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 name Total Grants Total Amountsort descending
Glasswing International USA 1 $250
Greenlining Institute 1 $250
Otter Project 1 $250
Radio Ambulante Studios Inc. 1 $250
Redwood Justice Fund 1 $250
American Association of University Women Inc. 1 $250
Berkeley Partners for Parks 1 $250
Chabad at USC 1 $250
MedShare International 1 $250
Naropa University 1 $250
Opera San Jose Incorporated 1 $250
Rossmoor Fund 2 $250
AmeriCares 2 $250
Aphasia Center of California 1 $250
Buffalo Bill Center of the West 1 $250
Caminos de Agua 1 $250
Catholic Social Services 1 $250
City Parks Alliance 1 $250
Golden Oak Montessori of Hayward Charter School 1 $250
Hudson Bend Middle School Parent Teacher Organization 1 $250
Pacific Center for Human Growth 1 $250
People for the American Way Foundation 2 $250
Redwoods - A Community of Seniors 1 $250
Resonance Project 1 $250
World Monuments Fund 1 $250
ABC of NC Foundation 1 $250
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens 1 $250
Oakland Ballet Company 1 $250
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation 1 $250
Philanthropy Workshop 1 $250
Positive Resource Center 1 $250
Project Kesher 1 $250
Rotaplast International, Inc. 1 $250
Silver Creek Alliance Inc. 1 $250
Sunday Friends 1 $250
Veterans Education Project 1 $250
Able Works 1 $250
Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation 1 $250
Lake Travis High School Parent Teacher Organization 1 $250
Legal Aid Chicago 1 $250
Living-Dying Project 1 $250
Somesville Library Society 1 $250
American Friends of the M&M Frankel Center for the Improvement of Learning 2 $250
Arcata House Partnership 1 $250
Belvedere Cove Foundation 1 $250
Cedars Nursing Care Center, Inc. 1 $250
Center for Youth Development through Law 1 $250
Compassionate Friends 1 $250
Empower Playgrounds Inc 1 $250
Friends of the Darby Community Public Library Inc. 1 $250
International Sephardic Educational and Cultural Center in Jerusalem AKA Se 1 $250
Lakes Environment Association 1 $250
Rise Together Education Inc 1 $250
Airlink Inc. 1 $250
Alexander Hamilton High School Alumni Association 1 $250
Archaelogical Legacy Institute 1 $250
Childrens Hospital Branches Inc. 1 $250
Compassionate Friends - Marin 1 $250
Lakeview Pantry 1 $250
National Academy of Social Insurance 1 $250
Pollinator Partnership 1 $250
Center on Conscience and War 1 $250
Exhale An After-Abortion Counseling Talkline 1 $250
Friends of the El Cerrito Library 1 $250
Humane Farming Association 1 $250
K to College DBA SupplyBank.Org 1 $250
Legal Aid of Sonoma County 1 $250
Mary Sarvis Memorial Fund 1 $250
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 1 $250
National Advocates for Pregnant Women 1 $250
Producers Club of Maryland Inc. 1 $250
Treasure Island Museum Assocation 1 $250
Abused Women's Aid In Crisis Inc. 1 $250
Austin Coming Together 1 $250
Global Justice Ecology Project 1 $275
Homeless Garden Project 1 $275
Upwardly Global 1 $275
Rett Syndrome Research Trust, Inc. 2 $280
Commonweal 2 $280
Youth Community Service Inc. 2 $280
American Friends of the Open University of Israel, Inc. 2 $280
Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services 1 $285
Technoserve, Inc. 1 $285
Entertainment Industry Foundation 1 $285
National Coalition Against Censorship Inc. 1 $285
Environmental Health Strategy Center 1 $285
Win Without War Education Fund 1 $285
Maine Media Workshops + College 2 $298
Coalition on Homelessness 2 $300
Cancer Research Institute 1 $300
Green Corps, Inc. 1 $300
American Craft Council 1 $300
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center 1 $300
Community Resources for Science 1 $300
Foothill-DeAnza Community Colleges Foundation 1 $300
Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco 1 $300
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine-SIIM 1 $300
Bay Area Rescue Mission 1 $300
Bowdoin College 1 $300
CorpsAfrica 1 $300

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