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 |
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Fair Work Center | 1 | $300 |
Free the Slaves | 1 | $1,200 |
Fund for Global Human Rights | 1 | $1,000 |
GLAAD | 1 | $10,000 |
Hawaii Community Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
JanMitram Kalyan Samiti | 1 | $35,000 |
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center | 1 | $100 |
More in Common | 1 | $25,000 |
Pro Bono Project | 1 | $1,500 |
Shadhika | 1 | $500 |
United Workers Association | 1 | $25,000 |
Woodside School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
Chabad of Palm Springs | 1 | $200 |
Congregation Bet Haverim Jewish Fellowship of Davis | 1 | $200 |
Congregation B'nai Emunah | 1 | $10,000 |
Congregation Kona Beth Shalom | 1 | $120 |
First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta | 1 | $200 |
Hillel at the Claremont Colleges | 1 | $360 |
IYYUN | 1 | $35,000 |
Kavod | 1 | $118 |
Michigan Hillel | 1 | $550 |
Our Lady of Angels Parish | 1 | $2,000 |
Sefaria | 1 | $5,000 |
Temple Beth El (Ithaca) | 1 | $4,300 |
Temple Shalom | 1 | $150 |
Unity San Francisco | 1 | $1,000 |
Alliance for Girls | 1 | $10,000 |
Berkeley Food Network | 1 | $100 |
California Fire Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
Catholic Social Services | 1 | $150 |
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) | 1 | $100 |
Destination Home | 1 | $1,800 |
Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel | 1 | $1,800 |
Food & Water Watch | 1 | $5,000 |
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley | 1 | $25,000 |
Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
International Campaign for Tibet | 1 | $250 |
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation of America | 1 | $10,000 |
Martha's Village & Kitchen | 1 | $1,000 |
Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth | 1 | $180 |
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project | 1 | $2,500 |
One Drop Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation | 1 | $250 |
Protect Democracy Project | 1 | $5,000 |
Rise Together Education | 1 | $100 |
San Francisco SafeHouse | 1 | $500 |
Southern California PGA Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
SuperYou FUNdation | 1 | $100 |
United Way of Miami-Dade. | 1 | $1,000 |
Wells Bring Hope | 1 | $250 |
Art and Remembrance | 1 | $350 |
Axis Dance Company | 1 | $2,000 |
Berwin Lee London New York Playwrights | 1 | $20,799 |
Chabot Space and Science Center | 1 | $180 |
Dance Training Center-San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
Friends of School of the Arts Foundation | 1 | $100 |
Golden Gate Opera | 1 | $600 |
Imagine LA | 1 | $500 |
Mindful Life Project | 1 | $3,000 |
New York City Ballet | 1 | $250 |
Occidental Community Choir | 1 | $200 |
Peninsula Youth Theatre | 1 | $200 |
Sonoma County Bach Society | 1 | $25,000 |
The Jewish Museum - New York | 1 | $1,000 |
Acalanes Parents Club | 1 | $600 |
Asian University for Women Support Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
British Schools and Universities Foundation | 1 | $6,450 |
Darby Schools Excellence Fund | 1 | $750 |
Friends Central School Corporation | 1 | $10,000 |
George Mason University Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Haiti Partners | 1 | $1,000 |
Homework Central | 1 | $200 |
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 1 | $600,000 |
Lamplighters Yeshivah | 1 | $30,000 |
New York University Stern School of Business | 1 | $5,000 |
Pembroke Hill School | 1 | $250 |
Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County | 1 | $360 |
Walnut Creek Library Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
World Affairs Council of Northern CA | 1 | $4,250 |
California Invasive Plant Council | 1 | $180 |
Columbia Riverkeeper | 1 | $500 |
Desert Botanical Garden | 1 | $200 |
Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research | 1 | $180 |
Friends of Front Street Shelter | 1 | $1,000 |
Green Science Policy Institute | 1 | $350 |
Lake Tahoe Conservation Fund DBA Tahoe Fund | 1 | $10,000 |
McDowell Sonoran Land Conservancy | 1 | $200 |
National Park Trust | 1 | $100 |
Pandemonium Aviaries | 1 | $15,000 |
Rainforest Trust | 1 | $50,000 |
Valley of the Moon Natural History Association | 1 | $1,000 |
American Academy of Dermatology | 1 | $5,000 |
American Society for Clinical Investigation | 1 | $1,500 |
Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation | 1 | $60,000 |
Epilepsy Foundation of America | 1 | $100 |
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention | 1 | $1,000 |
Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti | 1 | $100 |
PD Active | 1 | $10,000 |
Progeria Research Foundation | 1 | $100 |