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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose | 1 | $500 |
| The Acting Company | 1 | $500 |
| Berkeley Law Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County | 1 | $500 |
| Kiva Microfunds | 1 | $500 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education | 1 | $500 |
| Fred Rogers Company | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | 1 | $500 |
| Producers Associates | 1 | $500 |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel School | 1 | $500 |
| Lafayette College | 1 | $500 |
| Jasper Ridge Farm | 1 | $500 |
| Okizu Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, National Office | 1 | $500 |
| Center for Gender & Refugee Studies | 1 | $500 |
| Children's Defense Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Council for Public Affairs | 1 | $500 |
| Beth El Hebrew Congregation | 1 | $500 |
| Alight | 1 | $500 |
| Chevra Hatzalah | 1 | $500 |
| CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia | 1 | $500 |
| En Garde Arts | 1 | $500 |
| Gloucester Stage Company | 1 | $500 |
| J. David Gladstone Institutes | 1 | $500 |
| MAP International | 1 | $500 |
| Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies | 1 | $500 |
| Legal Aid of Sonoma County | 1 | $500 |
| Chabad of Novato | 1 | $500 |
| KAHAL: Your Jewish Home Abroad | 1 | $500 |
| One Dollar for Life | 1 | $500 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 1 | $500 |
| American Humanist Association | 2 | $534 |
| In Defense of Animals | 2 | $534 |
| A Precious Child | 1 | $540 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | 1 | $540 |
| Hospice Foundation of America | 1 | $540 |
| Humane Society of Pagosa Springs | 1 | $540 |
| Boulder Shelter for the Homeless | 1 | $540 |
| Temple Emanuel of Winston-Salem | 1 | $540 |
| Link Kollel and Shul | 1 | $540 |
| Lubavitch of Iowa | 1 | $540 |
| Ignite Adaptive Sports | 1 | $540 |
| Facts and Logic About the Middle East | 1 | $540 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation - Beverly Hills | 1 | $540 |
| Michigan Hillel | 1 | $550 |
| Beate Klarsfeld Foundation | 1 | $550 |
| Olean Community Theatre | 1 | $550 |
| Harvard Business School Association of Northern California | 1 | $550 |
| Shanti Project | 3 | $550 |
| Making Contact | 2 | $550 |
| Gan Israel Preschool | 1 | $560 |
| Pets in Need | 3 | $568 |
| American Friends of the Open University of Israel | 5 | $580 |
| Public Citizen Foundation | 4 | $584 |
| Acalanes Parents Club | 1 | $600 |
| Golden Gate Opera | 1 | $600 |
| Spark | 1 | $600 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater DC-Maryland Chapter | 1 | $600 |
| Bay Area Cabaret | 1 | $600 |
| Jewish Congregation of Maui | 1 | $600 |
| Friends of the River Foundation | 4 | $600 |
| Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment | 2 | $600 |
| Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills | 2 | $600 |
| Music & Memory | 2 | $600 |
| Special Olympics Northern California | 4 | $600 |
| Population Connection | 2 | $600 |
| Northern California Board of Rabbis | 2 | $600 |
| Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties | 2 | $600 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust | 2 | $600 |
| Student Press Law Center | 2 | $600 |
| Berkeley Community Fund | 1 | $600 |
| Mission Minyan | 2 | $610 |
| Sharsheret | 2 | $610 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | 1 | $613 |
| The Oakland 100 Club | 1 | $625 |
| Holy Names High School | 1 | $625 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Action Against Hunger USA | 2 | $640 |
| Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano | 2 | $650 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | 1 | $650 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 2 | $650 |
| Fistula Foundation | 3 | $650 |
| Family Promise of San Joaquin County | 2 | $650 |
| Parent Faculty Club of Walnut Acres Elementary School | 1 | $650 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | 2 | $650 |
| ELEM / Youth in Distress in Israel | 2 | $650 |
| Chabad of California | 3 | $660 |
| ACCESS Women's Health Justice | 2 | $680 |
| Pad Project | 2 | $680 |
| Maloto | 2 | $680 |
| FSHD Society | 2 | $680 |
| Redwoods - A Community of Seniors | 2 | $680 |
| Emory University | 3 | $680 |
| Enneagram Prison Project | 2 | $700 |
| Environmental Traveling Companions | 2 | $700 |
| KCRW Foundation | 2 | $700 |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | 2 | $700 |
| United Negro College Fund | 2 | $700 |
| Women for Women International | 3 | $700 |
