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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skysthelimit.org | 1 | $500 |
| Society St. Vincent De Paul Alameda | 1 | $1,000 |
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
| St John Paul II | 1 | $180 |
| Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm | 1 | $100 |
| SVARA | 1 | $180 |
| Tannery Pond Concerts Corporation | 1 | $200 |
| Temple Shalom Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| The Acting Company | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | 1 | $15,000 |
| Turning Green | 1 | $1,000 |
| University Club of Palo Alto Scholarship Fund | 1 | $300 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 1 | $200 |
| Upward Scholars | 1 | $500 |
| Vassar College | 1 | $1,600 |
| Voices of Music, Inc | 1 | $2,500 |
| Weekend Backpacks for Homeless Kids | 1 | $2,500 |
| Western Watersheds Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| Women's Cancer Resource Center | 1 | $180 |
| World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 1 | $100 |
| Yom Rishon School | 1 | $500 |
| 1 Grain to 1000 Grains | 1 | $300 |
| African�American�Policy�Forum� | 1 | $5,000 |
| Alaska Literacy Program, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Alliance for Climate Education | 1 | $2,000 |
| Alzheimers Coachella Valley | 1 | $250 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University Inc | 1 | $2,500 |
| American Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Americans for the Israeli Third Way, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Art Works Downtown, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Athlete Ally | 1 | $10,000 |
| Bay Area Women Leader Network | 1 | $1,050 |
| Bedford Historical Society | 1 | $250 |
| Billion Oyster Project | 1 | $500 |
| Bridging Tech Charitable Fund | 1 | $3,000 |
| California Policy Center | 1 | $2,000 |
| Caravan to Class | 1 | $250 |
| Catapult Film Fund | 1 | $7,500 |
| Center for Elders Independence | 1 | $250 |
| CENTROPA - Central Europe Center for Research and Documentation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $200 |
| Cheshire Academy | 1 | $500 |
| Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families | 1 | $108 |
| City of Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Cleveland Hillel Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Commission for Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in t | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Foundation for Northern Virginia | 1 | $5,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel - ARK | 1 | $2,000 |
| Curiodyssey | 1 | $3,000 |
| David Brower Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Desert Jewish Center | 1 | $40,000 |
| Donna Klein Jewish Academy Inc | 1 | $1,800 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center-Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Enriching Lives through Music | 1 | $100 |
| Equamore Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fair Fight Action Inc | 1 | $5,000 |
| Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Film Collaborative Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends for Youth, Inc | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and Control | 1 | $50,000 |
| Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School | 1 | $3,000 |
| GLAAD | 1 | $10,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Hack Foundation | 1 | $2,250 |
| Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation | 1 | $150 |
| Healing Partners of the Central Coast | 1 | $3,000 |
| Hebrew Institute of White Plains | 1 | $5,000 |
| Homework Central | 1 | $200 |
| Idea Wild | 1 | $720 |
| Institute of Current World Affairs Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Island Harvest | 1 | $300 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona | 1 | $1,800 |
| Jewish Graduate Student Initiative, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| JTown | 1 | $500 |
| Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (KS Wild) | 1 | $1,000 |
| Labs 2 Love Rescue Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Leo Baeck Institute Inc. | 1 | $12,000 |
| Lifehouse, Inc. | 1 | $600 |
| Live In Peace | 1 | $100 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | 1 | $10,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | 1 | $1,000 |
| Making Headway Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Marin Audubon Society | 1 | $2,500 |
| Maui Preparatory Academy | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mediators Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mercy High School San Francisco | 1 | $100,000 |
| Monterey Jazz Festival | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mozilla Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| New Dawn Guatemala | 1 | $1,000 |
| North East Exchange Team - San Francisco | 1 | $200 |
| One Arizona | 1 | $10,000 |
| Otter Project | 1 | $250 |
| Pacific Beach Coalition | 1 | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto History Museum | 1 | $150 |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | 1 | $500 |
