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
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
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School 3 $203,350
Kol Shalom 3 $648
National Jewish Health 3 $2,300
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
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) 3 $4,000
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
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired 3 $25,700
March of Dimes Foundation 3 $700
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
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
Grace Science Foundation 3 $36,000
Judicial Watch, Inc. 3 $7,000
KCRW Foundation, Inc. 3 $800
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation AKA Kiddo! 3 $15,500
National Yiddish Book Center Inc. 3 $550
ODC AKA ODC Theater 3 $16,500
Performing Arts Workshop Inc. 3 $4,300
Push-2-Excel 3 $10,018
Redwoods - A Community of Seniors AKA The Redwoods 3 $1,280
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund Inc. 3 $6,100
San Francisco Opera Guild 3 $23,000
ScholarMatch 3 $58,031
America Gives Inc. DBA American Support for Israel Inc. 3 $480
Aurora Picture Show 3 $1,500
Charles Armstrong School 3 $2,600
Physicians for Human Rights 4 $3,180
Jewish Jumpstart 4 $27,500
Santa Clara University 4 $20,860
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Inc. 4 $2,130
Wildaid Inc. 4 $215,100
American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Inc. 4 $32,250
Center for Biological Diversity Inc. 4 $805,850
Givat Haviva Educational Foundation 4 $9,800
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. 4 $650
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls 4 $454
Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 4 $6,350
Alta Vista School Inc. 4 $2,100
American Friends of Neve Shalom Wahat Al Salam Inc. 4 $7,860
Claremont McKenna College 4 $16,500
Food & Water Watch 4 $3,490
Heifer Project International, Inc. 4 $2,360
Horizons Foundation 4 $35,700
Humane Society of the United States 4 $8,100
Opera Parallele 4 $40,000
Yosemite Foundation DBA Yosemite Conservancy 4 $3,075
Bay Area Women's and Children's Center 4 $43,000
Berkeley Music Group 4 $18,000
Congregation Brith Shalom 4 $7,470
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund 4 $16,150
Happy Shalom School Inc. 4 $1,800
Institute For Jewish Spirituality Inc. 4 $5,400
National Council of Jewish Women 4 $1,100
Palo Alto Community Fund 4 $1,600
Teen Success Inc. 4 $17,000
University of California, San Diego Foundation 4 $10,830
Urban School Of San Francisco 4 $56,750
American Friends of Alyn Hospital, Inc. 4 $36,500
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners AKA BCPP 4 $28,950
Naturebridge 4 $1,330

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