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 |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Club of California | 5 | $50,000 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah Inc. | 5 | $11,390 |
| Hasbara Fellowships | 5 | $32,200 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | 5 | $1,660 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 5 | $6,500 |
| Rebuilding Together | 5 | $10,600 |
| San Francisco University High School | 5 | $6,600 |
| Branson School | 5 | $11,900 |
| Chabad Of Noe Valley | 5 | $10,318 |
| Club Z | 5 | $25,740 |
| CORA - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | 5 | $1,850 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | 5 | $800 |
| Global Fund for Women Inc. | 5 | $10,250 |
| Hasidah | 5 | $28,930 |
| Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life | 5 | $287,387 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. | 5 | $3,200 |
| Ameinu Our People Inc. | 5 | $33,100 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel, Inc. | 5 | $44,850 |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | 5 | $10,000 |
| UC Davis Foundation | 5 | $14,300 |
| United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism | 5 | $73,300 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. | 5 | $3,680 |
| Jewish Federation Of Silicon Valley | 5 | $61,550 |
| Lambda Legal | 5 | $82,500 |
| Marin Humane Society | 5 | $3,180 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. | 5 | $15,930 |
| Peninsula Family Service | 5 | $9,250 |
| Ritter Center | 5 | $3,300 |
| Sempervirens Fund | 5 | $1,850 |
| Carolina for Kibera, Inc | 4 | $400 |
| Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation | 4 | $115,610 |
| Direct Relief | 4 | $16,500 |
| Environmental Volunteers | 4 | $7,200 |
| Menlo Atherton High School Foundation for the Future | 4 | $11,800 |
| Oakland Museum of California AKA OMCA | 4 | $3,550 |
| Ohr HaTorah | 4 | $17,300 |
| Puente de la Costa Sur | 4 | $22,600 |
| Rape Trauma Services | 4 | $3,250 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | 4 | $1,300 |
| Consumers' Checkbook | 4 | $850 |
| Girls Middle School | 4 | $5,750 |
| JDRF | 4 | $6,658 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | 4 | $600 |
| Studio 70 | 4 | $38,600 |
| Utility Reform Network | 4 | $2,185 |
| Berkeley Food & Housing Project | 4 | $6,250 |
| Breast Cancer Action | 4 | $8,575 |
| Camp Ramah in California, Inc. | 4 | $32,180 |
| La Casa De Las Madres | 4 | $5,850 |
| Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel | 4 | $1,110 |
| North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry Inc. | 4 | $4,695 |
| Oakland Promise | 4 | $21,500 |
| Physicians for Human Rights | 4 | $2,400 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | 4 | $1,100 |
| San Francisco Architectural Heritage | 4 | $8,600 |
| Shanti Project | 4 | $1,692 |
| Tom Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice | 4 | $1,640 |
| Trevor Project, Inc. | 4 | $780 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc. | 4 | $10,340 |
| CALMatters | 4 | $46,000 |
| Jewish Studio Project | 4 | $19,115 |
| KIPP | 4 | $406,360 |
| Milo Foundation | 4 | $1,700 |
| OneTable | 4 | $26,750 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | 4 | $22,000 |
| Working Group / Not In Our Town | 4 | $6,460 |
| 70 Faces Media | 4 | $10,868 |
| Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank | 4 | $3,700 |
| American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam Inc. | 4 | $2,550 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | 4 | $625,000 |
| At The Well Project | 4 | $23,850 |
| Cal Performances | 4 | $27,750 |
| Central Synagogue Congregation Ahavath Chesed Shaar Hashomayin | 4 | $50,250 |
| Democracy Works, Inc. aka TurboVote | 4 | $11,900 |
| Eastside College Preparatory School, Inc. | 4 | $21,000 |
| La Luz Center | 4 | $5,000 |
| PlayGround Inc. | 4 | $7,110 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | 4 | $4,000 |
| Children's Book Project | 4 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Shelter Inc. | 4 | $15,750 |
| SPUR | 4 | $78,000 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation | 4 | $23,950 |
| Clean Water Fund | 4 | $5,880 |
| Dominican University of California | 4 | $17,750 |
| Friends of the Oakland Public Library | 4 | $6,500 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | 4 | $1,650 |
| Keystone�Research�Center�Inc.� | 4 | $23,680 |
| Mercy Corps | 4 | $1,550 |
| Music in Schools Today | 4 | $6,500 |
| Psychoanalytic Institute Of Northern California | 4 | $90,080 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 4 | $7,200 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 4 | $95,300 |
| Foundation of City College of San Francisco | 4 | $8,700 |
| Hillsborough Beautification Foundation | 4 | $1,600 |
| Khan Academy Inc. | 4 | $2,200 |
| 10,000 Degrees | 4 | $47,000 |
| DonorsChoose | 4 | $113,200 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc. | 4 | $5,400 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | 4 | $8,500 |
