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
MacGuffin Theatre and Film Company 1 $20,000
MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving 3 $1,250
Magain David Sephardim Congregation 1 $20,000
Magical Bridge Foundation 1 $500
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life 5 $287,387
Magnes Museum Foundation 1 $5,000
Maimonides Medical Center 1 $5,000
Maine Jewish Film Festival 1 $15,000
Maine Media Workshops + College 2 $298
Maine Seacoast Mission 1 $10,000
Maitri Charitable Trust 2 $15,000
Make the Road New York 1 $100
Make-A-Wish America 1 $7,500
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area 1 $1,200
Making Contact 1 $250
Making Headway Foundation, Inc. 1 $500
Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund Inc. 1 $500
Management Center 1 $200,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland 1 $750,000
Maplebrook School, Inc. 1 $10,000
Maplight 1 $500
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation 1 $100
March of Dimes Foundation 1 $100
March on Maryland 1 $5,000
Marfa Education Foundation 1 $5,000
Marfa Public Radio Corporation 2 $15,000
Marfa Theatre 1 $3,000
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company 3 $11,000
Marin Academy 5 $22,500
Marin Agricultural Land Trust 2 $15,500
Marin Art and Garden Center 2 $1,100
Marin Audubon Society 1 $2,500
Marin Center for Independent Living 1 $5,000
Marin Community Clinics 1 $10,000
Marin Country Day School 2 $5,000
Marin County Bicycle Coalition 2 $350
Marin General Hospital Foundation 4 $16,250
Marin Horizon School 1 $300
Marin Humane Society 5 $3,180
Marin Montessori School, Inc. 1 $5,000
Marin Shakespeare Company 1 $100
Marin Society of Artists Inc 1 $1,000
Marin Symphony Association 2 $2,000
Marin Theatre Company 5 $18,000
Marin Villages 1 $5,000
Marine Mammal Center 9 $17,600
Marine Mammals of Maine 1 $2,000
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 3 $900
MarinLink 1 $100
Mark Day School 1 $7,500
Market Street Railway Company 1 $500
Martha's Village & Kitchen 1 $5,000
Martis Camp Community Foundation 1 $500
Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation 1 $1,000
Mary Sarvis Memorial Fund 1 $250
Maryland Food Bank, Inc. 1 $2,500
Maryland State Boychoir Inc 1 $1,000
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel 4 $1,110
Massachusetts General Hospital 2 $1,250
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 $2,150
Matat Mordechai 1 $250
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute AKA MSRI 1 $512
Maui Food Bank 1 $500
Maui Preparatory Academy 1 $1,000
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation 1 $2,500
Maven Project 7 $6,250
Mayan Hands Foundation Ltd 2 $450
Mayers Healthcare Foundation, Inc. 1 $2,000
Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City 1 $5,000
MayView Community Health Center 1 $100
Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger 38 $92,000
McKenzie River Clinic 1 $500
MDRC 1 $250,000
ME2 ORCHESTRA 1 $1,000
Meals on Wheels 32 $52,745
Mechanics Institute 1 $1,000
Mechon Hadar 3 $23,600
MedGlobal, Inc. 1 $20,000
Media Research Center 1 $500
Mediators Foundation Inc. 1 $1,000
MedShare International 1 $250
MEET International 1 $300
Mei Fong and Associates DBA Asian Women's Shelter 1 $100
Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment Inc. 2 $650
Melissa's House 1 $360
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 3 $50,400
Mendocino Land Trust 1 $100
Menlo Atherton High School Foundation for the Future 4 $11,800
Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation 2 $6,000
Menlo School 11 $45,800
Menorah Heritage Foundation 1 $250
MEOR Inc. 1 $5,000
Mercatus Center Inc 1 $125,000
Mercy Corps 4 $1,550
Mercy High School 1 $1,000
Mercy High School San Francisco 1 $100,000
Mercy Ships 2 $1,285
Merola Opera Program 3 $11,000
Merona Leadership Foundation 1 $1,327
Mesorah Heritage Foundation 2 $200

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