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 |
|---|---|---|
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 6 | $10,450 |
| Muttville | 6 | $7,380 |
| Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music DBA Freight and | 6 | $53,250 |
| Cityside Journalism Initiative | 6 | $3,790 |
| Coaching Corps | 6 | $14,100 |
| Friends Of The Earth | 6 | $20,300 |
| Conservation Society of California | 6 | $3,850 |
| Polyphony Foundation | 6 | $50,430 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | 6 | $7,550 |
| Santa Clara University | 6 | $22,010 |
| Hamilton Families | 7 | $18,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section | 7 | $8,985 |
| New Venture Fund | 7 | $3,325,250 |
| California Trout | 7 | $14,550 |
| Cornell University | 7 | $65,050 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | 7 | $521,580 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | 7 | $20,350 |
| San Francisco Aids Foundation | 7 | $11,880 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | 7 | $16,500 |
| Working America Education Fund | 7 | $13,950 |
| YMCA | 7 | $71,430 |
| Institute For Jewish Spirituality Inc. | 7 | $2,870 |
| American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel | 7 | $220,880 |
| Avenidas | 7 | $26,350 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | 7 | $34,335 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem Inc. | 7 | $4,610 |
| Chabad of the East Bay | 7 | $12,600 |
| Summer Search | 7 | $76,000 |
| American Himalayan Foundation | 7 | $61,100 |
| Greenlight Clinic | 7 | $8,800 |
| REPORT, Inc. | 7 | $166,500 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 7 | $13,680 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | 7 | $41,050 |
| Congregation B'Nai Tikvah | 7 | $30,075 |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc. | 7 | $21,900 |
| Nueva School | 7 | $171,755 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | 7 | $91,800 |
| Compass Family Services | 7 | $15,500 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | 7 | $4,110 |
| Maven Project | 7 | $6,250 |
| HairToStay | 7 | $37,800 |
| Middle East Media Research Institute Inc. | 7 | $80,860 |
| Reboot, Inc. | 7 | $117,750 |
| Smile Train, Inc. | 7 | $1,850 |
| Bay School Of San Francisco | 7 | $158,300 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc. | 7 | $10,750 |
| National Wildlife Federation | 7 | $2,000 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | 7 | $49,250 |
| BBYO | 7 | $84,598 |
| American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Inc. | 8 | $9,800 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $165,735 |
| GiveDirectly, Inc. | 8 | $41,360 |
| Save the Bay | 8 | $2,850 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc. | 8 | $1,230 |
| Northwestern University | 8 | $80,530 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | 8 | $9,850 |
| Opera Parallele | 8 | $155,450 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | 8 | $29,500 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 8 | $179,400 |
| Mission Hospice & Home Care | 8 | $3,400 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | 8 | $6,365 |
| Chabad of Greater South Bay | 8 | $27,516 |
| Leukemia And Lymphoma Society | 8 | $14,470 |
| Peninsula Bridge Program | 8 | $18,750 |
| Wider Bridge | 8 | $34,380 |
| Brandeis University | 8 | $7,330 |
| AMCHA Initiative | 8 | $16,880 |
| Camp Kesem National | 8 | $7,000 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc. | 8 | $2,010,080 |
| No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength | 8 | $44,600 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 8 | $145,800 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley | 8 | $15,140 |
| Delivering Good, Inc. | 8 | $12,500 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association | 8 | $58,950 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 8 | $23,050 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc. | 8 | $5,600 |
| Color of Change | 9 | $30,750 |
| Food Runners | 9 | $5,900 |
| Peninsula Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 9 | $21,550 |
| ExtraFood Org | 9 | $24,300 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom of Napa Valley | 9 | $12,600 |
| Peninsula Sinai Congregation | 9 | $19,657 |
| UCLA Foundation | 9 | $39,750 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 9 | $36,100 |
| Columbia University | 9 | $25,600 |
| Save the Children Federation | 9 | $4,200 |
| Marine Mammal Center | 9 | $17,600 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | 9 | $21,950 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 9 | $29,550 |
| Congregation Beth El | 9 | $34,930 |
| New Georgia Project Incorporated | 9 | $505,000 |
| American Indian College Fund | 9 | $13,410 |
| Trust For Public Land | 9 | $16,300 |
| American Cancer Society, Inc. | 9 | $26,400 |
| California State Parks Foundation | 9 | $9,450 |
| ODC | 9 | $34,350 |
| JIMENA Inc. | 9 | $57,200 |
| Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha | 9 | $34,600 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. | 9 | $6,280 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | 10 | $57,900 |
