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
Education Outside 3 $11,000
Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans Inc. BEIT Halochem 3 $4,700
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance AKA GAIA 3 $4,950
Legal Aid of Marin 3 $15,600
Mercy Corps 3 $800
Middle East Forum 3 $90,250
Trap Free Montana 3 $5,500
United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO World Headquarters) AKA USO 3 $1,300
Washington Center for Equitable Growth 3 $3,000,000
AHA Foundation Inc. 3 $17,200
Bay School Of San Francisco 3 $27,650
Belvedere Community Foundation 3 $25,200
NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster 3 $1,040
Population Connection 3 $1,050
Save the Children Federation 3 $1,200
Smithsonian Institution 3 $7,500
United States Association for UNHCR 3 $1,600
Young Women's Choral Projects 3 $11,500
Association of Israel's Decorative Arts 3 $3,000
California Historical Society 3 $26,150
Camp Ramah (multiple locations) 3 $30,960
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) 3 $700
Community Music Center 3 $7,000
Computer History Museum 3 $104,048
Congregation Har Shalom 3 $4,300
Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund 3 $1,070,000
Hide and Seek Foundation 3 $15,000
Indivisible Civics 3 $751,000
Jewish Federations of North America Inc. (JFNA) 3 $47,000
Jewish Studio Project 3 $6,390
Kara 3 $1,500
Lafayette Partners in Education 3 $14,600
Live Oak, A Learning Center for Children 3 $14,800
Middle East Media Watch (HonestReporting) 3 $1,600
My New Red Shoes 3 $2,325
Oberlin College 3 $8,666
Pacific Stroke Association 3 $9,500
Philadelphia School 3 $30,000
Ten Strands 3 $20,250
University of Illinois Foundation 3 $5,500
Yeshivat Maharat Inc. 3 $2,000
Zen Hospice Project, Inc. 3 $1,700
Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation 3 $2,701
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc. 3 $2,200
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY, Inc. 3 $123,590
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School 3 $203,350
Kol Shalom 3 $648
National Jewish Health 3 $2,300
Oxbow School 3 $65,000
Pacific Vision Foundation 3 $900
Redwood Empire Food Bank 3 $2,100
San Francisco Mime Troupe 3 $5,433
San Francisco State University 3 $31,500
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum 3 $2,955
Center for Victims of Torture 3 $3,680
Congregation Beth Israel - Judea 3 $13,654
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring (EPATT) 3 $3,500
First Graduate 3 $6,000
Inquiring Systems, Inc. 3 $3,400
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego 3 $18,600
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) 3 $4,000
Prison University Project Inc. 3 $6,100
Rape Trauma Services 3 $1,600
REPORT, Inc. AKA American Friends of NGO Monitor Inc. 3 $65,280
Social Good Fund 3 $800
Utility Reform Network dba TURN 3 $1,383
Wassaic Project Inc. 3 $10,000
American Jewish Committee, NY 3 $3,000
Athletic Scholars Advancement Program 3 $2,000
City Youth Now 3 $8,500
Congregation Kehillath Israel 3 $10,580
Dominican University of California 3 $5,600
First Place for Youth 3 $11,800
Hasbara Fellowships 3 $10,350
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired 3 $25,700
March of Dimes Foundation 3 $700
San Francisco Early Music Society 3 $450
Save Venice, Inc. 3 $12,500
Seeds of Peace, Inc. 3 $450
Ultimate Peace Inc. 3 $35,250
Adolescent Counseling Services 3 $1,000
American Jewish Congress Inc. 3 $560
California Trout 3 $6,000
Facts and Logic About the Middle East Inc. DBA FLAME 3 $800
San Francisco Education Fund 3 $252,700
Union College 3 $1,050
Barnard College 3 $16,000
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 3 $1,100
Communities for a Better Environment 3 $16,684
Global Witness Foundation 3 $1,360
Hillel Foundation (Multiple Campuses) 3 $700
Imagine Bus Project 3 $1,650
Israel & Co. 3 $17,000
Judicial Watch, Inc. 3 $7,000
KCRW Foundation, Inc. 3 $800
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation AKA Kiddo! 3 $15,500
Pathways Home health and Hospice aka MidPeninsula Home Care and Hospice 3 $32,000
Pocket Opera Inc. 3 $2,600
Surfrider Foundation 3 $16,000
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights 3 $13,180

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