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
Emunah of America Inc. 3 $11,000
Mi Familia Vota Education Fund 2 $11,000
Delancey Street Foundation 3 $11,100
Limmud Bay Area 5 $11,200
American Jewish Committee 13 $11,300
Young Women's Choral Projects 3 $11,500
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 10 $11,550
Smuin Ballet 2 $11,650
First Place for Youth 3 $11,800
Ross School Foundation 2 $11,800
Oakland Hebrew Day School 2 $11,800
Or Shalom Jewish Community 2 $12,000
Temple University 2 $12,000
Princeton University 2 $12,000
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund 5 $12,000
Destiny Arts Center 4 $12,000
Bartimaeus Ministries 1 $12,000
Leo Baeck Institute Inc. 1 $12,000
826 Valencia 8 $12,100
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh 7 $12,140
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. 8 $12,200
JIMENA Inc. 6 $12,300
Hillel Foundation (Multiple Campuses) 8 $12,345
Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh 1 $12,500
Woodstock Museum 1 $12,500
Agenda Project Inc. 1 $12,500
Global Citizen Year, Inc. 2 $12,500
Save Venice, Inc. 3 $12,500
Jewish Center for the United Nations DBA Sutton Place Synagogue 2 $12,500
Stanford Health Care - Jewish Chaplaincy 11 $12,630
Castilleja School Foundation 3 $12,650
Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation 5 $12,750
International Center For Conciliation Inc. 2 $13,000
San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program 6 $13,000
Charity Global, Inc. AKA charity: water 4 $13,020
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America Inc. (New York) 15 $13,050
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights 3 $13,180
Slide Ranch 3 $13,200
Peninsula Bridge Program 3 $13,500
Congregation Beth Israel - Judea 3 $13,654
Wilderness Society 8 $14,130
Keter Torah Synagogue 2 $14,140
Marine Mammal Center 8 $14,250
UC Hastings Foundation 4 $14,500
Exploratorium 4 $14,500
Palo Alto Partners In Education 4 $14,500
Lafayette Partners in Education 3 $14,600
Live Oak, A Learning Center for Children 3 $14,800
Sculpture Center, Inc. 2 $14,850
California Community Foundation 6 $14,850
La'akea Foundation 1 $15,000
Mercury Soul Inc. 1 $15,000
NCGA Foundation AKA Youth on Course 1 $15,000
Hide and Seek Foundation 3 $15,000
Medic Mobile Inc. 1 $15,000
St. Theresa Catholic Church & School 1 $15,000
Palo Alto University, Inc. 4 $15,000
Maui Tomorrow Foundation 1 $15,000
Rutgers University Foundation 1 $15,000
Far Eastern Society of New York 1 $15,000
Botanical Dimensions 1 $15,000
Council On Foreign Relations Inc. 2 $15,000
Pandemonium Aviaries 1 $15,000
Pacific Autism Center For Education (PACE) 2 $15,000
AFP Golden Gate Chapter 1 $15,000
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. 1 $15,000
Tower Foundation of San Jose State University 1 $15,000
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1 $15,000
Youth Speaks, Inc. 2 $15,000
Institute for Figuring 1 $15,000
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation 2 $15,000
Family and Children's Law Center 1 $15,000
Alum Rock Counseling Center 1 $15,000
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc. aka CdLS Foundation 2 $15,100
Archbishop Riordan High School 8 $15,100
Crystal Springs Uplands School 9 $15,280
Congregation Netivot Shalom 9 $15,440
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation AKA Kiddo! 3 $15,500
San Francisco Parks Alliance 10 $15,500
Jewish Study Network Inc. 12 $15,548
Legal Aid of Marin 3 $15,600
URJ - Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism 9 $15,750
Barnard College 3 $16,000
Surfrider Foundation 3 $16,000
Jewish Federation of the East Bay 9 $16,010
V Foundation AKA V Foundation For Cancer Research 11 $16,150
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund 4 $16,150
thesecondopinion 9 $16,200
Cal Performances (UC Berkeley) 6 $16,250
Kehillat Etz Chayim 12 $16,305
Environmental Defense Fund Inc. 16 $16,400
Museum of Performance and Design 4 $16,500
ODC AKA ODC Theater 3 $16,500
Claremont McKenna College 4 $16,500
World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. 17 $16,638
American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) (ARMDI) 18 $16,650
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust 2 $16,667
Communities for a Better Environment 3 $16,684
PlayGround Inc. 7 $16,696
Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music (Freight & Salvage) 4 $16,700

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