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 |
|---|---|---|
| Highlander Research and Education Ctr. | 1 | $500 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco Bay Area | 1 | $500 |
| The Chatham Synagogue | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County | 1 | $500 |
| National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section | 1 | $500 |
| Police Athletic League | 1 | $500 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $500 |
| Team Pride | 1 | $500 |
| Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center | 1 | $500 |
| Outward Bound California | 1 | $500 |
| Peter's Place Nursery School | 1 | $500 |
| Seven Hills School | 1 | $500 |
| Conservation Lands Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California | 1 | $500 |
| Spina Bifida Association of America | 2 | $500 |
| Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society | 1 | $500 |
| City of Portland | 1 | $500 |
| Mediators Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Christian Action Life Line | 1 | $500 |
| Freedom Service Dogs | 1 | $500 |
| Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center | 1 | $500 |
| Solar Cookers International | 1 | $500 |
| Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States | 1 | $500 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Performing Animal Welfare Society | 1 | $500 |
| American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee | 1 | $500 |
| Desert AIDS Project | 1 | $500 |
| Castro Upper Market Community Benefit District | 2 | $500 |
| Society for Science and the Public | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Family Services | 1 | $500 |
| Adopt-A-Family of Marin | 1 | $500 |
| Hands Across the Sea | 1 | $500 |
| St. Luke's Wood River Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 1 | $500 |
| Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives | 1 | $500 |
| Richmond Art Center | 1 | $500 |
| San Jose Wind Symphony | 1 | $500 |
| Resource Area for Teaching | 1 | $500 |
| Southwestern Law School | 1 | $500 |
| Tulane University | 1 | $500 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival | 1 | $500 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Daniel Pearl Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| New Leaders Council | 1 | $500 |
| VGC Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Creativity Explored | 1 | $500 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | 1 | $500 |
| Saint Vincent's Day Home | 1 | $500 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 1 | $500 |
| Sonoma County Fire Relief | 1 | $500 |
| Capitol Public Radio | 1 | $500 |
| KWMR | 1 | $500 |
| Oakland Heritage Alliance | 1 | $500 |
| Palo Alto Players - Peninsula Center Stage | 1 | $500 |
| Boy Scouts of America, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council | 1 | $500 |
| Rethink the Conversation Ltd. | 1 | $500 |
| Western Justice Center Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Pet Adoption Fund | 1 | $500 |
| McKenzie River Clinic | 1 | $500 |
| Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of California | 1 | $500 |
| Pacific Vision Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| New Story Leadership | 1 | $500 |
| Tides Network | 1 | $500 |
| Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
| Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals | 1 | $500 |
| Monte Vista High School Academic Boosters | 1 | $495 |
| Access Reproductive Care-Southeast (National Network of Abortion Funds) | 2 | $460 |
| American Jewish Congress | 2 | $460 |
| Vote Smart | 2 | $450 |
| Marin Shakespeare Company | 3 | $450 |
| JDRF | 3 | $450 |
| Community Alliance for Special Education | 2 | $450 |
| Californians Against Waste Foundation | 2 | $450 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County | 1 | $450 |
| Together We Rise | 1 | $443 |
| Threshold Choir, Executive Director | 2 | $434 |
| Bay Area Organizing Committee | 2 | $430 |
| Queens College Foundation | 2 | $400 |
| Women With a Vision | 1 | $400 |
| San Francisco 49ers Academy | 1 | $400 |
| Case Western Reserve University | 1 | $400 |
| United Service Organizations | 3 | $400 |
| Jewish Braille Institute | 3 | $400 |
| Arcata House Partnership | 2 | $400 |
| Sojourn Project | 1 | $400 |
| National Wildlife Federation | 4 | $400 |
| San Francisco Women Artists | 1 | $400 |
| Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation | 1 | $400 |
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
| Israel Special Kids Fund | 2 | $400 |
| Purdue University | 1 | $400 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | 3 | $400 |
| Shir Tikvah | 1 | $385 |
| Sebastopol Community Cultural Center | 2 | $380 |
