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 |
|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| Footsteps Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance AKA FARA | 1 | $500 |
| GlobalGiving Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | 1 | $1,000 |
| Green Road Synagogue | 1 | $100,000 |
| GVNG.org | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hands Up for Haiti Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| HBCU Foundation Inc | 1 | $200 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| High Mountain Institute, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Home and Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Hospice Foundation of America Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Invisible Theatre | 1 | $4,000 |
| Issue One | 1 | $15,000 |
| Jerusalem Chesed Foundation | 1 | $4,000 |
| Keren-Or, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Land Trust of the Treasure Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| LEAD with Horses | 1 | $15,000 |
| Legal Momentum | 1 | $250 |
| Little League Baseball Inc. AKA Palo Alto Little League | 1 | $1,800 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Symphony | 1 | $2,500 |
| Lutheran Volunteer Corps | 1 | $350 |
| Marfa Theatre | 1 | $3,000 |
| Menorah Heritage Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Miami University Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Montage Health Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| NAMI Marin Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy | 1 | $1,000 |
| New Amsterdam Presents Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| New York Cares, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| North American Friends of Oranim, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Northwell Health Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Olympic Club Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Orgonym DBA Artech | 1 | $1,000 |
| Palm Springs Friends of the Philharmonic | 1 | $1,500 |
| Park Avenue Synagogue | 1 | $2,948 |
| PBS SoCal | 1 | $200 |
| Peninsula Symphony of Northern California Association | 1 | $1,000 |
| Pets for Vets Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Pi Lambda Phi Educational Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Population Connection | 1 | $500 |
| Princess Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Queens College Foundation Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Redwood Cooperative School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Rock Point School | 1 | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Arts Education Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Jose Public Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Search for Common Ground | 1 | $250 |
| Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Society for Science and the Public | 1 | $750 |
| Sonoma Mountain Zen Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| Southern California PGA Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | 1 | $250,000 |
| Stinson Beach Community Center | 1 | $100 |
| Sukkat Shaleym Inc. | 1 | $18,000 |
| Sustainable Harvest International | 1 | $250 |
| Teleosis Foundation AKA Teleosis Institute | 1 | $5,000 |
| Temple Shaaray Tefila NYC | 1 | $4,945 |
| Thacher School, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Oakland Reach | 1 | $1,500 |
| Third Way Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| Tommie Smith Youth Initiative -TSYI Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Trips for Kids Marin | 1 | $180 |
| Tuleyome | 1 | $1,000 |
| United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit | 1 | $100 |
| United Way of the Wine Country | 1 | $1,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | $2,800 |
| UNRWA USA National Committee | 1 | $500 |
| Vajrayana Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Vital Arts | 1 | $250 |
| Walt Disney Family Museum | 1 | $10,000 |
| Wayzata Community Chruch | 1 | $100 |
| Women Make Movies | 1 | $100 |
| Yolo Community Care Continuum | 1 | $1,000 |
| YRC Alumni Association | 1 | $180 |
| Alternate Roots Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| American Fox Terrier Rescue Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| American Friends of Yahad-In Unum Inc | 1 | $360 |
| American Kidney Fund | 1 | $100 |
| Anne Frank House, Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass | 1 | $1,200 |
| Avotaynu Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Barrington Stage Company | 1 | $200 |
| Beate Klarsfeld Foundation | 1 | $550 |
| Beth Chaim Congregation of Contra Costa County | 1 | $3,000 |
| Big Sunday | 1 | $10,000 |
| Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia | 1 | $100 |
| Boy Scouts of America | 1 | $100 |
| California Native Plant Society | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | 1 | $1,200 |
| Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Capistrano Valley High School Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Center for Public Integrity | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Upper Montgomery County Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Chabad of Southern Nevada Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic | 1 | $200 |
| Children's Aid Society | 1 | $10,000 |
