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 |
|---|---|---|
| Larchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| Lark Theater | 3 | $6,150 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | 17 | $111,130 |
| Last Chance at Life All Breed Rescue and Adoptions | 1 | $75,000 |
| Latino Community Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Laughing Pony Rescue, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| LAvate | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center, Inc. | 1 | $4,000 |
| Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | 1 | $1,500 |
| Lawfare Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| Lawfare Project Inc. | 3 | $15,100 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco Bay Area | 1 | $500 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | 7 | $521,580 |
| LEAD with Horses | 1 | $15,000 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund, Inc. | 6 | $4,350,350 |
| Leadership Institute | 1 | $200 |
| Leading Edge Alliance | 1 | $25,000 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | 2 | $100,750 |
| League of Women Voters | 10 | $36,885 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | 3 | $5,600 |
| Learning Policy Institute | 3 | $3,800,000 |
| Legal Aid at Work | 1 | $1,000 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | 1 | $250 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado | 1 | $1,000 |
| Legal Aid of Marin | 2 | $15,500 |
| Legal Aid of Sonoma County | 1 | $250 |
| Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County | 2 | $101,000 |
| Legal Community Against Violence AKA Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 1 | $1,000 |
| Legal Insurrection Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Legal Momentum | 1 | $250 |
| Legal Services for Children Inc. | 2 | $10,100 |
| Lenity Project Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lenox Hill Bikur Cholim, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Leo Baeck Institute Inc. | 1 | $12,000 |
| Leo Baeck Temple | 1 | $2,500 |
| Leonard and Susan Fuchs Mizrachi School | 1 | $15,000 |
| Lerner Jewish Community Day School | 1 | $720 |
| Let Grow Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Leukemia And Lymphoma Society | 8 | $14,470 |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | 1 | $10,000 |
| LFA International Inc. | 1 | $25,000 |
| Libforall Foundation | 2 | $75,000 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | 1 | $100 |
| Library of Congress | 1 | $25,000 |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | 2 | $6,000 |
| Life Lab Science Program | 3 | $100,000 |
| Life Learning Academy | 3 | $8,500 |
| Life School Foundation | 3 | $13,215 |
| Life Science Cares, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Lifehouse, Inc. | 1 | $600 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| LifeWorks of Sonoma County | 1 | $500 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | 1 | $200 |
| Lilith Publications, Inc. | 2 | $1,500 |
| Limmud Bay Area | 2 | $15,000 |
| Limmud North America | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lindsay Wildlife Museum AKA Lindsay Wildlife Experience | 1 | $500 |
| Listening for a Change | 1 | $500 |
| Literacyworks | 1 | $180 |
| Litquake Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls | 1 | $1,000 |
| Little League Baseball Inc. AKA Palo Alto Little League | 1 | $1,800 |
| Little Village Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Little Wishes | 1 | $250 |
| Livable City | 1 | $100 |
| Live In Peace | 1 | $100 |
| Live Oak, A Learning Center for Children | 2 | $11,200 |
| Living Free Animal Sanctuary | 1 | $10,000 |
| Living New Deal | 1 | $100 |
| Living with Wolves Ltd. | 1 | $2,500 |
| Living-Dying Project | 1 | $250 |
| Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen | 1 | $125,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corp. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Los Altos Chabad | 1 | $25,000 |
| Los Altos Community Foundation | 2 | $2,000 |
| Los Altos Educational Foundation | 2 | $2,400 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging | 1 | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Symphony | 1 | $2,500 |
| Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Martyrs Memorial | 2 | $3,800 |
| Los Angeles Pet Rescue | 1 | $5,000 |
| Los Angeles Residential Community Foundation | 1 | $360 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | 1 | $10,000 |
| Loveland Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lowell Alumni Association | 4 | $1,950 |
| Lowell High School PTSA | 2 | $2,000 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | 2 | $1,100 |
| Lubavitch of Iowa Inc. | 1 | $540 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 13 | $228,600 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Lupus Foundation of Northern California | 1 | $2,500 |
| Luria Academy of Brooklyn | 1 | $350,000 |
| Luther Burbank Center for the Arts | 1 | $2,000 |
| Lutheran Volunteer Corps | 1 | $350 |
| Lutheran World Relief | 3 | $1,500 |
| Lycee Francais de San Francisco | 1 | $2,500 |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | 1 | $1,000 |
| MacDowell Colony | 2 | $6,000 |
