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 Grants Total Amountsort descending
Seacology 12 $101,800
Montana Wilderness School 8 $102,000
SFJAZZ 18 $103,890
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum 15 $103,900
ScholarMatch 4 $104,067
Skirball Cultural Center 2 $105,000
REPORT 3 $105,500
Computer History Museum 3 $107,048
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 3 $107,900
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties 34 $109,695
That Man May See 9 $110,100
Israel21c 17 $111,980
Yale University 21 $111,994
United Religions Initiative 5 $115,000
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America 6 $115,360
Middle East Peace Dialogue Network 7 $115,400
Upstart Bay Area 17 $115,400
Center for Reproductive Rights 10 $115,720
Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin 23 $115,962
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley 17 $116,329
San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications 58 $117,888
Hillel International 16 $118,438
California Academy of Sciences 12 $118,500
Aspen Institute 10 $119,500
Aspen Community Foundation 3 $120,000
Hebrew Free Loan 69 $121,308
UCLA Foundation 12 $123,350
HIAS 31 $123,950
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice 16 $124,596
George Mason University Foundation 1 $125,000
Energy for Growth Hub 1 $125,000
Truth to Power Foundation 1 $125,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 10 $127,250
Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland 18 $127,901
American Friends of the Israel Museum 3 $130,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation 2 $135,000
Institute on Aging 21 $135,850
Union for Reform Judaism 10 $136,250
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay 7 $139,750
University of Pennsylvania 8 $140,100
Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland 14 $141,215
Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area 14 $143,800
Congregation Beth Jacob 28 $147,483
Island Conservation 1 $150,000
Policy Impact 1 $150,000
Wilderness Society 6 $150,600
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3 $151,180
San Francisco Free Clinic 16 $152,794
Planned Parenthood Federation of America 84 $153,528
Fins Attached : Marine Research and Conservation 2 $155,000
Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority 3 $155,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces 30 $155,052
Peninsula Temple Beth-El 42 $157,608
Temple Isaiah of Contra Costa County 9 $157,992
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation 7 $158,000
Nueva School 7 $158,900
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation 1 $159,800
Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs 6 $161,750
American Friends of the Hebrew University 12 $162,450
San Francisco Ballet Association 17 $165,400
KQED 106 $167,240
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA 7 $169,317
Jewish Community High School of the Bay 33 $170,960
J Street Education Fund 18 $171,384
National Constitution Center 2 $175,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies 4 $175,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland 2 $175,000
Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation 32 $178,738
Hillel at Stanford 28 $180,174
NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation 33 $181,610
King Baudouin Foundation United States 4 $181,962
Voter Registration Project 5 $185,000
Harvard University 21 $196,900
American Friends of Maoz-Seal 2 $200,000
Rocky Mountain Institute 1 $200,000
Management Center 1 $200,000
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation 2 $200,000
Climate Jobs New York Education Fund 1 $200,000
Wildaid 2 $200,108
Jewish LearningWorks 25 $200,600
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health 12 $201,500
Berkeley Repertory Theatre 8 $202,150
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation 20 $204,710
Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund 2 $205,000
University of California San Diego Foundation 3 $210,000
Hazon 4 $210,150
San Francisco Opera Association 19 $222,950
American Israel Education Foundation 4 $225,000
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation 7 $225,300
American Jewish World Service 40 $227,056
American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2 $228,600
Stanford Health Care 12 $230,600
Jewish Vocational Service 46 $232,558
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund 22 $233,108
Peninsula Open Space Trust 20 $238,000
URJ - Camp Newman 12 $240,360
San Francisco Friends School 4 $241,000
Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin 31 $243,614
Jewish National Fund 33 $245,350
Grassroots Collaborative 1 $250,000

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