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
Shalem Foundation 2 $5,540
Westchester Day School 2 $5,100
Fins Attached : Marine Research and Conservation 2 $155,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA 2 $10,000
Music & Memory 2 $600
National Women's Health Network 2 $3,275
Pacific Stroke Association 2 $3,000
St. Francis Foundation 2 $750
Berkeley Public Library Foundation 2 $3,000
Brown RISD Hillel 2 $1,000
Jewish Community Center Sonoma County 2 $3,600
Los Altos Community Foundation 2 $1,100
Sonoma Overnight Support 2 $1,000
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley 2 $2,800
Tufts Hillel 2 $750
American Humanist Association 2 $534
City Surf Project 2 $11,800
East Palo Alto Kids Foundation 2 $1,150
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation 2 $2,000
Magical Bridge Foundation 2 $2,500
Pad Project 2 $680
Values in Action Foundation 2 $4,000
Bedford Playhouse 2 $3,500
Root Division 2 $7,000
Skirball Cultural Center 2 $105,000
Threshold Choir, Executive Director 2 $434
Israel Center for Excellence through Education 2 $6,000
San Francisco First Tee 2 $2,300
YES, Ross Valley Schools Foundation 2 $3,500
Center for Biological Diversity 2 $800,250
Humane Society of the United States 2 $1,118
Nine Lives Foundation 2 $730
Sonoma Humane Society 2 $5,300
Alliance for Smiles International 2 $30,200
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles 2 $1,750
Alive & Free 2 $25,000
Center for American Progress 2 $4,000,000
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 2 $5,000,000
Gilroy Foundation 2 $2,684
Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation 2 $20,000
Congregation Shir Shalom 2 $200
Clean Water Fund 2 $3,500
Trips for Kids Marin 2 $3,180
Aspen Music Festival and School 2 $700
Berkeley Ballet Theatre 2 $900
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2 $15,000
Israel Project 2 $25,500
Pocket Opera 2 $2,500
Rural California Broadcasting Corp. KRCB-TV Channel 22 2 $1,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe 2 $5,250
Foothill-DeAnza Community Colleges Foundation 2 $6,000
Friends of the Orinda Library 2 $350
Head-Royce School 2 $270,000
Japan Society of Northern California 2 $4,000
Queens College Foundation 2 $400
Williams College 2 $6,000
Niskanen Center 2 $60,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2 $650
Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care Research and Education 2 $25,200
ReSurge International 2 $1,500
Alliance for Israel's Future 2 $100,000
Democracy Forward Foundation 2 $2,500,000
Greater Miami Jewish Federation 2 $500
Inquiring Systems 2 $3,000
Iraq Veterans Against the War 2 $784
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego 2 $200
League of Women Voters of California Education Fund 2 $500
New Venture Fund 2 $35,000
Opportunity Fund 2 $2,100
Team Brownsville 2 $6,500
United Negro College Fund 2 $700
Zioness Movement 2 $6,400
Congregation Har Shalom 2 $6,800
North Carolina Hillel Foundation 2 $8,600
St. Theresa Catholic Church & School 2 $25,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin 2 $1,000
Coaching Corps 2 $6,000
Hands of Peace 2 $1,440
Jamestown Community Center 2 $1,750
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area 2 $2,700
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club 2 $1,119
African American Arts and Culture Complex 2 $8,000
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra 2 $1,400
Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation 2 $3,500
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust 2 $600
Zohar Dance Company 2 $1,100
Americans for Oxford 2 $15,325
Carlmont Academic Foundation 2 $2,400
Mills College 2 $50,500
Rabbinical Assembly of America 2 $2,000
San Francisco School 2 $2,000
University of Florida Foundation 2 $10,000
American Rivers 2 $10,180
Cool Effect 2 $260
In Defense of Animals 2 $534
Napa County Land Trust 2 $500
Trust for Hidden Villa 2 $200
Center for Early Intervention on Deafness 2 $2,000
NAMI San Francisco 2 $350
Abraham Initiatives 2 $52,500

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