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
Music & Memory 2 $600
Music at Kohl Mansion 6 $27,700
Music For Minors 1 $3,000
Music in Schools Today 5 $8,500
Music in the Vineyards 5 $3,750
Music of Remembrance 2 $3,340
Muttville 6 $7,880
My Digital Tat2 1 $500
My New Red Shoes 2 $1,200
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of California 1 $500
Mystic Bowie Cultural Center 1 $10,000
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 3 $5,350
NAMI California 1 $3,000
NAMI San Francisco 2 $350
NAMI San Mateo County 1 $500
Nantucket Musical Arts Society 1 $1,000
Napa County Land Trust 2 $500
Napa Seafood Foundation 1 $1,000
Napa Valley College Foundation 1 $250
Napa Valley Museum 2 $250
NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation 33 $181,610
Narrative Magazine 1 $1,000
Nashuva 2 $860
National Abortion Federation 1 $1,000
National Advocates for Pregnant Women 2 $1,004
National Alliance on Mental Illness 2 $350
National Alliance on Mental Illness - San Fernando Valley 3 $1,660
National Audubon Society 3 $1,100
National Boy Scouts of America Council 1 $100
National Brain Tumor Society 2 $1,250
National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy 2 $20,400
National Center for Jewish Film 1 $1,000
National Center for Lesbian Rights 4 $264,250
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1 $180
National Center for Youth Law 3 $11,250
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 1 $500
National Coalition Against Censorship 2 $500
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy 1 $25,000
National Constitution Center 2 $175,000
National Council of Jewish Women 1 $300
National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section 3 $1,000
National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section 1 $500
National Council of Young Israel - Century City 1 $5,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance 1 $100
National Federation of the Blind 1 $100
National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership 1 $20,000
National Jewish Health 3 $15,300
National LGBTQ Task Force 3 $3,680
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater DC-Maryland Chapter 1 $600
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Southern California & Nevada Chapter 1 $1,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York Chapter 1 $250
National Museum of Women in the Arts 1 $250
National Novel Writing Month 1 $20,000
National Organization for Women Foundation 5 $1,125
National Outdoor Leadership School 1 $150
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 1 $100
National Park Foundation 3 $21,100
National Park Trust 1 $100
National Parks Conservation Association 3 $2,500
National Partnership for Women and Families 3 $4,500
National Peace Corps Association 2 $2,750
National Physicians Alliance Foundation 1 $180
National Public Education Support Fund 1 $400,000
National Public Radio 1 $5,000
National Ramah Commission 1 $1,800
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association 1 $2,500
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. 5 $253,000
National Wildlife Federation 4 $400
National Women's Health Network 2 $3,275
National Women's History Museum 1 $250
National Women's Law Center 2 $1,050
National Yiddish Book Center 8 $2,950
Native American Rights Fund 3 $1,634
Natural Resources Defense Council 31 $64,138
Nature Conservancy 11 $7,450
Nature Conservancy of California 16 $68,500
Nature Foundation at Wintergreen 1 $5,000
NatureBridge 4 $1,930
Naval War College Foundation 2 $12,500
NCGA Foundation BDA Youth on Course 3 $18,300
NEO Philanthropy 2 $925,000
Nepal Seeds 1 $1,000
Nepal Youth Foundation 3 $1,200
Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains 3 $2,665
Netherland-America Foundation 1 $100
Networks Productions 1 $1,000
Neuro Challenge Foundation 1 $100
Nevada City Community Broadcast Group 1 $1,500
Nevada City School of the Arts 1 $3,500
Nevada County Sherrif's Search and Rescue 1 $10,000
New Amsterdam Presents 1 $5,000
New Century Chamber Orchestra 1 $500
New Conservatory Theatre Center 4 $25,500
New Israel Fund 82 $844,485
New Leaders Council 1 $500
New Life Church of Alamo 1 $5,000
New Life Church of Novato 1 $10,000
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute 1 $250
New Orleans Jewish Community Center 1 $100
New Rochelle Public Library Foundation 1 $100

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