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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop | 5 | $3,500 |
| When We All Vote | 3 | $720 |
| Western Watersheds Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| Western States Center | 1 | $250 |
| Western Sonoma County Swimmers | 1 | $100 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | 2 | $2,085 |
| WestCoast Children's Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL | 2 | $10,000 |
| West Valley Community Services of Santa Clara County, Inc. | 3 | $7,600 |
| West Point Inn Association | 1 | $250 |
| West Marin Community Services | 2 | $1,200 |
| West Los Angeles Little League | 1 | $500 |
| West Coast Islands Stewardship & Conservancy Society | 1 | $10,000 |
| West Coast Children's Clinic | 1 | $5,000 |
| Wesleyan University | 1 | $5,000 |
| Wells Bring Hope | 1 | $180 |
| Wellesley College | 1 | $1,100 |
| Weld Food Bank | 1 | $1,000 |
| Weekend Backpacks for Homeless Kids | 1 | $2,500 |
| Weave Incorporated | 1 | $1,000 |
| We the Protesters Inc | 6 | $14,665 |
| Wayzata Community Chruch | 1 | $100 |
| Wayfinder Family Services FKA Junior Blind of America | 1 | $200 |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | 1 | $1,000 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | 3 | $570 |
| Water.org | 1 | $500 |
| Water Mission | 1 | $500 |
| Water for People | 1 | $1,000 |
| Water Buffalo Club Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Wassaic Project Inc. | 1 | $21,000 |
| Washington University - School of Medicine | 1 | $500 |
| Washington University | 5 | $83,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Inc. | 2 | $11,000 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 14 | $354,750 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| Washington Area Bicyclist Association | 1 | $180 |
| Wardrobe for Opportunity | 1 | $100 |
| Walt Disney Family Museum | 1 | $10,000 |
| Walnut Hills High School ALumni Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Walnut Creek Education Foundation K-12 | 1 | $600 |
| Walk With Austin Inc | 1 | $200 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3 | $30,000 |
| Voyageur Outward Bound School | 1 | $7,695 |
| Voto Latino Inc. | 2 | $550,000 |
| Voter Registration Project | 2 | $51,000 |
| Voter Participation Center | 67 | $1,142,000 |
| VoteAmerica Inc. | 3 | $55,180 |
| Vote.org | 5 | $289,000 |
| Vote Solar | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Vote Smart | 2 | $450 |
| Voices of Music, Inc | 1 | $2,500 |
| VMC Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Vital Strategies, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| Vital Arts | 1 | $250 |
| Virginia Organizing, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Virginia Foodshed Capital | 1 | $25,000 |
| Virgie Giles Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Vilna Project Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Villa Sinfonia Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | 1 | $10,000 |
| Vibrant Emotional Health | 2 | $600 |
| Veterans Education Project | 1 | $250 |
| Vermont Organization for Jewish Education Lubavitch | 1 | $750 |
| Vermont Land Trust | 1 | $1,000 |
| Velaslavasay Panorama | 1 | $12,000 |
| Vassar College | 1 | $1,600 |
| Values in Action Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | 1 | $360 |
| Vajrayana Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| VA Palo Alto Health Care System | 1 | $100 |
| Utility Reform Network | 4 | $2,185 |
| Utah Film Center | 2 | $10,000 |
| USC Shoah Foundation Institute | 1 | $2,500 |
| USA Cycling Development Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| US Supporters of the Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin | 1 | $100 |
| US Cyberdome | 1 | $10,000 |
| URJ - Camp Newman | 11 | $44,923 |
| Uri L'Tzedek | 1 | $540 |
| Urban School Of San Francisco | 1 | $10,000 |
| Urban Adamah | 37 | $786,640 |
| Upwardly Global | 1 | $275 |
| Upward Scholars | 1 | $500 |
| Upstart Bay Area | 18 | $171,983 |
| Upper East Side Hatzolah, Inc. | 1 | $350 |
| UNRWA USA National Committee | 1 | $500 |
| University of Wyoming Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation | 2 | $25,500 |
| University of Virginia Medical School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| University Of Virginia Law School Foundation | 2 | $5,100 |
| University of the People | 1 | $25,000 |
| University of Texas Foundation | 2 | $1,100 |
| University of Sydney USA Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| University Of Southern California | 22 | $56,100 |
| University Of San Francisco | 11 | $58,750 |
| University of Rochester | 2 | $3,500 |
| University of Puget Sound | 1 | $3,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 1 | $200 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 1 | $20,000 |
