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 namesort descending Total Grants Total Amount
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation 3 $50,250
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network 1 $1,050
Santa Clara University 6 $21,960
Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association 1 $500
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Education Foundation 1 $300
Santa Fe Opera 1 $1,000
Santa Rosa Symphony Association 1 $2,000
Sarah's Circle 3 $1,400
Save a Child's Heart Foundation U.S. 1 $100
Save Mount Diablo 1 $3,700
Save the Bay 6 $2,825
Save the Children Federation 3 $2,200
Save the Redwoods League 12 $51,950
Save the Waves Coalition 1 $200
Save Venice 1 $1,500
SaverLife FKA EARN 1 $2,000
Schechter Institutes 4 $25,380
ScholarMatch 4 $104,067
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East 3 $7,100
School of Arts and Culture - San Jose 1 $4,000
Schools Mentoring and Resource Team 1 $4,000
Schwab Charitable Fund 10 $579,001
Science History Institute 1 $5,000
Science is Elementary 1 $2,500
Scripps College 2 $200
Sculpture Center 4 $24,800
Seacology 12 $101,800
Search for Common Ground 1 $250
Seattle International Foundation 1 $5,400
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 2 $380
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties 34 $109,695
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County 1 $500
SEEDS Community Resolution Center 1 $1,000
Seeds of Peace 1 $5,000
Seeds of Peace 2 $250
Sefaria 1 $5,000
Sempervirens Fund 9 $2,350
Senior Adults Legal Assistance 1 $100
Senior Advocacy Services 1 $180
Sequoia Hospital Foundation 3 $1,700
Service Year Exchange 1 $100,000
SETI Institute 1 $1,500
Seton Hall University 1 $1,000
Seva Foundation 2 $1,250
Seven Hills School 1 $500
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States 1 $500
SFFILM 2 $4,000
SFJAZZ 18 $103,890
SGA Youth & Family Services 1 $1,500
Sha'ar Zahav 10 $21,960
Shadhika 1 $500
Shalem Foundation 2 $5,540
Shalom Bayit 2 $65,000
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America 6 $115,360
Shalom School 1 $1,000
Shanti Project 3 $550
Sharsheret 2 $610
Shawl-Anderson Modern Dance Center 1 $2,000
SHE-CAN GLobal 1 $150
Shelter 2 $5,500
Shelter Box USA 2 $350
Shining Hope for Communities 1 $500
Shir Tikvah 1 $385
Shirat Hayam 1 $3,000
Shomrei Torah Synagogue 1 $1,000
Shoresh 1 $1,000
Showing Up for Racial Justice 1 $250
Shriners Hospitals for Children 3 $300
Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness 1 $200
Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services 1 $284
Sierra Club Foundation 18 $2,009,100
Sierra County Arts Council 1 $2,500
Sierra Repertory Theatre 1 $1,000
Sierra Watch 3 $6,500
Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation 1 $1,000
Signature Theatre 1 $1,000
Silent Film Festival 1 $2,500
Silicon Valley Community Foundation 2 $300
Silicon Valley De-Bug 1 $500
Silicon Valley FACES 1 $2,500
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival 8 $22,980
Silver Creek Alliance 1 $250
SilverLining 2 $75,000
Simama International 2 $2,000
Simchat Shabbat 1 $1,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center 19 $8,004
Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha 6 $53,000
SINAI Schools 1 $1,000
Skidmore College 2 $20,000
Skirball Cultural Center 2 $105,000
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue 1 $750
Sky's the Limit Fund 1 $1,000
Skysthelimit.org 1 $1,000
Slide Ranch 2 $3,360
Slow Food USA 1 $200
Smile Train 1 $200
Smithsonian 3 $10,300
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture 1 $5,000
Smuin Ballet 3 $20,500
Social Good Fund 4 $99,000

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