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 |
|---|---|---|
| College of Adaptive Arts | 4 | $40,500 |
| Congregation Shaarey Tikvah | 2 | $40,400 |
| Ultimate Peace Inc. | 2 | $40,200 |
| Adventure Cycling Association | 2 | $40,100 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| American Friends of United Hatzalah | 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 |
| Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care | 1 | $39,780 |
| UCLA Foundation | 9 | $39,750 |
| Compassion and Choices | 11 | $39,180 |
| Friends of Zen, Inc | 3 | $39,000 |
| Studio 70 | 4 | $38,600 |
| Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco | 6 | $38,000 |
| HairToStay | 7 | $37,800 |
| Fractured Atlas, Inc. | 5 | $37,250 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | 5 | $37,050 |
| Pristine Mind Foundation | 1 | $37,000 |
| League of Women Voters | 10 | $36,885 |
| Camp Ramah in Northern California | 10 | $36,360 |
| Groundspark | 4 | $36,250 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 9 | $36,100 |
| Pomona College | 1 | $36,000 |
| Stand.Earth | 1 | $36,000 |
| EmpowerMed | 1 | $36,000 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 5 | $35,500 |
| Cancer Commons | 4 | $35,430 |
| Yeshivat Maharat Inc. | 2 | $35,250 |
| East Palo Alto Youth Arts & Music Center | 2 | $35,000 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Garrett Moulton Productions | 3 | $35,000 |
| Congregation Beth El | 9 | $34,930 |
| Brown University | 11 | $34,900 |
| Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic | 1 | $34,800 |
| ALS Association | 11 | $34,650 |
| Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha | 9 | $34,600 |
| Wider Bridge | 8 | $34,380 |
| ODC | 9 | $34,350 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | 7 | $34,335 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. | 13 | $34,250 |
| Keshet Inc. | 5 | $34,050 |
| Tides Center | 6 | $33,930 |
| Ploughshares Fund | 5 | $33,600 |
| Ameinu Our People Inc. | 5 | $33,100 |
| California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. | 3 | $33,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | 3 | $32,500 |
| Israel Policy Forum Inc. | 4 | $32,500 |
| Hasbara Fellowships | 5 | $32,200 |
| Camp Ramah in California, Inc. | 4 | $32,180 |
| Alzheimer's Association | 18 | $32,100 |
| New Creation Community Presbyterian Church | 1 | $32,000 |
| Friends of the Arava Institute | 5 | $31,640 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Inc. | 2 | $31,000 |
| Mission Graduates | 3 | $31,000 |
| Peninsula Volunteers Inc. | 5 | $31,000 |
| Hospice by the Bay | 5 | $30,780 |
| Color of Change | 9 | $30,750 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $30,500 |
| 18 Reasons | 3 | $30,450 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | 3 | $30,180 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 17 | $30,105 |
| Congregation B'Nai Tikvah | 7 | $30,075 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3 | $30,000 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Trellis Supportive Care | 3 | $30,000 |
| Hazon Inc. | 2 | $30,000 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $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 |
| Ramah Darom, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| 282 Parent Teacher Organization, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| One Tree Planted Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 9 | $29,550 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | 8 | $29,500 |
| Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation | 11 | $29,350 |
| Hand in Hand: American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel | 6 | $29,300 |
| Hasidah | 5 | $28,930 |
| Beyond Differences | 13 | $28,680 |
| Kivunim | 1 | $28,305 |
| Nature Conservancy, Inc. | 17 | $28,150 |
| ALDEA: Advancing Local Development through Empowerment and Action | 2 | $28,000 |
| Cal Performances | 4 | $27,750 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | 6 | $27,650 |
| Chabad of Greater South Bay | 8 | $27,516 |
| Union For Reform Judaism | 12 | $27,380 |
| Congregation Shir Hadash | 4 | $27,150 |
| Crowden Music Center | 3 | $27,000 |
| Samaritan House | 24 | $26,992 |
