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 |
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Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
Highlander Research and Education Ctr. | 2 | $600 |
High Mountain Institute, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
Hide and Seek Foundation | 2 | $12,500 |
Hidden Genius Project | 1 | $1,000 |
HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
Henry M. Gunn High School Sports Boosters Club | 1 | $350 |
Henry M. Gunn High School | 2 | $500 |
Henry Jackson Society Inc. | 3 | $85,000 |
Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California | 1 | $2,500 |
Helen Keller International, Inc. | 3 | $735 |
Heifer Project International, Inc. | 6 | $2,760 |
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 8 | $179,400 |
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati | 1 | $180 |
Hebrew Institute of White Plains | 1 | $5,000 |
Hebrew Institute of Riverdale | 1 | $500 |
Hebrew Free Loan Society Incorporated | 2 | $1,720 |
Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
Hebrew Free Burial Association | 1 | $5,000 |
Hebrew Congregation of North Tarrytown & Tarrytown Temple Beth Abraham | 1 | $5,000 |
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights | 2 | $200 |
Heart to Heart International Children's Medical Alliance | 1 | $150 |
Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Youth Inc. | 1 | $500 |
Heart Consciousness Church Inc. | 1 | $500 |
Heart and Home Collaborative | 2 | $1,000 |
Hearing Health Foundation | 2 | $850 |
Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California | 1 | $1,000 |
HealthRight 360 | 6 | $58,500 |
Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County | 1 | $500 |
Health Connected | 1 | $1,000 |
Healing Partners of the Central Coast | 1 | $3,000 |
Healing Across the Divides Inc | 1 | $500 |
Headlands Center for the Arts | 3 | $5,000 |
Head-Royce School | 3 | $360,000 |
HBCU Foundation Inc | 1 | $200 |
Hazon Inc. | 2 | $30,000 |
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Hawaii Preparatory Academy | 1 | $5,000 |
Hawaii Community Foundation | 2 | $12,500 |
Hatikvah, Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
Hasidah | 5 | $28,930 |
Hasbara Fellowships | 5 | $32,200 |
Harvard Magazine, Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
Harvard Crimson Inc. | 1 | $1,350 |
Harold Grinspoon Foundation | 3 | $11,180 |
Harmony at Home | 1 | $1,000 |
Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation | 1 | $150 |
Har El Institute for Study and Worship | 2 | $7,700 |
Happy Shalom School Inc. | 5 | $6,800 |
Hanna Boys Center | 1 | $1,000 |
Hands Up for Haiti Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
Hand in Hand: American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel | 6 | $29,300 |
Hamlin School | 2 | $10,100 |
Hamilton Families | 7 | $18,000 |
HAMAQOM | 19 | $126,938 |
Halom House | 1 | $300 |
Halleck Creek Ranch | 1 | $2,500 |
Halachic Organ Donor Society | 1 | $180 |
HairToStay | 7 | $37,800 |
Haight Ashbury Food Program | 2 | $1,350 |
HAI Global | 1 | $100 |
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc. (New York) | 18 | $42,080 |
Hack Foundation | 1 | $2,250 |
Habonim Camp Association Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
Habitat For Humanity | 11 | $3,350 |
H2O For Life | 2 | $750 |
GVNG.org | 1 | $1,000 |
Guttmacher Institute Inc. | 2 | $2,600 |
Gunn Senior High School Foundation AKA Gunn Foundation | 2 | $860 |
Gulf of Maine Research Institute | 1 | $500 |
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. | 5 | $3,680 |
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
Guardsmen | 1 | $2,000 |
Growgood | 1 | $1,800 |
Groundspark | 4 | $36,250 |
GreenWave Organization Corp | 1 | $10,000 |
Greenpeace Fund, Inc. | 11 | $14,850 |
Greenlining Institute | 1 | $250 |
Greenlight Clinic | 7 | $8,800 |
GreeNest | 1 | $300 |
Green Science Policy Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
Green Schools Alliance | 1 | $525 |
Green Road Synagogue | 1 | $100,000 |
Green Pets America | 1 | $1,000 |
Green Corps, Inc. | 1 | $300 |
Green Belt Movement International - North America | 2 | $1,000 |
Green Acres School Inc. | 1 | $100 |
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. (WETA) | 1 | $200 |
Greater Olean Community Foundation DBA Cattaraugus Region Community Foundat | 1 | $150 |
Greater Newark Conservancy Inc. | 1 | $25,000 |
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | 1 | $100 |
Greater Lansing Food Bank | 1 | $100 |
Greater Chicago Food Depository | 2 | $7,600 |
Greater Boston Legal Services | 1 | $350 |
Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Operating Corporation | 1 | $1,250 |
Great American Songbook Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Grateful Garment Project | 1 | $720 |
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | 1 | $1,000 |
Grameen Foundation | 3 | $350 |