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 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center Health Care Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Jewish Learning Institute of Berkeley | 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 |
| Or Shalom Jewish Community | 4 | $28,000 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | 5 | $28,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | 3 | $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 |
| New Conservatory Theatre Center | 4 | $25,500 |
| Great American Songbook Foundation | 2 | $25,500 |
| Israel Project | 2 | $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 |
| All Stars Helping Kids | 2 | $25,200 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care Research and Education | 2 | $25,200 |
| Crowden Music Center | 2 | $25,200 |
| Julia Morgan School for Girls | 2 | $25,100 |
| Jewish Study Network | 9 | $25,100 |
| City Arts and Lectures | 2 | $25,100 |
| Issue One | 1 | $25,000 |
| Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | 1 | $25,000 |
| Tesseract Research Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| JW House | 1 | $25,000 |
| Fair Elections Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Berkeley Real Estate Forum | 1 | $25,000 |
| More in Common | 1 | $25,000 |
| 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 |
| Hospice by the Bay | 2 | $25,000 |
| Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Gay for Good | 1 | $25,000 |
| Lawfare Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| MoMA PS1 | 1 | $25,000 |
| New York Restoration Project | 1 | $25,000 |
| Cystinosis Research Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Federation CJA | 1 | $25,000 |
| New York Youth Symphony | 1 | $25,000 |
| BlueStar PR | 2 | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Community Clinics Consortium | 2 | $25,000 |
| Palm Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Wesleyan University | 2 | $25,000 |
| Regeneration Education | 1 | $25,000 |
| Take Back the Court Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Libforall Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Leading Edge Alliance | 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 |
| Diabetic Youth Families | 1 | $25,000 |
| Alive & Free | 2 | $25,000 |
| Americans for the Israeli Third Way | 1 | $25,000 |
| Chora Nova | 1 | $25,000 |
| Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine | 1 | $25,000 |
| R Street Institute | 1 | $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 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Trustees of Reservations | 1 | $25,000 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | 1 | $25,000 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $25,000 |
| Marine Mammal Center | 9 | $24,800 |
| Sculpture Center | 4 | $24,800 |
