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
TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund 1 $250,000
Kentucky Coalition 1 $250,000
American Oversight 1 $250,000
New Virginia Majority Education Fund 1 $250,000
Turtle Island Restoration Network 1 $250,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 2 $250,500
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. 5 $253,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science 16 $255,400
Moishe House 20 $255,442
National Center for Lesbian Rights 4 $264,250
Head-Royce School 2 $270,000
American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute 3 $272,000
Bay School of San Francisco 5 $273,000
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School 20 $274,794
Houston Jewish Community Foundation 2 $275,523
Birthright Israel Foundation 44 $287,900
Voter Participation Center 6 $295,000
Wildcoast 1 $300,000
Avaloch Farm Music Retreat 1 $300,000
Truman Center For National Policy 1 $300,000
University of Southern California 25 $300,465
Jewish Film Institute 43 $303,090
California College of the Arts 13 $317,500
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 12 $318,500
Congregation Kol Shofar 34 $319,756
Jewish Federations of North America 10 $321,000
Congregation Kol Emeth 76 $334,020
Open Markets Institute 1 $350,000
San Francisco Symphony 45 $361,425
Anti-Defamation League 44 $367,028
Breakthrough Institute 3 $375,000
Jewish Funders Network 11 $378,287
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 39 $390,950
National Public Education Support Fund 1 $400,000
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center 46 $432,040
Washington Institute for Near East Policy 13 $433,300
Jewish Family and Children's Services 104 $461,640
Duke University 9 $463,680
Civil Rights Corps 1 $500,000
Hillel 818 1 $500,000
Better Angels Society 1 $500,000
Resources Legacy Fund 1 $500,000
MDRC 1 $500,000
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 1 $500,000
Congregation Beth Am 69 $520,203
JDC 44 $521,450
P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds 40 $537,420
Berkeley Hillel 24 $555,446
Contemporary Jewish Museum 67 $566,404
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University 10 $567,700
Schwab Charitable Fund 10 $579,001
HAMAQOM 10 $584,883
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis 2 $600,000
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School 1 $600,000
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation 21 $622,910
Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation 58 $662,782
Congregation Emanu-El 88 $728,400
Urban Adamah 35 $758,473
Kehillah Jewish High School 15 $772,690
GLIDE Foundation 25 $777,700
American Israel Education Foundation 13 $784,000
Jewish Community Relations Council 110 $789,986
Center for Biological Diversity 2 $800,250
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center 70 $814,960
New Israel Fund 82 $844,485
NEO Philanthropy 2 $925,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 40 $974,792
Tides Foundation 1 $1,000,000
Climate Reality Project 1 $1,000,000
Vote Solar 2 $1,000,000
German Marshall Fund of the United States 2 $1,000,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund 3 $1,015,150
Oakland Public Education Fund 4 $1,018,000
Faith in Action Network 3 $1,020,000
International Community Foundation 2 $1,021,000
San Francisco Education Fund 4 $1,041,480
Campaign Legal Center 2 $1,500,000
Indivisible Civics 3 $1,500,250
University of California at Berkeley 58 $1,534,800
Sierra Club Foundation 18 $2,009,100
Human Rights Watch 13 $2,021,130
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 33 $2,087,430
Working Assumptions Foundation 4 $2,100,000
Oceana 2 $2,250,000
Democracy Forward Foundation 2 $2,500,000
Washington Center for Equitable Growth 3 $3,000,000
Center for Responsible Lending 2 $3,000,000
Pro Publica 6 $3,002,700
Learning Policy Institute 3 $3,800,000
Center for American Progress 2 $4,000,000
Leadership Conference Education Fund 3 $4,000,000
Earthjustice 19 $4,087,820
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 2 $5,000,000
Chabad of North Peninsula 8 $6,004,760
Tipping Point Community 19 $7,211,920
San Francisco Foundation 3 $7,959,190
Stanford University 68 $8,222,220
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund of San Francisco 368 $8,438,740
University of California San Francisco 126 $11,041,200

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