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 namesort ascending Total Grants Total Amount
California Poets in the Schools 1 $2,500
California Physicians Alliance 1 $2,000
California Parenting Institute (Child Parent Institute) 1 $5,000
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation (CPMC) 22 $456,350
California Odd Fellows Foundation 1 $5,000
California Native Plant Society 1 $1,000
California Music Center 1 $500
California Masonic Foundation 1 $500
California Lawyers for the Arts 1 $100
California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. F.K.A Jazzschool, Inc. 4 $67,500
California Invasive Plant Council 1 $180
California Historical Society 3 $26,150
California Heritage Council 1 $300
California Genealogical Society 1 $1,000
California Fire Foundation 1 $150
California Film Institute 3 $7,000
California Community Foundation 6 $14,850
California College of the Arts 8 $130,500
California Academy of Sciences 12 $111,149
Cal Performances (UC Berkeley) 6 $16,250
Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation 1 $1,200
Butte Humane Society 1 $3,000
Buseesa Community Development Centre 1 $540
Burning Man Project 2 $1,180
Burlingame Library Foundation 2 $2,100
Burlingame High School Parents Group Inc. 1 $1,000
Burlingame Community for Education Foundation 1 $1,000
Building Opportunities for Self- Sufficiency 1 $1,000
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association AKA Buffalo Bill Center of the West 1 $250
Buck Institute for Research on Aging 1 $1,000
Bryn Mawr School for Girls of Baltimore City 1 $2,857
Bryn Mawr College 1 $1,000
Brown University 13 $273,750
Broward Education Foundation, Inc. 1 $5,000
Broward County Film Society, Inc. 1 $5,000
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc. 1 $1,000
Brookline I L Peretz School of the Workmen's Circle Inc. 1 $250
Brooke USA Inc 1 $100
Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS, Inc. 2 $2,100
Broadway Barks Inc. 1 $5,000
Bring Me a Book Foundation 2 $1,500
Brigid Alliance Inc. 1 $1,500
Brigham Young University 1 $1,500
Bridgton Community Center 1 $100
Bridge Housing Corporation 2 $3,000
Breastcancer.org 1 $150
Breast Cancer Research Foundation 2 $25,100
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners AKA BCPP 4 $28,950
Breast Cancer Action 5 $8,575
Breakthrough Institute 2 $400,000
Breakthrough Collaborative, Inc. 2 $3,500
Bread for the World Institute Inc. 1 $150
Bread Basket of Northeastern Pennsylvania 1 $500
Bread & Roses Presents 2 $2,750
Brave New Films C3 1 $1,000
Brattleboro Area Jewish Community AKA Congregation Shir Heharim 2 $2,000
Branson School 9 $23,350
Brandeis University 4 $1,600
Brandeis School of San Francisco 10 $51,800
Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin 12 $64,180
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation 2 $5,200
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence 8 $2,780
Boys & Girls Club of America (multiple locations) 2 $1,500
Boys & Girls Club of America (multiple locations) 18 $38,280
Boy Scouts of America 1 $500
Boy Scouts of America 1 $100
Boundless Brilliance 1 $500
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Inc. 1 $540
Boulder Jewish Community Center 1 $1,200
Boulder Community Broadcast Association Inc., aka KGNU Radio 1 $360
Botanical Dimensions 1 $15,000
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Inc. 1 $500
Boston University - Trustees of Boston University 2 $600
Boston Symphony Orchestra 2 $34,000
Boston Public Library Foundation, Inc. 1 $1,000
Boston Latin School Association 2 $2,430
Boston Critic Inc. 1 $10,000
Boston Court Performing Arts Center 1 $1,000
Boston Children's Hospital 2 $150,200
Border Angels 1 $20,000
Booksin Elementary School Community Association 1 $500
Bonita House Inc. 1 $150
Bolinas-Stinson Beach School Foundation 1 $500
Bolinas Museum 3 $4,500
Bolinas Community Land Trust 2 $10,000
Blue Water Baltimore 1 $250
Blue Rose Foundation 2 $750
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Inc. 1 $40,000
Black Womens Blueprint, Inc. 1 $30,000
Black Girls Code, Inc. 1 $250
Birthright Israel Foundation 30 $121,460
Bim Bam FKA G-dcast 8 $23,750
Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh 1 $12,500
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation 1 $109,800
Big Sur Land Trust 1 $1,200
Big God Ministries 1 $500
Big Brothers Big Sisters 1 $10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters 1 $200
Big Brothers Big Sisters 1 $100
Biblical Archaeology Society 1 $500

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