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.
Contact us for questions about the grants.
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt-A-Family of Marin | 1 | $500 |
| Bananas | 1 | $150 |
| Boulder Shelter for the Homeless | 1 | $540 |
| Camp Possibilities Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Century Villages at Cabrillo | 1 | $50,000 |
| Christian Action Life Line | 1 | $500 |
| Covenant House California | 1 | $100 |
| East Bay Innovations | 1 | $10,000 |
| Freedom Service Dogs | 1 | $500 |
| Housing Industry Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Arkansas | 1 | $3,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Ramah Commission | 1 | $1,800 |
| North East Exchange Team - San Francisco | 1 | $200 |
| Pact an Adoption Alliance | 1 | $6,000 |
| Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center | 1 | $500 |
| Reach for Home | 1 | $250 |
| Solar Cookers International | 1 | $500 |
| St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room | 1 | $1,000 |
| Transgender Law Center | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of Batsheva Dance Company | 1 | $1,500 |
| Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee | 1 | $10,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $35,000 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy | 1 | $40,000 |
| Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
| foolsFURY Theater | 1 | $250 |
| Harvard Magazine | 1 | $100 |
| National Novel Writing Month | 1 | $20,000 |
| Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $1,000 |
| Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic | 1 | $1,500 |
| Play It Forward Music Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Rhythmix Cultural Works | 1 | $2,000 |
| San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles | 1 | $250 |
| Silicon Valley FACES | 1 | $2,500 |
| Straus Historical Society | 1 | $2,500 |
| Theatre Ventures International | 1 | $800 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Youth in Arts | 1 | $350 |
| Allegheny College | 1 | $50,000 |
| American Jewish University | 1 | $1,000 |
| BASIC Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Boston University Hillel, | 1 | $360 |
| Coney Island Prep Builders | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Martell School House | 1 | $2,000 |
| Institute for Shipboard Education | 1 | $100 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | 1 | $100 |
| NPR Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Pacific Autism Center For Education | 1 | $12,000 |
| Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Purdue University | 1 | $400 |
| Resource Area for Teaching | 1 | $500 |
| Southwestern Law School | 1 | $500 |
| Temple University | 1 | $10,000 |
| Tulane University | 1 | $500 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | 1 | $250 |
| Carbon180 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | 1 | $500 |
| Fund for the Tiger | 1 | $1,000 |
| Networks Productions | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ofrenda | 1 | $5,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | 1 | $1,750 |
| San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival | 1 | $500 |
| Socially Responsible Agricultural Project | 1 | $15,000 |
| Trees Foundation | 1 | $4,000 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Mid-Peninsula | 1 | $100 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | 1 | $250 |
| Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS | 1 | $1,000 |
| Final Exit Network | 1 | $1,000 |
| Halachic Organ Donor Society | 1 | $180 |
| In Spirit | 1 | $2,000 |
| MayView Community Health Center | 1 | $100 |
| Rady Children's Hospital Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| San Francisco Public Health Foundation | 1 | $38,500 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund | 1 | $180 |
| Aleph Institute | 1 | $900 |
| American Foreign Policy Council | 1 | $5,000 |
| CatchLight FKA PhotoPhilanthropy | 1 | $2,500 |
| City Parks Alliance | 1 | $350 |
| Daniel Pearl Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| First Tee of San Diego | 1 | $5,000 |
| Friends of Straus Park | 1 | $200 |
| Grassroots Collaborative | 1 | $250,000 |
| Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley | 1 | $2,500 |
| Innocence Project New Orleans | 1 | $300 |
| Internews Networks | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires | 1 | $1,000 |
| Karmaspirit | 1 | $4,000 |
| Leading Edge Alliance | 1 | $25,000 |
| New Leaders Council | 1 | $500 |
| Open Markets Institute | 1 | $350,000 |
| Philos Project | 1 | $100,000 |
| Riverside Park Conservancy | 1 | $200 |
| TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund | 1 | $250,000 |
| Tides Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
