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
American Academy of Dermatology 1 $5,000
American Alpine Club 2 $200
American Arbitration Association 1 $2,500
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 12 $318,500
American Associates of the National Theatre 1 $1,000
American Association of University Women 1 $250
American Bach Soloists 1 $1,000
American Camping Association 1 $100
American Cancer Society 12 $14,050
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 33 $2,087,430
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California 22 $74,090
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem 7 $5,500
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science 16 $255,400
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation 10 $88,500
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 1 $500,000
American Craft Council 1 $1,000
American Diabetes Association 1 $100
American Foreign Policy Council 1 $5,000
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1 $150
American Foundation for the Blind 1 $500
American Foundation for the University of British Columbia 1 $250
American Friends of Alyn Hospital 3 $41,200
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University 3 $55,200
American Friends of Batsheva Dance Company 1 $1,500
American Friends of Combatants for Peace 4 $3,134
American Friends of Concordia University 4 $81,000
American Friends of Darche Noam 1 $3,600
American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee 1 $500
American Friends of Leket Israel 1 $1,800
American Friends of Likud 1 $250
American Friends of Magen David Adom 16 $8,875
American Friends of Maoz-Seal 2 $200,000
American Friends of Neve Hanna 1 $1,000
American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam 3 $7,600
American Friends of the Association for the advancement of Community Center 1 $15,000
American Friends of the Babylonian Jewry Center, 1 $25,000
American Friends of the Hebrew University 12 $162,450
American Friends of the Heschel Center 1 $5,000
American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute 3 $272,000
American Friends of the Israel Museum 3 $130,000
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 15 $90,450
American Friends of the M&M Frankel Center for the Improvement of Learning 2 $350
American Friends of the Open University of Israel 5 $580
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum 4 $4,940
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 3 $107,900
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University 10 $567,700
American Friends of the Toronto International Film Festival 1 $1,635
American Friends of Yad Eliezer 5 $11,620
American Friends of Yahad-In Unum 3 $1,250
American Gastroenterological Association Institute 1 $3,000
American Heart Association of the Greater Bay Area 8 $12,580
American Himalayan Foundation 3 $10,425
American Humane 3 $3,200
American Humanist Association 2 $534
American Idea Foundation 1 $5,000
American Indian College Fund 5 $3,700
American Institute for Cancer Research 1 $180
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 1 $500
American Israel Education Foundation 13 $784,000
American Israel Education Foundation 4 $225,000
American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2 $228,600
American Jewish Committee 30 $74,313
American Jewish Committee, NY 1 $1,500
American Jewish Congress 2 $460
American Jewish University 1 $1,000
American Jewish World Service 40 $227,056
American Kidney Fund 1 $100
American Leadership Forum 1 $1,000
American Lung Association 1 $100
American Museum of Fly Fishing 1 $1,500
American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation 1 $180
American Oversight 1 $250,000
American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel 1 $125
American Prairie Reserve 1 $10,000
American Red Cross 7 $6,750
American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter 9 $29,150
American Red Cross, Silicon Valley Chapter 1 $100
American Rivers 2 $10,180
American Schools of Oriental Research 2 $2,000
American Society for Clinical Investigation 1 $1,500
American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology 7 $93,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 4 $2,000
American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel 6 $12,100
American Society for Yad Vashem 8 $4,450
American Supporters of Yedid 1 $5,000
Americans for Oxford 2 $15,325
Americans for Peace and Tolerance 1 $200
Americans for Peace Now 9 $11,550
Americans for the Israeli Third Way 1 $25,000
Americans United for Separation of Church and State 6 $39,900
Americares 1 $100
amfAR 2 $5,100
Amherst College Trustees 4 $30,300
Amigos de Las Americas 1 $200
Amigos del Museo del Barrio 1 $7,500
Amnesty International USA 13 $6,834
AMVETS National Service Foundation 1 $100
Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2 $7,000
Animal Aid Unlimited 1 $2,500
Animal Welfare Institute 1 $200

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