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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation | 452 | $9,148,020 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 175 | $2,756,580 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 110 | $2,837,590 |
| Planned Parenthood | 108 | $335,808 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $696,266 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 95 | $598,636 |
| New ISrael Fund | 85 | $550,410 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 81 | $617,850 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 80 | $650,941 |
| ACLU | 80 | $2,234,140 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. | 74 | $182,055 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 56 | $1,025,490 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | 55 | $77,880 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 54 | $290,660 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 53 | $297,795 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 52 | $300,470 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 51 | $1,838,260 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 50 | $496,412 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 50 | $304,552 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 50 | $329,450 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 50 | $473,600 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 45 | $145,593 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 43 | $579,860 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| American Jewish Committee | 40 | $186,110 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 40 | $296,770 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 39 | $194,740 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger | 38 | $92,000 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 35 | $246,016 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 35 | $456,010 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 35 | $94,880 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 35 | $229,334 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 33 | $417,560 |
| IsraAID | 32 | $188,890 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 32 | $60,015 |
| American Red Cross | 32 | $94,170 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund | 32 | $89,601 |
| Meals on Wheels | 32 | $52,745 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 31 | $79,180 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 31 | $159,434 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
| World Central Kitchen, Inc. | 30 | $64,852 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 29 | $93,099 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 28 | $74,042 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 27 | $58,447 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 27 | $61,140 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 26 | $73,308 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 26 | $158,945 |
| Institute on Aging | 25 | $300,100 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | 25 | $41,600 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 25 | $1,647,980 |
| Tipping Point Community | 25 | $663,580 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 25 | $318,700 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 25 | $162,755 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 25 | $206,900 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | 24 | $220,010 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 24 | $296,385 |
| Samaritan House | 24 | $26,992 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 24 | $173,528 |
| Israel21C | 24 | $150,830 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 24 | $182,750 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 24 | $167,336 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 22 | $131,533 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $44,930 |
| University Of Southern California | 22 | $56,100 |
| Project Open Hand | 22 | $99,800 |
| Oakland Hebrew Day School | 22 | $358,463 |
| Chabad Jewish Center Of Oakland | 22 | $78,514 |
| Feeding America | 22 | $60,610 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | 22 | $182,600 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 22 | $53,050 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation Of Oakland | 22 | $142,153 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | 21 | $62,168 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 21 | $281,900 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 21 | $75,801 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | 20 | $21,760 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 19 | $158,550 |
| HAMAQOM | 19 | $126,938 |
