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 |
|---|---|---|
| OneJustice | 1 | $1,000 |
| Organic Seed Alliance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Oxbow School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Packer Collegiate Institute | 1 | $2,500 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | 1 | $180 |
| Pet Network of North Lake Tahoe Inc. AKA Pet Network Humane Society | 1 | $360 |
| Pomona College | 1 | $36,000 |
| Progressive Change Institute | 1 | $7,500 |
| Push-2-Excel | 1 | $14,400 |
| RARE | 1 | $200 |
| Redwood City Education Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Rex Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | 1 | $1,250 |
| Sculpture Center, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Six Seconds | 1 | $250 |
| Spondylitis Associations of America | 1 | $100 |
| St. Peter and Paul Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 | $750 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sustain Hawaii | 1 | $1,000 |
| Temple Israel of Great Neck | 1 | $1,800 |
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Mussar Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 1 | $2,500 |
| United Way of Jackson County | 1 | $200 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Virginia Foodshed Capital | 1 | $25,000 |
| Walnut Creek Education Foundation K-12 | 1 | $600 |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Women for Women International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks | 1 | $11,000 |
| 5 Gyres Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Alameda County Health Care Services Agency | 1 | $10,000 |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness History | 1 | $25,000 |
| Alta Vista School Inc. | 1 | $50,000 |
| American Academy of Dermatology Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | 1 | $500 |
| American Friends of Neve Hanna Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Animal Welfare Institute | 1 | $200 |
| Ars Nova | 1 | $1,500 |
| At the Crossroads | 1 | $1,000 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | 1 | $300 |
| Beans Cafe, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Berkeley Food Network | 1 | $100 |
| Beth Am Israel | 1 | $5,000 |
| B'nai Vail Congregation Inc. | 1 | $850 |
| Bowdoin College | 1 | $300 |
| Brown RISD Hillel | 1 | $360 |
| Cadena Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| California Music Center | 1 | $100 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | 1 | $250 |
| Center for Cultural Innovation | 1 | $200 |
| Center for Policing Equity | 1 | $5,000 |
| Chabad Jewish Student Center at UC Santa Cruz | 1 | $180 |
| Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | 1 | $180 |
| Children of Shelters | 1 | $1,000 |
| Coastside Hope | 1 | $500 |
| Columbia Opportunities Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| Community Change | 1 | $100 |
| Community Services Agency | 1 | $500 |
| Congregation Agudath Israel of Boro Park | 1 | $6,800 |
| Cuck Fancer Incorporated | 1 | $200 |
| Durham - Chapel Hill Jewish Federation | 1 | $1,800 |
| Easter Seals, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| Footsteps Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance AKA FARA | 1 | $500 |
| GlobalGiving Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | 1 | $1,000 |
| Green Road Synagogue | 1 | $100,000 |
| GVNG.org | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hands Up for Haiti Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| HBCU Foundation Inc | 1 | $200 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| High Mountain Institute, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Home and Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Hospice Foundation of America Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Invisible Theatre | 1 | $4,000 |
| Issue One | 1 | $15,000 |
| Jerusalem Chesed Foundation | 1 | $4,000 |
| Keren-Or, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Land Trust of the Treasure Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| LEAD with Horses | 1 | $15,000 |
| Legal Momentum | 1 | $250 |
| Little League Baseball Inc. AKA Palo Alto Little League | 1 | $1,800 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Symphony | 1 | $2,500 |
| Lutheran Volunteer Corps | 1 | $350 |
| Marfa Theatre | 1 | $3,000 |
| Menorah Heritage Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Miami University Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Montage Health Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| NAMI Marin Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy | 1 | $1,000 |
| New Amsterdam Presents Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| New York Cares, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| North American Friends of Oranim, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | 1 | $100 |
