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 namesort descending Total Grants Total Amount
Chabad Of Noe Valley 5 $10,318
Chabad of North Peninsula 3 $1,502,200
Chabad of Northern Nevada Inc. 1 $3,600
Chabad of Novato 2 $7,500
Chabad of Palm Springs, Inc. 1 $200
Chabad of San Francisco Inc. 13 $44,029
Chabad of Sonoma County 2 $6,000
Chabad of Southern Nevada Inc. 1 $1,000
Chabad of Sunset Strip 1 $720
Chabad of the East Bay 7 $12,600
Chabad on Fulton 1 $200
Chabot Space and Science Center 1 $9,000
Chai Lifeline Inc. 4 $3,340
Chai Preschool Inc. 1 $10,000
Challenge Success 4 $3,350
Challenged Athletes Foundation 1 $1,800
Chamber Music in Napa Valley 1 $500
Chamber Music San Francisco 1 $300
Changing Leads Foundation Inc. 1 $2,000
Chapman University 1 $5,000
Charities Aid Foundation of America 1 $500
charity: water 1 $100
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School 1 $180
Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic 1 $200
Cheetah Conservation Fund 1 $100
Cherry Creek School District Parent Teacher Community Council Inc. 1 $250
Cheshire Academy 1 $500
Chevra Inc. 1 $5,000
Chevra Kol Israel 1 $15,000
Cheyanna Foundation for Children 1 $400
Chez Panisse Foundation AKA Edible Schoolyard Project 1 $5,000
Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc. 1 $7,500
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc. 2 $3,500
Child and Family Guidance Center 1 $1,000
Child Mind Institute Inc. 1 $5,000
Children for Change 1 $250
Children Incorporated 1 $500
Children Now 2 $6,000
Children of Shelters 1 $1,000
Children's Aid Society 1 $10,000
Children's Book Project 4 $5,000
Children's Cancer Research Fund AKA CCRF 1 $200
Children's Clinic, Serving Children and Their Families 1 $108
Children's Council of San Francisco 6 $25,800
Children's Defense Fund 5 $2,450
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose 1 $2,500
Children's Health Council Inc. 5 $18,550
Children's Heart Foundation 1 $100
Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation 1 $20,000
Children's Hospital Corporation DBA Children's Hospital Boston 1 $300
Children's Hospital Los Angeles 1 $10,000
Children's Museum of Sonoma County 1 $1,000
Children's Scholarship Fund 1 $500
Childrens Hospital Branches Inc. 1 $250
Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco 2 $750
Chilis On Wheels 1 $7,500
Chinati Foundation 3 $43,500
Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care 1 $39,780
Chinese Progressive Association 3 $32,500
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation 1 $1,000
Chochmat HaLev 2 $3,600
Choral Singers of Marin aka SingersMarin 2 $2,000
CHP 11-99 Foundation 4 $6,050
Christian Action Life Line 4 $1,300
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 3 $1,100
Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund 35 $343,530
CILS Benefactors Inc. 1 $100
CISPES Education Fund 1 $350
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc. 1 $1,000
City and Country School Inc. 1 $10,000
City and County of San Francisco 3 $12,500
City Arts and Lectures, Inc. 3 $6,100
City Harvest Inc. 3 $2,200
City of Belvedere 1 $500
City of Hope 1 $100
City of Hope National Medical Center 1 $100
City of St. Helena 1 $100
City Parks Alliance 1 $250
City Schoolyard Garden 1 $12,000
Citymeals on Wheels 1 $40,000
Cityside Journalism Initiative 6 $3,790
Cityteam Ministries 1 $100
Civil Eats 1 $1,000
Civil Rights Corps 1 $500,000
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center 1 $1,000
Claremont McKenna College 2 $14,500
Clarion Project Inc. 2 $10,000
Clausen House 1 $500
Clean Air Task Force Inc. 3 $26,300
Clean Water Fund 4 $5,880
Cleveland Hillel Foundation 1 $10,000
Cleveland Kids Book Bank 2 $62,000
Climate Jobs New York Education Fund, Inc. 1 $300,000
Climate Leadership Council 1 $1,000
Climate Psychiatry Alliance 2 $700
Clinic by the Bay 2 $1,000
Club Z 5 $25,740
Coaching Corps 6 $14,100
Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat 1 $100
Coalition on Homelessness 2 $300

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