Grantees

The Federation awards grants and supports initiatives to further our strategic goals in the Bay Area, Israel, and globally from funds raised annually and through endowed funds. The Federation also stewards and administers donor-advised grants through personal philanthropic vehicles under our management, including over 1,119 donor-advised funds and 32 supporting foundations, which support Jewish and broader causes to local, national, and international organizations.

Jewish Engagement

Working to deepen the connection and belonging for our diverse Bay Area Jewish population, create onramps to Jewish life, provide scholarships to increase access, and help organizations build networks and pathways so that more people feel seen, heard, and valued within the Jewish community, and find meaning and purpose through the richness of Jewish life.

For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Federation provided direct grants to the following Jewish organizations and supported initiatives to increase Jewish engagement.

Grants

Early Childhood and Family Engagement
Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland
Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
Chabad of Cole Valley
Congregation Beth El
Congregation Emanu-El
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Gan Israel Preschool
Jewish Baby Network
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
Marin Mishpucha
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Temple Beth El
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
Shabbat Club
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Temple Beth Abraham
Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County
Temple Sinai
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
The Kitchen
Urban Adamah
Wilderness Torah

Education and Belonging
Bais Menachem Yeshiva Day School
Berkeley-Oakland Midrasha
Brandeis Marin
Congregation Ner Shalom
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
Contra Costa Jewish Day School
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School
Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Jewish LearningWorks
Limmud Bay Area
Oakland Hebrew Day School
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Studio 70
The Brandeis School of San Francisco
Urban Adamah
Wilderness Torah

College and Young Adult
At The Well
Berkeley Hillel
Congregation Emanu-El
Hillel at Davis and Sacramento
Hillel at Stanford
Hillel International
Hillel of Chico
Hillel of Silicon Valley
Hillel of Sonoma County
Honeymoon Israel
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Moishe House
OneTable
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
San Francisco Hillel
Santa Cruz Hillel Foundation
Stanford University - Taube Center for Jewish Studies
The Birthright Israel Foundation
The Kitchen
University of California, Berkeley - Center for Jewish Studies
Urban Adamah

Youth and Teen
Bay Area Friendship Circle
Be'chol Lashon
BBYO
Beth Chaim Congregation
Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland
Camp Ramah of Northern California
Camp Tawonga
Community Initiatives-Teen Funder Collaborative
Congregation Beth Emek
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Contra Costa Midrasha
Eden Village West
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County
Jewish LearningWorks
Jewish Youth for Community Action
NCSY
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Temple Sinai
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Urban Adamah
URJ Camp Newman
Wilderness Torah

Israel Engagement
Resetting the Table
The Shalom Hartman Institute
Wilderness Torah

Scholarship Assistance
Bais Menachem Yeshiva Day School
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
Be'chol Lashon
B'nai Israel Jewish Center
Brandeis Marin
Camp Kee Tov Foundation
Camp Ramah of Northern California
Camp Tawonga
Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
Chabad Jewish Center of Sonoma County
Chabad of Cole Valley
Chabad of Contra Costa
Chabad of Greater South Bay
Chabad of Noe Valley
Chabad of North Peninsula
Chabad of Novato
Chabad of Solano County
Chabad of the East Bay
Chabad of the Tri Valley
Chai Preschool
Congregation Beth Am
Congregation Beth Ami
Congregation Beth Israel-Judea
Congregation Beth Jacob
Congregation Beth Sholom
Congregation B'nai Emunah
Congregation Chevra Thilim
Congregation Emanu-El
Congregation Etz Chayim
Congregation Kol Emeth
Congregation Kol Shofar
Congregation Ner Shalom
Congregation Rodef Sholom
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
Congregation Sherith Israel
Congregation Shir Shalom
Congregation Shomrei Torah
Contra Costa Jewish Day School
Contra Costa Midrasha
Eden Village West
Gan Israel Preschool
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School
Growing Place Family Preschool
Happy Shalom School
JCC Maccabi Sports Camp
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Kehillah Jewish High School
Masa Israel Journey
Meira Academy
NCSY
NFTY in Israel
Oakland Hebrew Day School
Or Shalom Jewish Community
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Palo Alto School for Jewish Education
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Sinai Congregation
Peninsula Temple Beth El
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
The Brandeis School of San Francisco
The Kitchen
Urban Adamah
URJ Camp Newman
URJ Heller High School
Wilderness Torah
Young Judaea 

Programs and Initiatives
473K
Bay Area Jewish Camp Collective
Campus Initiative on Israel Engagement
Diller Teen Fellows
Early Childhood and Family Engagement Initiative 
Jewish Teen Foundation
Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Initiative
NextGen Professionals Network
One Happy Camper
PJ Library and PJ Connectors 

 

Sources of funding include:

Annual Fundraising
Endowed Funds
Unrestricted Endowment

Fostering Resilient Communities

Working to ensure the physical and emotional safety of our community by providing resources that secure our Jewish ecosystem, ensure the well-being of our diverse population, and enable organizations and leadership to thrive in the face of change.

For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Federation has provided direct grants and supported initiatives to foster resilient and secure Jewish communities.

Grants

Resilience
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
Hebrew Free Loan Association
Israel Action Network
J - The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California
Jewish Coalition for Literacy
Jewish Chaplaincy Services
Jewish Community Free Clinic
Jewish Community Relations Council
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay
Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California
Jewish Vocational Service
Keshet
Northern California Board of Rabbis
Shalom Bayit
Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha
The Jewish Federations of North America

Capital Grants
Berkeley Hillel
Camp Tawonga
North Peninsula Jewish Campus
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
The Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation
URJ Camp Newman
Urban Adamah

Holocaust Education
Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust
Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, Inc.
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Mercy High School

Security
Berkeley Hillel
Beth Chaim Congregation
Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland
B'nai Israel Jewish Center
Chabad Israeli Community
Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland
Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
Chabad Jewish Center of Sonoma County
Chabad Jewish Student Center at UC Berkeley
Chabad of Alameda
Chabad of Cole Valley
Chabad of Contra Costa
Chabad of Daly City
Chabad of El Cerrito
Chabad of Fremont
Chabad of Greater South Bay
Chabad of Marin
Chabad of Mid Peninsula
Chabad of Mill Valley
Chabad of Noe Valley
Chabad of North Peninsula
Chabad of Novato
Chabad of Solano County
Chabad of the Delta
Chabad of the Tri Valley
Chochmat HaLev
Congregation Adath Israel
Congregation Beth Am
Congregation Beth Ami
Congregation Beth El
Congregation Beth Emek
Congregation Beth Israel
Congregation Beth Israel-Judea

Security
Congregation Beth Jacob
Congregation Beth Sholom
Congregation B'nai Shalom
Congregation B'nai Tikvah
Congregation Chevra Thilim
Congregation Etz Chayim
Congregation Kol Emeth
Congregation Kol Shofar
Congregation Ner Shalom
Congregation Ner Tamid
Congregation Netivot Shalom
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
Congregation Sherith Israel
Congregation Shir Ami
Congregation Shir Shalom
Congregation Shomrei Torah
First Hebrew Congregation of Alameda
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
Peninsula Sinai Congregation
Peninsula Temple Beth El
Peninsula Temple Sholom
San Francisco Hillel
Temple Beth Hillel
Temple Beth Sholom
Temple Beth Torah
The Aquarian Minyan
The Reutlinger Community
Urban Adamah

Senior Services
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Moldaw Residences
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
The Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation
The Reutlinger Community

Student Debt Relief
Brandeis Marin
Congregation Emanu-El
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School

Wildfire Response and Preparedness
Chabad Jewish Center of Chico
Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
Chabad Jewish Center of Sonoma County
Congregation Ner Shalom
Congregation Shir Shalom
Congregation Shomrei Torah
Eden Village West
Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County
Jewish Community Free Clinic
Jewish Family and Children's Services
URJ Camp Newman
Wilderness Torah

Programs
Community Security Program
Federation Fellows
Wexner Alumni Engagement


Sources of funding include:

Annual Fundraising
Endowed Funds
Unrestricted Endowment

Israel

Strengthening Israeli society by bringing the “tribes” of Israel (secular, religious, ultra-Orthodox, and Arab) into each other’s spheres through leadership development, community organizing, and partnerships to Israelis of all backgrounds to work together towards a more cohesive future.

For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Federation has provided direct grants and supported programs to create a shared society in Israel.

Grants
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
Association for Change in Education
AvraTech
BINA
Hinam Center for Social Tolerance (Mechavnim Lemala)
Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism
ITIM
Ma'ase Center Association
Matan - Invest in the Community (United Way Israel)
Moona a Space for change
Negev Institute For Strategies Of Peace And Development (NISPED)
Nivcharot
Rothschild Caesarea Foundation
Shaharit
Tebeka - Advocacy for Equality & Justice for EthiopianIsraelis
Tel Hai Academic College – Diller Teen Fellows
The Institute for Democratic Education
The Jewish Agency for Israel
The Jewish Federations of North America

Programs
Capacity Building for Israeli NGOs
Gvanim

 

 

Sources of funding include:

Annual Fundraising
Endowed Funds
 

View the Federation's Policy on Israel-Related Programming

Personal Philanthropy

Federation Philanthropy Partners works with donors to create effective giving strategies to ensure that resources are maximized towards change for a better world, within and beyond the Jewish community.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2020 the Federation disbursed 11,838 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $185,251,210 to 3,097 nonprofit organizations. The number of grants made increased by 18% over 2019, and we attribute this to the significantly greater health and human services needs that quickly arose out of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.

View 2019 grants

View 2018 grants

All 2020 grants are listed in the searchable database:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,332 grants totaling $8,610,412

Education

1,788 grants totaling $26,068,449

Environment/Animals

804 grants totaling $17,233,970

Health

1,080 grants totaling $13,924,589

Human Services

2,384 grants totaling $24,828,067

Public/Society Benefit

3,171 grants totaling $83,300,584

Religion

1,334 grants totaling $11,521,195
Grantee namesort descending Total Grants Total Amount
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc. 1 $200
Alzheimer's Los Angeles 1 $1,000
Alzheimers Coachella Valley 1 $250
Amazon Conservation Team 3 $2,700
AMCHA Initiative 8 $16,880
Ameinu Our People Inc. 5 $33,100
America Gives 1 $4,000
America Needs You 1 $1,000
America SCORES 1 $2,000
America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. 1 $30,000
American Academy of Dermatology Inc. 1 $5,000
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) 21 $281,900
American Associates of the National Theatre 2 $3,500
American Association for Cancer Research 1 $10,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1 $5,000
American Association of University Women Inc. 1 $250
American Bach Soloists 1 $1,000
American Camping Association 2 $1,700
American Cancer Society, Inc. 9 $26,400
American Citizens Abroad Global Foundation 1 $10,000
American Committee For Shaare Zedek Medical Center In Jerusalem 4 $2,600
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. 13 $34,250
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation 12 $86,250
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 1 $500,000
American Craft Council 1 $300
American Diabetes Association, Inc. 1 $100
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1 $500
American Fox Terrier Rescue Inc. 1 $180
American Friends of Alyn Hospital, Inc. 3 $51,200
American Friends of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center 1 $8,500
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University Inc 1 $2,500
American Friends of Combatants for Peace, Inc. 3 $3,750
American Friends of Concordia University 1 $6,000
American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee 1 $500
American Friends of IDC 1 $20,000
American Friends of Jordan River Village Foundation 1 $5,000
American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital, Inc. 1 $2,500
American Friends of Leket Israel, Inc. 5 $44,850
American Friends of LIBI, Inc. 1 $10,000
American Friends of Likud Inc 1 $360
American Friends of Magen David Adom 17 $7,480
American Friends of Maoz-Seal Inc. 2 $250,000
American Friends of Neve Hanna Inc. 1 $1,000
American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam Inc. 4 $2,550
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center Inc. 1 $1,000
American Friends of the Association for the advancement of Community Center 2 $118,000
American Friends Of The Hebrew University Inc. 13 $180,050
American Friends of the Heschel Center 1 $5,000
American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute Inc. 2 $255,000
American Friends of the Israel Museum 5 $37,050
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. 16 $86,450
American Friends of the M&M Frankel Center for the Improvement of Learning 2 $250
American Friends of the Open University of Israel, Inc. 2 $280
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum 3 $4,750
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 4 $112,900
American Friends of the Re'ut Institute 1 $250
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. 13 $703,260
American Friends of United Hatzalah 1 $40,000
American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc. 4 $10,340
American Friends of Yahad-In Unum Inc 1 $360
American Heart Association 5 $10,880
American Himalayan Foundation 7 $61,100
American Humane 2 $3,600
American Humanist Association 2 $535
American Idea Foundation 1 $5,000
American Indian College Fund 9 $13,410
American Institute for Cancer Research 1 $180
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 1 $500
American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. 25 $1,647,980
American Israel Public Affairs Committee 3 $361,000
American Jewish Committee 40 $186,110
American Jewish Congress Inc. 1 $360
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) 50 $473,600
American Jewish University 2 $16,000
American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) 54 $290,660
American Kidney Fund 1 $100
American Leadership Forum 3 $11,000
American Lung Association 2 $250
American Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc. 1 $500
American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation 1 $180
American Overseas Memorial Day Association Foundation 1 $3,600
American Oversight 1 $250,000
American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel 1 $125
American Prairie Reserve 1 $10,000
American Psychological Foundation Inc 2 $10,500
American Red Cross 32 $94,170
American Rivers, Inc. 2 $1,250
American Schools of Oriental Research 2 $2,300
American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Inc. 8 $9,800
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 3 $1,000
American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel 7 $220,880
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc. 7 $4,610
American Society of the University of Haifa 1 $20,000
Americans for Peace Now, Inc. 5 $5,250
Americans for the Israeli Third Way, Inc. 1 $10,000
Americans United for Separation of Church and State 7 $41,050
AmeriCares 2 $250
amfAR 4 $6,100
Amherst College Trustees 4 $5,050
Amigos de Las Americas 2 $300

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