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 1,119 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
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2020 the Federation disbursed 11,838 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $185,251,210 to 3,097 nonprofit organizations. The number of grants made increased by 18% over 2019, and we attribute this to the significantly greater health and human services needs that quickly arose out of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.
All 2020 grants are listed in the searchable database:
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Performance and Design | 2 | $10,000 |
| Poor People's Radio Inc. DBA KPOO FM Radio | 2 | $500 |
| Progressive Foundation Inc. | 2 | $1,400 |
| Redwood Coast Medical Services Inc. | 2 | $5,500 |
| San Francisco Performances, Inc. | 2 | $200 |
| Save a Child's Heart Foundation U.S., Inc. | 2 | $244 |
| St. Theresa Catholic Church & School | 3 | $45,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | 3 | $25,540 |
| City Arts and Lectures, Inc. | 3 | $6,100 |
| GLSEN | 3 | $3,900 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | 3 | $5,000 |
| ImpactAssets | 3 | $726,800 |
| Itrek FKA Israel & Co. | 3 | $20,200 |
| Jewish Community Council of Winston-Salem AKA Winston-Salem United Jewish A | 3 | $5,200 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 3 | $1,136,000 |
| Kara | 3 | $2,000 |
| Life Learning Academy | 3 | $8,500 |
| Lutheran World Relief | 3 | $1,500 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Company | 3 | $11,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | $2,150 |
| Rose Foundation | 3 | $4,850 |
| Seti Institute | 3 | $2,200 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital, Inc. | 3 | $51,200 |
| American Leadership Forum | 3 | $11,000 |
| B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California | 3 | $5,600 |
| Center For Domestic Peace | 3 | $4,000 |
| Chinati Foundation | 3 | $43,500 |
| City Harvest Inc. | 3 | $2,200 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc. | 3 | $26,300 |
| Congregation B'nai B'rith Corporation | 3 | $7,477 |
| Congregation Ner Tamid | 3 | $2,100 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | 3 | $155,000 |
| GiveWell | 3 | $21,800 |
| Head-Royce School | 3 | $360,000 |
| Isaiah House | 3 | $850 |
| Life School Foundation | 3 | $13,215 |
| Mechon Hadar | 3 | $23,600 |
| Music & Memory Inc. | 3 | $2,500 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | 3 | $1,700 |
| PD Active | 3 | $13,500 |
| Pie Ranch | 3 | $105,000 |
| Castilleja School Foundation | 3 | $10,450 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. | 3 | $100,513 |
| Food & Water Watch | 3 | $2,185 |
| Homeward Bound of Marin | 3 | $51,100 |
| Hostelling International USA | 3 | $2,360 |
| Lark Theater | 3 | $6,150 |
| Oberlin College | 3 | $8,666 |
| Princeton University | 3 | $19,700 |
| Repair The World | 3 | $26,000 |
| San Leandro Hebrew Congregation- Temple Beth Sholom | 3 | $5,450 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 3 | $3,150 |
| Threshold Choir, Executive Director | 3 | $2,250 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| A Little 4 A Lot DBA Beyond Fistula | 3 | $1,700 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $30,500 |
| Bolinas Museum | 3 | $3,600 |
| Buckelew Programs | 3 | $21,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | 3 | $32,500 |
| Ecology Center | 3 | $2,000 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, Inc. NFP | 3 | $13,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Chicago AKA Jewish United Fund | 3 | $17,680 |
| Mission Graduates | 3 | $31,000 |
| Napa County Land Trust | 3 | $550 |
| Other Road Foundation | 3 | $4,500 |
| Pilchuck Glass School | 3 | $19,400 |
| Shining Hope for Communities Inc. | 3 | $1,500 |
| Temple Beth Elohim | 3 | $15,430 |
| Tiba Foundation | 3 | $12,000 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | 3 | $10,200 |
| When We All Vote | 3 | $720 |
| AHA Foundation Inc. | 3 | $21,000 |
| Alliance for Israel's Future Inc. | 3 | $200,000 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace, Inc. | 3 | $3,750 |
| Community Foundation of the Napa Valley dba Napa Valley Community Foundatio | 3 | $5,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Shalom of Contra Costa County | 3 | $26,636 |
| Contra Costa Midrasha | 3 | $5,500 |
| Gabriel Project Mumbai | 3 | $4,000 |
| KlezCalifornia, Inc. | 3 | $18,150 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | 3 | $900 |
| National Center for Youth Law | 3 | $13,500 |
| Prison University Project Inc. | 3 | $1,250 |
| Zioness Movement | 3 | $24,500 |
| AARP Foundation | 3 | $1,600 |
| Day Worker Center of Mountain View | 3 | $15,200 |
| EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum | 3 | $13,500 |
| FINCA International Inc. | 3 | $1,385 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | 3 | $11,180 |
| Kiddo! The Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation | 3 | $12,500 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | 3 | $5,600 |
| Occidental College | 3 | $5,400 |
| Reading Partners | 3 | $7,000 |
| San Francisco International Boogie Woogie Festival | 3 | $3,100 |
| Temple Beth Torah | 3 | $10,619 |
| Trust for Hidden Villa | 3 | $450 |
| Tzedakah Fund | 3 | $12,340 |
| Zionist Organization of America | 3 | $1,200 |
| Bay Area Children's Theatre | 3 | $20,200 |
| Environmental Action Committee of West Marin | 3 | $300 |
| Faith in Action Network | 3 | $1,605,000 |
