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 |
|---|---|---|
| ALS Association Golden West Chapter | 9 | $2,500 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | 9 | $8,680 |
| Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County | 9 | $157,992 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | 9 | $8,000 |
| Jewish Study Network | 9 | $25,100 |
| American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter | 9 | $29,150 |
| Moldaw Residences | 9 | $40,030 |
| Project Open Hand | 9 | $54,700 |
| Alzheimer's Association | 9 | $14,950 |
| Marine Mammal Center | 9 | $24,800 |
| Americans for Peace Now | 9 | $11,550 |
| The Abraham Initiatives | 9 | $17,750 |
| CAMERA | 9 | $5,620 |
| Sempervirens Fund | 9 | $2,350 |
| Wilderness Torah | 9 | $45,680 |
| That Man May See | 9 | $110,100 |
| The V Foundation | 10 | $15,110 |
| Thesecondopinion | 10 | $16,650 |
| Aspen Institute | 10 | $119,500 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | 10 | $321,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 10 | $23,500 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | 10 | $579,001 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | 10 | $2,700 |
| Compassion and Choices | 10 | $48,800 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | 10 | $136,250 |
| Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation | 10 | $16,100 |
| Beyond Differences | 10 | $13,675 |
| Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation | 10 | $20,550 |
| College Track | 10 | $19,000 |
| HAMAQOM | 10 | $584,883 |
| Sha'ar Zahav | 10 | $21,960 |
| Independent Jewish World Cinema | 10 | $34,850 |
| Brown University | 10 | $34,000 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 10 | $127,250 |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation | 10 | $11,260 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University | 10 | $567,700 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | 10 | $88,500 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | 10 | $115,720 |
| Peninsula Sinai Congregation | 10 | $11,505 |
| St. Anthony's | 11 | $52,350 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | 11 | $6,498 |
| San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 11 | $13,750 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | 11 | $31,050 |
| Jewish Funders Network | 11 | $378,287 |
| University of California-Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life | 11 | $46,780 |
| Summer Search | 11 | $82,500 |
| California State Parks Foundation | 11 | $7,500 |
| Columbia University | 11 | $52,100 |
| Greenpeace Fund | 11 | $8,430 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | 11 | $44,680 |
| Nature Conservancy | 11 | $7,450 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 12 | $118,500 |
| HonestReporting USA | 12 | $28,700 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 12 | $201,500 |
| Richmond Torah Center - Chabad | 12 | $8,400 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | 12 | $318,500 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 12 | $53,730 |
| Trust for Public Land | 12 | $79,257 |
| Stanford Health Care | 12 | $230,600 |
| UCLA Foundation | 12 | $123,350 |
| Save the Redwoods League | 12 | $51,950 |
| World Wildlife Fund | 12 | $37,400 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | 12 | $162,450 |
| Seacology | 12 | $101,800 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 12 | $58,100 |
| Temple Sinai, Oakland | 12 | $39,287 |
| American Cancer Society | 12 | $14,050 |
| Kehillat Etz Chayim | 12 | $14,292 |
| URJ - Camp Newman | 12 | $240,360 |
| ORT America | 12 | $21,550 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | 13 | $784,000 |
| HairToStay | 13 | $46,800 |
| Family House | 13 | $87,850 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 13 | $6,900 |
| Friends of the Jewish Community Library | 13 | $31,800 |
| California College of the Arts | 13 | $317,500 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America | 13 | $16,910 |
| Alzheimer's Association (Northern California) | 13 | $15,150 |
| Human Rights Watch | 13 | $2,021,130 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section | 13 | $13,790 |
| Amnesty International USA | 13 | $6,834 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 13 | $433,300 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 13 | $64,100 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco | 14 | $19,148 |
| International Rescue Committee | 14 | $16,234 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | 14 | $12,295 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area | 14 | $143,800 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 14 | $42,955 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | 14 | $28,975 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland | 14 | $141,215 |
| Chabad of San Francisco | 14 | $28,470 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | 15 | $103,900 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 15 | $22,350 |
| Samaritan House | 15 | $13,600 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | 15 | $90,450 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 15 | $772,690 |
| Friends of the Fromm Institute for Life-Long Learning | 16 | $78,700 |
| Nature Conservancy of California | 16 | $68,500 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | 16 | $152,794 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science | 16 | $255,400 |
