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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenyon College | 4 | $31,460 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | 4 | $31,250 |
| Aspen Art Museum | 1 | $31,125 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | 11 | $31,050 |
| Children's Health Council | 3 | $31,000 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | 5 | $30,920 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 19 | $30,470 |
| Repair The World | 3 | $30,360 |
| Amherst College Trustees | 4 | $30,300 |
| Alliance for Smiles International | 2 | $30,200 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Lamplighters Yeshivah | 1 | $30,000 |
| Chinati Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Oakland East Bay Symphony | 2 | $30,000 |
| Cambridge in America | 2 | $30,000 |
| Jewish Learning Institute of Berkeley | 1 | $30,000 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center Health Care Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | 2 | $30,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Tikvah | 4 | $29,275 |
| American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter | 9 | $29,150 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | 14 | $28,975 |
| HonestReporting USA | 12 | $28,700 |
| Commonwealth Club of California | 4 | $28,500 |
| Coro Northern California | 3 | $28,500 |
| Chabad of San Francisco | 14 | $28,470 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 20 | $28,318 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Judea | 5 | $28,200 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | 5 | $28,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | 3 | $28,000 |
| Or Shalom Jewish Community | 4 | $28,000 |
| Music at Kohl Mansion | 6 | $27,700 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | 5 | $27,500 |
| Kehilla Community Synagogue and School | 7 | $27,415 |
| Ramah Darom | 2 | $26,800 |
| Reboot | 6 | $26,250 |
| Children's Council of San Francisco | 6 | $26,150 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice | 5 | $26,050 |
| Wassaic Project | 1 | $26,000 |
| Great American Songbook Foundation | 2 | $25,500 |
| Israel Project | 2 | $25,500 |
| New Conservatory Theatre Center | 4 | $25,500 |
| Schechter Institutes | 4 | $25,380 |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund | 3 | $25,300 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | 2 | $25,284 |
| Polyphony Foundation | 3 | $25,250 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care Research and Education | 2 | $25,200 |
| Crowden Music Center | 2 | $25,200 |
| All Stars Helping Kids | 2 | $25,200 |
| Julia Morgan School for Girls | 2 | $25,100 |
| Jewish Study Network | 9 | $25,100 |
| City Arts and Lectures | 2 | $25,100 |
| United Workers Association | 1 | $25,000 |
| California Fire Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley | 1 | $25,000 |
| Sonoma County Bach Society | 1 | $25,000 |
| More in Common | 1 | $25,000 |
| Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Hospice by the Bay | 2 | $25,000 |
| MoMA PS1 | 1 | $25,000 |
| New York Restoration Project | 1 | $25,000 |
| Gay for Good | 1 | $25,000 |
| Lawfare Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| New York Youth Symphony | 1 | $25,000 |
| BlueStar PR | 2 | $25,000 |
| Cystinosis Research Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Federation CJA | 1 | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Community Clinics Consortium | 2 | $25,000 |
| Palm Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Regeneration Education | 1 | $25,000 |
| Wesleyan University | 2 | $25,000 |
| Take Back the Court Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Libforall Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| American Friends of the Babylonian Jewry Center, | 1 | $25,000 |
| Corning Museum of Glass | 1 | $25,000 |
| Eagle Hill Foundation of Massachusetts | 1 | $25,000 |
| Girls Leadership Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| Leading Edge Alliance | 1 | $25,000 |
| Americans for the Israeli Third Way | 1 | $25,000 |
| Chora Nova | 1 | $25,000 |
| Diabetic Youth Families | 1 | $25,000 |
| Alive & Free | 2 | $25,000 |
| St. Theresa Catholic Church & School | 2 | $25,000 |
| Citizen Film | 1 | $25,000 |
| City College Fund | 1 | $25,000 |
| Life Lab Science Program | 1 | $25,000 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity | 1 | $25,000 |
| Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine | 1 | $25,000 |
| R Street Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| Trustees of Reservations | 1 | $25,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $25,000 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | 1 | $25,000 |
| Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | 1 | $25,000 |
| Issue One | 1 | $25,000 |
| Tesseract Research Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| JW House | 1 | $25,000 |
| Berkeley Real Estate Forum | 1 | $25,000 |
| Fair Elections Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Sculpture Center | 4 | $24,800 |
| Marine Mammal Center | 9 | $24,800 |
