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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance AKA FARA | 1 | $500 |
| High Mountain Institute, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Peter's Place Nursery School | 1 | $500 |
| Poor People's Radio Inc. DBA KPOO FM Radio | 2 | $500 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco First Tee | 1 | $500 |
| Sierra Watch | 1 | $500 |
| 5 Gyres Institute | 1 | $500 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | 1 | $500 |
| Clausen House | 1 | $500 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | 1 | $500 |
| Darby Bread Box | 1 | $500 |
| Endocrine Society | 1 | $500 |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology | 1 | $500 |
| Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience | 1 | $500 |
| Population Connection | 1 | $500 |
| UNRWA USA National Committee | 1 | $500 |
| Avotaynu Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Capistrano Valley High School Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Darby Schools Excellence Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Great American Songbook Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| IBD Summer Camp Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| It's The Journey, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County | 1 | $500 |
| Princeton Prospect Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Remote Area Medical (RAM) | 2 | $500 |
| Richmond Art Center | 1 | $500 |
| Roseland Charter School | 1 | $500 |
| San Jose Wind Symphony | 1 | $500 |
| Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture | 1 | $500 |
| The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy | 1 | $500 |
| 92nd Street Y | 1 | $500 |
| City of Belvedere | 1 | $500 |
| Community Foundation for Monterey County | 1 | $500 |
| Fifty Vanderbilt Foundation Inc | 1 | $500 |
| Healing Across the Divides Inc | 1 | $500 |
| Hebrew Institute of Riverdale | 1 | $500 |
| Mission Create | 1 | $500 |
| Montera Junior High Parent Faculty Student Club | 1 | $500 |
| Pacific Art League of Palo Alto | 1 | $500 |
| Saint Vincent's Day Home | 1 | $500 |
| Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis | 1 | $500 |
| VMC Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Atherton Police Activities League | 1 | $500 |
| Bedford 2020 Coalition | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Graduate Student Initiative, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| JTown | 1 | $500 |
| Maui Food Bank | 1 | $500 |
| Media Research Center | 1 | $500 |
| National Hospice Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Re:Store Justice | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco SafeHouse | 1 | $500 |
| Saved By Nature | 2 | $500 |
| Skysthelimit.org | 1 | $500 |
| Upward Scholars | 1 | $500 |
| Yom Rishon School | 1 | $500 |
| American Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Billion Oyster Project | 1 | $500 |
| Cheshire Academy | 1 | $500 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Congregation Beth Ami | 1 | $500 |
| Economic Policy Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Making Headway Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Reach Out and Read, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | 1 | $500 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Esalen Institute | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of Casita Linda Ac | 1 | $500 |
| Healthier Kids Foundation Santa Clara County | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Campus Life Fund Inc. DBA Columbia/Barnard Hillel | 1 | $500 |
| Latino Community Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| LifeWorks of Sonoma County | 1 | $500 |
| Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women | 1 | $500 |
| National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) | 1 | $500 |
| Pacific Cancer Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Project HEAL - Help to Eat, Accept & Live | 1 | $500 |
| Salmon River Restoration Council | 1 | $500 |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States | 1 | $500 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | 1 | $500 |
| The Breema Center | 1 | $500 |
| The Playhouse in San Anselmo | 1 | $500 |
| California Prison Focus | 2 | $500 |
| Fascioscapulohumeral Society AKA FSH Society | 1 | $500 |
| Operation Freedom Paws | 1 | $500 |
| Rebecca Stenn PerksDanceMusic Theatre Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Southwestern Law School | 1 | $500 |
| The Campaign Against Hunger | 1 | $500 |
| American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee | 1 | $500 |
| Bonei Olam Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of China Camp, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Market Street Railway Company | 1 | $500 |
| Nimbus Arts | 1 | $500 |
| The Chatham Synagogue | 1 | $500 |
| Washington University - School of Medicine | 1 | $500 |
| Women's Refugee Commission | 1 | $500 |
| Sharsheret, Inc. | 3 | $510 |
