2019 Grantmaking

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2019 the Federation disbursed 10,050 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $175,078,668 to 2,985 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 2019 grants are listed in the searchable database:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,294 grants totaling $9,388,906

Education

1,641 grants totaling $27,569,564

Environment/Animals

744 grants totaling $17,698,729

Health

1,054 grants totaling $15,279,197

Human Services

1,511 grants totaling $11,768,076

Public/Society Benefit

2,598 grants totaling $79,923,414

Religion

1,208 grants totaling $13,450,797
Grantee name Total Grantssort descending Total Amount
Room to Read 3 $8,750
Audubon Canyon Ranch 3 $10,200
Gatestone Institute 3 $100,400
Global Fund for Women 3 $7,500
National Partnership for Women and Families 3 $4,500
Congregation B'nai Shalom of Contra Costa County 3 $1,190
Commonweal 3 $860
Friends of the Cameo 3 $5,600
National Parks Conservation Association 3 $2,500
Cancer Commons 3 $3,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 3 $1,100
Grace Science Foundation 3 $36,000
Coro Northern California 3 $28,500
Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara 3 $11,500
Repair The World 3 $30,360
Anshe Emunah Moses Montefiore Hebrew Congregation 3 $13,115
Wilshire Boulevard Temple 3 $17,000
Destiny Arts Center 3 $3,500
Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority 3 $155,000
Washington University 3 $7,000
California State Wildlife Foundation 3 $3,650
Sierra Watch 3 $6,500
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund 3 $5,350
REPORT 3 $105,500
Swim Across America 3 $1,100
Friends of Lubavitch 3 $1,260
Girl Scouts of Northern California 3 $12,150
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation 3 $50,250
buildOn 3 $2,150
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation 3 $50,000
Earth Island Institute 3 $1,330
Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation 3 $11,600
Physicians for Human Rights 3 $1,440
Electronic Frontier Foundation 3 $6,200
Native American Rights Fund 3 $1,634
PFLAG National 3 $2,500
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization 3 $1,600
UJA-Federation of New York 3 $2,800
Historic Congregation Kesher Israel 3 $2,400
Center for Youth Development through Law 3 $900
Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation 3 $10,500
Bay Area Discovery Museum 3 $7,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates 3 $3,000
Burlingame Library Foundation 3 $2,400
Conservation International Foundation 3 $3,800
American Friends of Alyn Hospital 3 $41,200
Physicians for Social Responsibility San Francisco Bay Area Chapter 3 $1,884
Hillsborough Beautification Foundation 3 $2,300
One Family Fund 3 $2,150
Save the Children Federation 3 $2,200
Tiburon Peninsula Foundation 3 $2,500
Chabad of California 3 $660
Congregation Beth Emek 3 $7,500
Jewish Family Service of Colorado 3 $3,390
Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains 3 $2,665
Corazon Healdsburg 3 $1,500
Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind 3 $980
Sarah's Circle 3 $1,400
Computer History Museum 3 $107,048
Barnard College 3 $7,100
Children's Book Project 3 $8,000
Dominican University of California 3 $7,600
Tufts University 3 $2,350
University of California San Diego Foundation 3 $210,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund 3 $1,015,150
Aspen Community Foundation 3 $120,000
First Place for Youth 3 $60,500
Indivisible Civics 3 $1,500,250
Internet Archive 3 $1,300
Leadership Conference Education Fund 3 $4,000,000
Tides Center 3 $10,000
Chabad of Cole Valley 3 $8,800
Mercy Corps 3 $1,450
Teen Success 3 $7,000
70 Faces Media 3 $10,600
From the Top 3 $2,250
San Francisco Girls Chorus 3 $2,180
First Graduate 3 $2,400
Teach for America, Bay Area 3 $70,000
EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum 3 $15,000
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 3 $107,900
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation 3 $5,700
Middle East Forum 3 $52,860
Pan Massachusetts Challenge Trust 3 $2,150
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East 3 $7,100
Ikar 3 $15,360
Faith in Action Network 3 $1,020,000
Fresh Lifelines for Youth 3 $1,500
NCGA Foundation BDA Youth on Course 3 $18,300
Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 3 $6,750
YES Nature to Neighborhoods 3 $3,485
American Humane 3 $3,200
Humane Society of Silicon Valley 3 $15,700
San Mateo County Health Foundation 3 $400
Zen Hospice Project 3 $4,200
Jewish Federation of the East Bay 3 $8,500
League of Women Voters Education Fund 3 $25,300
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture 3 $13,500
United Nations Watch - USA 3 $10,500
Chabad of Contra Costa 3 $6,400

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