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 |
|---|---|---|
| Play Marimba | 1 | $2,500 |
| Richmond Art Center | 1 | $500 |
| San Jose Wind Symphony | 1 | $500 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | 1 | $650 |
| VOENA Children's Choir | 1 | $2,500 |
| Alliant Educational Foundation | 1 | $3,000 |
| Boundless Brilliance | 1 | $200 |
| CISPES Education Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Eagle Hill Foundation of Massachusetts | 1 | $25,000 |
| Florida Holocaust Museum | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of the Mountain View Library | 1 | $200 |
| Girls Leadership Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| 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 |
| Kentucky Coalition | 1 | $250,000 |
| National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | 1 | $180 |
| New Story Leadership | 1 | $500 |
| Open Source Election Technology Institute | 1 | $2,000 |
| Panim Hadashot | 1 | $5,000 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility, Washington, D.C. | 1 | $250 |
| Public Concern Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | 1 | $200,000 |
| Southeastern Council of Foundations | 1 | $100 |
| Tides Network | 1 | $500 |
| Village Club Foundation | 1 | $2,700 |
| Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Beit Haverim | 1 | $3,100 |
| Catholic Charities San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo | 1 | $1,500 |
| Chevra | 1 | $5,000 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Association | 1 | $100 |
| Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Learning Institute of Berkeley | 1 | $30,000 |
| Link Kollel and Shul | 1 | $540 |
| New Shul | 1 | $100 |
| St. Peter and Paul Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 | $750 |
| Temple Isaiah | 1 | $1,800 |
| Tulsa Congregation B'nai Emunah | 1 | $720 |
| Airlink | 1 | $250 |
| Americans for the Israeli Third Way | 1 | $25,000 |
| Bay Area Community Resources | 1 | $1,000 |
| Camp Ramah in the Berkshires | 1 | $100 |
| CERF+ | 1 | $100 |
| Creativity Explored | 1 | $500 |
| Easter Seals | 1 | $100 |
| Family Caregiver Alliance | 1 | $200 |
| Friends of Bolinas Stinson Beach Libraries | 1 | $100 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | 1 | $500 |
| Hands Across the Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Humanity of Justice Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Home at Rockleigh | 1 | $180 |
| Lead, Enrich, Achieve, Progress | 1 | $2,000 |
| Make-A-Wish America | 1 | $2,500 |
| MIB Agents | 1 | $200 |
| Nepal Seeds | 1 | $1,000 |
| Not For Sale | 1 | $360 |
