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 |
|---|---|---|
| SEED for Social Innovation | 1 | $15,000 |
| Seed Savers Exchange, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| SEEDS Community Resolution Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Seeds of Peace | 2 | $450 |
| Seeds of Peace, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sefaria | 11 | $10,568 |
| Sempervirens Fund | 5 | $1,850 |
| Senior Advocacy Services | 1 | $180 |
| Sentencing Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sequoia Hospital Foundation | 3 | $25,300 |
| Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc. | 1 | $1,500 |
| Seti Institute | 3 | $2,200 |
| Seton Hall University | 1 | $1,000 |
| Seva Foundation | 2 | $3,400 |
| Seven Hills School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sex Workers Outreach Project | 1 | $360 |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States | 1 | $500 |
| SF New Deal | 2 | $22,000 |
| SFFILM | 4 | $7,500 |
| Sha'ar Zahav | 11 | $19,290 |
| Shady Side Academy | 1 | $5,000 |
| Shalem Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Shalom Bayit | 65 | $240,187 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | 17 | $355,220 |
| Shalom School | 1 | $1,000 |
| Shanti Project | 4 | $1,692 |
| Sharsheret, Inc. | 3 | $510 |
| Shelter Box USA | 2 | $2,000 |
| Shelter Inc. | 4 | $15,750 |
| Shelter Rock Jewish Center | 1 | $200 |
| Shining Hope for Communities Inc. | 3 | $1,500 |
| Shira Foundation of NJ A NJ Nonprofit Corporation | 1 | $100 |
| Shirat Hayam | 1 | $3,000 |
| Shirley Ryan AbilityLab | 1 | $100 |
| Shoresh Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Shotgun Players, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice Inc | 1 | $200 |
| Sicha | 1 | $100 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness | 1 | $100 |
| Siddhartha School Project | 1 | $500 |
| Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services | 1 | $285 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | 16 | $3,004,660 |
| Sierra Watch | 1 | $500 |
| Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Silent Film Festival | 2 | $5,000 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | 8 | $9,850 |
| Silicon Valley De-Bug | 1 | $2,000 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | 8 | $29,500 |
| Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - SV2 | 1 | $25,000 |
| Silicon Valley Urban Debate League | 1 | $1,000 |
| Silver Creek Alliance Inc. | 1 | $250 |
| SilverLining Inc | 2 | $100,000 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | 17 | $6,275 |
| Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha | 9 | $34,600 |
| Siskiyou Field Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sister Carmen Community Center Inc. | 1 | $720 |
| SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective | 1 | $250 |
| Six Seconds | 1 | $250 |
| Sixth & I | 1 | $1,800 |
| Skidmore College | 2 | $110,000 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | 2 | $105,000 |
| Sky's the Limit Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Skysthelimit.org | 1 | $500 |
| Slide Ranch | 10 | $11,360 |
| Slow Food USA Inc | 1 | $100 |
| Slow Money Institute Inc | 1 | $20,000 |
| Smile Train, Inc. | 7 | $1,850 |
| Smith College | 1 | $100,000 |
| Smithsonian | 3 | $1,450 |
| Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture | 1 | $3,000 |
| Smuin Ballet | 2 | $15,000 |
| Soccer Without Borders | 1 | $1,000 |
| Social Finance, Inc. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Social Good Fund | 16 | $95,600 |
| Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine-SIIM | 1 | $300 |
| Society for Science and the Public | 1 | $750 |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Monterey County | 1 | $100 |
| Society of Israel Philatelists | 1 | $250 |
| Society St. Vincent De Paul Alameda | 1 | $1,000 |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust | 1 | $540 |
| Solar Electric Light Fund AKA SELF | 1 | $100 |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Somesville Library Society | 1 | $250 |
| SongwritingWith: Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sonoma County Bach Society | 1 | $25,000 |
| Sonoma County Change Program | 1 | $100 |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | 1 | $2,500 |
| Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab and Adoption Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Sonoma Humane Society | 2 | $2,300 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | 5 | $10,550 |
| Sonoma Mountain Zen Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sonoma Overnight Support Inc. | 2 | $1,000 |
| Sonoma State University | 2 | $600 |
| Sonoma Valley Authors Festival | 2 | $1,100 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | 1 | $133,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | 2 | $50,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance | 1 | $1,000 |
| SOS Children's Village - USA | 1 | $100 |
