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 Grantssort descending Total Amount
Revolution School 1 $9,500
Riverside Park Conservancy Inc. 1 $200
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation 1 $500
Russian River Jewish Community 1 $100
San Francisco Early Music Society 1 $100
San Francisco Opera Guild 1 $500
Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation 1 $2,500
Scott Street Senior Housing Complex DBA Rhoda Goldman Plaza 1 $518
Sentencing Project 1 $1,000
Shalom School 1 $1,000
Side by Side, formerly Sunny Hills Services 1 $285
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective 1 $250
Social Finance, Inc. 1 $100,000
Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab and Adoption Inc. 1 $500
South County Community Health Center, Inc. dba Ravenswood Family Health Cen 1 $1,000
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 1 $10,000
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, National Office 1 $1,500
Technoserve, Inc. 1 $285
Temple Israel of Alameda Foundation 1 $500
Texas Defender Service 1 $1,500
United Way of Central Maryland Inc. 1 $12,500
University of Hawaii Foundation 1 $4,000
Virgie Giles Foundation 1 $5,000
Walk With Austin Inc 1 $200
Woodwell Climate Research Center 1 $1,500
Xerces Society Inc. 1 $1,000
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Inc. AKA YIVO 1 $1,000
3LPlace Inc. 1 $1,800
Adopt-A-Family of Marin 1 $1,500
Alight 1 $500
Alpha Phi Omega, Inc. 1 $2,000
America SCORES 1 $2,000
American Craft Council 1 $300
Animal Adoption Center Inc. 1 $5,000
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center 1 $300
Autism Speaks, Inc. 1 $500
Beach Cities Chabad AKA Jewish Community Center 1 $5,000
Beyond Type 1 1 $5,000
Breakthrough Institute 1 $325,000
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc. 1 $250
California Magic Soccer Club 1 $5,000
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation 1 $100,000
Camp Possibilities Foundation 1 $2,000
Carter Center, Inc. 1 $100
Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California aka Carecen 1 $100
Chabad Jewish Center of Richmond 1 $100
Chabad of Palm Springs, Inc. 1 $200
Charities Aid Foundation of America 1 $500
Children Incorporated 1 $500
Children's Museum of Sonoma County 1 $1,000
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc. 1 $1,000
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center 1 $1,000
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust 1 $150
Community Alliance with Family Farmers 1 $500
Community Partners 1 $2,500
Conard House 1 $125
Dance Training Center-San Francisco 1 $1,000
Dementia Society of America 1 $100
Djerassi Resident Artists Program 1 $100
Drisha Institute for Jewish Education Inc. 1 $30,000
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring 1 $1,000
Education Pioneers, Inc. 1 $25,000
Environmental Working Group 1 $500
Family Housing and Adult Resources, Inc. 1 $100
Felidae Conservation Fund 1 $20,000
Foothill Parent-Faculty Association 1 $425
Foundation for African Medicine and Education 1 $1,000
Fresh Air Fund 1 $1,000
From the Heart Productions 1 $3,600
Gen�Next�Foundation� 1 $12,500
Global Strategies for HIV Prevention 1 $1,000
Green Corps, Inc. 1 $300
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation 1 $500
Hidden Genius Project 1 $1,000
Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco 1 $500
Impact Bay Area 1 $100
Interlochen Center for the Arts 1 $100
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles 1 $500
Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region 1 $15,000
John Burroughs School 1 $4,000
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation of America 1 $10,000
Kentfield Schools Foundation 1 $1,800
Kimokeo Foundation 1 $10,000
KV8 Memorial Foundation 1 $5,000
Lamplighters Music Theatre 1 $500
Legal Insurrection Foundation 1 $2,000
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls 1 $1,000
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging 1 $1,000
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts 1 $2,000
Maine Seacoast Mission 1 $10,000
Marin Society of Artists Inc 1 $1,000
ME2 ORCHESTRA 1 $1,000
Mexican Museum 1 $3,000
Momentum Unlimited 1 $15,000
Mount Desert Nursing Association 1 $10,000
National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section 1 $2,500
Nevada Humane Society 1 $5,000
New York Botanical Garden 1 $250
Northern Westchester Hospital Center Foundation Inc. 1 $2,000
OneJustice 1 $1,000

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