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
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 7 $20,350
National Brain Tumor Society, Inc. 2 $1,250
National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy 1 $1,000
National Center For Lesbian Rights 2 $8,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1 $180
National Center for Science Education, Inc. 1 $1,000
National Center for Transgender Equality 1 $100
National Center for Youth Law 3 $13,500
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women 1 $500
National Coalition Against Censorship Inc. 1 $285
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 1 $118
National Conference of Synagogue Youth 1 $10,000
National Constitution Center 2 $385,000
National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women 1 $200
National Council of Jewish Women 1 $2,500
National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section 7 $8,985
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated - Washington, DC 1 $100
National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section 1 $2,500
National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc. 3 $5,000
National Federation of the Blind, Inc. 1 $100
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc. 5 $13,040
National Geographic Society 2 $200
National Hospice Foundation 1 $500
National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership 2 $21,000
National Jewish Health 4 $16,300
National Kidney Foundation Inc. - Northern California/Pacific Northwest 1 $30,000
National LGBTQ Task Force 2 $4,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 5 $6,500
National Museum of Women in the Arts 3 $875
National Organization for Women Foundation 3 $3,425
National Park Foundation 4 $21,400
National Park Trust, Inc. 1 $100
National Parks Conservation Association 4 $600
National Partnership for Women and Families, Inc. 2 $2,000
National Peace Corps Association 3 $12,750
National Physicians Alliance Foundation, Inc. 1 $180
National Public Education Support Fund 1 $400,000
National Public Radio, Inc. 2 $15,000
National Ramah Commission, Inc. 1 $360
National Redistricting Foundation 1 $25,000
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) 1 $500
National Sailing Center Hall of Fame & Museum Inc. 2 $350
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association 1 $2,500
National Tay-Sachs And Allied Diseases Association 1 $1,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. 5 $3,200
National Wildlife Federation 7 $2,000
National Women's Health Network Inc. 2 $2,435
National Women's History Museum 1 $250
National Women's Law Center 1 $750
National Yiddish Book Center Inc. 6 $2,600
Native American Rights Fund 3 $1,635
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 22 $53,050
Nature Conservancy of California 14 $130,300
Nature Conservancy, Inc. 17 $28,150
Nature Foundation at Wintergreen 1 $8,000
Naturebridge 4 $830
Nautilus Music Theater 1 $13,000
Naval War College Foundation, Inc. 1 $2,500
NCGA Foundation BDA Youth on Course 1 $15,000
NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster 1 $360
NEO Philanthropy, Inc 1 $500,000
Nepal Seeds 1 $1,000
Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains 2 $2,800
Network on Women in Prison AKA Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 1 $5,000
Neue Galerie New York 1 $1,000
Nevada Humane Society 1 $5,000
New Amsterdam Presents Inc. 1 $5,000
New Ashkenaz Minyan 1 $3,000
New City Arts Initiative 1 $12,000
New Conservatory Theatre Center 2 $22,500
New Creation Community Presbyterian Church 1 $32,000
New Dawn Guatemala 1 $1,000
New Florida Majority Education Fund Inc. 1 $650,000
New Georgia Project Incorporated 9 $505,000
New ISrael Fund 85 $550,410
New Orleans Abortion Fund - National Network of Abortion Funds 1 $10,000
New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation 1 $10,000
New Orthodox Minyan DBA Darchei Noam 1 $300
New Seed Foundation 1 $40,000
New Venture Fund 7 $3,325,250
New Virginia Majority Education Fund 2 $1,700,000
New York Botanical Garden 1 $250
New York Cares, Inc. 1 $10,000
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc. 1 $2,500
New York Community Trust AKA Community Funds Inc 2 $11,000
New York Public Radio 2 $700
New York Restoration Project 1 $25,000
New York University 5 $72,600
New York University Stern School of Business 1 $5,000
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital 1 $10,000
Nimbus Arts 1 $500
Nine Lives Foundation 3 $680
Niskanen Center Inc. 1 $50,000
No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength 8 $44,600
Noe Valley Chamber Music 1 $2,500
Nonhuman Rights Project Inc. 1 $2,000
Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. 1 $250
North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry Inc. 4 $4,695
North American Friends of Oranim, Inc. 1 $5,000
North Bay Organizing Project 2 $21,000

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