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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | $25,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 | $2,800 |
| University of Louisville Athletic Association Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | 2 | $2,750 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | 1 | $4,000 |
| University of Florida Foundation, Inc. | 2 | $10,000 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | 2 | $1,500 |
| University of Chicago Hospitals | 1 | $100 |
| University Of Chicago | 10 | $22,410 |
| University of California San Diego Foundation | 3 | $60,000 |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | 2 | $350 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | 73 | $607,026 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | 5 | $4,100 |
| University Corporation San Francisco State | 6 | $93,000 |
| University Club of Palo Alto Scholarship Fund | 1 | $300 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc. | 1 | $25,000 |
| Unity Council | 2 | $1,250 |
| United Way of the Wine Country | 1 | $1,000 |
| United Way of the Bay Area | 13 | $25,650 |
| United Way of Jackson County | 1 | $200 |
| United Way of Central Maryland Inc. | 1 | $12,500 |
| United Way of Central Alabama, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| United Way for Greater Austin | 1 | $1,000 |
| United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism | 5 | $73,300 |
| United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee | 1 | $5,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 32 | $60,015 |
| United States Association for UNHCR | 4 | $3,500 |
| United Service Organizations | 2 | $300 |
| United Religions Initiative | 5 | $15,300 |
| United Plant Savers | 1 | $10,000 |
| United Negro College Fund, Inc. | 5 | $1,310 |
| United Nations Watch - USA | 5 | $85,450 |
| United Nations Foundation | 1 | $118 |
| United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit | 1 | $100 |
| United for Respect Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Inc. | 2 | $1,850 |
| Unitarian Church of All Souls | 2 | $65,000 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | 5 | $18,652 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | 12 | $16,300 |
| Union For Reform Judaism | 12 | $27,380 |
| Union College | 2 | $1,150 |
| UNICEF USA | 13 | $13,865 |
| UNC Health Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Ultimate Peace Inc. | 2 | $40,200 |
| ULI Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| UJA-Federation of New York | 2 | $15,500 |
| UFW Foundation AKA United Farm Workers Foundation | 2 | $5,250 |
| UCSJ Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Foundation | 10 | $79,200 |
| UCSF | 122 | $9,034,490 |
| UCLA Foundation | 9 | $39,750 |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 1 | $2,500 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | 3 | $30,180 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | 7 | $49,250 |
| UC Davis Foundation | 5 | $14,300 |
| Ubuntu Theater Project Inc | 1 | $1,000 |
| U.S.-Japan Council | 1 | $25,000 |
| U.S. Committee Sports for Israel DBA Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel | 2 | $600 |
| Tzedakah Fund | 3 | $12,340 |
| Tuskegee Airmend National Historical Museum | 2 | $200 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | 1 | $250,000 |
| Turning Green | 1 | $1,000 |
| Tuolumne River Preservation Trust | 2 | $200 |
| Tulsa Jewish Retirement Foundation DBA Zarrow Pointe | 1 | $4,000 |
| Tuleyome | 1 | $1,000 |
| Tule Elk Park Early Education School Family Council, Inc. | 2 | $4,000 |
| Tulane University | 2 | $5,000 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $6,250 |
| Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee Inc. | 1 | $2,500 |
| TSNE MissionWorks | 1 | $10,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 8 | $145,800 |
| Trustees of Deerfield Academy | 1 | $500 |
| Trust Women Foundation Inc. | 2 | $4,850 |
| Trust For Public Land | 9 | $16,300 |
| Trust for Hidden Villa | 3 | $450 |
| Truman Center For National Policy | 2 | $300,250 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | 3 | $10,200 |
| Trout Unlimited | 1 | $300 |
| Trips for Kids Marin | 1 | $180 |
| Tri-Valley Montessori School | 1 | $1,750 |
| TrevorTCR Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Trevor Project, Inc. | 4 | $780 |
| Trellis Supportive Care | 3 | $30,000 |
| Trees for the Future, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Treasure Island Museum Assocation | 1 | $250 |
| Traveling Press Fund Inc. | 1 | $1,800 |
| Transplant Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Transistion US | 1 | $500 |
| Transgender Law Center | 1 | $180 |
| Transcendence Theater Company | 1 | $100 |
| Tranqulity Farm | 1 | $3,000 |
| Town School For Boys | 4 | $1,300 |
| Tourette Association of America | 2 | $160,000 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center Health Care Foundation | 1 | $30,000 |
| Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation | 1 | $12,500 |
| Tommie Smith Youth Initiative -TSYI Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic | 1 | $34,800 |
| Tom Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice | 4 | $1,640 |
| TOLI | 2 | $10,250 |
