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 |
|---|---|---|
| Naturebridge | 4 | $830 |
| Town School For Boys | 4 | $1,300 |
| CARE | 4 | $16,000 |
| Chai Lifeline Inc. | 4 | $3,340 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | 4 | $1,780 |
| Indiana University Foundation | 4 | $1,000 |
| Lowell Alumni Association | 4 | $1,950 |
| National Jewish Health | 4 | $16,300 |
| People for Open Space/Greenbelt Alliance | 4 | $8,200 |
| amfAR | 4 | $6,100 |
| Center for Victims of Torture | 4 | $5,885 |
| Chabad Center at University of Colorado, Inc. | 4 | $6,510 |
| Collat Jewish Family Services | 4 | $3,180 |
| Common Sense Media | 4 | $10,500 |
| Salvation Army | 4 | $2,750 |
| The Reutlinger Community | 4 | $20,400 |
| Amherst College Trustees | 4 | $5,050 |
| Audubon Canyon Ranch, Inc. | 4 | $43,200 |
| Challenge Success | 4 | $3,350 |
| CHP 11-99 Foundation | 4 | $6,050 |
| Congregation Shir Hadash | 4 | $27,150 |
| Downtown Streets Inc. | 4 | $10,150 |
| Friends of the Cameo | 4 | $8,250 |
| Groundspark | 4 | $36,250 |
| Innocence Project, Inc. | 4 | $900 |
| Jewish Jumpstart | 4 | $70,000 |
| KPFA Radio | 4 | $1,150 |
| SFFILM | 4 | $7,500 |
| Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture | 4 | $94,833 |
| United States Association for UNHCR | 4 | $3,500 |
| Christian Action Life Line | 4 | $1,300 |
| College of Adaptive Arts | 4 | $40,500 |
| Middle East Peace Dialogue Network Inc. | 4 | $85,000 |
| Rotary Foundation of Rotary International | 4 | $3,200 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | 4 | $1,780 |
| 18Doors | 4 | $20,400 |
| American Committee For Shaare Zedek Medical Center In Jerusalem | 4 | $2,600 |
| Belvedere Tiburon Library Foundation | 4 | $19,500 |
| College Preparatory School | 4 | $20,500 |
| Congregation Beth Emek | 4 | $8,580 |
| Conservation International Foundation | 4 | $4,700 |
| Food for Thought | 4 | $1,860 |
| Kehilla Community Synagogue and School | 4 | $26,750 |
| Marin General Hospital Foundation | 4 | $16,250 |
| Synergy School | 4 | $10,500 |
| Cancer Commons | 4 | $35,430 |
| Delancey Street Foundation | 4 | $16,100 |
| ForWords Inc. | 4 | $2,350 |
| Israel Policy Forum Inc. | 4 | $32,500 |
| Kulanu, Inc. | 4 | $66,573 |
| Mother Jones | 4 | $2,530 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | 4 | $16,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | 4 | $63,156 |
| Wood River Jewish Community Inc. | 4 | $9,200 |
| American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus | 4 | $112,900 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | 4 | $10,750 |
| Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc. | 4 | $17,750 |
| Environmental Traveling Companions | 4 | $2,600 |
| Hopewell Fund | 4 | $1,626,000 |
| Jobtrain, Inc. | 4 | $1,850 |
| National Park Foundation | 4 | $21,400 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | 4 | $1,500 |
| Pathways Home Health and Hospice | 4 | $23,000 |
| San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program | 4 | $10,000 |
| 350.Org | 3 | $20,600 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | 3 | $1,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc. | 3 | $805,935 |
| Computer History Museum | 3 | $102,100 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel | 3 | $5,700 |
| Congregation Emek Beracha | 3 | $4,280 |
| First Place for Youth | 3 | $5,500 |
| Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 3 | $605,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Guild | 3 | $1,650 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, Inc. | 3 | $10,500 |
| Pathways to Peace | 3 | $2,180 |
| Rural California Broadcasting Corp. KRCB-TV Channel 22 | 3 | $1,500 |
| Tablet Magazine | 3 | $5,250 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3 | $30,000 |
| Berkeley Community Fund | 3 | $1,250 |
| B'nai B'rith International | 3 | $480 |
| Boston University | 3 | $2,100 |
| Crowden Music Center | 3 | $27,000 |
| Encounter Programs | 3 | $4,100 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc. | 3 | $1,430 |
| Horizons Foundation | 3 | $90,000 |
| Institute For Jewish And Community Research | 3 | $14,118 |
| Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, Inc. | 3 | $2,500 |
| Mills College | 3 | $51,000 |
| Oakland Museum of California Foundation | 3 | $17,700 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Center | 3 | $1,700 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | 3 | $2,000 |
| Trellis Supportive Care | 3 | $30,000 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $6,250 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | 3 | $30,180 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | 3 | $570 |
| West Valley Community Services of Santa Clara County, Inc. | 3 | $7,600 |
| Accelerate Change, Inc. | 3 | $22,500 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 3 | $700 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 3 | $1,000 |
| Brothers for Life | 3 | $11,000 |
