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 |
|---|---|---|
| Puente de la Costa Sur | 4 | $22,600 |
| Rape Trauma Services | 4 | $3,250 |
| Carolina for Kibera, Inc | 4 | $400 |
| Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation | 4 | $115,610 |
| Direct Relief | 4 | $16,500 |
| Environmental Volunteers | 4 | $7,200 |
| JDRF | 4 | $6,658 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | 4 | $600 |
| Studio 70 | 4 | $38,600 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | 4 | $1,300 |
| Consumers' Checkbook | 4 | $850 |
| Girls Middle School | 4 | $5,750 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc. | 4 | $10,340 |
| CALMatters | 4 | $46,000 |
| La Luz Center | 4 | $5,000 |
| PlayGround Inc. | 4 | $7,110 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | 4 | $4,000 |
| 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 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Shelter Inc. | 4 | $15,750 |
| SPUR | 4 | $78,000 |
| Children's Book Project | 4 | $5,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Khan Academy Inc. | 4 | $2,200 |
| 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 |
| KlezCalifornia, Inc. | 3 | $18,150 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | 3 | $900 |
| National Center for Youth Law | 3 | $13,500 |
| Prison University Project Inc. | 3 | $1,250 |
| Temple Beth Elohim | 3 | $15,430 |
| Tiba Foundation | 3 | $12,000 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | 3 | $10,200 |
| When We All Vote | 3 | $720 |
| AHA Foundation Inc. | 3 | $21,000 |
| Alliance for Israel's Future Inc. | 3 | $200,000 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace, Inc. | 3 | $3,750 |
| Community Foundation of the Napa Valley dba Napa Valley Community Foundatio | 3 | $5,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Shalom of Contra Costa County | 3 | $26,636 |
| Contra Costa Midrasha | 3 | $5,500 |
| Gabriel Project Mumbai | 3 | $4,000 |
| Kiddo! The Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation | 3 | $12,500 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | 3 | $5,600 |
| Occidental College | 3 | $5,400 |
| Reading Partners | 3 | $7,000 |
| San Francisco International Boogie Woogie Festival | 3 | $3,100 |
| Zioness Movement | 3 | $24,500 |
| AARP Foundation | 3 | $1,600 |
| Day Worker Center of Mountain View | 3 | $15,200 |
| EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum | 3 | $13,500 |
| FINCA International Inc. | 3 | $1,385 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | 3 | $11,180 |
| Israel Center for Excellence through Education | 3 | $16,000 |
| Learning Policy Institute | 3 | $3,800,000 |
| MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving | 3 | $1,250 |
| Merola Opera Program | 3 | $11,000 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care Research and Education | 3 | $8,000 |
| Temple Beth Torah | 3 | $10,619 |
| Trust for Hidden Villa | 3 | $450 |
| Tzedakah Fund | 3 | $12,340 |
| Zionist Organization of America | 3 | $1,200 |
| Bay Area Children's Theatre | 3 | $20,200 |
