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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way for Greater Austin | 1 | $1,000 |
| Prisoner Visitation and Support | 2 | $1,035 |
| Bay Area Women Leader Network | 1 | $1,050 |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation | 5 | $1,050 |
| Mountain Play Association | 1 | $1,085 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness - San Fernando Valley | 2 | $1,100 |
| Acalanes High School | 2 | $1,100 |
| Center for Jewish History Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | 4 | $1,100 |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | 2 | $1,100 |
| Beth David Synagogue | 1 | $1,100 |
| On Lok Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
| Marin Art and Garden Center | 2 | $1,100 |
| Ross Police Officers Association | 2 | $1,100 |
| Sonoma Valley Authors Festival | 2 | $1,100 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | 2 | $1,100 |
| Wellesley College | 1 | $1,100 |
| DC Central Kitchen, Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
| Giants Community Fund | 2 | $1,100 |
| BeWell in School | 2 | $1,100 |
| Harvard Magazine, Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | 2 | $1,100 |
| Zohar Dance Company | 2 | $1,100 |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | 3 | $1,100 |
| University of Texas Foundation | 2 | $1,100 |
| Wood River Women's Foundation | 1 | $1,100 |
| Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel | 4 | $1,110 |
| KPFA Radio | 4 | $1,150 |
| Union College | 2 | $1,150 |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | 2 | $1,200 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | 2 | $1,200 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco Inc. | 2 | $1,200 |
| Impact Cubed | 1 | $1,200 |
| Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass | 1 | $1,200 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | 1 | $1,200 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | 2 | $1,200 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | 2 | $1,200 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area | 1 | $1,200 |
| Center for Election Innovation & Research | 2 | $1,200 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | 2 | $1,200 |
| Public Advocates, Inc. | 2 | $1,200 |
| Zionist Organization of America | 3 | $1,200 |
| International Refugee assistance project | 2 | $1,200 |
| Ashby Village Inc | 1 | $1,200 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International | 3 | $1,200 |
| Boston Impact Initiative Fund | 1 | $1,200 |
| Internet Archive | 2 | $1,200 |
| The Gubbio Project | 2 | $1,200 |
| West Marin Community Services | 2 | $1,200 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc. | 8 | $1,230 |
| Berkeley Community Fund | 3 | $1,250 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | 2 | $1,250 |
| Physicians for a National Health Program | 2 | $1,250 |
| National Brain Tumor Society, Inc. | 2 | $1,250 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | 1 | $1,250 |
| La Cocina Inc | 3 | $1,250 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 2 | $1,250 |
| Pride Law Fund | 1 | $1,250 |
| Remembrance Cinema Inc | 2 | $1,250 |
| Anshe Emunah Moses Montefiore Hebrew Congregation | 1 | $1,250 |
| Big Sur Land Trust | 1 | $1,250 |
| Unity Council | 2 | $1,250 |
| Forever Young Foundation | 1 | $1,250 |
| Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Operating Corporation | 1 | $1,250 |
| Prison University Project Inc. | 3 | $1,250 |
| Berkeley Public Library Foundation | 2 | $1,250 |
| MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving | 3 | $1,250 |
| Faith In Practice | 2 | $1,250 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | 2 | $1,250 |
| Friends of Ethiopian Jews Inc. | 2 | $1,250 |
| National Abortion Federation | 1 | $1,250 |
| All-Options | 2 | $1,250 |
| Aurora Theatre Company | 2 | $1,250 |
| American Rivers, Inc. | 2 | $1,250 |
| Mercy Ships | 2 | $1,285 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | 4 | $1,300 |
| Felton Institute | 3 | $1,300 |
| Town School For Boys | 4 | $1,300 |
| Bullis-Purissima Elementary School Foundation | 1 | $1,300 |
| Christian Action Life Line | 4 | $1,300 |
| United Negro College Fund, Inc. | 5 | $1,310 |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | 5 | $1,310 |
| Merona Leadership Foundation | 1 | $1,327 |
| Pachamama Alliance | 2 | $1,350 |
| Haight Ashbury Food Program | 2 | $1,350 |
| Harvard Crimson Inc. | 1 | $1,350 |
| Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock | 1 | $1,375 |
| FINCA International Inc. | 3 | $1,385 |
| Progressive Foundation Inc. | 2 | $1,400 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | 1 | $1,400 |
| Temple Emanu-El - San Jose | 1 | $1,400 |
| College Track | 2 | $1,400 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc. | 3 | $1,430 |
| Smithsonian | 3 | $1,450 |
| Kimochi House | 2 | $1,500 |
| Rural California Broadcasting Corp. KRCB-TV Channel 22 | 3 | $1,500 |
| Scleroderma Research Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Adopt-A-Family of Marin | 1 | $1,500 |
| Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, National Office | 1 | $1,500 |
| Texas Defender Service | 1 | $1,500 |
