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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Habitat For Humanity | 14 | $4,850 |
| Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc. (New York) | 15 | $13,050 |
| Israel21C | 15 | $43,630 |
| United Way (Multiple Chapters) | 15 | $46,100 |
| Earthjustice | 15 | $2,033,000 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | 15 | $26,560 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) | 15 | $26,280 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 15 | $25,900 |
| Family House, Inc. | 15 | $85,350 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 16 | $65,350 |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization (SFJAZZ) | 16 | $25,750 |
| Harvard College / University | 17 | $179,100 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. | 17 | $16,638 |
| Save the Redwoods League | 17 | $86,700 |
| J Street Education Fund, Inc. | 17 | $247,200 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 17 | $35,333 |
| San Francisco Jewish Film Festival | 17 | $74,800 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center | 18 | $68,220 |
| Beyond Differences | 18 | $29,190 |
| 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 |
| Tipping Point Community | 19 | $610,850 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. | 19 | $47,450 |
| Wider Bridge | 19 | $42,820 |
| Urban Adamah | 20 | $929,986 |
| Meals on Wheels America (multiple locations) | 20 | $49,050 |
| Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | 20 | $53,486 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 21 | $51,220 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 21 | $63,049 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 21 | $175,150 |
| 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 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 23 | $151,150 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 23 | $215,761 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 23 | $229,008 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 23 | $235,518 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 23 | $227,408 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 24 | $42,863 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 24 | $216,554 |
| Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region | 25 | $125,830 |
| Yale University | 25 | $377,678 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 25 | $89,248 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 26 | $69,340 |
| Jewish National Fund | 26 | $93,770 |
| Nature Conservancy, Inc. | 26 | $32,650 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 27 | $115,980 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 27 | $105,318 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 28 | $125,175 |
| Institute on Aging | 29 | $185,430 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 29 | $122,720 |
| Naral Pro-Choice Foundations | 29 | $99,360 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 30 | $121,460 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 32 | $162,909 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) | 34 | $225,891 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 35 | $145,128 |
| University Of Southern California | 36 | $332,550 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 37 | $121,116 |
| University of California, Berkeley (Foundation/Regents) | 38 | $502,553 |
| HIAS Inc. | 38 | $26,510 |
| Tides Center - Shalom Bayit | 38 | $86,100 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties | 39 | $79,243 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 40 | $423,880 |
| Doctors Without Borders - Medecins Sans Frontieres - USA | 41 | $39,255 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 41 | $93,770 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 44 | $406,425 |
