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 |
|---|---|---|
| Syzygy Dance Project | 1 | $1,500 |
| Team Prime Time Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Temple Israel (Stockton, CA) | 1 | $200 |
| TexARTS | 1 | $200 |
| Treasure Island Museum Assocation | 1 | $250 |
| TSNE MissionWorks | 1 | $10,000 |
| United Way for Greater Austin | 1 | $1,000 |
| USA Cycling Development Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Vilna Project Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | 1 | $7,695 |
| Water Mission | 1 | $500 |
| Wild Salmon Center | 1 | $500 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Wood River Women's Foundation | 1 | $1,100 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| 350 Vermont aka 350VT | 1 | $5,000 |
| Abused Women's Aid In Crisis Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Adelphi University | 1 | $800 |
| Akiva School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ali Forney Center | 1 | $180 |
| America Gives | 1 | $4,000 |
| American Friends of LIBI, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Architectural Foundation of San Francisco | 1 | $3,000 |
| Ashreichem Yisrael | 1 | $18,000 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | 1 | $3,500 |
| Austin Coming Together | 1 | $250 |
| Bar Harbor Firefighters Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| Beyond Fistula | 1 | $350 |
| Blue Card, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Boston Impact Initiative Fund | 1 | $1,200 |
| Bread for the World Institute Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service | 1 | $5,000 |
| Burlingame Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| California Lawyers for the Arts | 1 | $100 |
| California Supreme Court Historical Society | 1 | $100 |
| Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cancer Couch Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Carmel Art Association | 1 | $150 |
| Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation | 1 | $350 |
| Center on Conscience and War | 1 | $250 |
| Chabad of Northern Nevada Inc. | 1 | $3,600 |
| Changing Leads Foundation Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Child Mind Institute Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation DBA Children's Hospital Boston | 1 | $300 |
| CILS Benefactors Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Civil Eats | 1 | $1,000 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat | 1 | $100 |
| Colonel IL James N Pritzker Library for the Citizen Soldier AKA Pritzker Mi | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County | 1 | $100 |
| Compassionate Listening Project | 1 | $180 |
| Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York | 1 | $25,000 |
| Cornelia Connelly Center for Education | 1 | $180 |
| Digital Nest Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| DreamCatchers, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| EdSource Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| EmpowerMed | 1 | $36,000 |
| Exhale An After-Abortion Counseling Talkline | 1 | $250 |
| Food Outreach, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Foster Care Counts | 1 | $5,000 |
| Freedom of Religion for Israel Inc. AKA Hiddush - Freedom of Religion for I | 1 | $250 |
| Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans Beit Halochem | 1 | $10,000 |
| Friends�of�the�Marin�County�Free�Library | 1 | $200 |
| Girls Leadership Institute Inc. | 1 | $50,000 |
| Global Justice Ecology Project | 1 | $275 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Hawaii Preparatory Academy | 1 | $5,000 |
| Heart to Heart International Children's Medical Alliance | 1 | $150 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | 1 | $15,007 |
| Humane League | 1 | $100 |
| Interfaith Voices | 1 | $180 |
| Internews Networks | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jazz Foundation of America Inc | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the East Bay | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| John Austin Cheley Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kuumbwa Jazz Society | 1 | $100 |
| Lambda Literary Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco Bay Area | 1 | $500 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | 1 | $100 |
| Literacyworks | 1 | $180 |
| Lupus Foundation of Northern California | 1 | $2,500 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | 1 | $15,000 |
| March on Maryland | 1 | $5,000 |
| Marin Montessori School, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Maryland Food Bank, Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| McKenzie River Clinic | 1 | $500 |
| Military Religious Freedom Foundation Inc. | 1 | $2,250 |
| Motion Picture and Television Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | 1 | $3,000 |
| My Stuff Bags Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| National Park Trust, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| National Women's History Museum | 1 | $250 |
| Network on Women in Prison AKA Legal Services for Prisoners with Children | 1 | $5,000 |
| Nonhuman Rights Project Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | 1 | $7,000 |
| One World Children's Fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Pandemonium Aviaries | 1 | $15,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | 1 | $1,750 |
