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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Community Child Care | 1 | $100 |
| Park Slope Singers Inc | 1 | $5,000 |
| Peace Appeal Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Pocket Opera Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Population Services International | 1 | $100 |
| Project Drawdown | 1 | $5,000 |
| Quixote Center | 1 | $180 |
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | 1 | $3,600 |
| Richmond Elementary School Inc AKA Richmond Collge Prep Schools | 1 | $180 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc. | 1 | $500,000 |
| Saint Vincent's Day Home | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Rescue Mission | 1 | $100 |
| Shelter Rock Jewish Center | 1 | $200 |
| Sky's the Limit Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Society of Israel Philatelists | 1 | $250 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights | 1 | $5,000 |
| Squashdrive | 1 | $1,000 |
| Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis | 1 | $500 |
| Tamid Israel Investment Group Ltd. | 1 | $150 |
| Temple Beth Am | 1 | $6,000 |
| Temple Shalom | 1 | $150 |
| Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation | 1 | $4,319 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center Health Care Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | 1 | $300 |
| UCSJ Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc. | 1 | $25,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 1 | $20,000 |
| Values in Action Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| VMC Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Washington Area Bicyclist Association | 1 | $180 |
| Weave Incorporated | 1 | $1,000 |
| Western States Center | 1 | $250 |
| Yolo Land Trust | 1 | $100 |
| Zamir Choral Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $1,800 |
| 1 Grain to 1000 Grains | 1 | $300 |
| African�American�Policy�Forum� | 1 | $5,000 |
| Alaska Literacy Program, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Alliance for Climate Education | 1 | $2,000 |
| Alzheimers Coachella Valley | 1 | $250 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University Inc | 1 | $2,500 |
| American Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Americans for the Israeli Third Way, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Art Works Downtown, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Athlete Ally | 1 | $10,000 |
| Bay Area Women Leader Network | 1 | $1,050 |
| Bedford Historical Society | 1 | $250 |
| Billion Oyster Project | 1 | $500 |
| Bridging Tech Charitable Fund | 1 | $3,000 |
| California Policy Center | 1 | $2,000 |
| Caravan to Class | 1 | $250 |
| Catapult Film Fund | 1 | $7,500 |
| Center for Elders Independence | 1 | $250 |
| CENTROPA - Central Europe Center for Research and Documentation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad on Fulton | 1 | $200 |
| Cheshire Academy | 1 | $500 |
| Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families | 1 | $108 |
| City of Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Cleveland Hillel Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Commission for Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in t | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community Foundation for Northern Virginia | 1 | $5,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel - ARK | 1 | $2,000 |
| Curiodyssey | 1 | $3,000 |
| David Brower Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Desert Jewish Center | 1 | $40,000 |
| Donna Klein Jewish Academy Inc | 1 | $1,800 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center-Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Enriching Lives through Music | 1 | $100 |
| Equamore Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fair Fight Action Inc | 1 | $5,000 |
| Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Film Collaborative Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends for Youth, Inc | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of San Francisco Animal Care and Control | 1 | $50,000 |
| Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School | 1 | $3,000 |
| GLAAD | 1 | $10,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Hack Foundation | 1 | $2,250 |
| Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation | 1 | $150 |
| Healing Partners of the Central Coast | 1 | $3,000 |
| Hebrew Institute of White Plains | 1 | $5,000 |
| Homework Central | 1 | $200 |
| Idea Wild | 1 | $720 |
| Institute of Current World Affairs Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Island Harvest | 1 | $300 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona | 1 | $1,800 |
| Jewish Graduate Student Initiative, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| JTown | 1 | $500 |
| Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (KS Wild) | 1 | $1,000 |
| Labs 2 Love Rescue Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Leo Baeck Institute Inc. | 1 | $12,000 |
| Lifehouse, Inc. | 1 | $600 |
| Live In Peace | 1 | $100 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | 1 | $10,000 |
| Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program | 1 | $1,000 |
| Making Contact | 1 | $250 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | 1 | $2,000 |
