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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) | 21 | $281,900 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 21 | $75,801 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | 21 | $62,168 |
| Feeding America | 22 | $60,610 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | 22 | $182,600 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | 22 | $53,050 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation Of Oakland | 22 | $142,153 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $44,930 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 22 | $131,533 |
| University Of Southern California | 22 | $56,100 |
| Project Open Hand | 22 | $99,800 |
| Oakland Hebrew Day School | 22 | $358,463 |
| Chabad Jewish Center Of Oakland | 22 | $78,514 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| Israel21C | 24 | $150,830 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 24 | $182,750 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 24 | $167,336 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | 24 | $220,010 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 24 | $296,385 |
| Samaritan House | 24 | $26,992 |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | 24 | $173,528 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 25 | $318,700 |
| TheatreWorks Silicon Valley | 25 | $162,755 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 25 | $206,900 |
| Institute on Aging | 25 | $300,100 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | 25 | $41,600 |
| American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. | 25 | $1,647,980 |
| Tipping Point Community | 25 | $663,580 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 26 | $158,945 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 26 | $73,308 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 27 | $61,140 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 27 | $58,447 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 28 | $74,042 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 29 | $93,099 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
| World Central Kitchen, Inc. | 30 | $64,852 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 31 | $79,180 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 31 | $159,434 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund | 32 | $89,601 |
| Meals on Wheels | 32 | $52,745 |
| IsraAID | 32 | $188,890 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 32 | $60,015 |
| American Red Cross | 32 | $94,170 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 33 | $417,560 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 35 | $229,334 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 35 | $456,010 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 35 | $246,016 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 35 | $94,880 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger | 38 | $92,000 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 39 | $194,740 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 40 | $296,770 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| American Jewish Committee | 40 | $186,110 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 43 | $579,860 |
| HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 45 | $145,593 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) | 50 | $329,450 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) | 50 | $473,600 |
| GLIDE Foundation | 50 | $496,412 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay | 50 | $304,552 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 51 | $1,838,260 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 52 | $300,470 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 53 | $297,795 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 54 | $290,660 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | 55 | $77,880 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 56 | $1,025,490 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. | 74 | $182,055 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 80 | $650,941 |
| ACLU | 80 | $2,234,140 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 81 | $617,850 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| New ISrael Fund | 85 | $550,410 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 95 | $598,636 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $696,266 |
| Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| Planned Parenthood | 108 | $335,808 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 110 | $2,837,590 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 175 | $2,756,580 |
| Jewish Community Federation | 452 | $9,148,020 |
