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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Graduate Theological Union | 2 | $2,750 |
Grace Science Foundation | 2 | $11,000 |
Grace Cathedral | 1 | $1,000 |
Government Accountability Project, Inc. | 2 | $7,850 |
Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties | 1 | $300 |
Good Sports, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco | 2 | $6,000 |
Golden Oak Montessori of Hayward Charter School | 1 | $250 |
Golden Gate Symphony and Chorus | 1 | $7,500 |
Golden Gate Opera | 1 | $1,000 |
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | 17 | $26,775 |
Golden Bridges School | 2 | $11,000 |
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer | 1 | $250 |
GLSEN | 3 | $3,900 |
GlobalGiving Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
Global Witness Foundation | 2 | $360 |
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention | 1 | $1,000 |
Global Justice Ecology Project | 1 | $275 |
Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network | 1 | $300 |
Global Glimpse | 1 | $5,000 |
Global Fund for Women Inc. | 5 | $10,250 |
Global Down Syndrome Foundation | 1 | $200 |
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance | 2 | $3,950 |
GLIDE Foundation | 50 | $496,412 |
Glaucoma Research Foundation | 5 | $5,000 |
Glasswing International USA | 1 | $250 |
GLAAD | 1 | $10,000 |
Giving Back Fund Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
GiveWell | 3 | $21,800 |
GiveDirectly, Inc. | 8 | $41,360 |
Givat Haviva Educational Foundation | 2 | $4,050 |
GirlVentures | 1 | $500 |
Girls Middle School | 4 | $5,750 |
Girls Leadership Institute Inc. | 1 | $50,000 |
Girls Inc of the Central Coast | 1 | $1,000 |
Girl Scouts of Northern California | 1 | $1,000 |
Gilead House | 1 | $500 |
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 6 | $10,450 |
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | 16 | $47,236 |
Giants Community Fund | 2 | $1,100 |
Gesher Foundation Inc. | 1 | $100 |
German Marshall Fund of the United States | 1 | $750,000 |
Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School | 1 | $3,000 |
Georgia Shift | 1 | $10,000 |
Georgetown University | 5 | $126,860 |
George Washington High School Alumni Association | 2 | $1,000 |
George Mark Children's Fund | 3 | $16,136 |
George Eastman Museum | 1 | $1,000 |
Gen�Next�Foundation� | 1 | $12,500 |
Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 3 | $605,000 |
Gateway Public Schools | 3 | $51,000 |
Gastric Cancer Foundation | 3 | $6,100 |
Garrett Moulton Productions | 3 | $35,000 |
GANN Academy - The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston, Inc. | 1 | $65,000 |
Gan Israel Preschool | 2 | $2,160 |
GambiaRising | 1 | $1,500 |
Galapagos Conservancy Inc. | 2 | $200 |
Gabriel Project Mumbai | 3 | $4,000 |
Futures Without Violence | 6 | $73,000 |
Fundacja Greenmind (Greenmind Foundation) | 1 | $15,000 |
Fund for the Tiger | 1 | $1,000 |
Fund for Global Human Rights | 2 | $1,200 |
Fuente Latina | 3 | $125,000 |
From the Top | 1 | $100 |
From the Heart Productions | 1 | $3,600 |
Friends�of�the�Marin�County�Free�Library | 1 | $200 |
Friends of Zen, Inc | 3 | $39,000 |
Friends of Yemin Orde, Inc. | 1 | $300 |
Friends of Yemin Orde Inc. AKA ImpactIsrael | 1 | $20,000 |
Friends of Yad Sarah Inc. | 5 | $11,390 |
Friends of Vancouver Foundation | 1 | $20,500 |
Friends of the Urban Forest | 7 | $4,110 |
Friends of the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | 1 | $20,000 |
Friends of the Rockridge Library | 1 | $1,000 |
Friends of the River Foundation | 2 | $350 |
Friends of the Oakland Public Library | 4 | $6,500 |
Friends of the Mountain View Library | 1 | $200 |
Friends of the Jewish Culture Festival Society, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
Friends Of The Jewish Community Library | 11 | $6,980 |
Friends of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism | 2 | $80,000 |
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
Friends Of The Fromm Institute For Life-Long Learning | 17 | $42,550 |
Friends of the El Cerrito Library | 1 | $250 |
Friends Of The Earth | 6 | $20,300 |
Friends of the Darby Community Public Library Inc. | 1 | $250 |
Friends of the Children - SF Bay Area | 2 | $700 |
Friends of the Cameo | 4 | $8,250 |
Friends of the Arava Institute | 5 | $31,640 |
Friends of Straus Park Inc. | 1 | $200 |
Friends of Stevens Creek Trail | 1 | $200 |
Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and Control | 1 | $50,000 |
Friends of Rodeph Sholom School Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
Friends of Pinnacle Peak Park | 1 | $100 |
Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park | 1 | $250 |
Friends of Lubavitch Inc. | 3 | $3,520 |
Friends of John Jay Homestead | 1 | $250 |
Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc. | 3 | $1,430 |
Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans Beit Halochem | 1 | $10,000 |
Friends of Ir David Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
Friends of Hudson Youth Inc | 1 | $10,000 |