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 |
|---|---|---|
| \National Alliance on Mental Illness | 2 | $350 |
| Zonta International Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Zohar Dance Company | 2 | $1,100 |
| Zionist Organization of America | 3 | $1,200 |
| Zioness Movement | 3 | $24,500 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Zen Hospice Project | 4 | $7,200 |
| Zamir Choral Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $1,800 |
| YWCA | 2 | $8,000 |
| YRC Alumni Association | 1 | $180 |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | 2 | $1,100 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks | 1 | $11,000 |
| Youth Speaks, Inc. | 2 | $13,000 |
| Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Youth Law Center | 3 | $10,300 |
| Youth in Arts | 1 | $500 |
| Youth Improved Incorporated AKA GENYOUth | 3 | $3,000 |
| Youth Community Service Inc. | 2 | $280 |
| Youth Alive | 3 | $1,000 |
| Young Women's Choral Projects | 2 | $25,000 |
| You Can Vote | 2 | $2,000 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 7 | $13,680 |
| Yom Rishon School | 1 | $500 |
| Yolo Land Trust | 1 | $100 |
| Yolo Food Bank | 2 | $20,000 |
| Yolo Community Care Continuum | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yoga Foster | 1 | $5,000 |
| YMCA | 7 | $71,430 |
| YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Inc. AKA YIVO | 1 | $1,000 |
| Yiddish Farm Education Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Yeshivat Maharat Inc. | 2 | $35,250 |
| Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd. | 1 | $360 |
| Yeshiva University | 1 | $8,000 |
| Yeshiva of Los Angeles Girls High School | 1 | $3,600 |
| Yeshiva Day School of Silicon Valley | 1 | $18,000 |
| YES, Ross Valley Schools Foundation | 1 | $2,750 |
| Yes We Can World Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| YES Nature to Neighborhoods | 1 | $100 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | 2 | $10,100 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Year Up Bay Area | 2 | $51,000 |
| Yale University | 18 | $538,300 |
| Yad Chessed Fund Inc. | 2 | $2,500 |
| Xerces Society Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wu Yee Children's Services | 1 | $500 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc. | 8 | $5,600 |
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | 10 | $7,400 |
| World Vision | 1 | $100 |
| World Union For Progressive Judaism | 10 | $63,680 |
| World Resources Institute | 1 | $350 |
| World Monuments Fund | 1 | $250 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. | 11 | $14,200 |
| World Food Program, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| World Central Kitchen, Inc. | 30 | $64,852 |
| World Affairs Council of Northern CA | 1 | $5,000 |
| Working Group / Not In Our Town | 4 | $6,460 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 3 | $2,400,000 |
| Working America Education Fund | 7 | $13,950 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | 1 | $1,500 |
| Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Wood River Women's Foundation | 1 | $1,100 |
| Wood River Jewish Community Inc. | 4 | $9,200 |
| Womenshelter of Long Beach | 1 | $5,000 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project - WRRAP | 2 | $5,750 |
| Women's Refugee Commission | 1 | $500 |
| Women'S Foundation Of California | 1 | $2,500 |
| Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 1 | $200 |
| Women's Crisis Support Team | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women's Cancer Resource Center | 1 | $180 |
| Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund Inc. | 2 | $2,835 |
| Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent | 1 | $200 |
| Women Make Movies | 1 | $100 |
| Women Giving As One Inc. AKA Impact100 Sonoma | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women for Women International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Women Donors Network | 2 | $9,000 |
| Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
| Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Winters Friends of the Library | 1 | $100 |
| Win Without War Education Fund | 1 | $285 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | 2 | $10,900 |
| Willow Creek Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Williams College | 2 | $6,000 |
| William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice Inc. | 10 | $104,230 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | 2 | $1,100 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc. | 2 | $6,000 |
| Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $100 |
| Wilderness Torah | 12 | $56,850 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $165,735 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Wildcare | 5 | $18,000 |
| Wildaid Inc. | 2 | $202,500 |
| Wild Salmon Center | 1 | $500 |
| Wild Earth Allies, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. | 11 | $7,218 |
| Wider Bridge | 8 | $34,380 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | 2 | $5,100 |
| White Oak Farm and Education Center | 2 | $20,000 |
