2020 Grantmaking
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2020 the Federation disbursed 11,838 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $180,799,753 to 3,097 nonprofit organizations. The number of grants made increased by 18% over 2019, and we attribute this to the significantly greater health and human services needs that quickly arose out of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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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| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Entry Services, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Congregation Ahavas Israel | 1 | $1,000 |
| Contra Costa Animal Services | 1 | $3,500 |
| Darby Bread Box | 1 | $500 |
| Dystonia Medical Research Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| EIS Council | 1 | $100,000 |
| Endocrine Society | 1 | $500 |
| Facing Hunger Food Bank | 1 | $13,000 |
| Family Promise of Sacramento | 1 | $2,500 |
| Festival Napa Valley | 1 | $100,000 |
| Florida Health Justice Project | 1 | $100 |
| Forests Forever Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Friends and Foundation, St. Helena Public Library | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Pinnacle Peak Park | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of the Mountain View Library | 1 | $200 |
| Fund for the Tiger | 1 | $1,000 |
| GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer | 1 | $250 |
| Great American Songbook Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Green Science Policy Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hospital De La Familia Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| IBD Summer Camp Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Institute for the Next Jewish Future INJF | 1 | $100 |
| It's The Journey, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Jester & Pharley Phund | 1 | $100 |
| Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County | 1 | $500 |
| Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale | 1 | $1,000 |
| Karmaspirit | 1 | $5,000 |
| Keter Torah Synagogue | 1 | $600 |
| Kivunim | 1 | $28,305 |
| La Raza Centro Legal--San Francisco | 1 | $250 |
| Larchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| Leadership Institute | 1 | $200 |
| Lenity Project Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Little Wishes | 1 | $250 |
| Los Angeles Pet Rescue | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lycee Francais de San Francisco | 1 | $2,500 |
| Make-A-Wish America | 1 | $7,500 |
| Marin Villages | 1 | $5,000 |
| Matat Mordechai | 1 | $250 |
| Mercatus Center Inc | 1 | $125,000 |
| Michiana Jewish Historical Society Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Nantucket Musical Arts Society Inc. | 1 | $750 |
| National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | 1 | $180 |
| National Public Education Support Fund | 1 | $400,000 |
| New City Arts Initiative | 1 | $12,000 |
| Oakland Symphony | 1 | $5,000 |
| Onggi River Movement | 1 | $10,000 |
| Princeton Prospect Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Project AVARY Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Provide, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Quilliam Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Redwood Day School | 1 | $250 |
| Richmond Art Center | 1 | $500 |
| Rock the Vote | 1 | $5,000 |
| Roseland Charter School | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Jose Wind Symphony | 1 | $500 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Seton Hall University | 1 | $1,000 |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Monterey County | 1 | $100 |
| Southern California Public Radio | 1 | $200 |
| St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church | 1 | $1,000 |
| Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture | 1 | $500 |
| Sukkat Shalom, Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| Tali Fund Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Telluride Mountainfilm LTD | 1 | $305 |
| Temple Shaaray Tefila of Westchester | 1 | $2,228 |
| The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy | 1 | $500 |
| Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation | 1 | $12,500 |
| Tri-Valley Montessori School | 1 | $1,750 |
| Tulsa Jewish Retirement Foundation DBA Zarrow Pointe | 1 | $4,000 |
| United Nations Foundation | 1 | $118 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | $25,000 |
| Upper East Side Hatzolah, Inc. | 1 | $350 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | 1 | $360 |
| Vital Strategies, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| Wardrobe for Opportunity | 1 | $100 |
| Western Sonoma County Swimmers | 1 | $100 |
| Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $100 |
| Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent | 1 | $200 |
| World Affairs Council of Northern CA | 1 | $5,000 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| "I Have a Dream" Foundation-Idaho Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| 92nd Street Y | 1 | $500 |
| African American Arts and Culture Complex | 1 | $4,000 |
| Alameda Family Services | 1 | $1,000 |
| All Stars Helping Kids, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Alum Rock Counseling Center | 1 | $100,000 |
| American Friends of Rabin Medical Center Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Society of the University of Haifa | 1 | $20,000 |
| Anshe Emunah Moses Montefiore Hebrew Congregation | 1 | $1,250 |
| Art and Remembrance Inc. | 1 | $350 |
| Athena Academy Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Barth Syndrome Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Bay Area Sports Organizing Committee | 1 | $10,000 |
| Beaumont Health Foundation | 1 | $4,000 |
| Beth David Synagogue | 1 | $1,100 |
| Big Sur Land Trust | 1 | $1,250 |
| Bryn Mawr College | 1 | $5,000 |
