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
Oakland Public Education Fund 4 $1,018,000
Mercy Ships 4 $1,700
Battery Foundation 4 $20,000
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel 4 $1,060
New Conservatory Theatre Center 4 $25,500
American Friends of Concordia University 4 $81,000
Berkeley Public Schools Fund 4 $7,000
Foundation of City College of San Francisco 4 $5,300
NatureBridge 4 $1,930
Craig Hospital Foundation 4 $77,150
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies 4 $175,000
KPFA Radio 4 $1,400
Or Shalom Jewish Community 4 $28,000
Jewish Women's Archive 4 $10,450
Sculpture Center 4 $24,800
Glaucoma Research Foundation 4 $4,750
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research 4 $11,800
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum 4 $4,940
10,000 Degrees 5 $61,000
CHP 11-99 Foundation 5 $6,550
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco 5 $1,500
Yosemite Conservancy 5 $6,080
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America 5 $10,850
March of Dimes Foundation 5 $1,300
Mission Hospice & Home Care 5 $2,600
National Organization for Women Foundation 5 $1,125
Compass Family Services 5 $37,500
San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation 5 $1,500
Community Music Center 5 $8,400
American Friends of the Open University of Israel 5 $580
Athletic Scholars Advancement Program 5 $17,020
Happy Shalom School 5 $6,800
Positive Coaching Alliance 5 $30,920
Ross School Foundation 5 $23,400
Peninsula Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 5 $40,800
Jewish Community Free Clinic 5 $18,400
Food Runners 5 $3,500
Homeward Bound of Marin 5 $2,780
Katherine Delmar Burke School 5 $28,000
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council 5 $975
Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula 5 $27,500
Opera Parallele 5 $45,000
American Indian College Fund 5 $3,700
People for Open Space/Greenbelt Alliance 5 $3,800
Belvedere Tiburon Library Foundation 5 $17,900
The Kitchen SF 5 $16,700
Camp Kesem 5 $5,750
La Casa de las Madres 5 $2,850
Ultimate Peace 5 $80,300
William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice 5 $26,050
American Friends of Yad Eliezer 5 $11,620
MEOR 5 $20,720
Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley 5 $7,820
Bay School of San Francisco 5 $273,000
Contra Costa Jewish Day School 5 $16,580
Music in Schools Today 5 $8,500
Tiba Foundation 5 $16,200
Center for Victims of Torture 5 $5,090
Community Initiatives 5 $18,180
Congregation Emek Beracha 5 $4,193
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. 5 $253,000
Lick Wilmerding High School 5 $11,700
Congregation Beth Israel, Judea 5 $28,200
Merola Opera Program 5 $13,500
Marin Country Day School 5 $11,000
Best Buddies International 5 $3,100
Keshet 5 $33,850
Contra Costa Midrasha 5 $7,750
Burning Man Project 5 $9,223
United Religions Initiative 5 $115,000
San Francisco Architectural Heritage 5 $2,900
San Francisco University High School 5 $6,300
UC Santa Barbara Foundation 5 $5,900
Marin Agricultural Land Trust 5 $23,580
Club Z 5 $2,700
Chabad of Noe Valley 5 $12,980
826 Valencia 5 $15,000
Crystal Springs Uplands School 5 $10,930
T'ruah 5 $4,840
Voter Registration Project 5 $185,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind 5 $5,730
California Film Institute 5 $5,411
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse 5 $39,200
Jewish Studio Project 5 $7,915
Environmental Volunteers 5 $8,950
Marin Humane Society 5 $2,530
Partners in Health 5 $5,865
Music in the Vineyards 5 $3,750
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5 $4,700
Hand in Hand: American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel 5 $19,040
Jewish Jumpstart 5 $41,500
College Preparatory School 6 $80,000
University of San Francisco 6 $38,700
Americans United for Separation of Church and State 6 $39,900
Pro Publica 6 $3,002,700
Reboot 6 $26,250
University Corporation San Francisco State 6 $84,500
Limmud Bay Area 6 $41,500
Children's Council of San Francisco 6 $26,150
Common Cause Education Fund 6 $900

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