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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | 1 | $300 |
| Brain Support Network | 1 | $5,000 |
| Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 1 | $250 |
| Caminos de Agua | 1 | $250 |
| Can Do Canines | 1 | $100 |
| Catholic Community Foundation of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | 1 | $5,000 |
| Chabad at USC | 1 | $250 |
| Chevra Kol Israel | 1 | $15,000 |
| City of St. Helena | 1 | $100 |
| Climate Jobs New York Education Fund, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 |
| Colgate University | 1 | $2,500 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York | 1 | $5,000 |
| Covenant House California | 1 | $100 |
| Curtis School Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS | 1 | $1,000 |
| Dorot, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| ELEM / Youth in Distress in Israel | 1 | $18,000 |
| Esalen Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Faith in Action Bay Area | 1 | $2,500 |
| Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival | 1 | $5,000 |
| Friends of Casita Linda Ac | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of Straus Park Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| GambiaRising | 1 | $1,500 |
| Golden Oak Montessori of Hayward Charter School | 1 | $250 |
| Greater Lansing Food Bank | 1 | $100 |
| GreenWave Organization Corp | 1 | $10,000 |
| Harvard Crimson Inc. | 1 | $1,350 |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc. | 1 | $20,000 |
| Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Hudson Bend Middle School Parent Teacher Organization | 1 | $250 |
| Indivisible Civics | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Instituto Natura | 1 | $7,500 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation | 1 | $1,850 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Causes of Choice, Inc. DBA ShalomLearning | 1 | $2,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | 1 | $100 |
| Julia Morgan School for Girls | 1 | $10,000 |
| Kavod-Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kids and Art Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kollel of Greater Boston Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lahey Hospital and Medical Center | 1 | $100 |
| Laughing Pony Rescue, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lerner Jewish Community Day School | 1 | $720 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | 1 | $200 |
| Living New Deal | 1 | $100 |
| Management Center | 1 | $200,000 |
| Marin Community Clinics | 1 | $10,000 |
| Mark Day School | 1 | $7,500 |
| MEET International | 1 | $300 |
| Middle East Forum | 1 | $5,000 |
| Missionary Athletes International | 1 | $720 |
| MOONLIGHT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | $5,000 |
| Musicares Foundation Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Narrative Magazine Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Coalition Against Censorship Inc. | 1 | $285 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc. - Northern California/Pacific Northwest | 1 | $30,000 |
| Naval War College Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital | 1 | $10,000 |
| North Shore Animal League America, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Nurturing Minds, Inc. | 1 | $461 |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| One Heart Worldwide | 1 | $40,000 |
| Operation Freedom Paws | 1 | $500 |
| Our Family Coalition | 1 | $300 |
| Pacific Center for Human Growth | 1 | $250 |
| PEN American Center Inc. AKA PEN America | 1 | $100 |
| Point San Pedro Road Coalition | 1 | $1,000 |
| Pristine Mind Foundation | 1 | $37,000 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc. | 1 | $540 |
| Radiological Society Of North America Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Stenn PerksDanceMusic Theatre Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Redwoods - A Community of Seniors | 1 | $250 |
| Resonance Project | 1 | $250 |
| San Francisco Center for the Book | 1 | $180 |
| San Mateo Foster City School Community Education Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Scattered Among the Nations Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Seed Savers Exchange, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Shirley Ryan AbilityLab | 1 | $100 |
| Silicon Valley Urban Debate League | 1 | $1,000 |
| Slow Money Institute Inc | 1 | $20,000 |
| Solar Electric Light Fund AKA SELF | 1 | $100 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Southwestern Law School | 1 | $500 |
| Street Life Ministries | 1 | $1,000 |
| Taube Center for Jewish Studies-Stanford University | 1 | $1,000 |
| Temple-Tifereth Israel Foundation | 1 | $2,328 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger | 1 | $500 |
| Transcendence Theater Company | 1 | $100 |
| Urban School Of San Francisco | 1 | $10,000 |
| Vermont Organization for Jewish Education Lubavitch | 1 | $750 |
| Wells Bring Hope | 1 | $180 |
| Women'S Foundation Of California | 1 | $2,500 |
| World Monuments Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Yeshiva Day School of Silicon Valley | 1 | $18,000 |
| 108 Contemporary | 1 | $2,000 |
| ABC of NC Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Action on Smoking and Health | 1 | $180 |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee | 1 | $500 |
