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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Maui Food Bank | 1 | $500 |
| Media Research Center | 1 | $500 |
| Mercy High School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Mid Klamath Watershed Council | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Center for Transgender Equality | 1 | $100 |
| National Hospice Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| National Ramah Commission, Inc. | 1 | $360 |
| Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | 1 | $8,000 |
| New Creation Community Presbyterian Church | 1 | $32,000 |
| New York Restoration Project | 1 | $25,000 |
| North County Junior Golf Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| Notre Dame High School - San Jose | 1 | $1,000 |
| On Your Feet Foundation Northern California | 1 | $250 |
| Open Table Mdi | 1 | $10,000 |
| Pacific Autism Center For Education | 1 | $12,000 |
| Portland Animal Welfare Team AKA PAW Team | 1 | $5,000 |
| Priorities USA Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Project EZRA | 1 | $180 |
| R Street Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| Re:Store Justice | 1 | $500 |
| Redwood High School Foundation | 1 | $3,500 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. | 1 | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Beautiful | 1 | $200 |
| San Francisco SafeHouse | 1 | $500 |
| Seven Hills School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Silicon Valley De-Bug | 1 | $2,000 |
| Skysthelimit.org | 1 | $500 |
| Society St. Vincent De Paul Alameda | 1 | $1,000 |
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
| St John Paul II | 1 | $180 |
| Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm | 1 | $100 |
| Swarthmore College | 1 | $35,000 |
| Target Margin Theater Inc | 1 | $12,000 |
| Temple Sinai, Oakland | 1 | $360 |
| The Ama Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| The Philadelphia School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| United Plant Savers | 1 | $10,000 |
| University of Puget Sound | 1 | $3,000 |
| Upwardly Global | 1 | $275 |
| Velaslavasay Panorama | 1 | $12,000 |
| Weld Food Bank | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women's Crisis Support Team | 1 | $1,000 |
| World Food Program, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| A Network for Grateful Living | 1 | $100 |
| Acterra - Action For A Sustainable Earth | 1 | $1,000 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation DBA Cure Alzheimer's Fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Association of University Women Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| American Friends of the Heschel Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Anti-Recidivism Coalition | 1 | $300 |
| Assisted Living Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| Baja Coastal Institute Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Batya-Friends of United Hatzalah Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Bedford Playhouse Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Partners for Parks | 1 | $250 |
| Bird Rescue Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| Brighthampton Child Care & Recreational Center Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Caminar | 1 | $5,000 |
| Campus Election Engagement Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| Carbon180 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | 1 | $5,000 |
| Ceres, Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Chabad of Cole Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabot Space and Science Center | 1 | $9,000 |
| Chevra Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | 1 | $100 |
| Coleman Children and Youth Services AKA Coleman Advocates for Children and | 1 | $100 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Community�Foundation�Santa�Cruz�County | 1 | $200 |
| Congregation Beth Ami | 1 | $500 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program of Contra Costa County | 1 | $4,000 |
| Design History Foundation Inc AKA Places Journal | 1 | $5,000 |
| Earthdance Creative Living Project, Inc | 1 | $4,000 |
| Economic Policy Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | 1 | $285 |
| Erika Whitmore Godwin Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
