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 |
|---|---|---|
| Team Brownsville | 2 | $6,500 |
| United Negro College Fund | 2 | $700 |
| Zioness Movement | 2 | $6,400 |
| Congregation Har Shalom | 2 | $6,800 |
| North Carolina Hillel Foundation | 2 | $8,600 |
| St. Theresa Catholic Church & School | 2 | $25,000 |
| Camp Ramah in Wisconsin | 2 | $1,000 |
| Coaching Corps | 2 | $6,000 |
| Hands of Peace | 2 | $1,440 |
| Jamestown Community Center | 2 | $1,750 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area | 2 | $2,700 |
| Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club | 2 | $1,119 |
| City Arts and Lectures | 2 | $25,100 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust | 2 | $600 |
| Zohar Dance Company | 2 | $1,100 |
| Americans for Oxford | 2 | $15,325 |
| Carlmont Academic Foundation | 2 | $2,400 |
| Mills College | 2 | $50,500 |
| Rabbinical Assembly of America | 2 | $2,000 |
| San Francisco School | 2 | $2,000 |
| University of Florida Foundation | 2 | $10,000 |
| American Rivers | 2 | $10,180 |
| Cool Effect | 2 | $260 |
| In Defense of Animals | 2 | $534 |
| Napa County Land Trust | 2 | $500 |
| Trust for Hidden Villa | 2 | $200 |
| Center for Early Intervention on Deafness | 2 | $2,000 |
| NAMI San Francisco | 2 | $350 |
| Abraham Initiatives | 2 | $52,500 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | 2 | $3,800 |
| California Masonic Foundation | 2 | $2,320 |
| Community Venture Partners | 2 | $3,000 |
| Democracy Now Productions | 2 | $75,300 |
| Horizons Foundation | 2 | $11,000 |
| Insight Prison Project | 2 | $5,350 |
| Jewish Community Legacy Project | 2 | $500 |
| National Coalition Against Censorship | 2 | $500 |
| Population Connection | 2 | $600 |
| Ross Police Officers Association | 2 | $1,100 |
| TOLI | 2 | $10,250 |
| United Policyholders | 2 | $750 |
| Central Conference of American Rabbis | 2 | $2,250 |
| Northern California Board of Rabbis | 2 | $600 |
| Starcross Monastic Community | 2 | $784 |
| Family Promise of San Joaquin County | 2 | $650 |
| Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties | 2 | $600 |
| Maloto | 2 | $680 |
| Asylum Arts | 2 | $100,600 |
| Crowden Music Center | 2 | $25,200 |
| Lark Theater | 2 | $1,250 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association | 2 | $16,000 |
| Treasure Island Museum Association | 2 | $1,250 |
| Berkeley High School Development Group | 2 | $5,500 |
| Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls | 2 | $980 |
| Mission Graduates | 2 | $20,000 |
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America | 2 | $720 |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | 2 | $3,500 |
| Stand.earth | 2 | $36,250 |
| Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center | 2 | $1,800 |
| Reutlinger Community | 2 | $20,000 |
| Beth Longwell Foundation | 2 | $700 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | 2 | $1,000 |
| Givat Haviva Educational Foundation | 2 | $4,050 |
| Institute for American Values | 2 | $500 |
| Israel Venture Network | 2 | $17,000 |
| Mill Valley Library Foundation | 2 | $2,000 |
| Vote Smart | 2 | $450 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | 2 | $30,000 |
| Studio 70 | 2 | $21,360 |
| Community Action of Napa Valley | 2 | $750 |
| Friends of JCC Krakow | 2 | $1,500 |
| Guardsmen | 2 | $3,000 |
| Marin Center for Independent Living | 2 | $10,600 |
| Soul Shoppe Programs | 2 | $1,600 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | 3 | $55,200 |
| Colby College | 3 | $1,700 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council - Jewish Coalition for Literacy | 3 | $2,250 |
| University of Michigan | 3 | $9,500 |
| Breakthrough Institute | 3 | $375,000 |
| National Audubon Society | 3 | $1,100 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | 3 | $1,500 |
| United Service Organizations | 3 | $400 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center | 3 | $3,160 |
| Temple Or Rishon Sunrise Jewish Congregation | 3 | $9,412 |
| ALDEA: Advancing Local Development Through Empowerment and Action | 3 | $14,500 |
| Jewish Book Council | 3 | $3,600 |
| Imagination Productions | 3 | $22,500 |
| Lilith Publications | 3 | $1,800 |
| Castilleja School Foundation | 3 | $15,250 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness - San Fernando Valley | 3 | $1,660 |
| Shanti Project | 3 | $550 |
| American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute | 3 | $272,000 |
| GiveDirectly | 3 | $6,273 |
| Itrek FKA Israel & Co. | 3 | $23,600 |
| Legal Aid of Marin | 3 | $20,500 |
| National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section | 3 | $1,000 |
| Congregation Agudath Israel of Boro Park | 3 | $6,080 |
| OneTable | 3 | $20,250 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee | 3 | $2,040 |
| Community Matters | 3 | $2,300 |
