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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashreichem Yisrael | 1 | $18,000 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | 1 | $3,500 |
| Austin Coming Together | 1 | $250 |
| Bar Harbor Firefighters Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| Beyond Fistula | 1 | $350 |
| Blue Card, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Boston Impact Initiative Fund | 1 | $1,200 |
| Bread for the World Institute Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service | 1 | $5,000 |
| Burlingame Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| California Lawyers for the Arts | 1 | $100 |
| California Supreme Court Historical Society | 1 | $100 |
| Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cancer Couch Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Carmel Art Association | 1 | $150 |
| Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation | 1 | $350 |
| Center on Conscience and War | 1 | $250 |
| Chabad of Northern Nevada Inc. | 1 | $3,600 |
| Changing Leads Foundation Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Child Mind Institute Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation DBA Children's Hospital Boston | 1 | $300 |
| CILS Benefactors Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Civil Eats | 1 | $1,000 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat | 1 | $100 |
| Colonel IL James N Pritzker Library for the Citizen Soldier AKA Pritzker Mi | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County | 1 | $100 |
| Compassionate Listening Project | 1 | $180 |
| Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York | 1 | $25,000 |
| Cornelia Connelly Center for Education | 1 | $180 |
| Digital Nest Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| DreamCatchers, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| EdSource Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| EmpowerMed | 1 | $36,000 |
| Exhale An After-Abortion Counseling Talkline | 1 | $250 |
| Food Outreach, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Foster Care Counts | 1 | $5,000 |
| Freedom for Immigrants | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Ir David Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| Friends of the El Cerrito Library | 1 | $250 |
| Girls Inc of the Central Coast | 1 | $1,000 |
| Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network | 1 | $300 |
| Grace Cathedral | 1 | $1,000 |
| Green Acres School Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Youth Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Henry M. Gunn High School Sports Boosters Club | 1 | $350 |
| Hole Food Rescue Corp. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Humane Farming Association | 1 | $250 |
| Immaterial | 1 | $75,000 |
| Israel Special Kids Fund | 1 | $300 |
| Jewish Community Center of Long Beach AKA Alpert JCC | 1 | $5,000 |
| K to College DBA SupplyBank.Org | 1 | $250 |
| KehillahSF | 1 | $750 |
| Kimera Orphanage | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kurts Fund aka Kurt + Peter Foundation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Legal Aid of Sonoma County | 1 | $250 |
| Listening for a Change | 1 | $500 |
| Los Altos Chabad | 1 | $25,000 |
| LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Maimonides Medical Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| March of Dimes Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Mary Sarvis Memorial Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Mendocino Land Trust | 1 | $100 |
| Mile High United Way, Inc. | 1 | $3,600 |
| MoEd | 1 | $180 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | 1 | $250 |
| My Sister's House | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Advocates for Pregnant Women | 1 | $250 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | 1 | $2,500 |
| New Seed Foundation | 1 | $40,000 |
| Noe Valley Chamber Music | 1 | $2,500 |
| Northern California Community Loan Fund | 1 | $200 |
| Oakland Leaf Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | 1 | $750 |
| One Tree Planted Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Outwords Archive | 1 | $1,800 |
| Pescadero Education Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization | 1 | $20,000 |
| Plan International USA, Inc. DBA Plan USA | 1 | $2,000 |
| Pratham USA | 1 | $400 |
| Producers Club of Maryland Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| ProLiteracy Worldwide | 1 | $100 |
| Red Bridge Education | 2 | $15,000 |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust, Inc. | 2 | $280 |
| Student Press Law Center, Inc. | 2 | $50,100 |
| Team Rubicon | 2 | $200 |
| University of Florida Foundation, Inc. | 2 | $10,000 |
| Wildaid Inc. | 2 | $202,500 |
| American Schools of Oriental Research | 2 | $2,300 |
| Andrew Goodman Foundation, Inc. | 2 | $10,500 |
| Asylum Access | 2 | $350 |
| Bay Area Lyme Foundation | 2 | $7,000 |
| Be the Influence | 2 | $5,100 |
| Best Buddies International, Inc. | 2 | $600 |
| Beyond Nuclear | 2 | $785 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | 2 | $125,000 |
| Breakthrough Collaborative, Inc. | 2 | $2,000 |
| Camp Phoenix | 2 | $3,000 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma | 2 | $200 |
| Chabad of Novato | 2 | $7,500 |
