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 |
|---|---|---|
| City Arts and Lectures, Inc. | 3 | $6,100 |
| amfAR | 4 | $6,100 |
| Gastric Cancer Foundation | 3 | $6,100 |
| Brain and Behavior Research Foundation | 5 | $6,130 |
| Lark Theater | 3 | $6,150 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $6,250 |
| Berkeley Food & Housing Project | 4 | $6,250 |
| Sterne School | 1 | $6,250 |
| Maven Project | 7 | $6,250 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | 17 | $6,275 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. | 9 | $6,280 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | 8 | $6,365 |
| Spirit of America Worldwide | 1 | $6,400 |
| St. Stephen's Episcopal School | 2 | $6,400 |
| Working Group / Not In Our Town | 4 | $6,460 |
| Friends of the Oakland Public Library | 4 | $6,500 |
| Music in Schools Today | 4 | $6,500 |
| Defenders Of Wildlife | 2 | $6,500 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | 5 | $6,500 |
| Chabad Center at University of Colorado, Inc. | 4 | $6,510 |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | 2 | $6,550 |
| San Francisco University High School | 5 | $6,600 |
| British Schools and Universities Foundation Inc. | 1 | $6,630 |
| JDRF | 4 | $6,658 |
| Impact Fund | 3 | $6,750 |
| Congregation Agudath Israel of Boro Park | 1 | $6,800 |
| Happy Shalom School Inc. | 5 | $6,800 |
| Friends Of The Jewish Community Library | 11 | $6,980 |
| Bay Area Lyme Foundation | 2 | $7,000 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | 1 | $7,000 |
| Reading Partners | 3 | $7,000 |
| Food Basket Inc. | 2 | $7,000 |
| Hiphopforchange Inc. | 2 | $7,000 |
| RIP Medical Debt | 2 | $7,000 |
| Camp Kesem National | 8 | $7,000 |
| PlayGround Inc. | 4 | $7,110 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | 5 | $7,135 |
| Environmental Volunteers | 4 | $7,200 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 4 | $7,200 |
| Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. | 11 | $7,218 |
| Brandeis University | 8 | $7,330 |
| Muttville | 6 | $7,380 |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | 10 | $7,400 |
| Congregation B'nai B'rith Corporation | 3 | $7,477 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | 17 | $7,480 |
| Community Tech Network | 1 | $7,484 |
| Chabad of Novato | 2 | $7,500 |
| Progressive Change Institute | 1 | $7,500 |
| Chilis On Wheels | 1 | $7,500 |
| ONG SOS-For�ts | 1 | $7,500 |
| Make-A-Wish America | 1 | $7,500 |
| Catapult Film Fund | 1 | $7,500 |
| Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club | 5 | $7,500 |
| California Film Institute | 2 | $7,500 |
| Golden Gate Symphony and Chorus | 1 | $7,500 |
| Instituto Natura | 1 | $7,500 |
| Mark Day School | 1 | $7,500 |
| SFFILM | 4 | $7,500 |
| Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc. | 1 | $7,500 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 3 | $7,500 |
| ASTEME Learning Center Inc. | 1 | $7,500 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | 6 | $7,550 |
| West Valley Community Services of Santa Clara County, Inc. | 3 | $7,600 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | 2 | $7,600 |
| Temple Or Rishon Sunrise Jewish Congregation | 1 | $7,612 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | 2 | $7,650 |
| Integrity First for America | 3 | $7,680 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | 1 | $7,695 |
| Har El Institute for Study and Worship | 2 | $7,700 |
| Government Accountability Project, Inc. | 2 | $7,850 |
| Beads of Courage Inc. | 2 | $8,000 |
| Oxfam America | 13 | $8,000 |
| National Center For Lesbian Rights | 2 | $8,000 |
| YWCA | 2 | $8,000 |
| Battery Foundation | 2 | $8,000 |
| Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 1 | $8,000 |
| Apparel Impact Institute | 2 | $8,000 |
| Carey School | 2 | $8,000 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care Research and Education | 3 | $8,000 |
| Yeshiva University | 1 | $8,000 |
| North Beach Citizens | 5 | $8,150 |
| Rainforest Action Network | 3 | $8,150 |
| People for Open Space/Greenbelt Alliance | 4 | $8,200 |
| Friends of the Cameo | 4 | $8,250 |
| Lafayette Partners in Education | 2 | $8,300 |
| Richmond Torah Center - Chabad | 12 | $8,400 |
| Barnard College | 3 | $8,500 |
| Life Learning Academy | 3 | $8,500 |
| American Friends of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center | 1 | $8,500 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | 4 | $8,500 |
| Humane Society | 5 | $8,540 |
| Breast Cancer Action | 4 | $8,575 |
| Congregation Beth Emek | 4 | $8,580 |
| San Francisco Architectural Heritage | 4 | $8,600 |
| Oberlin College | 3 | $8,666 |
| Foundation of City College of San Francisco | 4 | $8,700 |
| Center For Young Women's Development DBA Young Women's Freedom Center | 1 | $8,750 |
| Greenlight Clinic | 7 | $8,800 |
| National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section | 7 | $8,985 |
| Women Donors Network | 2 | $9,000 |
