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 |
|---|---|---|
| PRC (Positive Resource Center) | 1 | $100 |
| Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society | 1 | $100 |
| The Marsh, A Breeding Ground for New Performance | 1 | $100 |
| Carter Center, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California aka Carecen | 1 | $100 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Richmond | 1 | $100 |
| Dementia Society of America | 1 | $100 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
| Family Housing and Adult Resources, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Impact Bay Area | 1 | $100 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | 1 | $100 |
| Marin Shakespeare Company | 1 | $100 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated - Washington, DC | 1 | $100 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | 1 | $100 |
| Russian River Jewish Community | 1 | $100 |
| San Francisco Early Music Society | 1 | $100 |
| 42nd Street Moon | 1 | $100 |
| American Diabetes Association, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| B'Nai Jeshurun Congregation | 1 | $100 |
| Casa de Angeles Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| charity: water | 1 | $100 |
| Consumers Union of United States Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| From the Top | 1 | $100 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Rex Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Spondylitis Associations of America | 1 | $100 |
| Berkeley Food Network | 1 | $100 |
| California Music Center | 1 | $100 |
| Community Change | 1 | $100 |
| Home and Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Keren-Or, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Sacramento Loaves and Fishes | 1 | $100 |
| Southern California Council for Soviet Jews | 1 | $100 |
| VA Palo Alto Health Care System | 1 | $100 |
| Virginia Organizing, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Walnut Hills High School ALumni Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| American Kidney Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia | 1 | $100 |
| Boy Scouts of America | 1 | $100 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Upper Montgomery County Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Make the Road New York | 1 | $100 |
| NAMI San Francisco | 1 | $100 |
| National Federation of the Blind, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Orion Magazine | 1 | $100 |
| San Jose Public Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Stinson Beach Community Center | 1 | $100 |
| United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit | 1 | $100 |
| Wayzata Community Chruch | 1 | $100 |
| Women Make Movies | 1 | $100 |
| Cheetah Conservation Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Florida Health Justice Project | 1 | $100 |
| Forests Forever Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Friends and Foundation, St. Helena Public Library | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Pinnacle Peak Park | 1 | $100 |
| Hospital De La Familia Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Institute for the Next Jewish Future INJF | 1 | $100 |
| Jester & Pharley Phund | 1 | $100 |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Monterey County | 1 | $100 |
| Tali Fund Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Wardrobe for Opportunity | 1 | $100 |
| Western Sonoma County Swimmers | 1 | $100 |
| Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $100 |
| Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition | 1 | $100 |
| Beth El Congregation, Baltimore | 1 | $100 |
| Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of America Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | 1 | $100 |
| El Camino Hospital Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Livable City | 1 | $100 |
| Palo Alto Community Child Care | 1 | $100 |
| Population Services International | 1 | $100 |
| San Francisco Rescue Mission | 1 | $100 |
| Yolo Land Trust | 1 | $100 |
| City of Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Enriching Lives through Music | 1 | $100 |
| Institute of Current World Affairs Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Labs 2 Love Rescue Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Live In Peace | 1 | $100 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | 1 | $100 |
| Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm | 1 | $100 |
| YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 1 | $100 |
| Our Place in New York, Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families | 1 | $108 |
| World Food Program, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Etz Chaim Synagogue | 1 | $118 |
| National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty | 1 | $118 |
| Food on Foot | 1 | $118 |
| United Nations Foundation | 1 | $118 |
| American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel | 1 | $125 |
| Conard House | 1 | $125 |
| Inverness Foundation 15 Park Ave | 1 | $125 |
| Palo Alto History Museum | 1 | $150 |
| Pingry School | 1 | $150 |
| DrawBridge | 1 | $150 |
| Greater Olean Community Foundation DBA Cattaraugus Region Community Foundat | 1 | $150 |
| Water Buffalo Club Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Carlmont Music Boosters Inc | 1 | $150 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | 1 | $150 |
| Terwilliger Nature Education Legacy | 1 | $150 |
