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 |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Project | 1 | $250 |
| Pacific Beach Coalition | 1 | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto History Museum | 1 | $150 |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Philabundance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Pine Street Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Point Lobos Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Radio Ambulante Studios Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Reach Out and Read, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Redwood Justice Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | 1 | $50,000 |
| Richmond-Ermet Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Rocket Dog Rescue | 1 | $100 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 1 | $200,000 |
| San Francisco Host Committee | 1 | $2,500 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | 1 | $500 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Secure Community Network | 1 | $50,000 |
| Sex Workers Outreach Project | 1 | $360 |
| Shira Foundation of NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation | 1 | $100 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | 1 | $133,000 |
| St. Andrew's - Sewanee School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Stand.Earth | 1 | $36,000 |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | 1 | $1,000 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Target Margin Theater Inc | 1 | $12,000 |
| Temple Sinai, Oakland | 1 | $360 |
| The Ama Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| The Philadelphia School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| United Plant Savers | 1 | $10,000 |
| University of Puget Sound | 1 | $3,000 |
| Upwardly Global | 1 | $275 |
| Velaslavasay Panorama | 1 | $12,000 |
| Weld Food Bank | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women's Crisis Support Team | 1 | $1,000 |
| World Food Program, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| A Network for Grateful Living | 1 | $100 |
| Acterra - Action For A Sustainable Earth | 1 | $1,000 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation DBA Cure Alzheimer's Fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Association of University Women Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| American Friends of the Heschel Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | 1 | $300 |
| Assisted Living Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| Baja Coastal Institute Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Batya-Friends of United Hatzalah Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Bedford Playhouse Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Partners for Parks | 1 | $250 |
| Bird Rescue Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| Brighthampton Child Care & Recreational Center Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Caminar | 1 | $5,000 |
| Campus Election Engagement Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| Carbon180 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | 1 | $5,000 |
| Ceres, Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Chabad of Cole Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabot Space and Science Center | 1 | $9,000 |
| Chevra Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | 1 | $100 |
| Coleman Children and Youth Services AKA Coleman Advocates for Children and | 1 | $100 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Community�Foundation�Santa�Cruz�County | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation Beth Ami | 1 | $500 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program of Contra Costa County | 1 | $4,000 |
| Design History Foundation Inc AKA Places Journal | 1 | $5,000 |
| Earthdance Creative Living Project, Inc | 1 | $4,000 |
| Economic Policy Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | 1 | $285 |
| Erika Whitmore Godwin Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fair Trade USA | 1 | $20,000 |
| Farm To Fight Hunger | 1 | $2,000 |
| For-Site Foundation | 1 | $3,000 |
| Friends of Stevens Creek Trail | 1 | $200 |
| Friends of the Rockridge Library | 1 | $1,000 |
| German Marshall Fund of the United States | 1 | $750,000 |
| Glasswing International USA | 1 | $250 |
| Golden Gate Opera | 1 | $1,000 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | 1 | $350 |
| Greenlining Institute | 1 | $250 |
| Harmony at Home | 1 | $1,000 |
| Health Connected | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati | 1 | $180 |
| Indian Law Resource Center | 1 | $11,285 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences | 1 | $100 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Community Free Clinic | 1 | $200 |
| Judaism By Choice Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Katonah Museum of Art Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kickstart - International | 1 | $25,000 |
| Last Chance at Life All Breed Rescue and Adoptions | 1 | $75,000 |
