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 |
|---|---|---|
| Center For Young Women's Development DBA Young Women's Freedom Center | 1 | $8,750 |
| Chabad House Bowery Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Chez Panisse Foundation AKA Edible Schoolyard Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| City Schoolyard Garden | 1 | $12,000 |
| College Is Real, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County | 1 | $2,000 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Creative Growth Art Center | 1 | $3,000 |
| Cystinosis Research Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | 1 | $3,055 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | 1 | $720 |
| Environmental and Energy Study Institute | 1 | $1,500 |
| Etz Chaim Synagogue | 1 | $118 |
| Fast Forward | 1 | $1,000 |
| First Descents | 1 | $100 |
| Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc. | 1 | $10,000 |
| Fortune Society, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of China Camp, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of Vancouver Foundation | 1 | $20,500 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | 1 | $100 |
| Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hopalong & Second Chance Animal Rescue | 1 | $1,000 |
| Imagination Productions | 1 | $5,000 |
| Instituto Para el Buen Vivir | 1 | $10,000 |
| Israel Children's Cancer Foundation Inc. | 1 | $300 |
| Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Center for Justice | 1 | $100 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | 1 | $2,000 |
| JEWISHcolorado | 1 | $3,000 |
| KCET | 1 | $200 |
| Kids in Need of Defense | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lake Roland Nature Council Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| LAvate | 1 | $5,000 |
| Legal Aid at Work | 1 | $1,000 |
| Let Grow Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Living with Wolves Ltd. | 1 | $2,500 |
| Magain David Sephardim Congregation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | 1 | $750,000 |
| Market Street Railway Company | 1 | $500 |
| Mei Fong and Associates DBA Asian Women's Shelter | 1 | $100 |
| MK Level Playing Field Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| Nathan Balk King | 1 | $2,500 |
| National Conference of Synagogue Youth | 1 | $10,000 |
| National Tay-Sachs And Allied Diseases Association | 1 | $1,000 |
| NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster | 1 | $360 |
| New Orleans Abortion Fund - National Network of Abortion Funds | 1 | $10,000 |
| North Star Fund, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Oakland Community Land Trust | 1 | $5,000 |
| One Percent for Education | 1 | $1,000 |
| Option Institute And Fellowship | 1 | $50,000 |
| Our Place in New York, Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| Pacific Environment and Resources Center | 1 | $2,500 |
| PATH | 1 | $2,000 |
| People Organized for Westside Renewal | 1 | $3,000 |
| Pittsburgh Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Police Athletic League, Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Power Shift Network | 1 | $100,000 |
| Pro Kids Golf Academy Inc. - AKA First Tee of San Diego | 1 | $5,000 |
| Public Concern Foundation Inc. | 1 | $180 |
| Regeneration Education | 1 | $25,000 |
| Rodale Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Shotgun Players, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Smith College | 1 | $100,000 |
| Somesville Library Society | 1 | $250 |
| SOS Children's Village - USA | 1 | $100 |
| St. Elmo Society Incorporated | 1 | $2,500 |
| Sunflower Hill | 1 | $1,000 |
| Temple Emanu-El - San Jose | 1 | $1,400 |
| The Creekside School | 1 | $500 |
| Tikkun | 1 | $500 |
| Transistion US | 1 | $500 |
| U.S.-Japan Council | 1 | $25,000 |
| University of Sydney USA Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Wassaic Project Inc. | 1 | $21,000 |
| West Coast Children's Clinic | 1 | $5,000 |
| Yeshiva University | 1 | $8,000 |
| Zonta International Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| About-Face | 1 | $1,000 |
| Airline Ambassadors International Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Alexander Academy Performing Company | 1 | $2,000 |
| American Citizens Abroad Global Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Jordan River Village Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | 1 | $500 |
| American Prairie Reserve | 1 | $10,000 |
| Arcata House Partnership | 1 | $250 |
| ASAP After School Activities Partnerships | 1 | $1,000 |
| Association for the Study | 1 | $30,000 |
| Aurora School Inc | 1 | $100 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | 1 | $500 |
| Bayanihan Clinic | 1 | $500 |
| Belvedere Cove Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Black Hills State University Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| Booker T. Washington Community Service Center | 1 | $5,000 |
| British Schools and Universities Foundation Inc. | 1 | $6,630 |
| Bullis-Purissima Elementary School Foundation | 1 | $1,300 |
| California State University, Bakersfield Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Camp Hazen YMCA | 1 | $3,000 |
| Canary Fund AKA Canary Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
