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 |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Children's Cancer Foundation Inc. | 1 | $300 |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Willow Creek Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Asante Africa Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $300 |
| JewishGen, Inc. | 3 | $300 |
| Amigos de Las Americas | 2 | $300 |
| One Purpose School | 1 | $300 |
| Aurora Singers | 1 | $300 |
| Dan Foundation Inc. DBA Divers Alert Network | 2 | $300 |
| Forward Together | 1 | $300 |
| Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties | 1 | $300 |
| International Vision Volunteers | 1 | $300 |
| Marin Horizon School | 1 | $300 |
| New Orthodox Minyan DBA Darchei Noam | 1 | $300 |
| Chamber Music San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| Friends of Yemin Orde, Inc. | 1 | $300 |
| Halom House | 1 | $300 |
| Israel Special Kids Fund | 1 | $300 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation DBA Children's Hospital Boston | 1 | $300 |
| Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network | 1 | $300 |
| Cancer Research Institute | 1 | $300 |
| Coalition on Homelessness | 2 | $300 |
| American Craft Council | 1 | $300 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center | 1 | $300 |
| Green Corps, Inc. | 1 | $300 |
| Community Resources for Science | 1 | $300 |
| Foothill-DeAnza Community Colleges Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine-SIIM | 1 | $300 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | 1 | $300 |
| Bowdoin College | 1 | $300 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| Trout Unlimited | 1 | $300 |
| CorpsAfrica | 1 | $300 |
| GreeNest | 1 | $300 |
| Island Harvest | 1 | $300 |
| University Club of Palo Alto Scholarship Fund | 1 | $300 |
| 1 Grain to 1000 Grains | 1 | $300 |
| Telluride Mountainfilm LTD | 1 | $305 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | 1 | $350 |
| National Sailing Center Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. | 2 | $350 |
| Food Bank of Alaska, Inc. | 2 | $350 |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | 2 | $350 |
| World Resources Institute | 1 | $350 |
| Marin County Bicycle Coalition | 2 | $350 |
| Borderlinks | 2 | $350 |
| Henry M. Gunn High School Sports Boosters Club | 1 | $350 |
| Beyond Fistula | 1 | $350 |
| Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation | 1 | $350 |
| Asylum Access | 2 | $350 |
| CISPES Education Fund | 1 | $350 |
| Intersection for the Arts | 2 | $350 |
| Grameen Foundation | 3 | $350 |
| Lutheran Volunteer Corps | 1 | $350 |
| Coastside Land Trust | 1 | $350 |
| International Essential Tremor Foundation | 2 | $350 |
| Upper East Side Hatzolah, Inc. | 1 | $350 |
| Art and Remembrance Inc. | 1 | $350 |
| La Union Del Pueblo Entero | 1 | $350 |
| \National Alliance on Mental Illness | 2 | $350 |
| Friends of the River Foundation | 2 | $350 |
| Sex Workers Outreach Project | 1 | $360 |
| Temple Sinai, Oakland | 1 | $360 |
| Hillsdale High School Foundation Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster | 1 | $360 |
| Center for Youth Activities Inc | 1 | $360 |
| Everyday Zen | 1 | $360 |
| Melissa's House | 1 | $360 |
| North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation | 1 | $360 |
| Tikva Children's Home | 1 | $360 |
| Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd. | 1 | $360 |
| Allied Media Projects, Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Algemeinger Inc | 1 | $360 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Eugene | 1 | $360 |
| Step Up Womens Network | 1 | $360 |
| American Friends of Likud Inc | 1 | $360 |
| American Jewish Congress Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Pet Network of North Lake Tahoe Inc. AKA Pet Network Humane Society | 1 | $360 |
| Advancement Project | 1 | $360 |
| Center for Creative Change | 2 | $360 |
| Global Witness Foundation | 2 | $360 |
| Brown RISD Hillel | 1 | $360 |
| American Friends of Yahad-In Unum Inc | 1 | $360 |
| Anne Frank House, Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | 1 | $360 |
| Kiwanis Club of Sebastopol Foundation | 1 | $360 |
| Los Angeles Residential Community Foundation | 1 | $360 |
| National Ramah Commission, Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Environment California Research and Policy Center | 2 | $400 |
| Cheyanna Foundation for Children | 1 | $400 |
| San Mateo Public Library Foundation | 2 | $400 |
| Center for Independent Living, Inc. | 1 | $400 |
| San Francisco Women Artists | 1 | $400 |
| Critter Lovers at Work DBA CLAW | 1 | $400 |
| Pratham USA | 1 | $400 |
| Carolina for Kibera, Inc | 4 | $400 |
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
| Foothill Parent-Faculty Association | 1 | $425 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2 | $430 |
| Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara | 2 | $430 |
| The Freedom Story | 1 | $439 |
