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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carlmont Academic Foundation | 3 | $3,200 |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | 3 | $1,100 |
| Communities for a Better Environment | 3 | $103,350 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International | 3 | $1,200 |
| Friends of European Leadership Network | 3 | $135,000 |
| Garrett Moulton Productions | 3 | $35,000 |
| Henry Jackson Society Inc. | 3 | $85,000 |
| Integrity First for America | 3 | $7,680 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 3 | $7,500 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | 3 | $875 |
| Oakland East Bay Symphony | 3 | $5,650 |
| Phillips Brooks School | 3 | $14,000 |
| Prager University Foundation | 3 | $3,000 |
| Rubicon Programs, Inc. | 3 | $5,700 |
| Adath Israel Congregation | 3 | $4,600 |
| American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum | 3 | $4,750 |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee | 3 | $361,000 |
| Bread & Roses Presents AKA Bread & Roses | 3 | $3,500 |
| California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. | 3 | $33,000 |
| Chabad of North Peninsula | 3 | $1,502,200 |
| Family Dog & Puppy Rescue | 3 | $800 |
| Gastric Cancer Foundation | 3 | $6,100 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | 3 | $50,400 |
| My New Red Shoes | 3 | $2,300 |
| National Organization for Women Foundation | 3 | $3,425 |
| San Francisco Museum and Historical Society | 3 | $2,700 |
| Spina Bifida Association of America | 3 | $750 |
| Theatre Bay Area | 3 | $2,000 |
| Youth Law Center | 3 | $10,300 |
| Friends of Zen, Inc | 3 | $39,000 |
| Gateway Public Schools | 3 | $51,000 |
| Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity | 3 | $26,500 |
| Lawfare Project Inc. | 3 | $15,100 |
| Carolina for Kibera, Inc | 4 | $400 |
| Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation | 4 | $115,610 |
| Direct Relief | 4 | $16,500 |
| Environmental Volunteers | 4 | $7,200 |
| Menlo Atherton High School Foundation for the Future | 4 | $11,800 |
| Oakland Museum of California AKA OMCA | 4 | $3,550 |
| Ohr HaTorah | 4 | $17,300 |
| Puente de la Costa Sur | 4 | $22,600 |
| Rape Trauma Services | 4 | $3,250 |
| Studio 70 | 4 | $38,600 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | 4 | $1,300 |
| Consumers' Checkbook | 4 | $850 |
| Girls Middle School | 4 | $5,750 |
| JDRF | 4 | $6,658 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | 4 | $600 |
| Shanti Project | 4 | $1,692 |
| Tom Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice | 4 | $1,640 |
| Trevor Project, Inc. | 4 | $780 |
| Utility Reform Network | 4 | $2,185 |
| Berkeley Food & Housing Project | 4 | $6,250 |
| Breast Cancer Action | 4 | $8,575 |
| Camp Ramah in California, Inc. | 4 | $32,180 |
| La Casa De Las Madres | 4 | $5,850 |
| Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel | 4 | $1,110 |
| North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry Inc. | 4 | $4,695 |
| Oakland Promise | 4 | $21,500 |
| Physicians for Human Rights | 4 | $2,400 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | 4 | $1,100 |
| San Francisco Architectural Heritage | 4 | $8,600 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc. | 4 | $10,340 |
| CALMatters | 4 | $46,000 |
| Jewish Studio Project | 4 | $19,115 |
| KIPP | 4 | $406,360 |
| Milo Foundation | 4 | $1,700 |
| OneTable | 4 | $26,750 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | 4 | $22,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shelter Inc. | 4 | $15,750 |
| SPUR | 4 | $78,000 |
| Children's Book Project | 4 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 4 | $153,800 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation | 4 | $23,950 |
| Clean Water Fund | 4 | $5,880 |
| 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 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 4 | $7,200 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 4 | $95,300 |
| Foundation of City College of San Francisco | 4 | $8,700 |
| Hillsborough Beautification Foundation | 4 | $1,600 |
| Khan Academy Inc. | 4 | $2,200 |
