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 |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah House | 3 | $850 |
| Life School Foundation | 3 | $13,215 |
| Mechon Hadar | 3 | $23,600 |
| Music & Memory Inc. | 3 | $2,500 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | 3 | $1,700 |
| PD Active | 3 | $13,500 |
| Pie Ranch | 3 | $105,000 |
| Castilleja School Foundation | 3 | $10,450 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. | 3 | $100,513 |
| Food & Water Watch | 3 | $2,185 |
| Homeward Bound of Marin | 3 | $51,100 |
| Hostelling International USA | 3 | $2,360 |
| Lark Theater | 3 | $6,150 |
| Oberlin College | 3 | $8,666 |
| Princeton University | 3 | $19,700 |
| Repair The World | 3 | $26,000 |
| San Leandro Hebrew Congregation- Temple Beth Sholom | 3 | $5,450 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 3 | $3,150 |
| Threshold Choir, Executive Director | 3 | $2,250 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| A Little 4 A Lot DBA Beyond Fistula | 3 | $1,700 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $30,500 |
| Bolinas Museum | 3 | $3,600 |
| Buckelew Programs | 3 | $21,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | 3 | $32,500 |
| Ecology Center | 3 | $2,000 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, Inc. NFP | 3 | $13,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Chicago AKA Jewish United Fund | 3 | $17,680 |
| Mission Graduates | 3 | $31,000 |
| Napa County Land Trust | 3 | $550 |
| Other Road Foundation | 3 | $4,500 |
| Pilchuck Glass School | 3 | $19,400 |
| Shining Hope for Communities Inc. | 3 | $1,500 |
| Town School For Boys | 4 | $1,300 |
| 10,000 Degrees | 4 | $47,000 |
| DonorsChoose | 4 | $113,200 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc. | 4 | $5,400 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | 4 | $8,500 |
| Naturebridge | 4 | $830 |
| 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 |
| The Reutlinger Community | 4 | $20,400 |
| 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 |
| Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture | 4 | $94,833 |
| United States Association for UNHCR | 4 | $3,500 |
| 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 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | 4 | $1,780 |
| 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 |
| Synergy School | 4 | $10,500 |
| 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 |
| Wood River Jewish Community Inc. | 4 | $9,200 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
