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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chabad of Palm Springs | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation Bet Haverim Jewish Fellowship of Davis | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation B'nai Emunah | 1 | $10,000 |
| Congregation Kona Beth Shalom | 1 | $120 |
| First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta | 1 | $200 |
| Hillel at the Claremont Colleges | 1 | $360 |
| IYYUN | 1 | $35,000 |
| Kavod | 1 | $118 |
| Michigan Hillel | 1 | $550 |
| Our Lady of Angels Parish | 1 | $2,000 |
| Sefaria | 1 | $5,000 |
| Temple Beth El (Ithaca) | 1 | $4,300 |
| Temple Shalom | 1 | $150 |
| Unity San Francisco | 1 | $1,000 |
| A Precious Child | 1 | $540 |
| Alpha Phi Omega | 1 | $2,000 |
| At the Crossroads | 1 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Partners for Parks | 1 | $250 |
| California Homebuilding Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropye | 1 | $15,000 |
| Child Parent Institute | 1 | $10,000 |
| Community United Against Violence | 1 | $180 |
| Discovery Land Company Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | 1 | $540 |
| Home and Hope | 1 | $100 |
| International Care Ministries | 1 | $5,400 |
| Maryland Food Bank | 1 | $2,000 |
| Mount Kisco Child Care Center | 1 | $250 |
| Newton Food Pantry | 1 | $1,000 |
| One Treasure Island | 1 | $500 |
| Puente de la Costa Sur | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Suicide Prevention | 1 | $200 |
| Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services | 1 | $284 |
| Spark | 1 | $600 |
| Tikva Children's Home | 1 | $5,000 |
| Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Art Escape | 1 | $2,200 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $500 |
| Better Angels Society | 1 | $500,000 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | 1 | $6,000 |
| Dancer's Group | 1 | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Berkeley Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| Golden Gate Philharmonic | 1 | $1,800 |
| Immaterial | 1 | $60,000 |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 1 | $50,000 |
| Little Kids Rock | 1 | $2,500 |
| Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts | 1 | $2,500 |
| Mystic Bowie Cultural Center | 1 | $10,000 |
| Rebecca Stenn PerksDanceMusic Theatre | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Camerawork | 1 | $180 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | 1 | $2,500 |
| Sonoma Valley Film Society | 1 | $500 |
| The Marsh, A Breeding Ground for New Performance | 1 | $100 |
| Women's Audio Mission | 1 | $2,500 |
| Aspire Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertainment | 1 | $1,000 |
| Broadway Childrens School of Oakland | 1 | $500 |
| Engaging Schools | 1 | $2,500 |
| Friends of McGill University | 1 | $10,000 |
| George School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Horace Mann School | 1 | $500 |
| Lamplighters Yeshivah | 1 | $30,000 |
| New York University Stern School of Business | 1 | $5,000 |
| Pembroke Hill School | 1 | $250 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County | 1 | $360 |
| Walnut Creek Library Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| World Affairs Council of Northern CA | 1 | $4,250 |
| California Invasive Plant Council | 1 | $180 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | 1 | $500 |
| Desert Botanical Garden | 1 | $200 |
| Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research | 1 | $180 |
| Friends of Front Street Shelter | 1 | $1,000 |
| Green Science Policy Institute | 1 | $350 |
| Lake Tahoe Conservation Fund DBA Tahoe Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
| McDowell Sonoran Land Conservancy | 1 | $200 |
| National Park Trust | 1 | $100 |
| Pandemonium Aviaries | 1 | $15,000 |
| Rainforest Trust | 1 | $50,000 |
| Valley of the Moon Natural History Association | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Academy of Dermatology | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Society for Clinical Investigation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation | 1 | $60,000 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of America | 1 | $100 |
| Global Strategies for HIV Prevention | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti | 1 | $100 |
| PD Active | 1 | $10,000 |
| Progeria Research Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness | 1 | $200 |
| Taylor Family Foundation | 1 | $3,000 |
| Visiting Nurse Service of New York | 1 | $100 |
| AFP Golden Gate Chapter | 1 | $10,000 |
| Bolinas Community | 1 | $1,000 |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Community Center | 1 | $3,000 |
| Ecological Building Network | 1 | $500 |
| Family and Children's Law Center | 1 | $15,000 |
| Freedom for All Americans Education Fund | 1 | $2,500 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences | 1 | $150 |
| Jewish News Service | 1 | $1,800 |
