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
Chabad of California 3 $660
Congregation Beth Emek 3 $7,500
Jewish Family Service of Colorado 3 $3,390
Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains 3 $2,665
Corazon Healdsburg 3 $1,500
Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind 3 $980
Sarah's Circle 3 $1,400
Computer History Museum 3 $107,048
Barnard College 3 $7,100
Children's Book Project 3 $8,000
Dominican University of California 3 $7,600
Tufts University 3 $2,350
University of California San Diego Foundation 3 $210,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund 3 $1,015,150
American Friends of Alyn Hospital 3 $41,200
Physicians for Social Responsibility San Francisco Bay Area Chapter 3 $1,884
Hillsborough Beautification Foundation 3 $2,300
One Family Fund 3 $2,150
Tides Center 3 $10,000
Chabad of Cole Valley 3 $8,800
Mercy Corps 3 $1,450
Teen Success 3 $7,000
70 Faces Media 3 $10,600
From the Top 3 $2,250
San Francisco Girls Chorus 3 $2,180
First Graduate 3 $2,400
Teach for America, Bay Area 3 $70,000
EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum 3 $15,000
Aspen Community Foundation 3 $120,000
First Place for Youth 3 $60,500
Indivisible Civics 3 $1,500,250
Internet Archive 3 $1,300
Leadership Conference Education Fund 3 $4,000,000
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East 3 $7,100
Ikar 3 $15,360
Faith in Action Network 3 $1,020,000
Fresh Lifelines for Youth 3 $1,500
NCGA Foundation BDA Youth on Course 3 $18,300
Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 3 $6,750
YES Nature to Neighborhoods 3 $3,485
American Humane 3 $3,200
Humane Society of Silicon Valley 3 $15,700
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 3 $107,900
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation 3 $5,700
Middle East Forum 3 $52,860
Pan Massachusetts Challenge Trust 3 $2,150
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture 3 $13,500
United Nations Watch - USA 3 $10,500
Chabad of Contra Costa 3 $6,400
Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel 3 $4,900
American Friends of the Israel Museum 3 $130,000
Garrett Moulton Productions 3 $22,000
Headlands Center for the Arts 3 $11,250
PlayGround 3 $4,000
San Mateo Public Library Foundation 3 $750
Cornell University 3 $3,350
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring 3 $3,400
Palo Alto Partners In Education 3 $12,200
Ten Strands 3 $20,250
San Mateo County Health Foundation 3 $400
Zen Hospice Project 3 $4,200
Jewish Federation of the East Bay 3 $8,500
League of Women Voters Education Fund 3 $25,300
Rosenberg Fund for Children 3 $1,250
Women for Women International 3 $700
Jewish Life Center 3 $6,540
Nepal Youth Foundation 3 $1,200
Association of Israel's Decorative Arts 3 $4,500
Museum of Fine Arts 3 $28,000
Smithsonian 3 $10,300
Syzygy Dance Project 3 $9,142
Corporation of Haverford College 3 $55,000
Global Citizen Year 3 $12,500
Kiddo! The Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation 3 $10,500
Piedmont Educational Foundation 3 $13,800
Pets in Need 3 $568
Truckee Donner Land Trust 3 $10,200
Fistula Foundation 3 $650
International Medical Corps 3 $2,500
National Center for Youth Law 3 $11,250
Chochmat HaLev 3 $3,040
Alameda Meals on Wheels 3 $8,000
Collat Jewish Family Services 3 $4,050
Project Avary 3 $4,600
Forward Association 3 $11,600
Metropolitan Museum of Art 3 $5,700
Polyphony Foundation 3 $25,250
Tablet Magazine 3 $2,750
CLAL - National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership 3 $2,900
Pets Lifeline 3 $2,700
B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California 3 $5,500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 3 $900
Charities Aid Foundation of America 3 $11,830
Learning Policy Institute 3 $3,800,000
SPUR 3 $21,000
Central Synagogue Congregation Ahavath Chesed Shaar Hashomayin 3 $46,200
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 3 $4,000
Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3 $151,180
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 3 $16,000
Bay Area Women's and Children's Center 3 $42,000

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