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
NAMI Marin Inc. 1 $250
ProsthetiKA Foundation 1 $250
Beans Cafe, Inc. 1 $250
Cadena Foundation 1 $250
CASA of Los Angeles 1 $250
Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park 1 $250
Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco 1 $250
Lange Foundation 1 $250
Northwest Film Forum 1 $250
Search for Common Ground 1 $250
Sustainable Harvest International 1 $250
Vital Arts 1 $250
GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer 1 $250
La Raza Centro Legal--San Francisco 1 $250
Little Wishes 1 $250
Matat Mordechai 1 $250
Michiana Jewish Historical Society Inc. 1 $250
Redwood Day School 1 $250
Sukkat Shalom, Inc. 1 $250
"I Have a Dream" Foundation-Idaho Inc. 1 $250
Lenox Hill Bikur Cholim, Inc. 1 $250
Michigan Humane Society 1 $250
Peace Appeal Foundation 1 $250
Society of Israel Philatelists 1 $250
Western States Center 1 $250
All Ways Up Foundation 1 $250
American Lung Association 2 $250
CALICO Center 1 $250
Cherry Creek School District Parent Teacher Community Council Inc. 1 $250
Making Contact 1 $250
On Your Feet Foundation Northern California 1 $250
Temple Shalom Inc. 1 $250
World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations Inc. 1 $250
Alzheimers Coachella Valley 1 $250
Bedford Historical Society 1 $250
Caravan to Class 1 $250
Center for Elders Independence 1 $250
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
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
Chabad at USC 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
Catholic Social Services 1 $250
City Parks Alliance 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
Global Justice Ecology Project 1 $275
Homeless Garden Project 1 $275
Upwardly Global 1 $275
Youth Community Service Inc. 2 $280
American Friends of the Open University of Israel, Inc. 2 $280
Rett Syndrome Research Trust, Inc. 2 $280
Commonweal 2 $280
Environmental Health Strategy Center 1 $285
Win Without War Education Fund 1 $285
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
Maine Media Workshops + College 2 $298
JewishGen, Inc. 3 $300
Amigos de Las Americas 2 $300
Forward Together 1 $300
Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties 1 $300
One Purpose School 1 $300
Aurora Singers 1 $300
Dan Foundation Inc. DBA Divers Alert Network 2 $300
Friends of Yemin Orde, Inc. 1 $300
Halom House 1 $300
International Vision Volunteers 1 $300
Marin Horizon School 1 $300
New Orthodox Minyan DBA Darchei Noam 1 $300

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