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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Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,332 grants totaling $8,610,412

Education

1,788 grants totaling $26,068,449

Environment/Animals

804 grants totaling $17,233,970

Health

1,080 grants totaling $13,924,589

Human Services

2,384 grants totaling $24,828,067

Public/Society Benefit

3,171 grants totaling $83,300,584

Religion

1,334 grants totaling $11,521,195
Grantee namesort descending Total Grants Total Amount
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc. 1 $200
Alzheimer's Los Angeles 1 $1,000
Alzheimers Coachella Valley 1 $250
Amazon Conservation Team 3 $2,700
AMCHA Initiative 8 $16,880
Ameinu Our People Inc. 5 $33,100
America Gives 1 $4,000
America Needs You 1 $1,000
America SCORES 1 $2,000
America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. 1 $30,000
American Academy of Dermatology Inc. 1 $5,000
American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Inc. (AABGU) 21 $281,900
American Associates of the National Theatre 2 $3,500
American Association for Cancer Research 1 $10,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1 $5,000
American Association of University Women Inc. 1 $250
American Bach Soloists 1 $1,000
American Camping Association 2 $1,700
American Cancer Society, Inc. 9 $26,400
American Citizens Abroad Global Foundation 1 $10,000
American Committee For Shaare Zedek Medical Center In Jerusalem 4 $2,600
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc. 13 $34,250
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation 12 $86,250
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 1 $500,000
American Craft Council 1 $300
American Diabetes Association, Inc. 1 $100
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1 $500
American Fox Terrier Rescue Inc. 1 $180
American Friends of Alyn Hospital, Inc. 3 $51,200
American Friends of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center 1 $8,500
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University Inc 1 $2,500
American Friends of Combatants for Peace, Inc. 3 $3,750
American Friends of Concordia University 1 $6,000
American Friends of Hospice of the Upper Galilee 1 $500
American Friends of IDC 1 $20,000
American Friends of Jordan River Village Foundation 1 $5,000
American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital, Inc. 1 $2,500
American Friends of Leket Israel, Inc. 5 $44,850
American Friends of LIBI, Inc. 1 $10,000
American Friends of Likud Inc 1 $360
American Friends of Magen David Adom 17 $7,480
American Friends of Maoz-Seal Inc. 2 $250,000
American Friends of Neve Hanna Inc. 1 $1,000
American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Salam Inc. 4 $2,550
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center Inc. 1 $1,000
American Friends of the Association for the advancement of Community Center 2 $118,000
American Friends Of The Hebrew University Inc. 13 $180,050
American Friends of the Heschel Center 1 $5,000
American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute Inc. 2 $255,000
American Friends of the Israel Museum 5 $37,050
American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. 16 $86,450
American Friends of the M&M Frankel Center for the Improvement of Learning 2 $250
American Friends of the Open University of Israel, Inc. 2 $280
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum 3 $4,750
American Friends of the Rambam Health Care Campus 4 $112,900
American Friends of the Re'ut Institute 1 $250
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc. 13 $703,260
American Friends of United Hatzalah 1 $40,000
American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc. 4 $10,340
American Friends of Yahad-In Unum Inc 1 $360
American Heart Association 5 $10,880
American Himalayan Foundation 7 $61,100
American Humane 2 $3,600
American Humanist Association 2 $535
American Idea Foundation 1 $5,000
American Indian College Fund 9 $13,410
American Institute for Cancer Research 1 $180
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 1 $500
American Israel Education Foundation, Inc. 25 $1,647,980
American Israel Public Affairs Committee 3 $361,000
American Jewish Committee 40 $186,110
American Jewish Congress Inc. 1 $360
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (JDC) 50 $473,600
American Jewish University 2 $16,000
American Jewish World Service, Inc. (AJWS) 54 $290,660
American Kidney Fund 1 $100
American Leadership Forum 3 $11,000
American Lung Association 2 $250
American Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc. 1 $500
American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation 1 $180
American Overseas Memorial Day Association Foundation 1 $3,600
American Oversight 1 $250,000
American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel 1 $125
American Prairie Reserve 1 $10,000
American Psychological Foundation Inc 2 $10,500
American Red Cross 32 $94,170
American Rivers, Inc. 2 $1,250
American Schools of Oriental Research 2 $2,300
American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Inc. 8 $9,800
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 3 $1,000
American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel 7 $220,880
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc. 7 $4,610
American Society of the University of Haifa 1 $20,000
Americans for Peace Now, Inc. 5 $5,250
Americans for the Israeli Third Way, Inc. 1 $10,000
Americans United for Separation of Church and State 7 $41,050
AmeriCares 2 $250
amfAR 4 $6,100
Amherst College Trustees 4 $5,050
Amigos de Las Americas 2 $300

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