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.
Contact us for questions about the grants.
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Congregation Kehillath Israel | 3 | $25,150 |
| Grameen Foundation | 3 | $350 |
| Kepler's Literary Foundation | 3 | $2,800 |
| Sarah's Circle | 3 | $700 |
| Sequoia Hospital Foundation | 3 | $25,300 |
| Accelerate Change, Inc. | 3 | $22,500 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 3 | $700 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 3 | $1,000 |
| Brothers for Life | 3 | $11,000 |
| Center for Peace Communications Inc | 3 | $60,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democracy Works, Inc. aka TurboVote | 4 | $11,900 |
| Eastside College Preparatory School, Inc. | 4 | $21,000 |
| La Luz Center | 4 | $5,000 |
| PlayGround Inc. | 4 | $7,110 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | 4 | $4,000 |
| Working Group / Not In Our Town | 4 | $6,460 |
| 70 Faces Media | 4 | $10,868 |
| Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank | 4 | $3,700 |
| American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam Inc. | 4 | $2,550 |
| Aspen Community Foundation | 4 | $625,000 |
| At The Well Project | 4 | $23,850 |
| Cal Performances | 4 | $27,750 |
| Central Synagogue Congregation Ahavath Chesed Shaar Hashomayin | 4 | $50,250 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Shelter Inc. | 4 | $15,750 |
| SPUR | 4 | $78,000 |
| Children's Book Project | 4 | $5,000 |
| Dominican University of California | 4 | $17,750 |
| Friends of the Oakland Public Library | 4 | $6,500 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | 4 | $1,650 |
| Keystone�Research�Center�Inc.� | 4 | $23,680 |
| Mercy Corps | 4 | $1,550 |
| Music in Schools Today | 4 | $6,500 |
| Psychoanalytic Institute Of Northern California | 4 | $90,080 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation | 4 | $23,950 |
| Clean Water Fund | 4 | $5,880 |
| Foundation of City College of San Francisco | 4 | $8,700 |
| Hillsborough Beautification Foundation | 4 | $1,600 |
| Khan Academy Inc. | 4 | $2,200 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 4 | $7,200 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 4 | $95,300 |
| DonorsChoose | 4 | $113,200 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc. | 4 | $5,400 |
| Hillsborough Schools Foundation | 4 | $8,500 |
| Naturebridge | 4 | $830 |
| Town School For Boys | 4 | $1,300 |
| 10,000 Degrees | 4 | $47,000 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | 4 | $1,780 |
| Indiana University Foundation | 4 | $1,000 |
| Lowell Alumni Association | 4 | $1,950 |
| National Jewish Health | 4 | $16,300 |
| People for Open Space/Greenbelt Alliance | 4 | $8,200 |
| CARE | 4 | $16,000 |
| Chai Lifeline Inc. | 4 | $3,340 |
| Collat Jewish Family Services | 4 | $3,180 |
| Common Sense Media | 4 | $10,500 |
| Salvation Army | 4 | $2,750 |
| The Reutlinger Community | 4 | $20,400 |
| amfAR | 4 | $6,100 |
| Center for Victims of Torture | 4 | $5,885 |
| Chabad Center at University of Colorado, Inc. | 4 | $6,510 |
| Congregation Shir Hadash | 4 | $27,150 |
| Downtown Streets Inc. | 4 | $10,150 |
| Friends of the Cameo | 4 | $8,250 |
| Groundspark | 4 | $36,250 |
| Innocence Project, Inc. | 4 | $900 |
| Jewish Jumpstart | 4 | $70,000 |
| KPFA Radio | 4 | $1,150 |
| SFFILM | 4 | $7,500 |
| Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture | 4 | $94,833 |
| United States Association for UNHCR | 4 | $3,500 |
| Amherst College Trustees | 4 | $5,050 |
| Audubon Canyon Ranch, Inc. | 4 | $43,200 |
| Challenge Success | 4 | $3,350 |
| CHP 11-99 Foundation | 4 | $6,050 |
| College of Adaptive Arts | 4 | $40,500 |
| Middle East Peace Dialogue Network Inc. | 4 | $85,000 |
