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 |
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Burning Man Project | 5 | $9,060 |
Humane Society | 5 | $8,540 |
Register2Vote Fund | 5 | $26,200 |
Hospice by the Bay | 5 | $30,780 |
Jewish Federations of North America | 5 | $156,000 |
Room to Read | 5 | $10,000 |
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School | 5 | $46,100 |
Stern Grove Festival Association | 5 | $35,500 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters | 5 | $11,618 |
Sonoma Land Trust | 5 | $10,550 |
826 | 5 | $15,360 |
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | 5 | $2,550 |
CASA of San Mateo County | 5 | $3,500 |
Keshet Inc. | 5 | $34,050 |
Marin Theatre Company | 5 | $18,000 |
San Francisco Playhouse | 5 | $133,500 |
Achieve Tahoe | 5 | $80,300 |
American Heart Association | 5 | $10,880 |
Georgetown University | 5 | $126,860 |
Happy Shalom School Inc. | 5 | $6,800 |
Marin Academy | 5 | $22,500 |
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc. | 5 | $13,040 |
North Beach Citizens | 5 | $8,150 |
ORT America Inc. (New York) | 5 | $4,170 |
Pets in Need | 5 | $2,618 |
Ploughshares Fund | 5 | $33,600 |
Sutter Bay Hospitals | 5 | $24,600 |
That Man May See Inc. | 5 | $17,600 |
United Nations Watch - USA | 5 | $85,450 |
African Middle Eastern Leadership Project | 5 | $105,000 |
Americans for Peace Now, Inc. | 5 | $5,250 |
Bolinas Community Land Trust | 5 | $112,150 |
The Abraham Initiatives | 5 | $58,000 |
United Negro College Fund, Inc. | 5 | $1,310 |
Center for Science in the Public Interest | 5 | $7,135 |
Independent Jewish World Cinema | 5 | $21,750 |
Peninsula Volunteers Inc. | 5 | $31,000 |
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation | 5 | $1,050 |
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation | 5 | $6,130 |
International Medical Corps | 5 | $22,300 |
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club | 5 | $7,500 |
New York University | 5 | $72,600 |
United Religions Initiative | 5 | $15,300 |
University of Arizona Foundation | 5 | $4,100 |
Whistlestop | 5 | $3,500 |
Action Against Hunger USA | 5 | $6,020 |
Children's Defense Fund | 5 | $2,450 |
Fractured Atlas, Inc. | 5 | $37,250 |
Glaucoma Research Foundation | 5 | $5,000 |
Vote.org | 5 | $289,000 |
Washington University | 5 | $83,000 |
American Friends of the Israel Museum | 5 | $37,050 |
Friends of the Arava Institute | 5 | $31,640 |
Children's Health Council Inc. | 5 | $18,550 |
Community Initiatives | 5 | $4,800 |
Juma Ventures | 5 | $21,095 |
Ocean Conservancy | 5 | $900 |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | 5 | $1,310 |
San Francisco Unified School District - KALW | 5 | $3,450 |
Schechter Institutes, Inc. | 5 | $225,658 |
Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music DBA Freight and | 6 | $53,250 |
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | 6 | $10,450 |
Muttville | 6 | $7,380 |
Cityside Journalism Initiative | 6 | $3,790 |
Coaching Corps | 6 | $14,100 |
Friends Of The Earth | 6 | $20,300 |
Conservation Society of California | 6 | $3,850 |
Polyphony Foundation | 6 | $50,430 |
Regents of the University of Michigan | 6 | $7,550 |
Santa Clara University | 6 | $22,010 |
Asylum Arts | 6 | $111,212 |
Exploratorium | 6 | $23,200 |
Moldaw Residences | 6 | $11,130 |
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco | 6 | $38,000 |
Duke University | 6 | $125,980 |
Hand in Hand: American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel | 6 | $29,300 |
National Yiddish Book Center Inc. | 6 | $2,600 |
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc. | 6 | $4,440 |
San Francisco Education Fund | 6 | $881,123 |
Seacology | 6 | $69,500 |
Leadership Conference Education Fund, Inc. | 6 | $4,350,350 |
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | 6 | $2,180 |
We the Protesters Inc | 6 | $14,665 |
Foundation for Students Rising Above | 6 | $19,450 |
Montana Wilderness School | 6 | $99,000 |
San Francisco Friends School | 6 | $165,500 |
Bail Project | 6 | $5,850 |
Futures Without Violence | 6 | $73,000 |
Katherine Delmar Burke School | 6 | $27,650 |
Music in the Vineyards Inc. | 6 | $18,500 |
Palo Alto Community Fund | 6 | $3,300 |
Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy DBA SAR Academy | 6 | $16,110 |
T'ruah | 6 | $5,982 |
University Corporation San Francisco State | 6 | $93,000 |
Arthritis Foundation - Northern California Office | 6 | $63,600 |
California College of the Arts | 6 | $102,000 |
Children's Council of San Francisco | 6 | $25,800 |
PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers and Students Inc. | 6 | $5,910 |
Chabad of Contra Costa | 6 | $10,260 |
Community Gatepath | 6 | $10,000 |