2018 Grantmaking
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2018 the Federation disbursed 9,329 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $142,151,270 to 2,724 nonprofit organizations. 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 2018 grants are listed in the searchable database:
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund (San Francisco Bay Area) | 341 | $6,051,440 |
| University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Foundation/Regents) | 117 | $13,508,400 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | 110 | $152,434 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 109 | $271,254 |
| Hillel Foundation (Multiple Campuses) | 108 | $572,372 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $664,208 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 96 | $676,292 |
| KQED Inc. | 93 | $104,280 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 79 | $483,730 |
| New Israel Fund | 75 | $849,090 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 74 | $5,842,900 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 71 | $701,699 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 70 | $1,612,120 |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU - All Affiliates) | 64 | $2,084,490 |
| Chabad (Multiple Locations) | 61 | $319,299 |
| Stanford University | 57 | $5,003,840 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 52 | $3,323,800 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS - San Francisco) | 50 | $176,003 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 50 | $70,231 |
| Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith | 49 | $99,290 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 48 | $184,403 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 47 | $121,998 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 45 | $400,640 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 44 | $406,425 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 44 | $241,228 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 41 | $93,770 |
| Doctors Without Borders - Medecins Sans Frontieres - USA | 41 | $39,255 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 40 | $423,880 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties | 39 | $79,243 |
| University of California, Berkeley (Foundation/Regents) | 38 | $502,553 |
| Tides Center - Shalom Bayit | 38 | $86,100 |
| HIAS Inc. | 38 | $26,510 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 37 | $121,116 |
| University Of Southern California | 36 | $332,550 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 35 | $145,128 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) | 34 | $225,891 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 32 | $162,909 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 30 | $121,460 |
| Institute on Aging | 29 | $185,430 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 29 | $122,720 |
| Naral Pro-Choice Foundations | 29 | $99,360 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 28 | $125,175 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 27 | $115,980 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 27 | $105,318 |
| Jewish National Fund | 26 | $93,770 |
| Nature Conservancy, Inc. | 26 | $32,650 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 26 | $69,340 |
| Yale University | 25 | $377,678 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 25 | $89,248 |
| Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region | 25 | $125,830 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 24 | $42,863 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 24 | $216,554 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 23 | $151,150 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 23 | $215,761 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 23 | $235,518 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 23 | $229,008 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 23 | $227,408 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 22 | $86,250 |
| Mazon Inc. A Jewish Response to Hunger | 22 | $7,773 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation (CPMC) | 22 | $456,350 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 21 | $175,150 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 21 | $51,220 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 21 | $63,049 |
| Urban Adamah | 20 | $929,986 |
| Meals on Wheels America (multiple locations) | 20 | $49,050 |
| Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | 20 | $53,486 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. | 19 | $47,450 |
| Wider Bridge | 19 | $42,820 |
| Tipping Point Community | 19 | $610,850 |
| Theatreworks | 18 | $91,035 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) (ARMDI) | 18 | $16,650 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 18 | $35,400 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | 18 | $34,595 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 18 | $36,908 |
| Boys & Girls Club of America (multiple locations) | 18 | $38,280 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 18 | $68,220 |
| Beyond Differences | 18 | $29,190 |
| J Street Education Fund, Inc. | 17 | $247,200 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 17 | $35,333 |
| San Francisco Jewish Film Festival | 17 | $74,800 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. | 17 | $16,638 |
| Harvard College / University | 17 | $179,100 |
| Save the Redwoods League | 17 | $86,700 |
| IsraAID - Global Humanitarian Assistance, Inc. | 16 | $111,453 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 16 | $531,650 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | 16 | $80,750 |
| Trust For Public Land | 16 | $2,093,600 |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization (SFJAZZ) | 16 | $25,750 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 16 | $65,350 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities (Multiple Locations) | 16 | $128,650 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 16 | $44,030 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc. | 16 | $16,400 |
| United Way (Multiple Chapters) | 15 | $46,100 |
| Earthjustice | 15 | $2,033,000 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) | 15 | $26,280 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | 15 | $26,560 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 15 | $25,900 |
| Family House, Inc. | 15 | $85,350 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc. (New York) | 15 | $13,050 |
| Israel21C | 15 | $43,630 |
