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 |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat For Humanity | 14 | $4,850 |
| Safe & Sound (formerly San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center) | 14 | $25,290 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 14 | $1,086,500 |
| Columbia University | 13 | $60,600 |
| MEOR Inc. | 13 | $64,200 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | 13 | $166,450 |
| Peninsula Sinai Congregation | 13 | $17,891 |
| Richmond Torah Center - Chabad | 13 | $8,900 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 13 | $600,800 |
| American Jewish Committee | 13 | $11,300 |
| Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel, Inc. | 13 | $75,500 |
| Moishe House | 13 | $143,900 |
| American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter | 13 | $20,300 |
| Friends Of The Fromm Institute For Life-Long Learning | 13 | $67,200 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | 13 | $128,780 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | 13 | $34,250 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc. | 13 | $23,680 |
| Brown University | 13 | $273,750 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 12 | $260,500 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 12 | $64,180 |
| Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | 12 | $44,160 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 12 | $53,100 |
| Jewish Study Network Inc. | 12 | $15,548 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc. | 12 | $26,217 |
| Project Open Hand | 12 | $54,550 |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | 12 | $4,675 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc. | 12 | $3,770,430 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 12 | $1,007,130 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | 12 | $44,420 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 12 | $111,149 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 12 | $62,690 |
| Kehillat Etz Chayim | 12 | $16,305 |
| Kitchen Slow Down Jew Up | 11 | $59,590 |
| URJ - Camp Newman | 11 | $25,950 |
| Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Inc. DBA CAMERA | 11 | $3,185 |
| San Francisco Aids Foundation | 11 | $20,730 |
| American Red Cross | 11 | $18,950 |
| LifeMoves FKA InnVision Shelter Network | 11 | $6,000 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | 11 | $5,043 |
| V Foundation AKA V Foundation For Cancer Research | 11 | $16,150 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. | 11 | $523,893 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 11 | $9,925 |
| Stanford Health Care - Jewish Chaplaincy | 11 | $12,630 |
| Friends Of The Jewish Community Library | 11 | $30,150 |
| Leukemia And Lymphoma Society | 11 | $8,100 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | 10 | $38,530 |
| The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (UC Berkeley) | 10 | $39,530 |
| Partners in Health | 10 | $18,950 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 10 | $51,800 |
| Greenpeace Fund, Inc. | 10 | $17,830 |
| St. Anthony Foundation | 10 | $49,700 |
| HairToStay | 10 | $34,950 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 10 | $73,900 |
| YMCA of San Francisco | 10 | $33,450 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) | 10 | $21,700 |
| Amnesty International USA, Inc. | 10 | $5,950 |
| Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. | 10 | $11,550 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 10 | $15,500 |
| Wildcare | 10 | $22,500 |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust | 10 | $27,380 |
| Congregation Sha'Ar Zahav | 10 | $17,710 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 10 | $70,810 |
| Lowell Alumni Association, San Francisco | 10 | $28,600 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (Northern California) | 9 | $19,750 |
| American Friends Of The Hebrew University Inc. | 9 | $85,230 |
| Samaritan House | 9 | $19,350 |
| Compassion and Choices | 9 | $45,200 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 9 | $22,600 |
| United Religions DBA United Religions Initiative | 9 | $117,500 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | 9 | $28,610 |
| URJ - Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | 9 | $15,750 |
| Jewish Federation of the East Bay | 9 | $16,010 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | 9 | $15,280 |
| San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 9 | $20,200 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | 9 | $70,700 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc. | 9 | $2,480 |
| World Union For Progressive Judaism | 9 | $27,040 |
| Branson School | 9 | $23,350 |
| Stanford Health Care | 9 | $209,850 |
| thesecondopinion | 9 | $16,200 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 9 | $205,540 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | 9 | $27,400 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 9 | $15,440 |
| Fractured Atlas, Inc. | 9 | $62,380 |
| That Man May See Inc. | 9 | $132,200 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 9 | $178,567 |
| Jewish Coalition for Literacy (A JCRC Strategic Initiative) | 9 | $26,250 |
| Aspen Institute Inc. | 9 | $102,520 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $14,130 |
| 826 Valencia | 8 | $12,100 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 8 | $33,000 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | 8 | $6,100 |
| Help Hope Live | 8 | $3,400 |
| Wilderness Torah | 8 | $25,850 |
| Bim Bam FKA G-dcast | 8 | $23,750 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. | 8 | $12,200 |
| Delivering Good, Inc. | 8 | $17,190 |
| Intersection for the Arts | 8 | $25,600 |
| Make a Wish Foundation Inc. (multiple chapters) | 8 | $4,475 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 8 | $2,780 |
