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 |
|---|---|---|
| CORA - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | 5 | $1,850 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | 5 | $800 |
| Global Fund for Women Inc. | 5 | $10,250 |
| Hasidah | 5 | $28,930 |
| Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life | 5 | $287,387 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S. | 5 | $3,200 |
| UC Davis Foundation | 5 | $14,300 |
| United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism | 5 | $73,300 |
| Ameinu Our People Inc. | 5 | $33,100 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel, Inc. | 5 | $44,850 |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | 5 | $10,000 |
| Sempervirens Fund | 5 | $1,850 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc. | 5 | $3,680 |
| Jewish Federation Of Silicon Valley | 5 | $61,550 |
| Lambda Legal | 5 | $82,500 |
| Marin Humane Society | 5 | $3,180 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. | 5 | $15,930 |
| Peninsula Family Service | 5 | $9,250 |
| Ritter Center | 5 | $3,300 |
| San Francisco Day School | 5 | $2,100 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | 5 | $18,652 |
| Wildcare | 5 | $18,000 |
| Burning Man Project | 5 | $9,060 |
| Humane Society | 5 | $8,540 |
| Register2Vote Fund | 5 | $26,200 |
| South Peninsula Hebrew Day School | 5 | $46,100 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | 5 | $35,500 |
| Hospice by the Bay | 5 | $30,780 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | 5 | $156,000 |
| Room to Read | 5 | $10,000 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | 5 | $10,550 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | 5 | $11,618 |
| San Francisco Playhouse | 5 | $133,500 |
| 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 |
| Sutter Bay Hospitals | 5 | $24,600 |
| That Man May See Inc. | 5 | $17,600 |
| 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 |
| The Abraham Initiatives | 5 | $58,000 |
| 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 |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation | 5 | $1,050 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tides Center | 6 | $33,930 |
| Aim High for High School | 6 | $26,930 |
| Berkeley Public Schools Fund | 6 | $23,700 |
| HealthRight 360 | 6 | $58,500 |
| Heifer Project International, Inc. | 6 | $2,760 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council - Jewish Coalition for Literacy | 6 | $24,368 |
| Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs | 6 | $117,750 |
| Salvation Army - Golden State Division | 6 | $4,350 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | 6 | $41,300 |
| Palo Alto Partners In Education | 6 | $15,060 |
| 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 |
| Santa Clara University | 6 | $22,010 |
| Conservation Society of California | 6 | $3,850 |
| Polyphony Foundation | 6 | $50,430 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | 6 | $7,550 |
| Asylum Arts | 6 | $111,212 |
| Exploratorium | 6 | $23,200 |
| Moldaw Residences | 6 | $11,130 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | 6 | $881,123 |
| 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 |
| Seacology | 6 | $69,500 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund, Inc. | 6 | $4,350,350 |
| Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | 6 | $2,180 |
| San Francisco Friends School | 6 | $165,500 |
