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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Jewish Community Library | 13 | $31,800 |
| Israel Policy Forum | 4 | $32,500 |
| Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel | 7 | $32,600 |
| Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation | 6 | $33,295 |
| Ploughshares Fund | 4 | $33,650 |
| Keshet | 5 | $33,850 |
| Brown University | 10 | $34,000 |
| Independent Jewish World Cinema | 10 | $34,850 |
| IYYUN | 1 | $35,000 |
| Cambodia Human Rights Task Forces | 1 | $35,000 |
| JanMitram Kalyan Samiti | 1 | $35,000 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Center for Land-Based Learning | 1 | $35,000 |
| Filmmakers Collaborative SF | 1 | $35,000 |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation | 2 | $35,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $35,000 |
| Onggi River Movement | 1 | $35,000 |
| Hasidah | 4 | $35,000 |
| New Venture Fund | 2 | $35,000 |
| Grace Science Foundation | 3 | $36,000 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $36,060 |
| Stand.earth | 2 | $36,250 |
| LifeMoves | 17 | $36,598 |
| 18 Reasons | 3 | $36,950 |
| Upchieve | 1 | $37,300 |
| Avenidas | 6 | $37,350 |
| World Wildlife Fund | 12 | $37,400 |
| Compass Family Services | 5 | $37,500 |
| Marin Theatre Company | 8 | $37,500 |
| San Francisco Public Health Foundation | 1 | $38,500 |
| Menlo School | 9 | $38,650 |
| University of San Francisco | 6 | $38,700 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | 21 | $39,108 |
| Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse | 5 | $39,200 |
| Temple Sinai, Oakland | 12 | $39,287 |
| Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care | 1 | $39,780 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 36 | $39,844 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | 6 | $39,900 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | 39 | $39,990 |
| Henry Jackson Society | 2 | $40,000 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy | 1 | $40,000 |
| Adventure Cycling Association | 1 | $40,000 |
| Rashi School | 1 | $40,000 |
| New Seed Foundation | 1 | $40,000 |
| Moldaw Residences | 9 | $40,030 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 24 | $40,308 |
| Peninsula Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 5 | $40,800 |
| Congregation Chevra Thilim | 4 | $40,800 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | 1 | $41,000 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital | 3 | $41,200 |
| Limmud Bay Area | 6 | $41,500 |
| Jewish Jumpstart | 5 | $41,500 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | 7 | $41,550 |
| Bay Area Women's and Children's Center | 3 | $42,000 |
| HealthRight 360 | 6 | $42,125 |
| Drayton Hall Preservation Trust | 1 | $42,500 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 14 | $42,955 |
| Arthritis Foundation - Northern California Office | 7 | $43,100 |
| Academy at Charlemont | 2 | $44,600 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | 11 | $44,680 |
| Mechon Hadar | 2 | $45,000 |
| World Resources Institute | 2 | $45,000 |
| Opera Parallele | 5 | $45,000 |
| GANN Academy - The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston | 1 | $45,000 |
| Wilderness Torah | 9 | $45,680 |
| Central Synagogue Congregation Ahavath Chesed Shaar Hashomayin | 3 | $46,200 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | 20 | $46,430 |
| University of California-Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life | 11 | $46,780 |
| HairToStay | 13 | $46,800 |
| Intersection for the Arts | 7 | $47,000 |
| African Middle Eastern Leadership Project | 4 | $47,200 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | 17 | $48,210 |
| AHA Foundation | 4 | $48,400 |
| Compassion and Choices | 10 | $48,800 |
| South Peninsula Hebrew Day School | 8 | $49,480 |
| YMCA of San Francisco | 4 | $49,540 |
| Public Theater | 2 | $50,000 |
| Unity Shoppe | 2 | $50,000 |
| Federalist Society | 2 | $50,000 |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 1 | $50,000 |
| Rainforest Trust | 1 | $50,000 |
| Student Press Law Center | 1 | $50,000 |
| Opportunity Trust | 1 | $50,000 |
| Option Institute and Fellowship | 1 | $50,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | 3 | $50,000 |
| University of the People | 1 | $50,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 1 | $50,000 |
| You Can Vote | 1 | $50,000 |
| Century Villages at Cabrillo | 1 | $50,000 |
| Allegheny College | 1 | $50,000 |
| Carbon180 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | 1 | $50,000 |
| Innovative Policy Lab | 1 | $50,000 |
| Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner | 1 | $50,000 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | 1 | $50,000 |
| EB Research Partnership | 1 | $50,000 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | 1 | $50,000 |
| Rocketship Education | 1 | $50,000 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 1 | $50,000 |
| Giving Back Fund | 1 | $50,000 |
