000 |
| Center for State-Led National Debt Solutions | 1 | $2,500 |
| City of Richmond, California | 1 | $250 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | 1 | $1,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program of Contra Costa County | 1 | $3,205 |
| Energy for Growth Hub | 1 | $125,000 |
| Friends of Stevens Creek Trail | 1 | $200 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | 1 | $750 |
| HipHopForChange | 1 | $4,000 |
| Jewish Community Center on the Palisades | 1 | $1,800 |
| Jewish Federation of St. Louis | 1 | $250 |
| Local Futures / ISEC | 1 | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto Forward | 1 | $300 |
| Philanthropy Workshop | 1 | $250 |
| Rising International | 1 | $1,000 |
| SaverLife FKA EARN | 1 | $2,000 |
| Society for Science and the Public | 1 | $500 |
| Take Back the Court Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Veterans Education Project | 1 | $250 |
| Youth Law Center | 1 | $7,500 |
| Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $100 |
| Congregation Emanuel | 1 | $250 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York | 1 | $5,000 |
| Harvard Hillel | 1 | $3,000 |
