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