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 |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sterne School | 1 | $6,250 |
| Third Way Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| Union College | 1 | $200 |
| Voice of Witness | 1 | $1,500 |
| 350 Bay Area Climate Education Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Apparel Impact Institute | 1 | $3,000 |
| California Indian Environmental Alliance | 1 | $300 |
| Coastside Land Trust | 1 | $1,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | 1 | $4,000 |
| Equamore Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of China Camp | 1 | $1,000 |
| Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | 1 | $3,000 |
| Northern Jaguar Project | 1 | $10,000 |
| Palo Alto Humane Society | 1 | $500 |
| Save the Waves Coalition | 1 | $200 |
| Surfrider Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Urgewald | 1 | $15,000 |
| Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 1 | $250 |
| American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel | 1 | $125 |
| End Well Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Global Camps Africa | 1 | $10,000 |
| Jason Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| National Federation of the Blind | 1 | $100 |
| On Lok | 1 | $1,000 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | 1 | $100 |
| Roots of Peace | 1 | $180 |
| Vascular Cures | 1 | $250 |
| Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $180 |
| Ameinu Our People | 1 | $5,000 |
| Bizworld Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Cambodia Human Rights Task Forces | 1 | $35,000 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | 1 | $500 |
| Consumers Union of United States | 1 | $100 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fair Work Center | 1 | $300 |
| Free the Slaves | 1 | $1,200 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | 1 | $1,000 |
| GLAAD | 1 | $10,000 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| JanMitram Kalyan Samiti | 1 | $35,000 |
| Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center | 1 | $100 |
| More in Common | 1 | $25,000 |
| Pro Bono Project | 1 | $1,500 |
| Shadhika | 1 | $500 |
| United Workers Association | 1 | $25,000 |
| Woodside School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad of Palm Springs | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation Bet Haverim Jewish Fellowship of Davis | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation B'nai Emunah | 1 | $10,000 |
| Congregation Kona Beth Shalom | 1 | $120 |
| First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta | 1 | $200 |
| Hillel at the Claremont Colleges | 1 | $360 |
| IYYUN | 1 | $35,000 |
| Kavod | 1 | $118 |
| Michigan Hillel | 1 | $550 |
| Our Lady of Angels Parish | 1 | $2,000 |
| Sefaria | 1 | $5,000 |
| Temple Beth El (Ithaca) | 1 | $4,300 |
| Temple Shalom | 1 | $150 |
| Unity San Francisco | 1 | $1,000 |
| A Precious Child | 1 | $540 |
| Alpha Phi Omega | 1 | $2,000 |
| At the Crossroads | 1 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Partners for Parks | 1 | $250 |
| California Homebuilding Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropye | 1 | $15,000 |
| Child Parent Institute | 1 | $10,000 |
| Community United Against Violence | 1 | $180 |
| Discovery Land Company Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | 1 | $540 |
| Home and Hope | 1 | $100 |
| International Care Ministries | 1 | $5,400 |
| Maryland Food Bank | 1 | $2,000 |
| Mount Kisco Child Care Center | 1 | $250 |
| Newton Food Pantry | 1 | $1,000 |
| One Treasure Island | 1 | $500 |
| Puente de la Costa Sur | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Suicide Prevention | 1 | $200 |
| Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services | 1 | $284 |
| Spark | 1 | $600 |
| Tikva Children's Home | 1 | $5,000 |
| Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Art Escape | 1 | $2,200 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $500 |
| Better Angels Society | 1 | $500,000 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | 1 | $6,000 |
| Dancer's Group | 1 | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Berkeley Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| Golden Gate Philharmonic | 1 | $1,800 |
| Immaterial | 1 | $60,000 |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 1 | $50,000 |
| Little Kids Rock | 1 | $2,500 |
| Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts | 1 | $2,500 |
| Mystic Bowie Cultural Center | 1 | $10,000 |
| Rebecca Stenn PerksDanceMusic Theatre | 1 | $500 |
