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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View 2018 grants

Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,294 grants totaling $9,388,906

Education

1,641 grants totaling $27,569,564

Environment/Animals

744 grants totaling $17,698,729

Health

1,054 grants totaling $15,279,197

Human Services

1,511 grants totaling $11,768,076

Public/Society Benefit

2,598 grants totaling $79,923,414

Religion

1,208 grants totaling $13,450,797
Grantee namesort descending Total Grants Total Amount
Imagine LA 1 $500
Immaterial 1 $60,000
Immigration Equality 2 $3,000
Impact 100 East Bay 1 $1,200
Impact Cubed 1 $300
Impact Fund 2 $4,500
Impact Philanthropy Group 1 $1,000
In Defense of Animals 2 $534
In Spirit 1 $2,000
Indaba Foundation 1 $360
Independent Jewish World Cinema 10 $34,850
Indiana University Health Foundation 1 $1,000
Indivisible Civics 3 $1,500,250
Ingles Sin Limites 1 $1,080
Inner City Law Center 1 $300
Innocence Project New Orleans 1 $300
Innovative Policy Lab 1 $50,000
Inquiring Systems 2 $3,000
Insead Management Education Foundation 1 $1,800
Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula 1 $10,000
Insight Meditation Community of Washington 1 $118
Insight Prison Project 2 $5,350
Institute for American Values 2 $500
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis 2 $600,000
Institute for Figuring 1 $10,000
Institute for Jewish and Community Research 1 $10,000
Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals 1 $500
Institute For Jewish Spirituality 4 $5,350
Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies 1 $500
Institute for Shipboard Education 1 $100
Institute for the Next Jewish Future INJF 1 $360
Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy 2 $5,500
Institute of Noetic Sciences 1 $150
Institute on Aging 21 $135,850
Integrity First for America 1 $180
Intelligence Squared U.S. Foundation 1 $1,000
Interfaith Voices 1 $180
Interfaith Youth Core 1 $1,000
InterfaithFamily 4 $22,750
Interfaithfamily Com DBA InterfaithFamily 1 $10,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts 1 $100
InterMusic SF 1 $1,000
International Bird Rescue 1 $100
International Campaign for Tibet 1 $250
International Care Ministries 1 $5,400
International Child Resource Institute 1 $2,000
International Community Foundation 2 $1,021,000
International Documentary Association 1 $5,000
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 1 $100
International Medical Corps 3 $2,500
International Mountain Explorers Connection 1 $3,600
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War 1 $750
International Planned Parenthood Federation 7 $10,290
International Rescue Committee 14 $16,234
International Sephardic Education Foundation 2 $2,000
Internet Archive 3 $1,300
Internews Networks 1 $5,000
Intersection for the Arts 7 $47,000
Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation 2 $20,000
Invisible Theatre 1 $6,000
Iowa Genealogical Society 1 $750
Iraq Veterans Against the War 2 $784
Island Conservation 1 $150,000
IsraAID 24 $56,168
Israel Cancer Research Fund 1 $100
Israel Center for Excellence through Education 2 $6,000
Israel Children's Cancer Foundation 1 $300
Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind 3 $980
Israel Policy Forum 4 $32,500
Israel Project 2 $25,500
Israel Special Kids Fund 2 $400
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation 2 $2,000
Israel Venture Network 2 $17,000
Israel21c 17 $111,980
Isralight South Florida 1 $1,800
Issue One 1 $25,000
Itrek FKA Israel & Co. 3 $23,600
IYYUN 1 $35,000
J Street Education Fund 18 $171,384
J. David Gladstone Institutes 1 $500
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation 1 $1,000
Jamestown Community Center 2 $1,750
JanMitram Kalyan Samiti 1 $35,000
Japan Society of Northern California 2 $4,000
Jason Foundation 1 $500
Jasper Ridge Farm 1 $500
JCC Association of North America 1 $100
JCC Maccabi Sports Camp 6 $17,518
JDC 44 $521,450
JDRF 3 $450
Jerusalem Chesed Foundation 1 $3,000
Jerusalem Foundation 2 $900
JESPY House 1 $180
Jester & Pharley Phund 1 $100
Jewish Academy of Orlando 1 $18,000
Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council 2 $5,300
Jewish Book Council 3 $3,600
Jewish Braille Institute 3 $400
Jewish Broadcasting Service 1 $150
Jewish Center of the Hamptons 1 $3,000

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