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 |
|---|---|---|
| Slide Ranch | 10 | $11,360 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice Inc. | 10 | $104,230 |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization AKA SFJAZZ | 10 | $62,380 |
| Canal Alliance | 10 | $109,700 |
| Tides Foundation | 10 | $491,700 |
| World Union For Progressive Judaism | 10 | $63,680 |
| University Of Chicago | 10 | $22,410 |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | 10 | $7,400 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | 10 | $57,900 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | 10 | $106,450 |
| Camp Ramah in Northern California | 10 | $36,360 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 10 | $2,185,850 |
| UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Foundation | 10 | $79,200 |
| Aspen Institute Inc. | 10 | $216,000 |
| Jewish Funders Network | 10 | $308,237 |
| CAMERA | 10 | $23,250 |
| HonestReporting USA | 11 | $11,400 |
| Greenpeace Fund, Inc. | 11 | $14,850 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. | 11 | $14,200 |
| University Of San Francisco | 11 | $58,750 |
| Compassion and Choices | 11 | $39,180 |
| Sha'ar Zahav | 11 | $19,290 |
| URJ - Camp Newman | 11 | $44,923 |
| Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. | 11 | $7,218 |
| Sefaria | 11 | $10,568 |
| Center for Common Ground | 11 | $5,980 |
| Menlo School | 11 | $45,800 |
| Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation | 11 | $29,350 |
| ALS Association | 11 | $34,650 |
| Friends Of The Jewish Community Library | 11 | $6,980 |
| thesecondopinion | 11 | $21,000 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc. | 11 | $17,918 |
| Kitchen Slow Down Jew Up AKA The Kitchen SF | 11 | $51,613 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | 11 | $72,930 |
| Brown University | 11 | $34,900 |
| Habitat For Humanity | 11 | $3,350 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | 11 | $12,250 |
| Safe & Sound | 11 | $68,750 |
| St. Anthony's | 12 | $54,750 |
| San Antonio Community Development Corporation Inc. | 12 | $12,000 |
| Union For Reform Judaism | 12 | $27,380 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | 12 | $16,300 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | 12 | $86,250 |
| Kehillat Etz Chayim | 12 | $15,596 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 12 | $246,400 |
| Wilderness Torah | 12 | $56,850 |
| Richmond Torah Center - Chabad | 12 | $8,400 |
| Stand With Us | 12 | $79,020 |
| UNICEF USA | 13 | $13,865 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 13 | $228,600 |
| Beyond Differences | 13 | $28,680 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. | 13 | $34,250 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. | 13 | $703,260 |
| Chabad of San Francisco Inc. | 13 | $44,029 |
| Oxfam America | 13 | $8,000 |
| United Way of the Bay Area | 13 | $25,650 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | 13 | $161,330 |
| Save the Redwoods League | 13 | $90,300 |
| American Friends Of The Hebrew University Inc. | 13 | $180,050 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 14 | $354,750 |
| Stanford Health Care | 14 | $206,700 |
| Family House, Inc. | 14 | $73,250 |
| Jewish Study Network Inc. | 14 | $20,628 |
| Nature Conservancy of California | 14 | $130,300 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation | 14 | $72,400 |
| Earthjustice | 15 | $4,053,750 |
| Partners in Health | 15 | $221,450 |
| Pro Publica, Inc. | 15 | $3,055,650 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 15 | $1,311,800 |
| Amnesty International | 15 | $9,865 |
| First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland Calif | 15 | $64,622 |
| Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | 15 | $611,740 |
| Boys & Girls Club | 15 | $54,150 |
| J Street Education Fund, Inc. | 15 | $167,935 |
| Food Bank Contra Costa and Solano | 15 | $17,688 |
| Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | 16 | $47,236 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. | 16 | $86,450 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 16 | $3,004,660 |
| Social Good Fund | 16 | $95,600 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | 17 | $6,275 |
| Friends Of The Fromm Institute For Life-Long Learning | 17 | $42,550 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 17 | $355,220 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | 17 | $210,000 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | 17 | $7,480 |
| Nature Conservancy, Inc. | 17 | $28,150 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 17 | $30,105 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | 17 | $26,775 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | 17 | $111,130 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc. (New York) | 18 | $42,080 |
| San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 18 | $16,000 |
| Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County | 18 | $96,133 |
| Yale University | 18 | $538,300 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 18 | $171,983 |
| Alzheimer's Association | 18 | $32,100 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 18 | $83,030 |
| HAMAQOM | 19 | $126,938 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 19 | $158,550 |
| Moishe House | 19 | $217,668 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 19 | $194,300 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
