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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| California Trout | 7 | $14,550 |
| Hamilton Families | 7 | $18,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women - San Francisco Section | 7 | $8,985 |
| New Venture Fund | 7 | $3,325,250 |
| Cornell University | 7 | $65,050 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | 7 | $521,580 |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | 7 | $20,350 |
| San Francisco Aids Foundation | 7 | $11,880 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | 7 | $16,500 |
| Working America Education Fund | 7 | $13,950 |
| YMCA | 7 | $71,430 |
| American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel | 7 | $220,880 |
| Avenidas | 7 | $26,350 |
| Institute For Jewish Spirituality Inc. | 7 | $2,870 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem Inc. | 7 | $4,610 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | 7 | $34,335 |
| American Himalayan Foundation | 7 | $61,100 |
| Chabad of the East Bay | 7 | $12,600 |
| Summer Search | 7 | $76,000 |
| Greenlight Clinic | 7 | $8,800 |
| REPORT, Inc. | 7 | $166,500 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | 7 | $41,050 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | 7 | $13,680 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | 7 | $91,800 |
| Congregation B'Nai Tikvah | 7 | $30,075 |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc. | 7 | $21,900 |
| Nueva School | 7 | $171,755 |
| Compass Family Services | 7 | $15,500 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | 7 | $4,110 |
| Maven Project | 7 | $6,250 |
| Bay School Of San Francisco | 7 | $158,300 |
| HairToStay | 7 | $37,800 |
| Middle East Media Research Institute Inc. | 7 | $80,860 |
| Reboot, Inc. | 7 | $117,750 |
| Smile Train, Inc. | 7 | $1,850 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music Inc. | 7 | $10,750 |
| National Wildlife Federation | 7 | $2,000 |
| BBYO | 7 | $84,598 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | 7 | $49,250 |
| American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Inc. | 8 | $9,800 |
| Wilderness Society | 8 | $165,735 |
| GiveDirectly, Inc. | 8 | $41,360 |
| Save the Bay | 8 | $2,850 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc. | 8 | $1,230 |
| Northwestern University | 8 | $80,530 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | 8 | $9,850 |
| Opera Parallele | 8 | $155,450 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | 8 | $29,500 |
| Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, LA | 8 | $179,400 |
| Mission Hospice & Home Care | 8 | $3,400 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | 8 | $6,365 |
| Chabad of Greater South Bay | 8 | $27,516 |
| Brandeis University | 8 | $7,330 |
| Leukemia And Lymphoma Society | 8 | $14,470 |
| Peninsula Bridge Program | 8 | $18,750 |
| Wider Bridge | 8 | $34,380 |
| AMCHA Initiative | 8 | $16,880 |
| Camp Kesem National | 8 | $7,000 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc. | 8 | $2,010,080 |
| No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength | 8 | $44,600 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 8 | $145,800 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Berkeley | 8 | $15,140 |
| Delivering Good, Inc. | 8 | $12,500 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association | 8 | $58,950 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 8 | $23,050 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc. | 8 | $5,600 |
| Color of Change | 9 | $30,750 |
| Food Runners | 9 | $5,900 |
| Peninsula Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 9 | $21,550 |
| ExtraFood Org | 9 | $24,300 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom of Napa Valley | 9 | $12,600 |
| Peninsula Sinai Congregation | 9 | $19,657 |
| UCLA Foundation | 9 | $39,750 |
| Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | 9 | $36,100 |
| Columbia University | 9 | $25,600 |
| Save the Children Federation | 9 | $4,200 |
| Marine Mammal Center | 9 | $17,600 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | 9 | $29,550 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | 9 | $21,950 |
| American Indian College Fund | 9 | $13,410 |
| Congregation Beth El | 9 | $34,930 |
| New Georgia Project Incorporated | 9 | $505,000 |
| American Cancer Society, Inc. | 9 | $26,400 |
| California State Parks Foundation | 9 | $9,450 |
| Trust For Public Land | 9 | $16,300 |
| ODC | 9 | $34,350 |
| JIMENA Inc. | 9 | $57,200 |
| Sinai Memorial Chapel - Chevra Kadisha | 9 | $34,600 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. | 9 | $6,280 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | 10 | $57,900 |
