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 |
|---|---|---|
| Breathe California of the Bay Area | 1 | $100 |
| Cheyanna Foundation for Children | 1 | $300 |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Lupus Foundation of Northern California | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | 1 | $750 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland | 1 | $720 |
| Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| University of Texas Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of the Heschel Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross, Silicon Valley Chapter | 1 | $100 |
| Children's Aid Society | 1 | $10,000 |
| Coalition on Homelessness | 1 | $200 |
| Community Working Group | 1 | $150 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | 1 | $250 |
| Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | 1 | $15,000 |
| Friends of Vancouver Foundation | 1 | $20,500 |
| Give2Asia | 1 | $100 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | 1 | $350 |
| Issue One | 1 | $25,000 |
| Kiva Microfunds | 1 | $500 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado | 1 | $720 |
| Maplight | 1 | $1,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | 1 | $613 |
| Nonprofit Vote | 1 | $20,000 |
| ORT America | 1 | $150 |
| Pathways to Peace | 1 | $180 |
| Prevent Child Abuse America | 1 | $100 |
| Reclaim the Records | 1 | $1,000 |
| SEEDS Community Resolution Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| St. Francis Center of Redwood City | 1 | $5,000 |
| Teneo | 1 | $15,000 |
| Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | 1 | $25,000 |
| Women's Global Education Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad at USC | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara | 1 | $250 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education | 1 | $500 |
| Hillel at Davis and Sacramento | 1 | $2,000 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | 1 | $5,000 |
| Ohr HaTorah | 1 | $1,500 |
| Sukkat Shaleym | 1 | $10,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito | 1 | $1,000 |
| AquAbility | 1 | $100 |
| Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau | 1 | $5,000 |
| charity: water | 1 | $100 |
| DC Central Kitchen | 1 | $1,000 |
| Feed the Children | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Nahal Haredi | 1 | $2,000 |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind | 1 | $100 |
| Insight Meditation Community of Washington | 1 | $118 |
| Juma Ventures | 1 | $100 |
| Marin Community Food Bank | 1 | $100 |
| Missionary Athletes International | 1 | $360 |
| New Orleans Jewish Community Center | 1 | $100 |
| Oakland Parks Foundation | 1 | $3,000 |
| Partners for Youth with Disabilities | 1 | $2,500 |
| Project EZRA | 1 | $100 |
| Richmond-Ermet Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $1,000 |
| SGA Youth & Family Services | 1 | $1,500 |
| Soul Survivors | 1 | $2,500 |
| The People Concern | 1 | $3,000 |
| Waterside Workshops | 1 | $3,000 |
| World Food Program | 1 | $118 |
| All Nations Gathering Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Playhouse | 1 | $250 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | 1 | $3,500 |
| CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia | 1 | $500 |
| En Garde Arts | 1 | $500 |
| Gloucester Stage Company | 1 | $500 |
| Music For Minors | 1 | $3,000 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | 1 | $2,000 |
| Peconic Public Broadcasting | 1 | $10,000 |
| Producers Club of Maryland | 1 | $250 |
| San Francisco Opera Guild | 1 | $20,000 |
| School of Arts and Culture - San Jose | 1 | $4,000 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | 1 | $1,800 |
| The Crucible | 1 | $5,000 |
| United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee | 1 | $5,000 |
| We Players | 1 | $250 |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel School | 1 | $500 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Colgate University | 1 | $2,500 |
| Cypress Mandela Training Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Educational Foundation of Orinda | 1 | $250 |
| GANN Academy - The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston | 1 | $45,000 |
| Holy Names High School | 1 | $625 |
| Lafayette College | 1 | $500 |
| Marin Primary and Middle School | 1 | $5,000 |
| Parents Association of the Bronx High School of Science | 1 | $1,000 |
| Rashi School | 1 | $40,000 |
| Rock Point School | 1 | $10,000 |
| San Ramon Valley Unified School District | 1 | $250 |
| Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Philadelphia School | 1 | $10,000 |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 1 | $2,500 |
| Vassar College | 1 | $1,500 |
| Winters Joint Unified School District | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yiddish Farm Education Center | 1 | $18,000 |
