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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. | 11 | $7,218 |
| Wild Earth Allies, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Wild Salmon Center | 1 | $500 |
| Wildaid Inc. | 2 | $202,500 |
| Wildcare | 5 | $18,000 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $165,735 |
| Wilderness Torah | 12 | $56,850 |
| Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $100 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc. | 2 | $6,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | 2 | $1,100 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice Inc. | 10 | $104,230 |
| Williams College | 2 | $6,000 |
| Willow Creek Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | 2 | $10,900 |
| Win Without War Education Fund | 1 | $285 |
| Winters Friends of the Library | 1 | $100 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
| Women Donors Network | 2 | $9,000 |
| Women for Women International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women Giving As One Inc. AKA Impact100 Sonoma | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women Make Movies | 1 | $100 |
| Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent | 1 | $200 |
| Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund Inc. | 2 | $2,835 |
| Women's Cancer Resource Center | 1 | $180 |
| Women's Crisis Support Team | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 1 | $200 |
| Women'S Foundation Of California | 1 | $2,500 |
| Women's Refugee Commission | 1 | $500 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project - WRRAP | 2 | $5,750 |
| Womenshelter of Long Beach | 1 | $5,000 |
| Wood River Jewish Community Inc. | 4 | $9,200 |
| Wood River Women's Foundation | 1 | $1,100 |
| Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | 1 | $1,500 |
| Working America Education Fund | 7 | $13,950 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 3 | $2,400,000 |
| Working Group / Not In Our Town | 4 | $6,460 |
| World Affairs Council of Northern CA | 1 | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen, Inc. | 30 | $64,852 |
| World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| World Food Program, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. | 11 | $14,200 |
| World Monuments Fund | 1 | $250 |
| World Resources Institute | 1 | $350 |
| World Union For Progressive Judaism | 10 | $63,680 |
| World Vision | 1 | $100 |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | 10 | $7,400 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc. | 8 | $5,600 |
| Wu Yee Children's Services | 1 | $500 |
| Xerces Society Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yad Chessed Fund Inc. | 2 | $2,500 |
| Yale University | 18 | $538,300 |
| Year Up Bay Area | 2 | $51,000 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | 2 | $10,100 |
| YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 1 | $100 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| YES, Ross Valley Schools Foundation | 1 | $2,750 |
| Yeshiva Day School of Silicon Valley | 1 | $18,000 |
| Yeshiva of Los Angeles Girls High School | 1 | $3,600 |
| Yeshiva University | 1 | $8,000 |
| Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd. | 1 | $360 |
| Yeshivat Maharat Inc. | 2 | $35,250 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Yiddish Farm Education Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Inc. AKA YIVO | 1 | $1,000 |
| YMCA | 7 | $71,430 |
| Yoga Foster | 1 | $5,000 |
| Yolo Community Care Continuum | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yolo Food Bank | 2 | $20,000 |
| Yolo Land Trust | 1 | $100 |
| Yom Rishon School | 1 | $500 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 7 | $13,680 |
| You Can Vote | 2 | $2,000 |
| Young Women's Choral Projects | 2 | $25,000 |
| Youth Alive | 3 | $1,000 |
| Youth Community Service Inc. | 2 | $280 |
| Youth Improved Incorporated AKA GENYOUth | 3 | $3,000 |
| Youth in Arts | 1 | $500 |
| Youth Law Center | 3 | $10,300 |
| Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Youth Speaks, Inc. | 2 | $13,000 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks | 1 | $11,000 |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | 2 | $1,100 |
| YRC Alumni Association | 1 | $180 |
| YWCA | 2 | $8,000 |
| Zamir Choral Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $1,800 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 4 | $7,200 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Zioness Movement | 3 | $24,500 |
| Zionist Organization of America | 3 | $1,200 |
| Zohar Dance Company | 2 | $1,100 |
| Zonta International Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| \National Alliance on Mental Illness | 2 | $350 |
