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
SOS-Soldier's Organized Services 1 $1,000
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc 2 $15,540
Soul Shoppe Programs 1 $2,000
South Coast Children's Services Inc. 1 $1,000
South County Community Health Center, Inc. dba Ravenswood Family Health Cen 1 $1,000
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School 5 $46,100
Southern California Council for Soviet Jews 1 $100
Southern California PGA Foundation 1 $10,000
Southern California Public Radio 1 $200
Southern Center for Human Rights 1 $5,000
Southern Methodist University 1 $400
Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. 44 $132,170
Southwest Harbor Public Library 1 $500
Southwestern Law School 1 $500
Spark SF Public Schools 2 $4,000
Special Olympics Northern California 3 $500
Special Operations Fund 1 $10,000
Spikenard Farm, Inc. 1 $15,000
Spina Bifida Association of America 3 $750
Spirit of America Worldwide 1 $6,400
Spirit Rock Meditation Center 3 $1,700
Spondylitis Associations of America 1 $100
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Inc. 2 $31,000
Springboard Collaborative 1 $250,000
SPUR 4 $78,000
Squashdrive 1 $1,000
St John Paul II 1 $180
St. Andrew's - Sewanee School 1 $10,000
St. Anne's Home - Little Sisters of the Poor 1 $5,000
St. Anthony's 12 $54,750
St. Baldrick's Foundation 2 $3,000
St. Elmo Society Incorporated 1 $2,500
St. Francis Center of Redwood City 1 $5,000
St. Helena Farmers Market 1 $100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 8 $23,050
St. Luke's Wood River Foundation 1 $500
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 1 $10,000
St. Peter and Paul Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul 1 $750
St. Stephen's Episcopal School 2 $6,400
St. Theresa Catholic Church & School 3 $45,000
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church 1 $1,000
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County 2 $2,600
Stand With Us 12 $79,020
Stand.Earth 1 $36,000
Stanford Health Care 14 $206,700
Stanford Jazz Workshop 2 $14,000
Stanford University 51 $2,317,680
Starcross Monastic Community 2 $785
Stayin' Alive 1 $540
STEAC (Short Term Emergency Aid Committee) 2 $2,000
Steinberg Institute 1 $15,000
Step Up Womens Network 1 $360
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation 3 $2,000
Stern Grove Festival Association 5 $35,500
Sterne School 1 $6,250
Stinson Beach Community Center 1 $100
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture 1 $500
Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis 1 $500
Storahtelling Lab Shul Inc. 2 $10,000
Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc. 1 $200
Straus Historical Society, Inc. 1 $2,500
Street Life Ministries 1 $1,000
Street Soccer USA Inc. 1 $1,000
Streetcode Academy 2 $6,000
Strong City Baltimore FKA Greater Homewood Community Corporation 1 $10,000
StrongMinds, Inc. 1 $100,000
Student Conservation Association, Inc. 1 $1,850
Student Press Law Center, Inc. 2 $50,100
Studio 70 4 $38,600
Success Academy Charter Schools 1 $1,000
Success Centers 2 $1,500
Sukkat Shaleym Inc. 1 $18,000
Sukkat Shalom, Inc. 1 $250
Summer Search 7 $76,000
Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm 1 $100
Sun Valley Summer Symphony 1 $1,000
Sundance Institute 1 $25,000
Sundara Fund Inc. 2 $15,000
Sunday Friends 1 $250
Sunflower Hill 1 $1,000
Sunrise Horse Rescue 1 $1,000
Sunrise Movement Education Fund 1 $150
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities 1 $1,500
Surfrider Foundation 1 $200
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, National Office 1 $1,500
Sustain Hawaii 1 $1,000
Sustainable Conservation 2 $600
Sustainable Harvest International 1 $250
Sutter Bay Hospitals 5 $24,600
Sutter Care at Home 2 $200
SVARA 1 $180
Swarthmore College 1 $35,000
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund 1 $3,600
Sweetwater Spectrum, Inc. 2 $2,600
Swim Across America, Inc. 1 $200
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization 4 $1,780
Synergy School 4 $10,500
Syracuse University 2 $1,000
Syzygy Dance Project 1 $1,500
T'ruah 6 $5,982

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