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 |
|---|---|---|
| Union For Reform Judaism | 12 | $27,380 |
| Chabad of Greater South Bay | 8 | $27,516 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | 6 | $27,650 |
| Cal Performances | 4 | $27,750 |
| ALDEA: Advancing Local Development through Empowerment and Action | 2 | $28,000 |
| Nature Conservancy, Inc. | 17 | $28,150 |
| Kivunim | 1 | $28,305 |
| Beyond Differences | 13 | $28,680 |
| Hasidah | 5 | $28,930 |
| Hand in Hand: American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel | 6 | $29,300 |
| Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation | 11 | $29,350 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | 8 | $29,500 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 9 | $29,550 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3 | $30,000 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Trellis Supportive Care | 3 | $30,000 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Hazon Inc. | 2 | $30,000 |
| International Care Ministries | 2 | $30,000 |
| Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | 1 | $30,000 |
| The People Concern | 2 | $30,000 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center Health Care Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | 2 | $30,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc. - Northern California/Pacific Northwest | 1 | $30,000 |
| Association for the Study | 1 | $30,000 |
| 282 Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Ramah Darom, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| One Tree Planted Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Congregation B'Nai Tikvah | 7 | $30,075 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 17 | $30,105 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | 3 | $30,180 |
| 18 Reasons | 3 | $30,450 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $30,500 |
| Color of Change | 9 | $30,750 |
| Hospice by the Bay | 5 | $30,780 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Inc. | 2 | $31,000 |
| Mission Graduates | 3 | $31,000 |
| Peninsula Volunteers Inc. | 5 | $31,000 |
| Friends of the Arava Institute | 5 | $31,640 |
| New Creation Community Presbyterian Church | 1 | $32,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | 18 | $32,100 |
| Camp Ramah in California, Inc. | 4 | $32,180 |
| Hasbara Fellowships | 5 | $32,200 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | 3 | $32,500 |
| Israel Policy Forum Inc. | 4 | $32,500 |
| California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. | 3 | $33,000 |
| Ameinu Our People Inc. | 5 | $33,100 |
| Ploughshares Fund | 5 | $33,600 |
| Tides Center | 6 | $33,930 |
| Keshet Inc. | 5 | $34,050 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. | 13 | $34,250 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | 7 | $34,335 |
| ODC | 9 | $34,350 |
| Wider Bridge | 8 | $34,380 |
| Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha | 9 | $34,600 |
| ALS Association | 11 | $34,650 |
| Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic | 1 | $34,800 |
| Brown University | 11 | $34,900 |
| Congregation Beth El | 9 | $34,930 |
| East Palo Alto Youth Arts & Music Center | 2 | $35,000 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Garrett Moulton Productions | 3 | $35,000 |
| Yeshivat Maharat Inc. | 2 | $35,250 |
| Cancer Commons | 4 | $35,430 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 5 | $35,500 |
| Pomona College | 1 | $36,000 |
| Stand.Earth | 1 | $36,000 |
| EmpowerMed | 1 | $36,000 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 9 | $36,100 |
| Groundspark | 4 | $36,250 |
| Camp Ramah in Northern California | 10 | $36,360 |
| League of Women Voters | 10 | $36,885 |
| Pristine Mind Foundation | 1 | $37,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | 5 | $37,050 |
| Fractured Atlas, Inc. | 5 | $37,250 |
| HairToStay | 7 | $37,800 |
| Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco | 6 | $38,000 |
| Studio 70 | 4 | $38,600 |
| Friends of Zen, Inc | 3 | $39,000 |
| Compassion and Choices | 11 | $39,180 |
| UCLA Foundation | 9 | $39,750 |
| Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care | 1 | $39,780 |
| American Friends of United Hatzalah | 1 | $40,000 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| Rashi School, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| Vital Strategies, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| Desert Jewish Center | 1 | $40,000 |
| One Heart Worldwide | 1 | $40,000 |
| Citymeals on Wheels | 1 | $40,000 |
| Bay Area Hybrid College Initiative | 1 | $40,000 |
| Community Music Center San Francisco | 2 | $40,000 |
| Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty | 1 | $40,000 |
| New Seed Foundation | 1 | $40,000 |
| Adventure Cycling Association | 2 | $40,100 |
| Ultimate Peace Inc. | 2 | $40,200 |
| Congregation Shaarey Tikvah | 2 | $40,400 |
| College of Adaptive Arts | 4 | $40,500 |
| Food Bank for New York City | 2 | $41,000 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | 7 | $41,050 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | 6 | $41,300 |
