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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Foundation/Regents) | 117 | $13,508,400 |
| Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund (San Francisco Bay Area) | 341 | $6,051,440 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 74 | $5,842,900 |
| Stanford University | 57 | $5,003,840 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund, Inc. | 4 | $4,700,000 |
| Learning Policy Institute | 3 | $4,000,000 |
| Center for American Progress | 2 | $4,000,000 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc. | 12 | $3,770,430 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 52 | $3,323,800 |
| Pro Publica, Inc. | 8 | $3,051,150 |
| Center for Responsible Lending | 2 | $3,000,000 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $3,000,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | 2 | $2,700,000 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | 2 | $2,500,000 |
| Oceana, Inc. | 2 | $2,250,000 |
| Trust For Public Land | 16 | $2,093,600 |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU - All Affiliates) | 64 | $2,084,490 |
| Earthjustice | 15 | $2,033,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center | 2 | $1,750,000 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 70 | $1,612,120 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 14 | $1,086,500 |
| Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 3 | $1,070,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | 6 | $1,020,000 |
| Naval War College Foundation, Inc. | 3 | $1,007,500 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 12 | $1,007,130 |
| Pacific Institute for Community Organizations AKA PICO National Networks | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| German Marshall Fund of the United States | 2 | $1,000,000 |
| Vote Solar | 2 | $1,000,000 |
| Urban Adamah | 20 | $929,986 |
| International Community Foundation | 1 | $900,000 |
| New Israel Fund | 75 | $849,090 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc. | 4 | $805,850 |
| Indivisible Civics | 3 | $751,000 |
| Holy Names High School | 2 | $750,000 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 71 | $701,699 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 96 | $676,292 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $664,208 |
| Tipping Point Community | 19 | $610,850 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 13 | $600,800 |
| Truman Center For National Policy | 2 | $600,000 |
| Avaloch Farm Music Retreat, Inc. | 1 | $600,000 |
| Open Medicine Foundation | 2 | $600,000 |
| Hillel Foundation (Multiple Campuses) | 108 | $572,372 |
| Lehrhaus Judaica | 6 | $543,033 |
| Duke University | 6 | $532,280 |
| Kehillah Jewish High School | 16 | $531,650 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. | 11 | $523,893 |
| University of California, Berkeley (Foundation/Regents) | 38 | $502,553 |
| New Venture Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| Better Angels Society | 1 | $500,000 |
| Civil Rights Corps | 1 | $500,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 1 | $500,000 |
| Urban Institute | 1 | $500,000 |
| MDRC | 1 | $500,000 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 79 | $483,730 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation (CPMC) | 22 | $456,350 |
| National Center For Lesbian Rights | 7 | $426,600 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 40 | $423,880 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 44 | $406,425 |
| Jewish Federation Of Silicon Valley | 5 | $404,711 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 45 | $400,640 |
| Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Inc. AKA IEEFA | 1 | $400,000 |
| Breakthrough Institute | 2 | $400,000 |
| Yale University | 25 | $377,678 |
| Sandler Foundation | 1 | $358,000 |
| Alliance for Israel's Future Inc. | 1 | $350,000 |
| University Of Southern California | 36 | $332,550 |
| Chabad (Multiple Locations) | 61 | $319,299 |
| University of Utah | 2 | $300,000 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation Of The Jewish Federation Council Of Greater Los Angeles | 4 | $280,669 |
| Brown University | 13 | $273,750 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 109 | $271,254 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 12 | $260,500 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | 3 | $252,700 |
| American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute Inc. | 1 | $250,000 |
| National Public Education Support Fund | 1 | $250,000 |
| American Oversight | 1 | $250,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| J Street Education Fund, Inc. | 17 | $247,200 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 44 | $241,228 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 23 | $235,518 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 4 | $230,400 |
| Lamplighters Yeshivah | 2 | $230,000 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 23 | $229,008 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 23 | $227,408 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) | 34 | $225,891 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | 5 | $220,100 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 24 | $216,554 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 23 | $215,761 |
| Wildaid Inc. | 4 | $215,100 |
| Stanford Health Care | 9 | $209,850 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 9 | $205,540 |
| Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs | 5 | $205,000 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | 3 | $205,000 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 3 | $203,350 |
| Prager University Foundation | 3 | $201,000 |
| Island Conservation | 1 | $200,000 |
| Jewish Funders Network | 7 | $194,556 |
