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 |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Opera Guild | 1 | $150 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | 1 | $500 |
| Oakland Youth Chorus | 1 | $2,500 |
| PBS SoCal | 1 | $200 |
| Producers Associates | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Art and Film Program | 1 | $2,500 |
| Save Venice | 1 | $1,500 |
| Society of Israel Philatelists | 1 | $250 |
| The Acting Company | 1 | $500 |
| Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee | 1 | $2,500 |
| 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 |
| North American Friends of Oranim | 1 | $10,000 |
| Princess Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| St. Helena Farmers Market | 1 | $100 |
| Tesseract Research Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Wood River Jewish Community | 1 | $1,900 |
| Beth El Hebrew Congregation | 1 | $500 |
| Etz Chaim Synagogue | 1 | $118 |
| Interfaithfamily Com DBA InterfaithFamily | 1 | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Zen Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| Temple Bat Yahm | 1 | $100 |
| Alight | 1 | $500 |
| Berkeley Community Fund | 1 | $600 |
| Carter Center | 1 | $100 |
| Chevra Hatzalah | 1 | $500 |
| Feeding America | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park | 1 | $1,000 |
| JW House | 1 | $25,000 |
| Let Grow | 1 | $2,500 |
| Marin Villages | 1 | $5,000 |
| New Rochelle Public Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Olympic Club Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Paxton Sports Academy | 1 | $2,000 |
| San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| South American Initiative | 1 | $1,500 |
| Therapeutic Riding of Tucson | 1 | $200 |
| United States Olypmic and Paralympic Foundation | 1 | $15,000 |
| WE Foundation | 1 | $2,600 |
| All Stars Project | 1 | $250 |
| Architectural Foundation of San Francisco | 1 | $3,000 |
| Center for New Music San Francisco | 1 | $2,500 |
| Clerestory | 1 | $100 |
| CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia | 1 | $500 |
