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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | 2 | $7,000 |
| San Antonio Community Development Corporation | 6 | $7,000 |
| Berkeley Public Schools Fund | 4 | $7,000 |
| Mobility International USA | 1 | $7,000 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 13 | $6,900 |
| Amnesty International USA | 13 | $6,834 |
| Happy Shalom School | 5 | $6,800 |
| Congregation Har Shalom | 2 | $6,800 |
| Tzedakah Fund | 4 | $6,800 |
| Child Mind Institute | 2 | $6,800 |
| Aim High for High School | 4 | $6,750 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | 3 | $6,750 |
| American Red Cross | 7 | $6,750 |
| CHP 11-99 Foundation | 5 | $6,550 |
| Jewish Life Center | 3 | $6,540 |
| San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program | 3 | $6,500 |
| Sierra Watch | 3 | $6,500 |
| Team Brownsville | 2 | $6,500 |
| Museum of Performance and Design | 3 | $6,500 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | 2 | $6,500 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | 11 | $6,498 |
| British Schools and Universities Foundation | 1 | $6,450 |
| Chabad of Contra Costa | 3 | $6,400 |
| Zioness Movement | 2 | $6,400 |
| San Francisco University High School | 5 | $6,300 |
| GiveDirectly | 3 | $6,273 |
| Sterne School | 1 | $6,250 |
| Bread & Roses | 4 | $6,250 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | 3 | $6,200 |
| Rebuilding Together Peninsula | 4 | $6,100 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 5 | $6,080 |
| Congregation Agudath Israel of Boro Park | 3 | $6,080 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Company | 2 | $6,000 |
| Sweetwater Spectrum | 4 | $6,000 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | 1 | $6,000 |
| George Mark Children's Fund | 2 | $6,000 |
| DEA Educational Foundation | 1 | $6,000 |
| Pact an Adoption Alliance | 1 | $6,000 |
| Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | 2 | $6,000 |
| Invisible Theatre | 1 | $6,000 |
| Girls Middle School | 4 | $6,000 |
| Israel Center for Excellence through Education | 2 | $6,000 |
| Coaching Corps | 2 | $6,000 |
| Foothill-DeAnza Community Colleges Foundation | 2 | $6,000 |
| Williams College | 2 | $6,000 |
| Golden Bridges School | 1 | $6,000 |
| Mexican Museum | 2 | $6,000 |
| Occidental College | 4 | $5,970 |
| Park Avenue Synagogue | 2 | $5,948 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | 5 | $5,900 |
| Partners in Health | 5 | $5,865 |
| Government Accountability Project | 2 | $5,835 |
| Prison University Project | 7 | $5,810 |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | 4 | $5,810 |
| Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation | 2 | $5,800 |
| Chabad Center at University of Colorado | 2 | $5,760 |
| Altarena Playhouse | 2 | $5,750 |
| Camp Kesem | 5 | $5,750 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services | 7 | $5,750 |
| 350.Org | 4 | $5,736 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind | 5 | $5,730 |
| Brain and Behavior Research Foundation | 3 | $5,700 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 3 | $5,700 |
| CAMERA | 9 | $5,620 |
| Friends of the Cameo | 3 | $5,600 |
| The Gubbio Project | 4 | $5,550 |
| Shalem Foundation | 2 | $5,540 |
| Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy | 2 | $5,500 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | 7 | $5,500 |
| American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem | 7 | $5,500 |
| B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California | 3 | $5,500 |
| Berkeley High School Development Group | 2 | $5,500 |
| Hostelling International USA | 4 | $5,500 |
| Rivers School Corp. | 2 | $5,500 |
| Shelter | 2 | $5,500 |
| Other Road Foundation | 3 | $5,500 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Austin | 2 | $5,480 |
| California Film Institute | 5 | $5,411 |
| International Care Ministries | 1 | $5,400 |
| Seattle International Foundation | 1 | $5,400 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | 3 | $5,350 |
| Institute For Jewish Spirituality | 4 | $5,350 |
| Insight Prison Project | 2 | $5,350 |
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | 2 | $5,340 |
| Rotacare Bay Area | 2 | $5,300 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | 2 | $5,300 |
| Canopy | 2 | $5,300 |
| Sonoma Humane Society | 2 | $5,300 |
| Foundation of City College of San Francisco | 4 | $5,300 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2 | $5,250 |
| Achieve Tahoe | 2 | $5,200 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | 2 | $5,200 |
| Batya-Friends of United Hatzalah | 2 | $5,180 |
| Temple Shaaray Tefila NYC | 2 | $5,125 |
| amfAR | 2 | $5,100 |
| Westchester Day School | 2 | $5,100 |
| Oakland Museum of California | 4 | $5,100 |
| Felton Institute | 2 | $5,100 |
| Center for Victims of Torture | 5 | $5,090 |
| Litquake Foundation | 2 | $5,018 |
