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 |
|---|---|---|
| Truman Center For National Policy | 2 | $300,250 |
| Institute on Aging | 25 | $300,100 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Climate Jobs New York Education Fund, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 53 | $297,795 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 40 | $296,770 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 24 | $296,385 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 54 | $290,660 |
| Vote.org | 5 | $289,000 |
| Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life | 5 | $287,387 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 21 | $281,900 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute Inc. | 2 | $255,000 |
| 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 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 12 | $246,400 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 35 | $246,016 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 35 | $229,334 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 13 | $228,600 |
| Schechter Institutes, Inc. | 5 | $225,658 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
| Partners in Health | 15 | $221,450 |
| American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel | 7 | $220,880 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | 24 | $220,010 |
| Moishe House | 19 | $217,668 |
| Aspen Institute Inc. | 10 | $216,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | 17 | $210,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 25 | $206,900 |
| Stanford Health Care | 14 | $206,700 |
| Wildaid Inc. | 2 | $202,500 |
| 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 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 39 | $194,740 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 19 | $194,300 |
| IsraAID | 32 | $188,890 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| American Jewish Committee | 40 | $186,110 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 24 | $182,750 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | 22 | $182,600 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. | 74 | $182,055 |
| American Friends Of The Hebrew University Inc. | 13 | $180,050 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 8 | $179,400 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 24 | $173,528 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 18 | $171,983 |
| Nueva School | 7 | $171,755 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| J Street Education Fund, Inc. | 15 | $167,935 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 24 | $167,336 |
| REPORT, Inc. | 7 | $166,500 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $165,735 |
| San Francisco Friends School | 6 | $165,500 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 25 | $162,755 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | 2 | $162,500 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | 13 | $161,330 |
| Tourette Association of America | 2 | $160,000 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 31 | $159,434 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 26 | $158,945 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 19 | $158,550 |
| Bay School Of San Francisco | 7 | $158,300 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | 5 | $156,000 |
| Opera Parallele | 8 | $155,450 |
| ScholarMatch | 3 | $155,450 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | 3 | $155,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Bill Graham Memorial Foundation | 1 | $152,300 |
| Island Conservation | 2 | $151,000 |
| Israel21C | 24 | $150,830 |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium | 2 | $150,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 8 | $145,800 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 45 | $145,593 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation Of Oakland | 22 | $142,153 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | 1 | $140,000 |
| HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
| Friends of European Leadership Network | 3 | $135,000 |
| San Francisco Playhouse | 5 | $133,500 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | 1 | $133,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 22 | $131,533 |
| Nature Conservancy of California | 14 | $130,300 |
| HAMAQOM | 19 | $126,938 |
| Georgetown University | 5 | $126,860 |
| Duke University | 6 | $125,980 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | 2 | $125,000 |
| 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 |
| Lamplighters Yeshivah | 1 | $120,000 |
| American Friends of the Association for the advancement of Community Center | 2 | $118,000 |
