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 ascending Total Amount
Humane Society of the United States 4 $8,100
National Council of Jewish Women 4 $1,100
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
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
Mission Hospice, Inc. of San Mateo County (Mission Hospice & Home Care) 4 $1,500
Naturebridge 4 $1,330
Swim Across America, Inc. 4 $750
Trust Women Foundation Inc. 4 $5,330
UC Hastings Foundation 4 $14,500
Drew School 4 $30,000
Smile Train, Inc. 4 $950
Sonoma State University 4 $2,100
UC Santa Barbara 4 $4,150
Wildlife Conservation Society 4 $2,100
Camp Kesem National 4 $1,550
Center for Science in the Public Interest 4 $2,143
Exploratorium 4 $14,500
Israel Project, Inc. 4 $7,980
National Alliance on Mental Illness (multiple chapters) 4 $850
Oakland School for the Arts Charter High School 4 $8,700
Cornell University 4 $2,500
Foundation for AIDS Research DBA amfAR 4 $6,100
Mercy Ships 4 $1,133
Palo Alto Partners In Education 4 $14,500
San Francisco Architectural Heritage 4 $3,900
American Friends of the M & M Frankel Center for the Improvement of Learning 4 $1,900
ExtraFood Org 4 $6,600
Jewish Family Service of Silicon Valley 4 $5,850
Washington University 4 $6,680
Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music (Freight & Salvage) 4 $16,700
Foundation for Jewish Camp, Inc. 4 $36,380
Museum of Performance and Design 4 $16,500
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. 4 $1,700
Palo Alto University, Inc. 4 $15,000
Brandeis University 4 $1,600
California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. F.K.A Jazzschool, Inc. 4 $67,500
Coaching Corps 4 $8,500
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 4 $5,500
Food Runners 4 $3,500
Foundation for National Progress (Mother Jones) 4 $1,113
Jewish Community Foundation Of The Jewish Federation Council Of Greater Los Angeles 4 $280,669
National Wildlife Federation 4 $1,200
American Committee For Shaare Zedek Medical Center In Jerusalem 4 $800
CHP 11-99 Foundation 4 $6,050
Eldergivers 4 $3,350
Friends Of The Earth 4 $10,430
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
Grace Science Foundation 3 $36,000
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
Kehilla Community Synagogue and School 3 $718
NY SoHo Synagogue 3 $54,000
Peninsula Bridge Program 3 $13,500
Ross Police Officers Association 3 $1,200

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