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 |
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Trans Lifeline | 1 | $100 |
42nd Street Moon | 1 | $100 |
Chicago Public Media | 1 | $100 |
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary | 1 | $100 |
Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter | 1 | $100 |
Multiple Sclerosis Society Northern California Chapter | 1 | $100 |
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition | 1 | $100 |
Operation Walk Los Angeles | 1 | $100 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland | 1 | $100 |
Community Change | 1 | $100 |
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa | 1 | $100 |
Friends of Thirteen | 1 | $100 |
Vilna Project | 1 | $100 |
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition | 1 | $100 |
Gesher Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Bay.org | 1 | $100 |
City of Hope National Medical Center | 1 | $100 |
Massachusetts General Hospital | 1 | $100 |
Al Otro Lado | 1 | $100 |
Lawyers for Good Government Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Living New Deal | 1 | $100 |
Central American Resource Center | 1 | $100 |
Free at Last Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $100 |
Girls To Women | 1 | $100 |
Hospital De La Familia Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
Harvard Magazine | 1 | $100 |
Institute for Shipboard Education | 1 | $100 |
ProLiteracy Worldwide | 1 | $100 |
Conservation Society of California | 1 | $100 |
Clinic by the Bay | 1 | $100 |
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - San Diego/Hawaii Chapter | 1 | $100 |
Muscular Dystrophy Association | 1 | $100 |
Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $100 |
Covenant House California | 1 | $100 |
Florida Holocaust Museum | 1 | $100 |
Library Foundation of Los Angeles | 1 | $100 |
Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Mid-Peninsula | 1 | $100 |
MayView Community Health Center | 1 | $100 |
Boys & Girls Club of Monterey County | 1 | $100 |
North Park Hockey Association | 1 | $100 |
Acalanes Choral Boosters | 1 | $100 |
University of Cincinnati Foundation | 1 | $100 |
CaringBridge | 1 | $100 |
Community Institute for Psychotherapy | 1 | $100 |
Redwood Coast Medical Services | 1 | $100 |
Southeastern Council of Foundations | 1 | $100 |
Hebrew Free Burial Association | 1 | $100 |
New Shul | 1 | $100 |
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires | 1 | $100 |
CERF+ | 1 | $100 |
Easter Seals | 1 | $100 |
Friends of Bolinas Stinson Beach Libraries | 1 | $100 |
Population Services International | 1 | $100 |
SOS Children's Village - USA | 1 | $100 |
Tri-Valley Haven for Women | 1 | $100 |
Sand Lake Center for the Arts Circle Theatre Players | 1 | $100 |
Carleton College | 1 | $100 |
Bird Rescue Center | 1 | $100 |
Neuro Challenge Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Save a Child's Heart Foundation U.S. | 1 | $100 |
St. James Infirmary | 1 | $100 |
California Lawyers for the Arts | 1 | $100 |
Friends of the High Line | 1 | $100 |
Girls of Alameda County | 1 | $100 |
Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Americares | 1 | $100 |
Friends of Ethiopian Jews | 1 | $100 |
Palo Alto Community Child Care | 1 | $100 |
Senior Adults Legal Assistance | 1 | $100 |
Volunteers of America | 1 | $100 |
Kids Included Together | 1 | $100 |
Marin County Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Rice University | 1 | $100 |
Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | $100 |
Wildlife Conservation Society | 1 | $100 |
Melissa's House | 1 | $100 |
Rett Syndrome Research Trust | 1 | $100 |
Center for Common Ground | 1 | $100 |
Clark County Winchester Heritage Commission | 1 | $100 |
MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving | 1 | $100 |
Chabad of Marin and Sonoma | 1 | $100 |
Legal Aid Chicago | 1 | $100 |
Netherland-America Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Forests Forever Foundation | 1 | $100 |
International Bird Rescue | 1 | $100 |
Outdoor Art Club | 1 | $100 |
Breastcancer.org | 1 | $100 |
Ballotpedia | 1 | $100 |
Foundation for a College Education | 1 | $100 |
Orion Magazine | 1 | $100 |
Cityteam Ministries | 1 | $100 |
Congregation Beth Shalom - Illinois | 1 | $100 |
AMVETS National Service Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Paralyzed Veterans of America | 1 | $100 |
Winters Friends of the Library | 1 | $100 |
American Kidney Fund | 1 | $100 |
Breathe California of the Bay Area | 1 | $100 |
Israel Cancer Research Fund | 1 | $100 |
Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | 1 | $100 |