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.

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All 2018 grants are listed in the searchable database:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,161 grants totaling $7,123,497

Education

1,622 grants totaling $40,374,351

Environment/Animals

712 grants totaling $13,817,741

Health

848 grants totaling $4,454,946

Human Services

1,335 grants totaling $15,423,474

Public/Society Benefit

2,457 grants totaling $50,121,056

Religion

1,194 grants totaling $10,836,181
Grantee name Total Grants Total Amountsort descending
Akaula School 1 $800
KCRW Foundation, Inc. 3 $800
National Parks Conservation Association 3 $800
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 2 $800
Nashuva 1 $800
Mercy Corps 3 $800
American Committee For Shaare Zedek Medical Center In Jerusalem 4 $800
Social Good Fund 3 $800
Catholics for Choice 1 $830
Nine Lives Foundation 3 $830
Schools for Children of the World 1 $830
Progressive Foundation 2 $833
Community Working Group, Inc. 3 $850
Bay Nature Institute AKA Bay Nature 2 $850
National Alliance on Mental Illness (multiple chapters) 4 $850
Hearing Health Foundation 2 $850
Humane Society of Silicon Valley 3 $900
Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. 2 $900
Pacific Vision Foundation 3 $900
National Organization for Women Foundation 5 $925
Massachusetts General Hospital 1 $950
Smile Train, Inc. 4 $950
Adolescent Counseling Services 3 $1,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing 1 $1,000
Camphill Communities California DBA Camphill California 1 $1,000
Esperanca, Inc. 1 $1,000
Friendship Circle of Washington 1 $1,000
Girls Inc. (multiple locations) 1 $1,000
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention 1 $1,000
International Foundation for CDKL5 Research 1 $1,000
Katonah Museum of Art Inc. 1 $1,000
Organic Seed Alliance 1 $1,000
Philanthropy Workshop 1 $1,000
Soul Shoppe Programs 1 $1,000
Westminster Adoption Group and Services Inc. 1 $1,000
Aubri Brown Club 1 $1,000
Brave New Films C3 1 $1,000
Chapter 510 Ink 1 $1,000
Children of Shelters 1 $1,000
Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International, Inc. 1 $1,000
DC Central Kitchen, Inc. 1 $1,000
Essie Justice Group 1 $1,000
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance AKA FARA 2 $1,000
Intelligence Squared U.S. Foundation 1 $1,000
Lilith Publications, Inc. 1 $1,000
Marcia Spitz Laurel Learning Center DBA The Laurel School 1 $1,000
Martha's Village & Kitchen 1 $1,000
National Center for Science Education, Inc. 1 $1,000
Ocean Foundation 1 $1,000
Pandas International 1 $1,000
Public Health Institute 1 $1,000
San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Inc. 1 $1,000
SBP 1 $1,000
Society for Science and the Public 2 $1,000
South Coast Children's Services Inc. 1 $1,000
St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room 1 $1,000
Vajrayana Foundation 1 $1,000
American Jewish University 1 $1,000
B'Nai Israel of Rossmoor 1 $1,000
California Native Plant Society 1 $1,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 1 $1,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA of Contra Costa County) 1 $1,000
Easy Does IT (Emergency Services Program) 1 $1,000
Group I Acting Company DBA The Acting Company 1 $1,000
Imagine LA 1 $1,000
Kilgoris Project 1 $1,000
Nantucket Musical Arts Society Inc. 1 $1,000
Ravenswood City School District 2 $1,000
Redwood Symphony 1 $1,000
Street Life Ministries 1 $1,000
Beaver Country Day School 1 $1,000
Bet Tzedek Legal Services 1 $1,000
Central American HealthCare Initiative Inc. 1 $1,000
Earthdance Creative Living Project, Inc 1 $1,000
Faith In Practice 1 $1,000
Fund for the Tiger 1 $1,000
Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter of Davis 1 $1,000
Literary Society of the Desert 1 $1,000
Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio Inc. AKA Margaret Jenkins Dance Company 1 $1,000
Paradise Rotary Foundation 1 $1,000
Peninsula Ball Foundation 1 $1,000
Postpartum Support International 2 $1,000
Ray of Light Theatre 2 $1,000
Rosies Foundation 1 $1,000
Siskiyou Field Institute 1 $1,000
Thacher School, Inc. 1 $1,000
Thingamajigs 1 $1,000
Tri-Valley Montessori School 1 $1,000
Xerces Society Inc. 1 $1,000
Yolo Community Care Continuum 1 $1,000
Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project Inc. 1 $1,000
America SCORES 1 $1,000
Amnesty International, SF 1 $1,000
Berkeley Food & Housing Project 1 $1,000
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc. 1 $1,000
Coxhealth Foundation 1 $1,000
Interfaith Youth Core 1 $1,000
Litquake Foundation 1 $1,000
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging 1 $1,000
MacDowell Colony 1 $1,000

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