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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Hospital Foundation | 3 | $25,300 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 3 | $2,400,000 |
| Aspen Art Museum | 3 | $109,000 |
| Barnard College | 3 | $8,500 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | 3 | $57,950 |
| City and County of San Francisco | 3 | $12,500 |
| Coro Northern California | 3 | $50,500 |
| Felton Institute | 3 | $1,300 |
| FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds | 3 | $24,000 |
| Friends of Lubavitch Inc. | 3 | $3,520 |
| Fuente Latina | 3 | $125,000 |
| George Mark Children's Fund | 3 | $16,136 |
| Impact Fund | 3 | $6,750 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 3 | $3,750 |
| KALW Public Media, Inc. | 3 | $2,200 |
| La Cocina Inc | 3 | $1,250 |
| Life Lab Science Program | 3 | $100,000 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc. | 3 | $5,000 |
| National Peace Corps Association | 3 | $12,750 |
| Native American Rights Fund | 3 | $1,635 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | 3 | $1,885 |
| San Jose Museum Of Art Association | 3 | $21,000 |
| Sharsheret, Inc. | 3 | $510 |
| Tahoe Fund | 3 | $15,100 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | 3 | $25,540 |
| City Arts and Lectures, Inc. | 3 | $6,100 |
| GLSEN | 3 | $3,900 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | 3 | $5,000 |
| ImpactAssets | 3 | $726,800 |
| Itrek FKA Israel & Co. | 3 | $20,200 |
| Jewish Community Council of Winston-Salem AKA Winston-Salem United Jewish A | 3 | $5,200 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 3 | $1,136,000 |
| Kara | 3 | $2,000 |
| Life Learning Academy | 3 | $8,500 |
| Lutheran World Relief | 3 | $1,500 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Company | 3 | $11,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | $2,150 |
| Rose Foundation | 3 | $4,850 |
| Seti Institute | 3 | $2,200 |
| St. Theresa Catholic Church & School | 3 | $45,000 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital, Inc. | 3 | $51,200 |
| American Leadership Forum | 3 | $11,000 |
| B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California | 3 | $5,600 |
| Center For Domestic Peace | 3 | $4,000 |
| Chinati Foundation | 3 | $43,500 |
| City Harvest Inc. | 3 | $2,200 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc. | 3 | $26,300 |
| Congregation B'nai B'rith Corporation | 3 | $7,477 |
| Congregation Ner Tamid | 3 | $2,100 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | 3 | $155,000 |
| GiveWell | 3 | $21,800 |
| Head-Royce School | 3 | $360,000 |
| Isaiah House | 3 | $850 |
| Life School Foundation | 3 | $13,215 |
| Mechon Hadar | 3 | $23,600 |
| Music & Memory Inc. | 3 | $2,500 |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | 3 | $1,700 |
| PD Active | 3 | $13,500 |
| Pie Ranch | 3 | $105,000 |
| Castilleja School Foundation | 3 | $10,450 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. | 3 | $100,513 |
| Food & Water Watch | 3 | $2,185 |
| Homeward Bound of Marin | 3 | $51,100 |
| Hostelling International USA | 3 | $2,360 |
| Lark Theater | 3 | $6,150 |
| Oberlin College | 3 | $8,666 |
| Princeton University | 3 | $19,700 |
| Repair The World | 3 | $26,000 |
| San Leandro Hebrew Congregation- Temple Beth Sholom | 3 | $5,450 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 3 | $3,150 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| A Little 4 A Lot DBA Beyond Fistula | 3 | $1,700 |
| Berkeley Music Group | 3 | $30,500 |
| Bolinas Museum | 3 | $3,600 |
| Buckelew Programs | 3 | $21,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | 3 | $32,500 |
| Ecology Center | 3 | $2,000 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, Inc. NFP | 3 | $13,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Chicago AKA Jewish United Fund | 3 | $17,680 |
| Mission Graduates | 3 | $31,000 |
| Napa County Land Trust | 3 | $550 |
| Other Road Foundation | 3 | $4,500 |
| Pilchuck Glass School | 3 | $19,400 |
| Shining Hope for Communities Inc. | 3 | $1,500 |
| Threshold Choir, Executive Director | 3 | $2,250 |
| When We All Vote | 3 | $720 |
| AHA Foundation Inc. | 3 | $21,000 |
| Alliance for Israel's Future Inc. | 3 | $200,000 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace, Inc. | 3 | $3,750 |
| Community Foundation of the Napa Valley dba Napa Valley Community Foundatio | 3 | $5,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Shalom of Contra Costa County | 3 | $26,636 |
| Contra Costa Midrasha | 3 | $5,500 |
| Gabriel Project Mumbai | 3 | $4,000 |
| KlezCalifornia, Inc. | 3 | $18,150 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | 3 | $900 |
| National Center for Youth Law | 3 | $13,500 |
| Prison University Project Inc. | 3 | $1,250 |
| Temple Beth Elohim | 3 | $15,430 |
| Tiba Foundation | 3 | $12,000 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | 3 | $10,200 |
