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 |
|---|---|---|
| SOS-Soldier's Organized Services | 1 | $1,000 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | 2 | $15,540 |
| Soul Shoppe Programs | 1 | $2,000 |
| South Coast Children's Services Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| South County Community Health Center, Inc. dba Ravenswood Family Health Cen | 1 | $1,000 |
| South Peninsula Hebrew Day School | 5 | $46,100 |
| Southern California Council for Soviet Jews | 1 | $100 |
| Southern California PGA Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Southern California Public Radio | 1 | $200 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights | 1 | $5,000 |
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| Southwestern Law School | 1 | $500 |
| Spark SF Public Schools | 2 | $4,000 |
| Special Olympics Northern California | 3 | $500 |
| Special Operations Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
| Spikenard Farm, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Spina Bifida Association of America | 3 | $750 |
| Spirit of America Worldwide | 1 | $6,400 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Center | 3 | $1,700 |
| Spondylitis Associations of America | 1 | $100 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Inc. | 2 | $31,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | 1 | $250,000 |
| SPUR | 4 | $78,000 |
| Squashdrive | 1 | $1,000 |
| St John Paul II | 1 | $180 |
| St. Andrew's - Sewanee School | 1 | $10,000 |
| St. Anne's Home - Little Sisters of the Poor | 1 | $5,000 |
| St. Anthony's | 12 | $54,750 |
| St. Baldrick's Foundation | 2 | $3,000 |
| St. Elmo Society Incorporated | 1 | $2,500 |
| St. Francis Center of Redwood City | 1 | $5,000 |
| St. Helena Farmers Market | 1 | $100 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 8 | $23,050 |
| St. Luke's Wood River Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church | 1 | $10,000 |
| St. Peter and Paul Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 | $750 |
| St. Stephen's Episcopal School | 2 | $6,400 |
| St. Theresa Catholic Church & School | 3 | $45,000 |
| St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church | 1 | $1,000 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County | 2 | $2,600 |
| Stand With Us | 12 | $79,020 |
| Stand.Earth | 1 | $36,000 |
| Stanford Health Care | 14 | $206,700 |
| Stanford Jazz Workshop | 2 | $14,000 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| Starcross Monastic Community | 2 | $785 |
| Stayin' Alive | 1 | $540 |
| STEAC (Short Term Emergency Aid Committee) | 2 | $2,000 |
| Steinberg Institute | 1 | $15,000 |
| Step Up Womens Network | 1 | $360 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | 3 | $2,000 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 5 | $35,500 |
| Sterne School | 1 | $6,250 |
| Stinson Beach Community Center | 1 | $100 |
| Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture | 1 | $500 |
| Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis | 1 | $500 |
| Storahtelling Lab Shul Inc. | 2 | $10,000 |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Straus Historical Society, Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| Street Life Ministries | 1 | $1,000 |
| Street Soccer USA Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Streetcode Academy | 2 | $6,000 |
| Strong City Baltimore FKA Greater Homewood Community Corporation | 1 | $10,000 |
| StrongMinds, Inc. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Student Conservation Association, Inc. | 1 | $1,850 |
| Student Press Law Center, Inc. | 2 | $50,100 |
| Studio 70 | 4 | $38,600 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | 1 | $1,000 |
| Success Centers | 2 | $1,500 |
| Sukkat Shaleym Inc. | 1 | $18,000 |
| Sukkat Shalom, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Summer Search | 7 | $76,000 |
| Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm | 1 | $100 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sundance Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| Sundara Fund Inc. | 2 | $15,000 |
| Sunday Friends | 1 | $250 |
| Sunflower Hill | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sunrise Horse Rescue | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | 1 | $150 |
| Support for Families of Children with Disabilities | 1 | $1,500 |
| Surfrider Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, National Office | 1 | $1,500 |
| Sustain Hawaii | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sustainable Conservation | 2 | $600 |
| Sustainable Harvest International | 1 | $250 |
| Sutter Bay Hospitals | 5 | $24,600 |
| Sutter Care at Home | 2 | $200 |
| SVARA | 1 | $180 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Sweet Relief Musicians Fund | 1 | $3,600 |
| Sweetwater Spectrum, Inc. | 2 | $2,600 |
| Swim Across America, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | 4 | $1,780 |
| Synergy School | 4 | $10,500 |
| Syracuse University | 2 | $1,000 |
| Syzygy Dance Project | 1 | $1,500 |
| T'ruah | 6 | $5,982 |
