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