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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
