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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation | 452 | $9,148,020 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | 175 | $2,756,580 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | 159 | $5,061,970 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| KQED Inc. | 128 | $174,508 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | 110 | $2,837,590 |
| Planned Parenthood | 108 | $335,808 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| Hillel | 106 | $663,045 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) | 102 | $696,266 |
| Congregation Beth Am | 95 | $598,636 |
| New ISrael Fund | 85 | $550,410 |
| Jewish Home And Senior Living Foundation | 81 | $617,850 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 80 | $650,941 |
| ACLU | 80 | $2,234,140 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. | 74 | $182,055 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Congregation Kol Emeth | 56 | $1,025,490 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | 55 | $77,880 |
| American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) | 54 | $290,660 |
| Congregation Beth Jacob | 53 | $297,795 |
| Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) | 52 | $179,960 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | 52 | $300,470 |
| P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds, Inc. | 51 | $1,838,260 |
| Stanford University | 51 | $2,317,680 |
| 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 |
| Peninsula Temple Beth-El | 45 | $145,593 |
| HIAS Inc. | 44 | $138,293 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. | 44 | $132,170 |
| Anti-Defamation League | 43 | $579,860 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| Jewish Film Institute | 40 | $296,770 |
| American Jewish Committee | 40 | $186,110 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| Bay Area Jewish Healing Center | 39 | $194,740 |
| Jewish National Fund | 38 | $235,600 |
| Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger | 38 | $92,000 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | 35 | $229,334 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | 35 | $246,016 |
| Jewish Community High School Of The Bay | 35 | $456,010 |
| Jewish LearningWorks | 35 | $94,880 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | 35 | $343,530 |
| Berkeley Hillel | 33 | $417,560 |
| 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 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | 31 | $79,180 |
| Congregation Beth Abraham of Oakland | 31 | $159,434 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces | 30 | $222,625 |
| World Central Kitchen, Inc. | 30 | $64,852 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 29 | $93,099 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom - San Francisco | 28 | $74,042 |
| Peninsula Temple Sholom | 27 | $61,140 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. | 27 | $58,447 |
| Congregation Kol Shofar | 26 | $158,945 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | 26 | $73,308 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LifeMoves | 23 | $167,980 |
| 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 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | 22 | $131,533 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $44,930 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | 20 | $21,760 |
| Brandeis School of San Francisco | 20 | $344,280 |
| Moishe House | 19 | $217,668 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | 19 | $194,300 |
