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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seacology | 12 | $101,800 |
| Montana Wilderness School | 8 | $102,000 |
| SFJAZZ | 18 | $103,890 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | 15 | $103,900 |
| ScholarMatch | 4 | $104,067 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | 2 | $105,000 |
| REPORT | 3 | $105,500 |
| Computer History Museum | 3 | $107,048 |
| American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus | 3 | $107,900 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties | 34 | $109,695 |
| That Man May See | 9 | $110,100 |
| Israel21c | 17 | $111,980 |
| Yale University | 21 | $111,994 |
| United Religions Initiative | 5 | $115,000 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 6 | $115,360 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 17 | $115,400 |
| Middle East Peace Dialogue Network | 7 | $115,400 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | 10 | $115,720 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 23 | $115,962 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 17 | $116,329 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 58 | $117,888 |
| Hillel International | 16 | $118,438 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 12 | $118,500 |
| Aspen Institute | 10 | $119,500 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | 3 | $120,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 69 | $121,308 |
| UCLA Foundation | 12 | $123,350 |
| HIAS | 31 | $123,950 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 16 | $124,596 |
| Truth to Power Foundation | 1 | $125,000 |
| George Mason University Foundation | 1 | $125,000 |
| Energy for Growth Hub | 1 | $125,000 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 10 | $127,250 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland | 18 | $127,901 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | 3 | $130,000 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | 2 | $135,000 |
| Institute on Aging | 21 | $135,850 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | 10 | $136,250 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | 7 | $139,750 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 8 | $140,100 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland | 14 | $141,215 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area | 14 | $143,800 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 28 | $147,483 |
| Island Conservation | 1 | $150,000 |
| Policy Impact | 1 | $150,000 |
| Wilderness Society | 6 | $150,600 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 3 | $151,180 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | 16 | $152,794 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | 84 | $153,528 |
| Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority | 3 | $155,000 |
| Fins Attached : Marine Research and Conservation | 2 | $155,000 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $155,052 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 42 | $157,608 |
| Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County | 9 | $157,992 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | 7 | $158,000 |
| Nueva School | 7 | $158,900 |
| Bill Graham Memorial Foundation | 1 | $159,800 |
| Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs | 6 | $161,750 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | 12 | $162,450 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 17 | $165,400 |
| KQED | 106 | $167,240 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 7 | $169,317 |
| Jewish Community High School of the Bay | 33 | $170,960 |
| J Street Education Fund | 18 | $171,384 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | 2 | $175,000 |
| National Constitution Center | 2 | $175,000 |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies | 4 | $175,000 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 32 | $178,738 |
| Hillel at Stanford | 28 | $180,174 |
| NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation | 33 | $181,610 |
| King Baudouin Foundation United States | 4 | $181,962 |
| Voter Registration Project | 5 | $185,000 |
| Harvard University | 21 | $196,900 |
| American Friends of Maoz-Seal | 2 | $200,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | 1 | $200,000 |
| Management Center | 1 | $200,000 |
| Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation | 2 | $200,000 |
| Climate Jobs New York Education Fund | 1 | $200,000 |
| Wildaid | 2 | $200,108 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 25 | $200,600 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 12 | $201,500 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 8 | $202,150 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 20 | $204,710 |
| Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 2 | $205,000 |
| University of California San Diego Foundation | 3 | $210,000 |
| Hazon | 4 | $210,150 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 19 | $222,950 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | 4 | $225,000 |
| Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation | 7 | $225,300 |
| American Jewish World Service | 40 | $227,056 |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee | 2 | $228,600 |
| Stanford Health Care | 12 | $230,600 |
| Jewish Vocational Service | 46 | $232,558 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | 22 | $233,108 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 20 | $238,000 |
| URJ - Camp Newman | 12 | $240,360 |
| San Francisco Friends School | 4 | $241,000 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $243,614 |
| Jewish National Fund | 33 | $245,350 |
| TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund | 1 | $250,000 |
