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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | 1 | $180 |
| Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School | 1 | $2,500 |
| PRC (Positive Resource Center) | 1 | $100 |
| Prosecutor Impact | 1 | $10,000 |
| Regional Parks Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Rivers School Corp. | 1 | $500 |
| San Domenico School | 1 | $5,000 |
| Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society | 1 | $100 |
| Scleroderma Research Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Senior Advocacy Services | 1 | $180 |
| Siddhartha School Project | 1 | $500 |
| Sister Carmen Community Center Inc. | 1 | $720 |
| Soccer Without Borders | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | 1 | $2,500 |
| South Coast Children's Services Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Spirit of America Worldwide | 1 | $6,400 |
| St. Luke's Wood River Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Step Up Womens Network | 1 | $360 |
| Surfrider Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Temple Israel Foundation Trust Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Texas 2036 | 1 | $50,000 |
| The Marsh, A Breeding Ground for New Performance | 1 | $100 |
| Theatre Lab (School of the Dramatic Arts) | 1 | $1,000 |
| TOLA Organizing Academy | 1 | $5,000 |
| Trees for the Future, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| United Way of Central Alabama, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| University of Virginia Medical School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| USC Shoah Foundation Institute | 1 | $2,500 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Water.org | 1 | $500 |
| West Point Inn Association | 1 | $250 |
| Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
| Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Wu Yee Children's Services | 1 | $500 |
| Yiddish Farm Education Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Academy at Charlemont | 1 | $20,000 |
| Alameda Community Fund | 1 | $4,000 |
| Alia Vita Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| America Needs You | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 1 | $500,000 |
| American Friends of Likud Inc | 1 | $360 |
| American Friends of the Re'ut Institute | 1 | $250 |
| American Jewish Congress Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Animal Adoption Center Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center | 1 | $300 |
| Autism Speaks, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Beach Cities Chabad AKA Jewish Community Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| Beyond Type 1 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Breakthrough Institute | 1 | $325,000 |
| Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| California Magic Soccer Club | 1 | $5,000 |
| Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Camp Possibilities Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Carter Center, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California aka Carecen | 1 | $100 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Richmond | 1 | $100 |
| Chabad of Palm Springs, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Charities Aid Foundation of America | 1 | $500 |
| Children Incorporated | 1 | $500 |
| Children's Museum of Sonoma County | 1 | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust | 1 | $150 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers | 1 | $500 |
| Community Partners | 1 | $2,500 |
| Conard House | 1 | $125 |
| Dance Training Center-San Francisco | 1 | $1,000 |
| Dementia Society of America | 1 | $100 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring | 1 | $1,000 |
