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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 21 | $281,900 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 21 | $75,801 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | 21 | $62,168 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 22 | $53,050 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation Of Oakland | 22 | $142,153 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 22 | $131,533 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $44,930 |
| University Of Southern California | 22 | $56,100 |
| Project Open Hand | 22 | $99,800 |
| Oakland Hebrew Day School | 22 | $358,463 |
| Chabad Jewish Center Of Oakland | 22 | $78,514 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | 22 | $182,600 |
| Feeding America | 22 | $60,610 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 24 | $182,750 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 24 | $167,336 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | 24 | $220,010 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 24 | $296,385 |
| Samaritan House | 24 | $26,992 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 24 | $173,528 |
| Israel21C | 24 | $150,830 |
| Institute on Aging | 25 | $300,100 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | 25 | $41,600 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 25 | $1,647,980 |
| Tipping Point Community | 25 | $663,580 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 25 | $318,700 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 25 | $162,755 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 25 | $206,900 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 26 | $158,945 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 26 | $73,308 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 27 | $61,140 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 27 | $58,447 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 28 | $74,042 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 29 | $93,099 |
| World Central Kitchen, Inc. | 30 | $64,852 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 31 | $159,434 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 31 | $79,180 |
| IsraAID | 32 | $188,890 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 32 | $60,015 |
| American Red Cross | 32 | $94,170 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund | 32 | $89,601 |
| Meals on Wheels | 32 | $52,745 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 33 | $417,560 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 35 | $229,334 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 35 | $246,016 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 35 | $456,010 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 35 | $94,880 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger | 38 | $92,000 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 39 | $194,740 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| American Jewish Committee | 40 | $186,110 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 40 | $296,770 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 43 | $579,860 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 45 | $145,593 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 50 | $496,412 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 50 | $304,552 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 50 | $329,450 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 50 | $473,600 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 51 | $1,838,260 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 52 | $300,470 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 53 | $297,795 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 54 | $290,660 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | 55 | $77,880 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 56 | $1,025,490 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. | 74 | $182,055 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 80 | $650,941 |
| ACLU | 80 | $2,234,140 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 81 | $617,850 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| New ISrael Fund | 85 | $550,410 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 95 | $598,636 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $696,266 |
| Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| Planned Parenthood | 108 | $335,808 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 110 | $2,837,590 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 175 | $2,756,580 |
| Jewish Community Federation | 452 | $9,148,020 |
