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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 16 | $124,596 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 16 | $91,900 |
| Hillel International | 16 | $118,438 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | 16 | $8,875 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 17 | $116,329 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | 17 | $48,210 |
| Israel21c | 17 | $111,980 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 17 | $165,400 |
| LifeMoves | 17 | $36,598 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 17 | $115,400 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 18 | $96,178 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | 18 | $81,450 |
| J Street Education Fund | 18 | $171,384 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland | 18 | $127,901 |
| SFJAZZ | 18 | $103,890 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 18 | $2,009,100 |
| Tipping Point Community | 19 | $7,211,920 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 19 | $222,950 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 19 | $30,470 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | 19 | $8,004 |
| Earthjustice | 19 | $4,087,820 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 20 | $204,710 |
| Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | 20 | $274,794 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | 20 | $46,430 |
| San Francisco Hillel | 20 | $20,178 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 20 | $52,240 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 20 | $28,318 |
| Moishe House | 20 | $255,442 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 20 | $238,000 |
| Harvard University | 21 | $196,900 |
| Institute on Aging | 21 | $135,850 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation | 21 | $622,910 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | 21 | $39,108 |
| Yale University | 21 | $111,994 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $36,060 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 22 | $74,762 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | 22 | $233,108 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California | 22 | $74,090 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 23 | $115,962 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern California | 23 | $96,928 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 24 | $87,879 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 24 | $555,446 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 24 | $40,308 |
| IsraAID | 24 | $56,168 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 25 | $777,700 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 25 | $200,600 |
| University of Southern California | 25 | $300,465 |
| Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger | 25 | $56,680 |
| A Wider Bridge | 27 | $58,320 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 28 | $147,483 |
| Hillel at Stanford | 28 | $180,174 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 29 | $88,358 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $155,052 |
| American Jewish Committee | 30 | $74,313 |
| HIAS | 31 | $123,950 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | 31 | $64,138 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $243,614 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 32 | $178,738 |
| Jewish Community High School of the Bay | 33 | $170,960 |
| Jewish National Fund | 33 | $245,350 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | 33 | $2,087,430 |
| NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation | 33 | $181,610 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties | 34 | $109,695 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 34 | $319,756 |
| Urban Adamah | 35 | $758,473 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 36 | $39,844 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | 39 | $39,990 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | 39 | $390,950 |
| American Jewish World Service | 40 | $227,056 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $974,792 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds | 40 | $537,420 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 41 | $72,808 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 42 | $157,608 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | 42 | $80,490 |
| Tides Center - Shalom Bayit | 42 | $83,003 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 43 | $303,090 |
| JDC | 44 | $521,450 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 44 | $287,900 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 44 | $367,028 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 45 | $361,425 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 46 | $432,040 |
| Jewish Vocational Service | 46 | $232,558 |
| Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation | 58 | $662,782 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 58 | $117,888 |
| University of California at Berkeley | 58 | $1,534,800 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 67 | $566,404 |
| Stanford University | 68 | $8,222,220 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 69 | $121,308 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 69 | $520,203 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 70 | $814,960 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 76 | $334,020 |
| New Israel Fund | 82 | $844,485 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | 84 | $153,528 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 88 | $728,400 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 104 | $461,640 |
| KQED | 106 | $167,240 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | 110 | $789,986 |
| University of California San Francisco | 126 | $11,041,200 |
| Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund of San Francisco | 368 | $8,438,740 |
