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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation | 452 | $9,148,020 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund, Inc. | 6 | $4,350,350 |
| Earthjustice | 15 | $4,053,750 |
| Center for American Progress | 2 | $4,000,000 |
| Learning Policy Institute | 3 | $3,800,000 |
| New Venture Fund | 7 | $3,325,250 |
| Pro Publica, Inc. | 15 | $3,055,650 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 16 | $3,004,660 |
| Center for Responsible Lending | 2 | $3,000,000 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 110 | $2,837,590 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 175 | $2,756,580 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | 2 | $2,500,000 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 3 | $2,400,000 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| Oceana, Inc. | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| ACLU | 80 | $2,234,140 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 10 | $2,185,850 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc. | 8 | $2,010,080 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 51 | $1,838,260 |
| New Virginia Majority Education Fund | 2 | $1,700,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 25 | $1,647,980 |
| Hopewell Fund | 4 | $1,626,000 |
| Faith in Action Network | 3 | $1,605,000 |
| Chabad of North Peninsula | 3 | $1,502,200 |
| Campaign Legal Center | 2 | $1,500,250 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 15 | $1,311,800 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 3 | $1,136,000 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 56 | $1,025,490 |
| Vote Solar | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Indivisible Civics | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| International Community Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | 6 | $881,123 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc. | 3 | $805,935 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| German Marshall Fund of the United States | 1 | $750,000 |
| Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | 1 | $750,000 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| ImpactAssets | 3 | $726,800 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. | 13 | $703,260 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $696,266 |
| Tipping Point Community | 25 | $663,580 |
| Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 80 | $650,941 |
| New Florida Majority Education Fund Inc. | 1 | $650,000 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | 4 | $625,000 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 81 | $617,850 |
| Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | 15 | $611,740 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 3 | $605,000 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 95 | $598,636 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 43 | $579,860 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| New ISrael Fund | 85 | $550,410 |
| Voto Latino Inc. | 2 | $550,000 |
| Yale University | 18 | $538,300 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | 7 | $521,580 |
| New Georgia Project Incorporated | 9 | $505,000 |
| Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis | 2 | $505,000 |
| Better Angels Society | 1 | $500,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| NEO Philanthropy, Inc | 1 | $500,000 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 1 | $500,000 |
| Civil Rights Corps | 1 | $500,000 |
| Fellowship BMEC Inc. | 1 | $500,000 |
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc. | 1 | $500,000 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 50 | $496,412 |
| Tides Foundation | 10 | $491,700 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 50 | $473,600 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 35 | $456,010 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 33 | $417,560 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| KIPP | 4 | $406,360 |
| National Public Education Support Fund | 1 | $400,000 |
| National Constitution Center | 2 | $385,000 |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee | 3 | $361,000 |
| Head-Royce School | 3 | $360,000 |
| Oakland Hebrew Day School | 22 | $358,463 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 17 | $355,220 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 14 | $354,750 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | 2 | $350,000 |
| Luria Academy of Brooklyn | 1 | $350,000 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
| Planned Parenthood | 108 | $335,808 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 50 | $329,450 |
| Breakthrough Institute | 1 | $325,000 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 25 | $318,700 |
| Jewish Funders Network | 10 | $308,237 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 50 | $304,552 |
| Arizona Center for Empowerment | 2 | $301,800 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 52 | $300,470 |
