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 |
|---|---|---|
| Asylum Arts | 2 | $100,600 |
| Gatestone Institute | 3 | $100,400 |
| Third Way Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| Friends of European Leadership Network | 1 | $100,000 |
| Philos Project | 1 | $100,000 |
| Alliance for Israel's Future | 2 | $100,000 |
| Service Year Exchange | 1 | $100,000 |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation | 1 | $100,000 |
| Social Good Fund | 4 | $99,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern California | 23 | $96,928 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 18 | $96,178 |
| American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology | 7 | $93,000 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 16 | $91,900 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | 15 | $90,450 |
| Canvas Church of San Francisco | 2 | $90,000 |
| Northwestern University | 9 | $89,400 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | 10 | $88,500 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 29 | $88,358 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 24 | $87,879 |
| Family House | 13 | $87,850 |
| University Corporation San Francisco State | 6 | $84,500 |
| Tides Center - Shalom Bayit | 42 | $83,003 |
| Summer Search | 11 | $82,500 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | 18 | $81,450 |
| Middle East Media Research Institute | 7 | $81,010 |
| American Friends of Concordia University | 4 | $81,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | 42 | $80,490 |
| Ultimate Peace | 5 | $80,300 |
| Cleveland Kids Book Bank | 2 | $80,000 |
| College Preparatory School | 6 | $80,000 |
| EIS Council | 1 | $80,000 |
| Pono Grown Farm Center | 1 | $80,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | 12 | $79,257 |
| Friends of the Fromm Institute for Life-Long Learning | 16 | $78,700 |
| Craig Hospital Foundation | 4 | $77,150 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 6 | $76,600 |
| Democracy Now Productions | 2 | $75,300 |
| Last Chance at Life All Breed Rescue and Adoptions | 1 | $75,000 |
| SilverLining | 2 | $75,000 |
| Year Up Bay Area | 2 | $75,000 |
| Francisco Park Conservancy | 2 | $75,000 |
| Fuente Latina | 2 | $75,000 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 22 | $74,762 |
| American Jewish Committee | 30 | $74,313 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California | 22 | $74,090 |
| KIPP Bay Area Schools | 6 | $73,500 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 41 | $72,808 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | 8 | $70,450 |
| Camp Ramah in Northern California | 8 | $70,360 |
| Teach for America, Bay Area | 3 | $70,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of California | 16 | $68,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley | 6 | $66,246 |
| Friends of ELNET | 2 | $65,000 |
| Shalom Bayit | 2 | $65,000 |
| Kulanu | 4 | $64,573 |
| BBYO | 6 | $64,180 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | 31 | $64,138 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 13 | $64,100 |
| Chabad of the East Bay | 7 | $62,820 |
| Marin General Hospital Foundation | 4 | $61,200 |
| 10,000 Degrees | 5 | $61,000 |
| First Place for Youth | 3 | $60,500 |
| Immaterial | 1 | $60,000 |
| Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation | 1 | $60,000 |
| Jewish Family Service Association | 2 | $60,000 |
| Niskanen Center | 2 | $60,000 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary | 2 | $60,000 |
| Human Rights Voices | 1 | $60,000 |
| Lambda Legal | 3 | $60,000 |
| UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Foundation | 8 | $59,500 |
| Safe & Sound | 7 | $59,000 |
| A Wider Bridge | 27 | $58,320 |
| Fractured Atlas | 4 | $58,200 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 12 | $58,100 |
| Chai Preschool | 4 | $57,300 |
| Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger | 25 | $56,680 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | 6 | $56,550 |
| IsraAID | 24 | $56,168 |
| Hillel of Silicon Valley | 8 | $56,140 |
| Rainforest Action Network | 3 | $55,650 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | 3 | $55,200 |
| University of Washington Foundation | 2 | $55,000 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | 3 | $55,000 |
| Project Open Hand | 9 | $54,700 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 12 | $53,730 |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp | 4 | $53,180 |
| Futures Without Violence | 4 | $53,000 |
| Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha | 6 | $53,000 |
| Middle East Forum | 3 | $52,860 |
| Abraham Initiatives | 2 | $52,500 |
| St. Anthony's | 11 | $52,350 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 20 | $52,240 |
| Columbia University | 11 | $52,100 |
| Save the Redwoods League | 12 | $51,950 |
| Town School For Boys | 2 | $51,000 |
| Chabad Jewish Student Center at Berkeley | 2 | $50,800 |
| Mills College | 2 | $50,500 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | 3 | $50,250 |
| Public Theater | 2 | $50,000 |
