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 |
|---|---|---|
| Safe & Sound | 11 | $68,750 |
| Saint Vincent's Day Home | 1 | $500 |
| Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy DBA SAR Academy | 6 | $16,110 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 1 | $200,000 |
| Salmon River Restoration Council | 1 | $500 |
| Salvation Army | 4 | $2,750 |
| Salvation Army - Golden State Division | 6 | $4,350 |
| Samaritan House | 24 | $26,992 |
| San Antonio Community Development Corporation Inc. | 12 | $12,000 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | 1 | $2,000 |
| San Diego Junior Golf Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Domenico School | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Aids Foundation | 7 | $11,880 |
| San Francisco Architectural Heritage | 4 | $8,600 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | 4 | $22,000 |
| San Francisco Arts Education Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | 24 | $182,750 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Beautiful | 1 | $200 |
| San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund Inc. | 2 | $5,200 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | 9 | $21,950 |
| San Francisco Center for the Book | 1 | $180 |
| San Francisco Chapter of the Older Women's League | 1 | $180 |
| San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium | 2 | $150,000 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc. | 7 | $10,750 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | 1 | $200 |
| San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program | 4 | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Day School | 5 | $2,100 |
| San Francisco Early Music Society | 1 | $100 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | 6 | $881,123 |
| San Francisco First Tee | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | 11 | $72,930 |
| San Francisco Friends School | 6 | $165,500 |
| San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus | 2 | $2,680 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | 18 | $83,030 |
| San Francisco Host Committee | 1 | $2,500 |
| San Francisco International Boogie Woogie Festival | 3 | $3,100 |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization AKA SFJAZZ | 10 | $62,380 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | 81 | $186,753 |
| San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | 2 | $430 |
| San Francisco Museum and Historical Society | 3 | $2,700 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | 40 | $274,467 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | 25 | $318,700 |
| San Francisco Opera Guild | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | 12 | $246,400 |
| San Francisco Performances, Inc. | 2 | $200 |
| San Francisco Playhouse | 5 | $133,500 |
| San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Rescue Mission | 1 | $100 |
| San Francisco SafeHouse | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Shakespeare Festival | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 18 | $16,000 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 42 | $305,725 |
| San Francisco Unified School District - KALW | 5 | $3,450 |
| San Francisco University High School | 5 | $6,600 |
| San Francisco Village | 1 | $26,500 |
| San Francisco Women Artists | 1 | $400 |
| San Francisco Zen Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | 10 | $57,900 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | 142 | $552,250 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | 1 | $1,250 |
| San Jose Museum Of Art Association | 3 | $21,000 |
| San Jose Public Library Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| San Jose Wind Symphony | 1 | $500 |
| San Leandro Hebrew Congregation- Temple Beth Sholom | 3 | $5,450 |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation | 5 | $1,050 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation | 2 | $850 |
| San Mateo Foster City School Community Education Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Mateo Park Neighborhood Association | 1 | $100 |
| San Mateo Public Library Foundation | 2 | $400 |
| Sandisfield Arts & Restoration Committee | 1 | $100 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Santa Clara University | 6 | $22,010 |
| Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society | 1 | $100 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Sarah's Circle | 3 | $700 |
| Save a Child's Heart Foundation U.S., Inc. | 2 | $244 |
| Save the Bay | 8 | $2,850 |
| Save the Children Federation | 9 | $4,200 |
| Save the Redwoods League | 13 | $90,300 |
| Saved By Nature | 2 | $500 |
| SaverLife FKA EARN | 2 | $2,100 |
| Savory Institute | 1 | $3,000 |
| Scattered Among the Nations Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Schechter Institutes, Inc. | 5 | $225,658 |
| ScholarMatch | 3 | $155,450 |
| Scholars for Peace in the Middle East | 1 | $5,000 |
| Schools Mentoring and Resource Team | 1 | $2,500 |
| Science Friday Initiative Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Scleroderma Research Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Scott Street Senior Housing Complex DBA Rhoda Goldman Plaza | 1 | $518 |
| Sculpture Center, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Seacology | 6 | $69,500 |
| Search for Common Ground | 1 | $250 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 3 | $3,150 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | 107 | $410,825 |
| Secure Community Network | 1 | $50,000 |
