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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Museum of American Art | 2 | $5,100 |
| Zohar Dance Company | 2 | $1,100 |
| 142 Throckmorton Theatre | 2 | $2,000 |
| Actors Fund of America, DBA The Actors Fund | 2 | $2,680 |
| Alliance for Smiles International, Inc. | 2 | $5,200 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | 2 | $2,000 |
| BeWell in School | 2 | $1,100 |
| Black Girls Code, Inc. | 2 | $4,500 |
| Canal Welcome Center Inc. AKA Multicultural Center of Marin | 2 | $3,500 |
| Caring for Children, Inc. | 2 | $2,500 |
| Climate Psychiatry Alliance | 2 | $700 |
| Commonweal | 2 | $280 |
| De Marillac Academy | 2 | $25,250 |
| Faith In Practice | 2 | $1,250 |
| Francisco Park Conservancy | 2 | $115,000 |
| Gan Israel Preschool | 2 | $2,160 |
| Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance | 2 | $3,950 |
| Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco | 2 | $6,000 |
| Harvard Magazine, Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
| International Refugee assistance project | 2 | $1,200 |
| Lilith Publications, Inc. | 2 | $1,500 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | 2 | $1,100 |
| Marin Country Day School | 2 | $5,000 |
| Mayan Hands Foundation Ltd | 2 | $450 |
| Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies | 2 | $2,000 |
| Nashuva | 2 | $750 |
| National LGBTQ Task Force | 2 | $4,000 |
| Oceana, Inc. | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| Palo Alto Players - Peninsula Center Stage | 2 | $1,500 |
| Project On Government Oversight | 2 | $4,600 |
| Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Inc | 2 | $16,000 |
| RIP Medical Debt | 2 | $7,000 |
| San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium | 2 | $150,000 |
| San Mateo Public Library Foundation | 2 | $400 |
| Seeds of Peace | 2 | $450 |
| SilverLining Inc | 2 | $100,000 |
| Starcross Monastic Community | 2 | $785 |
| Streetcode Academy | 2 | $6,000 |
| The Tech Interactive | 2 | $15,000 |
| Trust Women Foundation Inc. | 2 | $4,850 |
| Vibrant Emotional Health | 2 | $600 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | 2 | $10,900 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project - WRRAP | 2 | $5,750 |
| Youth Community Service Inc. | 2 | $280 |
| Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation | 2 | $3,500 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | 2 | $10,250 |
| American Friends of the M&M Frankel Center for the Improvement of Learning | 2 | $250 |
| Amigos de Las Americas | 2 | $300 |
| California Homebuilding Foundation | 2 | $60,000 |
| Carleton College | 2 | $5,500 |
| Clinic by the Bay | 2 | $1,000 |
| COPE Family Center | 2 | $3,500 |
| Daily Acts Organization | 2 | $1,900 |
| Defenders Of Wildlife | 2 | $6,500 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | 2 | $350,000 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | 2 | $1,250 |
| Eden Village Camp | 2 | $11,000 |
| First Graduate | 2 | $1,000 |
| Food Basket Inc. | 2 | $7,000 |
| Forward Association, Inc. | 2 | $11,500 |
| Friends of Ethiopian Jews Inc. | 2 | $1,250 |
| Friends of the Children - SF Bay Area | 2 | $700 |
| Hearing Health Foundation | 2 | $850 |
| Hiphopforchange Inc. | 2 | $7,000 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | 2 | $65,118 |
| Inquiring Systems, Inc. | 2 | $17,500 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. | 2 | $5,000 |
| Limmud Bay Area | 2 | $15,000 |
| Marin County Bicycle Coalition | 2 | $350 |
| Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment Inc. | 2 | $650 |
| Mesorah Heritage Foundation | 2 | $200 |
| Or Shalom Jewish Community | 2 | $17,000 |
| Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security | 2 | $750 |
| Palo Alto University, Inc. | 2 | $12,000 |
| Public Education Foundation, Inc. AKA South Bend Education Foundation | 2 | $1,000 |
| Rodeph Shalom Congregation | 2 | $13,250 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2 | $430 |
| Union College | 2 | $1,150 |
| University of Texas Foundation | 2 | $1,100 |
| Voter Registration Project | 2 | $51,000 |
| American Friends of the Open University of Israel, Inc. | 2 | $280 |
| American Psychological Foundation Inc | 2 | $10,500 |
| Baykeeper | 2 | $785 |
| Borderlinks | 2 | $350 |
| Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc. | 2 | $3,500 |
| Community Music Center | 2 | $6,000 |
| Crisis Text Line | 2 | $10,500 |
| Dan Foundation Inc. DBA Divers Alert Network | 2 | $300 |
| Heart and Home Collaborative | 2 | $1,000 |
| Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula | 2 | $20,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation | 2 | $2,800 |
| National Constitution Center | 2 | $385,000 |
| O'Hanlon Center for the Arts | 2 | $600 |
| OutRight Action International | 2 | $14,704 |
| Producers Associates | 2 | $680 |
| Project WeHope | 2 | $2,750 |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | 2 | $6,550 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | 2 | $15,540 |
| STEAC (Short Term Emergency Aid Committee) | 2 | $2,000 |
| Syracuse University | 2 | $1,000 |
