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![]() |
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Friends Central School Corporation | 1 | $10,000 |
Lake Tahoe Conservation Fund DBA Tahoe Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
PD Active | 1 | $10,000 |
AFP Golden Gate Chapter | 1 | $10,000 |
California Homebuilding Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
Child Parent Institute | 1 | $10,000 |
Mystic Bowie Cultural Center | 1 | $10,000 |
Friends of McGill University | 1 | $10,000 |
Tahoe Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
TSNE MissionWorks | 1 | $10,000 |
Momentum Unlimited | 1 | $10,000 |
Kickstart - International | 1 | $10,000 |
Live Forward | 1 | $10,000 |
Special Operations Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
Festival Napa Valley | 1 | $10,000 |
De Marillac Academy | 1 | $10,000 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | 1 | $10,000 |
Peer Health Exchange | 2 | $10,000 |
Project Glimmer | 1 | $10,000 |
U.S.-Japan Council | 1 | $10,000 |
Athlete Ally | 1 | $10,000 |
Episcopal Relief & Development | 1 | $10,000 |
Kilimanjaro Children's Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula | 1 | $10,000 |
Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area | 2 | $10,000 |
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
Outdoors for All Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
Petaluma Educational Foundation | 4 | $10,000 |
Community Partners | 4 | $9,500 |
University of Michigan | 3 | $9,500 |
Hamilton Families | 8 | $9,488 |
Temple Or Rishon Sunrise Jewish Congregation | 3 | $9,412 |
League to Save Lake Tahoe | 4 | $9,250 |
Burning Man Project | 5 | $9,223 |
Syzygy Dance Project | 3 | $9,142 |
Congregation Beth Shalom of Napa Valley | 8 | $9,000 |
CorpsAfrica | 2 | $9,000 |
Environmental Volunteers | 5 | $8,950 |
American Friends of Magen David Adom | 16 | $8,875 |
Chabad of Cole Valley | 3 | $8,800 |
United States Association for UNHCR | 4 | $8,750 |
Room to Read | 3 | $8,750 |
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | 9 | $8,680 |
North Carolina Hillel Foundation | 2 | $8,600 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | 7 | $8,500 |
Music in Schools Today | 5 | $8,500 |
Jewish Federation of the East Bay | 3 | $8,500 |
Access Institute for Psychological Services | 4 | $8,450 |
Greenpeace Fund | 11 | $8,430 |
Richmond Torah Center - Chabad | 12 | $8,400 |
Oakland Promise | 4 | $8,400 |
Community Music Center | 5 | $8,400 |
Common Sense Media | 4 | $8,300 |
Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Boys High School | 3 | $8,200 |
Simon Wiesenthal Center | 19 | $8,004 |
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | 2 | $8,000 |
Children's Book Project | 3 | $8,000 |
Marfa Education Foundation | 2 | $8,000 |
African American Arts and Culture Complex | 2 | $8,000 |
Union of Concerned Scientists | 9 | $8,000 |
Virginia Organizing | 1 | $8,000 |
Alameda Meals on Wheels | 3 | $8,000 |
Northern California Grantmakers | 1 | $8,000 |
Velaslavasay Panorama | 1 | $8,000 |
Ashreichem Yisrael | 1 | $8,000 |
Kimokeo Foundation | 2 | $8,000 |
Taube Center for Jewish Studies-Stanford University | 1 | $8,000 |
Temple Beth Torah | 2 | $7,984 |
Jewish Studio Project | 5 | $7,915 |
Muttville | 6 | $7,880 |
Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley | 5 | $7,820 |
Contra Costa Midrasha | 5 | $7,750 |
Live Oak, A Learning Center for Children | 2 | $7,700 |
Dominican University of California | 3 | $7,600 |
American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam | 3 | $7,600 |
Breast Cancer Action | 4 | $7,575 |
Congregation Beth Emek | 3 | $7,500 |
Youth Law Center | 1 | $7,500 |
Pilchuck Glass School | 1 | $7,500 |
Amigos del Museo del Barrio | 1 | $7,500 |
Catapult Film Fund | 1 | $7,500 |
Michael Harris Foundation | 2 | $7,500 |
San Francisco Arts Education Project | 2 | $7,500 |
Chicken & Egg Pictures | 1 | $7,500 |
Utah Film Center | 2 | $7,500 |
Global Fund for Women | 3 | $7,500 |
California State Parks Foundation | 11 | $7,500 |
Redford Center | 1 | $7,500 |
Sonoma State University | 4 | $7,500 |
Community Tech Network | 1 | $7,484 |
Nature Conservancy | 11 | $7,450 |
Challenge Success | 7 | $7,310 |
Barnard College | 3 | $7,100 |
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East | 3 | $7,100 |
Teen Success | 3 | $7,000 |
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation | 2 | $7,000 |
Root Division | 2 | $7,000 |
Anderson Ranch Arts Center | 2 | $7,000 |
Mobility International USA | 1 | $7,000 |
San Antonio Community Development Corporation | 6 | $7,000 |