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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Club Z | 5 | $25,740 |
Clinic by the Bay | 2 | $1,000 |
Climate Psychiatry Alliance | 2 | $700 |
Climate Leadership Council | 1 | $1,000 |
Climate Jobs New York Education Fund, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 |
Cleveland Kids Book Bank | 2 | $62,000 |
Cleveland Hillel Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
Clean Water Fund | 4 | $5,880 |
Clean Air Task Force Inc. | 3 | $26,300 |
Clausen House | 1 | $500 |
Clarion Project Inc. | 2 | $10,000 |
Claremont McKenna College | 2 | $14,500 |
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center | 1 | $1,000 |
Civil Rights Corps | 1 | $500,000 |
Civil Eats | 1 | $1,000 |
Cityteam Ministries | 1 | $100 |
Cityside Journalism Initiative | 6 | $3,790 |
Citymeals on Wheels | 1 | $40,000 |
City Schoolyard Garden | 1 | $12,000 |
City Parks Alliance | 1 | $250 |
City of St. Helena | 1 | $100 |
City of Hope National Medical Center | 1 | $100 |
City of Hope | 1 | $100 |
City of Belvedere | 1 | $500 |
City Harvest Inc. | 3 | $2,200 |
City Arts and Lectures, Inc. | 3 | $6,100 |
City and County of San Francisco | 3 | $12,500 |
City and Country School Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
CISPES Education Fund | 1 | $350 |
CILS Benefactors Inc. | 1 | $100 |
Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | 3 | $1,100 |
Christian Action Life Line | 4 | $1,300 |
CHP 11-99 Foundation | 4 | $6,050 |
Choral Singers of Marin aka SingersMarin | 2 | $2,000 |
Chochmat HaLev | 2 | $3,600 |
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
Chinese Progressive Association | 3 | $32,500 |
Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care | 1 | $39,780 |
Chinati Foundation | 3 | $43,500 |
Chilis On Wheels | 1 | $7,500 |
Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco | 2 | $750 |
Childrens Hospital Branches Inc. | 1 | $250 |
Children's Scholarship Fund | 1 | $500 |
Children's Museum of Sonoma County | 1 | $1,000 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles | 1 | $10,000 |
Children's Hospital Corporation DBA Children's Hospital Boston | 1 | $300 |
Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
Children's Heart Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Children's Health Council Inc. | 5 | $18,550 |
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose | 1 | $2,500 |
Children's Defense Fund | 5 | $2,450 |
Children's Council of San Francisco | 6 | $25,800 |
Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families | 1 | $108 |
Children's Cancer Research Fund AKA CCRF | 1 | $200 |
Children's Book Project | 4 | $5,000 |
Children's Aid Society | 1 | $10,000 |
Children of Shelters | 1 | $1,000 |
Children Now | 2 | $6,000 |
Children Incorporated | 1 | $500 |
Children for Change | 1 | $250 |
Child Mind Institute Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
Child and Family Guidance Center | 1 | $1,000 |
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc. | 2 | $3,500 |
Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc. | 1 | $7,500 |
Chez Panisse Foundation AKA Edible Schoolyard Project | 1 | $5,000 |
Cheyanna Foundation for Children | 1 | $400 |
Chevra Kol Israel | 1 | $15,000 |
Chevra Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
Cheshire Academy | 1 | $500 |
Cherry Creek School District Parent Teacher Community Council Inc. | 1 | $250 |
Cheetah Conservation Fund | 1 | $100 |
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic | 1 | $200 |
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | 1 | $180 |
charity: water | 1 | $100 |
Charities Aid Foundation of America | 1 | $500 |
Chapman University | 1 | $5,000 |
Changing Leads Foundation Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
Chamber Music San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
Chamber Music in Napa Valley | 1 | $500 |
Challenged Athletes Foundation | 1 | $1,800 |
Challenge Success | 4 | $3,350 |
Chai Preschool Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
Chai Lifeline Inc. | 4 | $3,340 |
Chabot Space and Science Center | 1 | $9,000 |
Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $200 |
Chabad of the East Bay | 7 | $12,600 |
Chabad of Sunset Strip | 1 | $720 |
Chabad of Southern Nevada Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
Chabad of Sonoma County | 2 | $6,000 |
Chabad of San Francisco Inc. | 13 | $44,029 |
Chabad of Palm Springs, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
Chabad of Novato | 2 | $7,500 |
Chabad of Northern Nevada Inc. | 1 | $3,600 |
Chabad of North Peninsula | 3 | $1,502,200 |
Chabad Of Noe Valley | 5 | $10,318 |
Chabad of Mill Valley | 3 | $3,340 |
Chabad of Greater South Bay | 8 | $27,516 |
Chabad of Downtown, Inc. | 1 | $100 |