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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Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,332 grants totaling $8,610,412

Education

1,788 grants totaling $26,068,449

Environment/Animals

804 grants totaling $17,233,970

Health

1,080 grants totaling $13,924,589

Human Services

2,384 grants totaling $24,828,067

Public/Society Benefit

3,171 grants totaling $83,300,584

Religion

1,334 grants totaling $11,521,195
Grantee name Total Grantssort descending Total Amount
First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto 2 $3,100
Graduate Theological Union 2 $2,750
Gunn Senior High School Foundation AKA Gunn Foundation 2 $860
Hamlin School 2 $10,100
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights 2 $200
Intersection for the Arts 2 $350
Los Altos Educational Foundation 2 $2,400
Maine Media Workshops + College 2 $298
Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation 2 $6,000
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund 2 $1,200
New Virginia Majority Education Fund 2 $1,700,000
Pacific Vision Foundation 2 $600
Physicians for a National Health Program 2 $1,250
Prep for Prep 2 $3,000
Raphael House of San Francisco Inc. 2 $1,200
Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association 2 $2,000
The Mosaic Project 2 $500
TOLI 2 $10,250
Unitarian Church of All Souls 2 $65,000
University of Washington Foundation 2 $25,500
Utah Film Center 2 $10,000
Women Donors Network 2 $9,000
Youth Speaks, Inc. 2 $13,000
Acalanes High School 2 $1,100
Arizona Center for Empowerment 2 $301,800
Bay Area Organizing Committee 2 $2,500
Best Friends Animal Society 2 $1,250
Canopy 2 $5,250
Center for Jewish History Inc. 2 $1,100
Colorado College 2 $4,200
Congregation Beth Israel, Judea 2 $4,000
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 2 $4,522
Friends of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism 2 $80,000
Global Witness Foundation 2 $360
Guttmacher Institute Inc. 2 $2,600
Hazon Inc. 2 $30,000
Hide and Seek Foundation 2 $12,500
King Baudouin Foundation United States 2 $25,100
Lick Wilmerding High School 2 $6,000
Marfa Public Radio Corporation 2 $15,000
Museum of Modern Art 2 $680
National Brain Tumor Society, Inc. 2 $1,250
National Partnership for Women and Families, Inc. 2 $2,000
Okizu Foundation 2 $2,000
Planting Justice 2 $2,000
Reimagine, Inc. 2 $3,500
Robin Hood Foundation 2 $11,000
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services 2 $11,000
Sonoma Humane Society 2 $2,300
Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation 2 $2,000
Teen Success Inc. 2 $15,000
Tulane University 2 $5,000
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Inc. 2 $1,850
University of Illinois Foundation 2 $2,750
WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL 2 $10,000
Yad Chessed Fund Inc. 2 $2,500
American Friends of Maoz-Seal Inc. 2 $250,000
American Jewish University 2 $16,000
Avaloch Farm Music Retreat, Inc. 2 $100,000
Bar-Ilan University of Israel 2 $5,200
Bay Area Outreach Recreation Program 2 $1,000
Beads of Courage Inc. 2 $8,000
BVM Capacity Building Institute Inc. 2 $20,000
Center for Creative Change 2 $360
Central City Opera House Association 2 $6,000
Chabad Jewish Student Center at Berkeley Inc. 2 $50,800
Children Now 2 $6,000
Claremont McKenna College 2 $14,500
Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations Fund Inc. 2 $5,000
Democracy Forward Foundation 2 $2,500,000
East Palo Alto Youth Arts & Music Center 2 $35,000
Endaoment 2 $60,000
Family Link 2 $800
Givat Haviva Educational Foundation 2 $4,050
Hunter College Foundation 2 $2,750
International Care Ministries 2 $30,000
Jewish Community Center Sonoma County 2 $1,900
Jewish Family Service of Silicon Valley 2 $4,600
Maitri Charitable Trust 2 $15,000
Marin Symphony Association 2 $2,000
Massachusetts General Hospital 2 $1,250
Museum of Performance and Design 2 $10,000
Poor People's Radio Inc. DBA KPOO FM Radio 2 $500
Progressive Foundation Inc. 2 $1,400
Redwood Coast Medical Services Inc. 2 $5,500
San Francisco Performances, Inc. 2 $200
Save a Child's Heart Foundation U.S., Inc. 2 $244
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Inc. 2 $31,000
St. Stephen's Episcopal School 2 $6,400
Success Centers 2 $1,500
Sustainable Conservation 2 $600
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Association 2 $2,100
The New School of San Francisco 2 $10,100
Tule Elk Park Early Education School Family Council, Inc. 2 $4,000
Youth Tennis Advantage 2 $1,100
Access Institute for Psychological Services 2 $105,000
Adventure Cycling Association 2 $40,100
Canvas Church of San Francisco 2 $10,000
Central Park Conservancy, Inc. 2 $600
Chabad of Sonoma County 2 $6,000

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