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 Grantssort descending Total Amount
Tulane University 2 $18,500
Western Environmental Law Center 2 $1,100
Women'S Foundation Of California 2 $5,750
World Learning, Inc. 2 $1,000
Youth Enrichment Strategies 2 $3,100
Ability Now Bay Area 2 $350
Adas Torah 2 $5,000
Blue Rose Foundation 2 $750
Boston Symphony Orchestra 2 $34,000
City Surf Project Inc. 2 $2,800
Conservation International Foundation 2 $1,200
Friends of Yemin Orde, Inc. 2 $600
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights 2 $200
Institute of Southern Jewish Life 2 $1,250
Jewish Family Services of Birmingham AKA Collat Jewish Family Service 2 $2,000
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 2 $51,000
Kovno Communications, Inc. 2 $2,106
Laytonville High School 2 $2,100
Maven Project 2 $500
Meira Academy 2 $2,800
Military Religious Freedom Foundation Inc. 2 $4,100
Moldaw Family Residences 2 $600
Neue Galerie New York 2 $2,000
Occidental College 2 $610
Pan Massachusetts Challenge Trust 2 $1,680
San Francisco Museum and Historical Society 2 $2,600
Shriners Hospitals for Children 2 $200
Sunflower Hill 2 $2,000
Wilshire Boulevard Temple 2 $3,500
Adath Israel Congregation 2 $1,500
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 2 $10,400
AmeriCares Foundation 2 $350
Boston University - Trustees of Boston University 2 $600
Bring Me a Book Foundation 2 $1,500
Burlingame Library Foundation 2 $2,100
California State Wildlife Foundation DBA California Oak Foundation 2 $2,400
Campaign Legal Center 2 $1,750,000
Center for International Policy 2 $2,080
Community Partners 2 $5,500
Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations Fund Inc. 2 $23,000
Curiodyssey 2 $1,640
Design Tech High School 2 $1,500
Easterseals 2 $200
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc. 2 $300
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto 2 $3,000
Government Accountability Project, Inc. 2 $5,780
Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2 $460
Mark Day School 2 $7,000
Merola Opera Program 2 $7,500
Mill Valley Library Foundation 2 $2,000
Music Associates of Aspen, Inc. DBA Aspen Music Festival and School 2 $700
North Beach Citizens 2 $5,500
Ocean Conservancy 2 $300
Packer Collegiate Institute 2 $5,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 2 $800
Playworks Education Energized, aka Playworks 2 $280
Portola Valley Schools Foundation 2 $3,800
Prisoner Visitation and Support 2 $1,033
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 2 $4,780
Raphael House of San Francisco Inc. 2 $3,500
Redwood High School Foundation 2 $8,000
Roots of Peace 2 $280
Tom Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice 2 $1,180
Water Buffalo Club Inc. 2 $600
Bentley School 2 $1,100
Beyond Nuclear FKA Nuclear Policy Research Institute 2 $783
Brattleboro Area Jewish Community AKA Congregation Shir Heharim 2 $2,000
Burning Man Project 2 $1,180
Children Now 2 $3,500
Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley 2 $460
Eastside College Preparatory School, Inc. 2 $2,000
Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee 2 $800
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance AKA FARA 2 $1,000
George Washington University 2 $6,500
Groundspark 2 $2,000
Hebrew Free Loan Society 2 $600
Insight Prison Project 2 $5,350
JQ International 2 $2,000
Los Altos Community Foundation 2 $300
Mesorah Heritage Foundation 2 $200
Mozilla Foundation 2 $300
Music at Kohl Mansion 2 $26,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts 2 $350
National Women's History Museum 2 $350
OneJustice aka Public Interest Clearinghouse 2 $1,100
Rashi School, Inc. 2 $62,800
Resonance Project 2 $750
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment 2 $3,830
RYSE Inc. 2 $6,000
San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation 2 $350
Shakespeare-San Francisco AKA San Francisco Shakespeare Festival 2 $2,600
Society for Science and the Public 2 $1,000
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities 2 $1,800
Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County 2 $1,500
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Inc. AKA YIVO 2 $400
Ashreichem Yisrael 2 $28,000
Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS, Inc. 2 $2,100
Camphill Foundation 2 $6,500
Caring Choices Inc 2 $9,500
Center for Justice and Accountability 2 $3,000

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