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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lamplighters Music Theatre | 1 | $500 |
| Lambda Literary Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lambda Legal | 5 | $82,500 |
| Lakeview Pantry | 1 | $250 |
| Lakes Environment Association | 1 | $250 |
| Lake Travis High School Parent Teacher Organization | 1 | $250 |
| Lake Roland Nature Council Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lahey Hospital and Medical Center | 1 | $100 |
| Lafayette Partners in Education | 2 | $8,300 |
| Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation | 2 | $10,000 |
| Labs 2 Love Rescue Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| La Union Del Pueblo Entero | 1 | $350 |
| La Raza Centro Legal--San Francisco | 1 | $250 |
| La Luz Center | 4 | $5,000 |
| La Cocina Inc | 3 | $1,250 |
| La Casa De Las Madres | 4 | $5,850 |
| KV8 Memorial Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kuumbwa Jazz Society | 1 | $100 |
| Kurts Fund aka Kurt + Peter Foundation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Kulanu, Inc. | 4 | $66,573 |
| Kronos Performing Arts Association | 1 | $10,000 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| KPFA Radio | 4 | $1,150 |
| Kollel of Greater Boston Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kol HaNeshamah | 1 | $300 |
| KlezCalifornia, Inc. | 3 | $18,150 |
| Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (KS Wild) | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kiwanis Club of Sebastopol Foundation | 1 | $360 |
| Kivunim | 1 | $28,305 |
| Kitchen Slow Down Jew Up AKA The Kitchen SF | 11 | $51,613 |
| KIPP | 4 | $406,360 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States | 2 | $25,100 |
| Kimokeo Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Kimochi House | 2 | $1,500 |
| Kimera Orphanage | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kids V Cancer | 1 | $100 |
| Kids of Courage | 1 | $100 |
| Kids Included Together | 1 | $100 |
| Kids in Need of Defense | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kids and Art Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kiddo! The Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation | 3 | $12,500 |
| Kickstart - International | 1 | $25,000 |
| Khan Academy Inc. | 4 | $2,200 |
| Keystone�Research�Center�Inc.� | 4 | $23,680 |
| Keter Torah Synagogue | 1 | $600 |
| Keshet Inc. | 5 | $34,050 |
| Keren-Or, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Kepler's Literary Foundation | 3 | $2,800 |
| Kentfield Schools Foundation | 1 | $1,800 |
| Kehillat Etz Chayim | 12 | $15,596 |
| KehillahSF | 1 | $750 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 15 | $1,311,800 |
| Kehilla Community Synagogue and School | 4 | $26,750 |
| KCRW Foundation, Inc. | 3 | $800 |
| KCET | 1 | $200 |
| Kavod-Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kav L'Noar Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Katonah Museum of Art Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | 6 | $27,650 |
| Katahdin Productions | 1 | $1,000 |
| Karmaspirit | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kara | 3 | $2,000 |
| KALW Public Media, Inc. | 3 | $2,200 |
| Kainos Home & Training Center for the Developmentally Disabled | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation of America | 1 | $10,000 |
| Kabbalah Centres of the United States Inc. | 2 | $5,000 |
| K to College DBA SupplyBank.Org | 1 | $250 |
| JW House | 1 | $500 |
| Junior State of America Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. | 2 | $5,000 |
| Juma Ventures | 5 | $21,095 |
| Julia Morgan School for Girls | 1 | $10,000 |
| Judicial Watch, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Judaism By Choice Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| JTown | 1 | $500 |
| Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale | 1 | $1,000 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 3 | $1,136,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 3 | $3,750 |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 1 | $50,000 |
| John Burroughs School | 1 | $4,000 |
| John Austin Cheley Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jobtrain, Inc. | 4 | $1,850 |
| JIMENA Inc. | 9 | $57,200 |
| JFS of Metrowest | 1 | $3,600 |
| JewishGen, Inc. | 3 | $300 |
| JEWISHcolorado | 1 | $3,000 |
| Jewish World Watch | 2 | $750 |
| Jewish Women's Theatre | 2 | $540 |
| Jewish Women's Archive Inc. | 2 | $10,100 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | 1 | $1,400 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Jewish Study Network Inc. | 14 | $20,628 |
| Jewish Studio Project | 4 | $19,115 |
| Jewish Resource Center Chabad of Aspen | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, Inc. | 3 | $2,500 |
| Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Jewish Life Center | 1 | $1,800 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 35 | $94,880 |
