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
Paws for Purple Hearts 1 $100
Progeria Research Foundation 1 $100
Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness 1 $200
Taylor Family Foundation 1 $3,000
Visiting Nurse Service of New York 1 $100
AFP Golden Gate Chapter 1 $10,000
Bolinas Community 1 $1,000
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 1 $100
Contra Costa Jewish Community Center 1 $3,000
Ecological Building Network 1 $500
Family and Children's Law Center 1 $15,000
Freedom for All Americans Education Fund 1 $2,500
Institute of Noetic Sciences 1 $150
Jewish News Service 1 $1,800
Lauren McCluskey Foundation 1 $200
Legal Insurrection Foundation 1 $1,000
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan 1 $180
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 1 $250
Peninsula Ball Foundation 1 $1,000
Showing Up for Racial Justice 1 $250
Strong City Baltimore FKA Greater Homewood Community Corporation 1 $5,000
The American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia 1 $100
Truth to Power Foundation 1 $125,000
Washington Community Fund 1 $1,000
Afikim Family Enrichment Association 1 $1,000
Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah 1 $1,800
Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma 1 $100
Chabad of Poway 1 $250
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun 1 $1,000
Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania 1 $1,800
JCC Association of North America 1 $100
Keddem Congregation 1 $180
Pacific School of Religion 1 $150
Temple Beth El of Stamford 1 $150
Vajrayana Foundation 1 $2,000
A Precious Child 1 $540
Alpha Phi Omega 1 $2,000
At the Crossroads 1 $1,000
Berkeley Partners for Parks 1 $250
California Homebuilding Foundation 1 $10,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropye 1 $15,000
Child Parent Institute 1 $10,000
Community United Against Violence 1 $180
Discovery Land Company Foundation 1 $250
Emergency Family Assistance Association 1 $540
Home and Hope 1 $100
International Care Ministries 1 $5,400
Maryland Food Bank 1 $2,000
Mount Kisco Child Care Center 1 $250
Newton Food Pantry 1 $1,000
One Treasure Island 1 $500
Puente de la Costa Sur 1 $1,000
San Francisco Suicide Prevention 1 $200
Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services 1 $284
Spark 1 $600
Tikva Children's Home 1 $5,000
Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project 1 $1,000
America-Israel Cultural Foundation 1 $30,000
Art Escape 1 $2,200
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1 $500
Better Angels Society 1 $500,000
California Institute of Integral Studies 1 $1,000
Cleveland Museum of Art 1 $6,000
Dancer's Group 1 $2,500
Friends of the Berkeley Public Library 1 $500
Golden Gate Philharmonic 1 $1,800
Immaterial 1 $60,000
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 1 $50,000
Little Kids Rock 1 $2,500
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 1 $2,500
Mystic Bowie Cultural Center 1 $10,000
Rebecca Stenn PerksDanceMusic Theatre 1 $500
San Francisco Camerawork 1 $180
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival 1 $2,500
Sonoma Valley Film Society 1 $500
The Marsh, A Breeding Ground for New Performance 1 $100
Women's Audio Mission 1 $2,500
Aspire Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Entertainment 1 $1,000
Broadway Childrens School of Oakland 1 $500
Engaging Schools 1 $2,500
Friends of McGill University 1 $10,000
George School 1 $1,000
Horace Mann School 1 $500
Lamplighters Yeshivah 1 $30,000
New York University Stern School of Business 1 $5,000
Pembroke Hill School 1 $250
Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County 1 $360
Walnut Creek Library Foundation 1 $1,000
World Affairs Council of Northern CA 1 $4,250
California Invasive Plant Council 1 $180
Columbia Riverkeeper 1 $500
Desert Botanical Garden 1 $200
Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research 1 $180
Friends of Front Street Shelter 1 $1,000
Green Science Policy Institute 1 $350
Lake Tahoe Conservation Fund DBA Tahoe Fund 1 $10,000
McDowell Sonoran Land Conservancy 1 $200
National Park Trust 1 $100
Pandemonium Aviaries 1 $15,000
Rainforest Trust 1 $50,000

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