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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| Jewish Funders Network | 10 | $308,237 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 25 | $318,700 |
| Breakthrough Institute | 1 | $325,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 50 | $329,450 |
| Planned Parenthood | 108 | $335,808 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | 2 | $350,000 |
| Luria Academy of Brooklyn | 1 | $350,000 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 14 | $354,750 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 17 | $355,220 |
| Oakland Hebrew Day School | 22 | $358,463 |
| Head-Royce School | 3 | $360,000 |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee | 3 | $361,000 |
| National Constitution Center | 2 | $385,000 |
| National Public Education Support Fund | 1 | $400,000 |
| KIPP | 4 | $406,360 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 33 | $417,560 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 35 | $456,010 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 50 | $473,600 |
| Tides Foundation | 10 | $491,700 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 50 | $496,412 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc. | 1 | $500,000 |
| Better Angels Society | 1 | $500,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| NEO Philanthropy, Inc | 1 | $500,000 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 1 | $500,000 |
| Civil Rights Corps | 1 | $500,000 |
| Fellowship BMEC Inc. | 1 | $500,000 |
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| New Georgia Project Incorporated | 9 | $505,000 |
| Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis | 2 | $505,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | 7 | $521,580 |
| Yale University | 18 | $538,300 |
| Voto Latino Inc. | 2 | $550,000 |
| New ISrael Fund | 85 | $550,410 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 43 | $579,860 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 95 | $598,636 |
| Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 3 | $605,000 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | 15 | $611,740 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 81 | $617,850 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | 4 | $625,000 |
| New Florida Majority Education Fund Inc. | 1 | $650,000 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 80 | $650,941 |
| Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
| Tipping Point Community | 25 | $663,580 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $696,266 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. | 13 | $703,260 |
| ImpactAssets | 3 | $726,800 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| German Marshall Fund of the United States | 1 | $750,000 |
| Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | 1 | $750,000 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc. | 3 | $805,935 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | 6 | $881,123 |
| International Community Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Vote Solar | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Indivisible Civics | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 56 | $1,025,490 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 3 | $1,136,000 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 15 | $1,311,800 |
| Campaign Legal Center | 2 | $1,500,250 |
| Chabad of North Peninsula | 3 | $1,502,200 |
| Faith in Action Network | 3 | $1,605,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | 4 | $1,626,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 25 | $1,647,980 |
| New Virginia Majority Education Fund | 2 | $1,700,000 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 51 | $1,838,260 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc. | 8 | $2,010,080 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 10 | $2,185,850 |
| ACLU | 80 | $2,234,140 |
| Oceana, Inc. | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 3 | $2,400,000 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | 2 | $2,500,000 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 175 | $2,756,580 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 110 | $2,837,590 |
| Center for Responsible Lending | 2 | $3,000,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 16 | $3,004,660 |
| Pro Publica, Inc. | 15 | $3,055,650 |
| New Venture Fund | 7 | $3,325,250 |
| Learning Policy Institute | 3 | $3,800,000 |
| Center for American Progress | 2 | $4,000,000 |
| Earthjustice | 15 | $4,053,750 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund, Inc. | 6 | $4,350,350 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | 2 | $5,000,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| Jewish Community Federation | 452 | $9,148,020 |
