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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara | 3 | $11,500 |
| Richstone Center | 2 | $11,500 |
| CALmatters | 2 | $11,500 |
| Peninsula Sinai Congregation | 10 | $11,505 |
| Americans for Peace Now | 9 | $11,550 |
| Friends of the Earth | 6 | $11,590 |
| Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation | 3 | $11,600 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | 4 | $11,600 |
| Forward Association | 3 | $11,600 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer | 5 | $11,620 |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | 5 | $11,700 |
| City Surf Project | 2 | $11,800 |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | 4 | $11,800 |
| Charities Aid Foundation of America | 3 | $11,830 |
| Kimera Orphanage | 2 | $12,000 |
| Leonard and Susan Fuchs Mizrachi School | 1 | $12,000 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Pacific Autism Center For Education | 1 | $12,000 |
| Spikenard Farm | 1 | $12,000 |
| American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel | 6 | $12,100 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern California | 3 | $12,150 |
| Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco | 6 | $12,200 |
| Palo Alto Partners In Education | 3 | $12,200 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | 14 | $12,295 |
| Judicial Watch | 4 | $12,300 |
| AMCHA Initiative | 7 | $12,480 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | 2 | $12,500 |
| Global Citizen Year | 3 | $12,500 |
| Naval War College Foundation | 2 | $12,500 |
| Woodstock Museum | 1 | $12,500 |
| American Heart Association of the Greater Bay Area | 8 | $12,580 |
| Chabad of Noe Valley | 5 | $12,980 |
| Oxbow School | 2 | $13,000 |
| Youth Speaks | 2 | $13,000 |
| Anshe Emunah Moses Montefiore Hebrew Congregation | 3 | $13,115 |
| Peninsula Bridge Program | 4 | $13,250 |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | 7 | $13,260 |
| Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture | 3 | $13,500 |
| Merola Opera Program | 5 | $13,500 |
| Greenlight Clinic | 8 | $13,600 |
| Samaritan House | 15 | $13,600 |
| Beyond Differences | 10 | $13,675 |
| San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 11 | $13,750 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section | 13 | $13,790 |
| Piedmont Educational Foundation | 3 | $13,800 |
| American Cancer Society | 12 | $14,050 |
| Kehillat Etz Chayim | 12 | $14,292 |
| Center for Investigative Reporting | 4 | $14,500 |
| Community School of Music and Arts | 2 | $14,500 |
| ALDEA: Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action | 3 | $14,500 |
| San Francisco Playhouse | 4 | $14,900 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | 4 | $14,900 |
| Alzheimer's Association | 9 | $14,950 |
| Steinberg Institute | 2 | $15,000 |
| Urgewald | 1 | $15,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropye | 1 | $15,000 |
| Pandemonium Aviaries | 1 | $15,000 |
| Family and Children's Law Center | 1 | $15,000 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | 1 | $15,000 |
| Storahtelling Lab Shul | 2 | $15,000 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 1 | $15,000 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | 2 | $15,000 |
| EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum | 3 | $15,000 |
| Socially Responsible Agricultural Project | 1 | $15,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | 2 | $15,000 |
| St. Andrew's - Sewanee School | 1 | $15,000 |
| Global Alliance forinerator Alternatives | 1 | $15,000 |
| American Friends of the Association for the advancement of Community Center | 1 | $15,000 |
| Teneo | 1 | $15,000 |
| Maine Jewish Museum | 1 | $15,000 |
| 826 Valencia | 5 | $15,000 |
| Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | 1 | $15,000 |
| United States Olypmic and Paralympic Foundation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Oakland School for the Arts Charter High School | 2 | $15,000 |
| Planet Word Museum | 2 | $15,000 |
| Foundation for Animal Care and Education | 1 | $15,000 |
| Stand Up Ideas | 1 | $15,000 |
| Marin Academy | 6 | $15,100 |
| The V Foundation | 10 | $15,110 |
| Alzheimer's Association (Northern California) | 13 | $15,150 |
| Castilleja School Foundation | 3 | $15,250 |
| National Jewish Health | 3 | $15,300 |
| Americans for Oxford | 2 | $15,325 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 8 | $15,340 |
| Ikar | 3 | $15,360 |
| Bay Area Children's Theatre | 4 | $15,450 |
| Humane Society of Silicon Valley | 3 | $15,700 |
| Exploratorium | 3 | $16,000 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | 3 | $16,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association | 2 | $16,000 |
| Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation | 10 | $16,100 |
| Delivering Good | 6 | $16,150 |
| Tiba Foundation | 5 | $16,200 |
| International Rescue Committee | 14 | $16,234 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 5 | $16,580 |
| Thesecondopinion | 10 | $16,650 |
| The Kitchen SF | 5 | $16,700 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | 6 | $16,894 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America | 13 | $16,910 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | 3 | $17,000 |
