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
Dartmouth College 2 $1,389
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation 6 $1,400
KPFA Radio 4 $1,400
Creative Growth Art Center 1 $1,400
Sarah's Circle 3 $1,400
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra 2 $1,400
Physicians for Human Rights 3 $1,440
Hands of Peace 2 $1,440
Daily Acts Organization 2 $1,450
Mercy Corps 3 $1,450
Refugee Home Project 1 $1,464
Rotary District 5170 Foundation 1 $1,500
Friends of JCC Krakow 2 $1,500
HelpUsAdopt.org 1 $1,500
SGA Youth & Family Services 1 $1,500
Save Venice 1 $1,500
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd. 2 $1,500
Pacific Crest Trail Association 1 $1,500
Foundation Fighting Blindness 3 $1,500
Ohr HaTorah 1 $1,500
South American Initiative 1 $1,500
Aurora Theatre Company 2 $1,500
Vassar College 1 $1,500
Student Conservation Association 1 $1,500
Bring Change to Mind 1 $1,500
Jewish Federation Jewish Social Service 1 $1,500
SETI Institute 1 $1,500
Chabad House of Harvard Square 1 $1,500
CASA of San Mateo County 2 $1,500
Women Make Movies 2 $1,500
Voice of Witness 1 $1,500
Pro Bono Project 1 $1,500
Adath Israel Congregation 2 $1,500
Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy 2 $1,500
American Society for Clinical Investigation 1 $1,500
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco 5 $1,500
Little Opera 1 $1,500
San Francisco Choral Society 1 $1,500
Colorado College 1 $1,500
Tri-Valley Montessori School 1 $1,500
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 1 $1,500
Curry Senior Center 2 $1,500
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley 1 $1,500
AARP Foundation 2 $1,500
San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation 5 $1,500
Synergy School 1 $1,500
Friends of Asor Fund USA 2 $1,500
Downieville Tennis and Education Association 1 $1,500
Find Your Light Foundation 1 $1,500
Arnold P. Gold Foundation 1 $1,500
Beyond Faces Foundation 1 $1,500
GenderAvenger 1 $1,500
The Threshold Foundation 1 $1,500
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging 2 $1,500
Young Audiences of Northern California 1 $1,500
Book Trust 1 $1,500
Design Tech High School 1 $1,500
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona 1 $1,500
American Jewish Committee, NY 1 $1,500
Corazon Healdsburg 3 $1,500
American Friends of Batsheva Dance Company 1 $1,500
Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic 1 $1,500
Phillips Brooks School 1 $1,500
San Francisco Day School 2 $1,500
Lost Coast Interpretive Association 1 $1,500
Fresh Lifelines for Youth 3 $1,500
American Museum of Fly Fishing 1 $1,500
Catholic Charities San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo 1 $1,500
Healdsburg Center for the Arts 1 $1,500
Nevada City Community Broadcast Group 1 $1,500
ReSurge International 2 $1,500
CreaTV 1 $1,500
Brigid Alliance 1 $1,500
Mountain Play Association 2 $1,584
Soul Shoppe Programs 2 $1,600
Golden Gate Blues Society 1 $1,600
Friends of the Children - SF Bay Area 3 $1,600
Morgan Autism Center 2 $1,600
Black Fret 1 $1,600
San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center 2 $1,600
Meals on Wheels of Alameda County 2 $1,600
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization 3 $1,600
Redwood Empire Food Bank 4 $1,600
Native American Rights Fund 3 $1,634
Utility Reform Network 4 $1,634
American Friends of the Toronto International Film Festival 1 $1,635
Imagine Bus Project 3 $1,650
Reach Out and Read 3 $1,650
National Alliance on Mental Illness - San Fernando Valley 3 $1,660
ForWords 3 $1,700
Sequoia Hospital Foundation 3 $1,700
Colby College 3 $1,700
Mercy Ships 4 $1,700
Palo Alto Community Fund 2 $1,700
Filoli Center 2 $1,750
Pesticide Action Network North America 1 $1,750
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles 2 $1,750
Jamestown Community Center 2 $1,750
Berkeley Food & Housing Project 3 $1,760
Friends of the Urban Forest 4 $1,775

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