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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fuente Latina | 3 | $125,000 |
| Mercatus Center Inc | 1 | $125,000 |
| Energy for Growth Hub | 1 | $125,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen | 1 | $125,000 |
| Duke University | 6 | $125,980 |
| Georgetown University | 5 | $126,860 |
| HAMAQOM | 19 | $126,938 |
| Nature Conservancy of California | 14 | $130,300 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 22 | $131,533 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | 1 | $133,000 |
| San Francisco Playhouse | 5 | $133,500 |
| Friends of European Leadership Network | 3 | $135,000 |
| HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | 1 | $140,000 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation Of Oakland | 22 | $142,153 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 45 | $145,593 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 8 | $145,800 |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium | 2 | $150,000 |
| Israel21C | 24 | $150,830 |
| Island Conservation | 2 | $151,000 |
| Bill Graham Memorial Foundation | 1 | $152,300 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | 3 | $155,000 |
| Opera Parallele | 8 | $155,450 |
| ScholarMatch | 3 | $155,450 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | 5 | $156,000 |
| Bay School Of San Francisco | 7 | $158,300 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 19 | $158,550 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 26 | $158,945 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 31 | $159,434 |
| Tourette Association of America | 2 | $160,000 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | 13 | $161,330 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | 2 | $162,500 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 25 | $162,755 |
| San Francisco Friends School | 6 | $165,500 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $165,735 |
| REPORT, Inc. | 7 | $166,500 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 24 | $167,336 |
| J Street Education Fund, Inc. | 15 | $167,935 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| Nueva School | 7 | $171,755 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 18 | $171,983 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 24 | $173,528 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 8 | $179,400 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| American Friends Of The Hebrew University Inc. | 13 | $180,050 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. | 74 | $182,055 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | 22 | $182,600 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 24 | $182,750 |
| American Jewish Committee | 40 | $186,110 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| IsraAID | 32 | $188,890 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 19 | $194,300 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 39 | $194,740 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 1 | $200,000 |
| Alliance for Israel's Future Inc. | 3 | $200,000 |
| Management Center | 1 | $200,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | 2 | $200,000 |
| Wildaid Inc. | 2 | $202,500 |
| Stanford Health Care | 14 | $206,700 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 25 | $206,900 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | 17 | $210,000 |
| Aspen Institute Inc. | 10 | $216,000 |
| Moishe House | 19 | $217,668 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | 24 | $220,010 |
| American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel | 7 | $220,880 |
| Partners in Health | 15 | $221,450 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
| Schechter Institutes, Inc. | 5 | $225,658 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 13 | $228,600 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 35 | $229,334 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 35 | $246,016 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 12 | $246,400 |
| MDRC | 1 | $250,000 |
| American Friends of Maoz-Seal Inc. | 2 | $250,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | 1 | $250,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| American Oversight | 1 | $250,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute Inc. | 2 | $255,000 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 21 | $281,900 |
| Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life | 5 | $287,387 |
| Vote.org | 5 | $289,000 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 54 | $290,660 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 24 | $296,385 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 40 | $296,770 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 53 | $297,795 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Climate Jobs New York Education Fund, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 |
| Institute on Aging | 25 | $300,100 |
| Truman Center For National Policy | 2 | $300,250 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 52 | $300,470 |
| Arizona Center for Empowerment | 2 | $301,800 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 50 | $304,552 |
