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 |
|---|---|---|
| Art Works Downtown, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $200 |
| Jewish Community Free Clinic | 1 | $200 |
| Mozilla Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| North East Exchange Team - San Francisco | 1 | $200 |
| Occidental Center for the Arts | 2 | $200 |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Community�Foundation�Santa�Cruz�County | 1 | $200 |
| Friends of Stevens Creek Trail | 1 | $200 |
| Midcoast Conservancy | 1 | $200 |
| Tuskegee Airmend National Historical Museum | 2 | $200 |
| Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 1 | $200 |
| Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture | 2 | $200 |
| Friends of Straus Park Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Galapagos Conservancy Inc. | 2 | $200 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | 1 | $200 |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Temecula Valley | 1 | $200 |
| KCET | 1 | $200 |
| Swim Across America, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| The Spahr Center | 1 | $200 |
| Mesorah Heritage Foundation | 2 | $200 |
| Shotgun Players, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| University of Sydney USA Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Global Down Syndrome Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice Inc | 1 | $200 |
| Edgewood Center For Children And Families | 1 | $200 |
| Family Caregiver Alliance | 1 | $200 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | 1 | $200 |
| National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women | 1 | $200 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | 1 | $200 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Theater Barn Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Feed the Children, Inc. | 2 | $200 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. (WETA) | 1 | $200 |
| Northern California Community Loan Fund | 1 | $200 |
| Science Friday Initiative Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Temple Israel (Stockton, CA) | 1 | $200 |
| TexARTS | 1 | $200 |
| DreamCatchers, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Family Foundation Charitable Trust | 2 | $200 |
| Ebony Anglers | 1 | $225 |
| Factory Farming Awareness Coalition | 2 | $225 |
| Save a Child's Heart Foundation U.S., Inc. | 2 | $244 |
| National Women's History Museum | 1 | $250 |
| Progeria Research Foundation | 2 | $250 |
| West Point Inn Association | 1 | $250 |
| Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| American Friends of the Re'ut Institute | 1 | $250 |
| Children for Change | 1 | $250 |
| Freedom of Religion for Israel Inc. AKA Hiddush - Freedom of Religion for I | 1 | $250 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage - A living Memorial to the Holocaust | 1 | $250 |
| Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Owens Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective | 1 | $250 |
| Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | 1 | $250 |
| New York Botanical Garden | 1 | $250 |
| Six Seconds | 1 | $250 |
| Friends of John Jay Homestead | 1 | $250 |
| Legal Momentum | 1 | $250 |
| Menorah Heritage Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| NAMI Marin Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| ProsthetiKA Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Beans Cafe, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Cadena Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | 1 | $250 |
| Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco | 1 | $250 |
| Lange Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Northwest Film Forum | 1 | $250 |
| Search for Common Ground | 1 | $250 |
| Sustainable Harvest International | 1 | $250 |
| Vital Arts | 1 | $250 |
| Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park | 1 | $250 |
| La Raza Centro Legal--San Francisco | 1 | $250 |
| Little Wishes | 1 | $250 |
| Matat Mordechai | 1 | $250 |
| Michiana Jewish Historical Society Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Redwood Day School | 1 | $250 |
| Sukkat Shalom, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| "I Have a Dream" Foundation-Idaho Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer | 1 | $250 |
| Lenox Hill Bikur Cholim, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Michigan Humane Society | 1 | $250 |
| Peace Appeal Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Society of Israel Philatelists | 1 | $250 |
| Western States Center | 1 | $250 |
| All Ways Up Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| American Lung Association | 2 | $250 |
| CALICO Center | 1 | $250 |
| Cherry Creek School District Parent Teacher Community Council Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Making Contact | 1 | $250 |
| On Your Feet Foundation Northern California | 1 | $250 |
| Temple Shalom Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Alzheimers Coachella Valley | 1 | $250 |
| Bedford Historical Society | 1 | $250 |
| Caravan to Class | 1 | $250 |
| Center for Elders Independence | 1 | $250 |
