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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop | 1 | $2,000 |
| Whitefield Foundation and Center | 1 | $118 |
| Wider Bridge | 2 | $10,500 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | 11 | $6,498 |
| Wild Salmon Center | 1 | $350 |
| Wildaid | 2 | $200,108 |
| Wildcare | 6 | $19,750 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Wilderness Society | 6 | $150,600 |
| Wilderness Torah | 9 | $45,680 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | 1 | $100 |
| Wildlife Guardians | 1 | $20,000 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $250 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice | 5 | $26,050 |
| Williams College | 2 | $6,000 |
| Williams Memorial Institute | 1 | $250 |
| Willow Creek Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | 3 | $17,000 |
| Win Without War Education Fund | 1 | $284 |
| Wine to Water | 1 | $250 |
| Winters Friends of the Library | 1 | $100 |
| Winters Healthcare Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Winters Joint Unified School District | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $5,000 |
| Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
| Women for Women International | 3 | $700 |
| Women Make Movies | 2 | $1,500 |
| Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent | 1 | $200 |
| Women With a Vision | 1 | $400 |
| Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund | 2 | $2,834 |
| Women's Audio Mission | 1 | $2,500 |
| Women's Cancer Resource Center | 1 | $180 |
| Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 1 | $500 |
| Women's Foundation of California | 1 | $5,000 |
| Women's Global Education Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women's International Network for Guatemalan Solutions | 1 | $250 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project - WRRAP | 2 | $2,340 |
| WomenShelter of Long Beach | 1 | $5,000 |
| Wood River Community YMCA | 1 | $800 |
| Wood River Jewish Community | 1 | $1,900 |
| Wood River Women's Foundation | 1 | $1,100 |
| Woodside School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Woodstock Museum | 1 | $12,500 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 4 | $2,100,000 |
| World Affairs Council of Northern CA | 1 | $4,250 |
| World Animal Protection | 1 | $100 |
| World Arts West | 2 | $2,150 |
| World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations | 1 | $250 |
| World Food Program | 1 | $118 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section | 13 | $13,790 |
| World Resources Institute | 2 | $45,000 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | 11 | $44,680 |
| World Vision | 1 | $100 |
| World Wildlife Fund | 12 | $37,400 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | 7 | $3,000 |
| WriterCoach Connection | 1 | $250 |
| Writers in the Schools | 1 | $500 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | 1 | $500 |
| Yale University | 21 | $111,994 |
| Yavneh Day School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Year Up Bay Area | 2 | $75,000 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund | 1 | $180 |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | 1 | $500 |
| YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 3 | $3,485 |
| YES, Ross Valley Schools Foundation | 2 | $3,500 |
| Yeshiva Day School of Silicon Valley | 1 | $18,000 |
| Yeshiva University | 1 | $10,000 |
| Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Boys High School | 3 | $8,200 |
| Yeshiva-Torah Vodaath-Mesivta | 1 | $1,800 |
| Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd. | 2 | $1,500 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Yiddish Farm Education Center | 1 | $18,000 |
| YMCA of San Francisco | 4 | $49,540 |
| YMCA of the East Bay | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 1 | $250 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 5 | $6,080 |
| You Can Vote | 1 | $50,000 |
| Young Audiences of Northern California | 1 | $1,500 |
| Young Women's Choral Projects | 2 | $20,000 |
| Youth Community Service | 1 | $200 |
| Youth in Arts | 1 | $350 |
| Youth Law Center | 1 | $7,500 |
| Youth Radio | 3 | $1,050 |
| Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Youth Speaks | 2 | $13,000 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks | 1 | $250 |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | 2 | $2,600 |
| YWCA San Francisco & Marin | 1 | $3,000 |
| YWCA Silicon Valley | 1 | $5,000 |
| Zaccho SF | 1 | $3,000 |
| Zamir Choral Foundation | 1 | $1,800 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 3 | $4,200 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Zioness Movement | 2 | $6,400 |
| Zionist Organization of America | 4 | $2,250 |
| Zohar Dance Company | 2 | $1,100 |
| Zonta International Foundation | 1 | $720 |
