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 |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc. | 3 | $12,500 |
| Delivering Good, Inc. | 8 | $12,500 |
| First Nations Development Institute | 2 | $12,500 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | 2 | $12,500 |
| Gen�Next�Foundation� | 1 | $12,500 |
| United Way of Central Maryland Inc. | 1 | $12,500 |
| Hide and Seek Foundation | 2 | $12,500 |
| City and County of San Francisco | 3 | $12,500 |
| Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation | 1 | $12,500 |
| Piedmont Educational Foundation | 2 | $12,500 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom of Napa Valley | 9 | $12,600 |
| Chabad of the East Bay | 7 | $12,600 |
| National Peace Corps Association | 3 | $12,750 |
| Nautilus Music Theater | 1 | $13,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc. | 1 | $13,000 |
| Youth Speaks, Inc. | 2 | $13,000 |
| Doctors Outreach Clinics Inc. | 2 | $13,000 |
| Facing Hunger Food Bank | 1 | $13,000 |
| National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc. | 5 | $13,040 |
| Life School Foundation | 3 | $13,215 |
| Rodeph Shalom Congregation | 2 | $13,250 |
| American Indian College Fund | 9 | $13,410 |
| National Center for Youth Law | 3 | $13,500 |
| EcoPeace Middle East Environmental NGO Forum | 3 | $13,500 |
| PD Active | 3 | $13,500 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, Inc. NFP | 3 | $13,500 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 7 | $13,680 |
| UNICEF USA | 13 | $13,865 |
| Working America Education Fund | 7 | $13,950 |
| Stanford Jazz Workshop | 2 | $14,000 |
| Phillips Brooks School | 3 | $14,000 |
| Coaching Corps | 6 | $14,100 |
| Institute For Jewish And Community Research | 3 | $14,118 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc. | 11 | $14,200 |
| UC Davis Foundation | 5 | $14,300 |
| Push-2-Excel | 1 | $14,400 |
| Leukemia And Lymphoma Society | 8 | $14,470 |
| Claremont McKenna College | 2 | $14,500 |
| California Trout | 7 | $14,550 |
| We the Protesters Inc | 6 | $14,665 |
| OutRight Action International | 2 | $14,704 |
| Greenpeace Fund, Inc. | 11 | $14,850 |
| Buen Dia Corporation | 2 | $15,000 |
| Chevra Kol Israel | 1 | $15,000 |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Leonard and Susan Fuchs Mizrachi School | 1 | $15,000 |
| SEED for Social Innovation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Tate Americas Foundation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Alliance for School Choice Inc. DBA American Federation for Children Growth | 2 | $15,000 |
| Illuminate the Arts | 2 | $15,000 |
| Sundara Fund Inc. | 2 | $15,000 |
| NCGA Foundation BDA Youth on Course | 1 | $15,000 |
| Family and Children's Law Center | 1 | $15,000 |
| Franklin Education Forum | 1 | $15,000 |
| Limmud Bay Area | 2 | $15,000 |
| The Tech Interactive | 2 | $15,000 |
| Amigos del Museo del Barrio | 1 | $15,000 |
| Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) | 1 | $15,000 |
| Spikenard Farm, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Wild Earth Allies, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Kurts Fund aka Kurt + Peter Foundation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Public Health Institute | 1 | $15,000 |
| Smuin Ballet | 2 | $15,000 |
| Steinberg Institute | 1 | $15,000 |
| Maine Jewish Film Festival | 1 | $15,000 |
| Pandemonium Aviaries | 1 | $15,000 |
| Red Bridge Education | 2 | $15,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region | 1 | $15,000 |
| OneGoal | 1 | $15,000 |
| Corning Museum of Glass | 1 | $15,000 |
| Foundation for Animal Care and Education | 1 | $15,000 |
| Marfa Public Radio Corporation | 2 | $15,000 |
| Momentum Unlimited | 1 | $15,000 |
| Sculpture Center, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Teen Success Inc. | 2 | $15,000 |
| Issue One | 1 | $15,000 |
| LEAD with Horses | 1 | $15,000 |
| Maitri Charitable Trust | 2 | $15,000 |
| AFP Golden Gate Chapter | 2 | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Jewish Culture Festival Society, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Institute for Justice | 2 | $15,000 |
| Eagle Hill Foundation of Massachusetts Inc. | 2 | $15,000 |
| Bridgehampton Volunteer Fire Department | 1 | $15,000 |
| Fundacja Greenmind (Greenmind Foundation) | 1 | $15,000 |
| National Public Radio, Inc. | 2 | $15,000 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | 1 | $15,000 |
| Holocaust Memorial Center | 1 | $15,007 |
| Palo Alto Partners In Education | 6 | $15,060 |
| Lawfare Project Inc. | 3 | $15,100 |
| Tahoe Fund | 3 | $15,100 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley | 8 | $15,140 |
| Day Worker Center of Mountain View | 3 | $15,200 |
| United Religions Initiative | 5 | $15,300 |
| 826 | 5 | $15,360 |
| Temple Beth Elohim | 3 | $15,430 |
| UJA-Federation of New York | 2 | $15,500 |
| Compass Family Services | 7 | $15,500 |
| Legal Aid of Marin | 2 | $15,500 |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust | 2 | $15,500 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | 2 | $15,540 |
