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
For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Federation provided direct grants to the following Jewish organizations and supported initiatives to increase Jewish engagement.
Sources of funding include:
Annual Fundraising
Endowed Funds
Unrestricted Endowment
Fostering Resilient Communities
For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Federation has provided direct grants and supported initiatives to foster resilient and secure Jewish communities.
Sources of funding include:
Annual Fundraising
Endowed Funds
Unrestricted Endowment
Israel
For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Federation has provided direct grants and supported programs to create a shared society in Israel.
Sources of funding include:
Annual Fundraising
Endowed Funds
Personal Philanthropy
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.
All 2020 grants are listed in the searchable database:
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loveland Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Making Headway Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Marin Audubon Society | 1 | $2,500 |
| Maui Preparatory Academy | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mediators Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mercy High School San Francisco | 1 | $100,000 |
| Monterey Jazz Festival | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mozilla Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| New Dawn Guatemala | 1 | $1,000 |
| North East Exchange Team - San Francisco | 1 | $200 |
| One Arizona | 1 | $10,000 |
| Otter Project | 1 | $250 |
| Pacific Beach Coalition | 1 | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto History Museum | 1 | $150 |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Philabundance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Pine Street Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Point Lobos Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Radio Ambulante Studios Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Reach Out and Read, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Redwood Justice Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | 1 | $50,000 |
| Richmond-Ermet Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Rocket Dog Rescue | 1 | $100 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 1 | $200,000 |
| San Francisco Host Committee | 1 | $2,500 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | 1 | $500 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Secure Community Network | 1 | $50,000 |
| Sex Workers Outreach Project | 1 | $360 |
| Shira Foundation of NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation | 1 | $100 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | 1 | $133,000 |
| St. Andrew's - Sewanee School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Stand.Earth | 1 | $36,000 |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | 1 | $1,000 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Target Margin Theater Inc | 1 | $12,000 |
| Temple Sinai, Oakland | 1 | $360 |
| The Ama Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| The Philadelphia School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| United Plant Savers | 1 | $10,000 |
| University of Puget Sound | 1 | $3,000 |
| Upwardly Global | 1 | $275 |
| Velaslavasay Panorama | 1 | $12,000 |
| Weld Food Bank | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women's Crisis Support Team | 1 | $1,000 |
| World Food Program, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| 100 Women Charitable Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| AICE Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) | 1 | $10,000 |
| American Bach Soloists | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Friends of Concordia University | 1 | $6,000 |
| American Idea Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Overseas Memorial Day Association Foundation | 1 | $3,600 |
| Aphasia Center of California | 1 | $250 |
| Arts Business Collaborative, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Associated Catholic Charities, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ballet Austin, Incorporated | 1 | $2,500 |
| Better Angels Society | 1 | $500,000 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | 1 | $300 |
| Brain Support Network | 1 | $5,000 |
| Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 1 | $250 |
| Caminos de Agua | 1 | $250 |
| Can Do Canines | 1 | $100 |
| Catholic Community Foundation of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | 1 | $5,000 |
| Chabad at USC | 1 | $250 |
| Chevra Kol Israel | 1 | $15,000 |
| City of St. Helena | 1 | $100 |
| Climate Jobs New York Education Fund, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 |
| Colgate University | 1 | $2,500 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York | 1 | $5,000 |
| Covenant House California | 1 | $100 |
| Curtis School Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS | 1 | $1,000 |
| Dorot, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| ELEM / Youth in Distress in Israel | 1 | $18,000 |
| Esalen Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Faith in Action Bay Area | 1 | $2,500 |
| Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | 1 | $5,000 |
| Friends of Casita Linda Ac | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of Straus Park Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Friends of the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | 1 | $20,000 |
| Gesher Foundation Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Golden Gate Symphony and Chorus | 1 | $7,500 |
| HAI Global | 1 | $100 |
| Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County | 1 | $500 |
| Hillsdale High School Foundation Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| International Myeloma Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Jacob Burns Film Center Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
