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 1,050 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
View the 2019 Grantmaking Report
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2019 the Federation facilitated 10,050 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $175,078,668. 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.
Contact us for questions about the grants.
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Choose Love | 1 | $10,000 |
| East Bay Children's Book Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| Free at Last Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $100 |
| Girls To Women | 1 | $100 |
| Halleck Creek Ranch | 1 | $3,750 |
| Hospital De La Familia Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County | 1 | $500 |
| Love Never Fails | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section | 1 | $500 |
| North County Junior Golf Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| Pacific Links Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Police Athletic League | 1 | $500 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $500 |
| Team Pride | 1 | $500 |
| Transcendence Theater Company | 1 | $3,000 |
| URJ - Goldman Union Camp Institute | 1 | $4,550 |
| Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent | 1 | $200 |
| 500 Capp Street Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Craft Council | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center | 1 | $500 |
| Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee | 1 | $10,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $35,000 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy | 1 | $40,000 |
| Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
| foolsFURY Theater | 1 | $250 |
| Harvard Magazine | 1 | $100 |
| National Novel Writing Month | 1 | $20,000 |
| Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $1,000 |
| Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic | 1 | $1,500 |
| Play It Forward Music Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Rhythmix Cultural Works | 1 | $2,000 |
| San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles | 1 | $250 |
| Silicon Valley FACES | 1 | $2,500 |
| Straus Historical Society | 1 | $2,500 |
| Theatre Ventures International | 1 | $800 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Youth in Arts | 1 | $350 |
| Allegheny College | 1 | $50,000 |
| American Jewish University | 1 | $1,000 |
| BASIC Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Boston University Hillel, | 1 | $360 |
| Coney Island Prep Builders | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Martell School House | 1 | $2,000 |
| Institute for Shipboard Education | 1 | $100 |
| Libforall Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Murray Bowen Archives Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| Phillips Brooks School | 1 | $1,500 |
| ProLiteracy Worldwide | 1 | $100 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | 1 | $250 |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States | 1 | $500 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| University of California San Francisco | 1 | $10,000 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Berkeley East Bay Humane Society | 1 | $108 |
| Conservation Society of California | 1 | $100 |
| Humane Society of Pagosa Springs | 1 | $540 |
| Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 1 | $5,000 |
| Performing Animal Welfare Society | 1 | $500 |
| Trap Free Montana | 1 | $2,000 |
| Action on Smoking and Health | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee | 1 | $500 |
| Boston MedFlight | 1 | $2,500 |
| Clinic by the Bay | 1 | $100 |
| Desert AIDS Project | 1 | $500 |
| Fanconi Anemia Research Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Huntington's Disease Society of America | 1 | $1,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - San Diego/Hawaii Chapter | 1 | $100 |
| Mayers Healthcare Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | 1 | $100 |
| National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association | 1 | $2,500 |
| Radiological Society Of North America | 1 | $5,000 |
| Alameda Community Fund | 1 | $4,000 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 1 | $500,000 |
| Center for State-Led National Debt Solutions | 1 | $2,500 |
| City of Richmond, California | 1 | $250 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | 1 | $1,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program of Contra Costa County | 1 | $3,205 |
| Energy for Growth Hub | 1 | $125,000 |
| Friends of Stevens Creek Trail | 1 | $200 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | 1 | $750 |
| HipHopForChange | 1 | $4,000 |
| Jewish Community Center on the Palisades | 1 | $1,800 |
| Jewish Federation of St. Louis | 1 | $250 |
| Local Futures / ISEC | 1 | $5,000 |
| Palo Alto Forward | 1 | $300 |
| Philanthropy Workshop | 1 | $250 |
| Rising International | 1 | $1,000 |
| SaverLife FKA EARN | 1 | $2,000 |
| Society for Science and the Public | 1 | $500 |
| Take Back the Court Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Veterans Education Project | 1 | $250 |
| Youth Law Center | 1 | $7,500 |
| Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $100 |
| Congregation Emanuel | 1 | $250 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York | 1 | $5,000 |
| Harvard Hillel | 1 | $3,000 |
| Jewish Family Services | 1 | $500 |
| Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
