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
Meadowlark Hills Foundation 1 $100
Meals on Wheels of Alameda County 2 $1,600
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa 1 $100
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco 14 $19,148
Mechanics Institute 1 $1,000
Mechon Hadar 2 $45,000
Mediators Foundation 1 $500
MedShare International 1 $1,000
Meira Academy 1 $1,000
Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment 2 $600
Melissa's House 1 $100
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 6 $56,550
Mendocino Land Trust 1 $100
Menlo Atherton High School Foundation for the Future 2 $4,500
Menlo College 1 $500
Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation 2 $5,800
Menlo School 9 $38,650
Menorah Heritage Foundation 1 $250
MEOR 5 $20,720
Mercy Corps 3 $1,450
Mercy High School 2 $2,000
Mercy Ships 4 $1,700
Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel 7 $32,600
Merola Opera Program 5 $13,500
Metropolitan Club Preservation Foundation 1 $1,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art 3 $5,700
Metropolitan Opera Association 2 $16,000
Metropolitan Opera Guild 1 $150
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1 $180
Mexican Museum 2 $6,000
MIB Agents 1 $200
Michael Harris Foundation 2 $7,500
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 4 $11,800
Michigan Hillel 1 $550
Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation 1 $1,000
Mid Klamath Watershed Council 1 $100
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club 2 $1,119
Middle East Forum 3 $52,860
Middle East Media Research Institute 7 $81,010
Middle East Peace Dialogue Network 7 $115,400
Midrasha East Bay Jewish Community High School 1 $180
Migrant Justics 1 $500
Mill Valley Library Foundation 2 $2,000
Mill Valley Scout Hall 1 $250
Mills College 2 $50,500
Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation 10 $20,550
Milo Foundation 2 $1,000
MINA: Mariana Islands Nature Alliance 1 $500
Mindful Life Project 1 $3,000
Mindful Littles 1 $500
Minneapolis Jewish Federation 1 $613
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 1 $2,500
Mission Graduates 2 $20,000
Mission High Foundation 2 $1,100
Mission Hospice & Home Care 5 $2,600
Mission Minyan 2 $610
Missionary Athletes International 1 $360
Mobile Medical Team International 1 $1,800
Mobility International USA 1 $7,000
Moishe House 20 $255,442
Moldaw Residences 9 $40,030
MoMA PS1 1 $25,000
Momentum Unlimited 1 $10,000
Mongabay.org 1 $10,000
Montana Land Reliance 2 $10,500
Montana Wilderness School 8 $102,000
Monte Vista High School Academic Boosters 1 $495
Montera Junior High Parent Faculty Student Club 1 $500
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation 4 $31,250
Monterey Jazz Festival 2 $3,500
Moraga Education Foundation 1 $100
More in Common 1 $25,000
Morgan Autism Center 2 $1,600
Morgan Hill Art School 1 $3,000
Morrissey-Compton Educational Center 1 $1,000
Mosaic Law Congregation 1 $250
Mother Jones 1 $180
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 1 $250
Mothers Against Senseless Killings 2 $280
Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth 1 $180
Mount Holyoke College 1 $15,000
Mount Kisco Child Care Center 1 $250
Mountain Lion Foundation 1 $2,500
Mountain Play Association 2 $1,584
Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation 1 $1,000
Moving Traditions 2 $10,000
Mozilla Foundation 1 $200
Mujeres Unidas Y Activas 1 $500
Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association 1 $250
Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies 2 $2,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 1 $1,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society Northern California Chapter 1 $100
Murray Bowen Archives Project 1 $2,500
Muscular Dystrophy Association 1 $100
Museum at Eldridge Street 2 $2,600
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland 1 $2,500
Museum of Craft and Design 4 $22,198
Museum of Fine Arts 3 $28,000
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust 2 $600
Museum of Performance and Design 3 $6,500

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