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.
Contact us for questions about the grants.
| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Responders Children's Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Foothill-DeAnza Community Colleges Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Foundation for Animal Care and Education | 1 | $15,000 |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of John Jay Homestead | 1 | $250 |
| From the Top | 1 | $100 |
| George Eastman Museum | 1 | $1,000 |
| GirlVentures | 1 | $500 |
| Green Pets America | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hebrew Congregation of North Tarrytown & Tarrytown Temple Beth Abraham | 1 | $5,000 |
| Holy Names High School | 1 | $5,000 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Impact Cubed | 1 | $1,200 |
| Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | 1 | $250 |
| Inverness Foundation 15 Park Ave | 1 | $125 |
| Israeli American Council | 1 | $2,000 |
| Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center Inc. | 1 | $500 |
| Jewish Community Center on the Palisades | 1 | $3,600 |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Resource Center Chabad of Aspen | 1 | $500 |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | 1 | $50,000 |
| Kainos Home & Training Center for the Developmentally Disabled | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lamplighters Yeshivah | 1 | $120,000 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| 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 |
| Organic Seed Alliance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Oxbow School | 1 | $10,000 |
| Packer Collegiate Institute | 1 | $2,500 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | 1 | $180 |
| Pet Network of North Lake Tahoe Inc. AKA Pet Network Humane Society | 1 | $360 |
| Pomona College | 1 | $36,000 |
| Progressive Change Institute | 1 | $7,500 |
| Push-2-Excel | 1 | $14,400 |
| RARE | 1 | $200 |
| Redwood City Education Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Rex Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| San Geronimo Valley Community Center | 1 | $1,250 |
| Sculpture Center, Inc. | 1 | $15,000 |
| Six Seconds | 1 | $250 |
| Spondylitis Associations of America | 1 | $100 |
| St. Peter and Paul Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 | $750 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sustain Hawaii | 1 | $1,000 |
| Temple Israel of Great Neck | 1 | $1,800 |
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Mussar Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 1 | $2,500 |
| United Way of Jackson County | 1 | $200 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Virginia Foodshed Capital | 1 | $25,000 |
| Walnut Creek Education Foundation K-12 | 1 | $600 |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wildcoast | 1 | $300,000 |
| Women for Women International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks | 1 | $11,000 |
| 42nd Street Moon | 1 | $100 |
| Advancement Project | 1 | $360 |
| Alameda County Fair Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $30,000 |
| American Diabetes Association, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| American Friends of United Hatzalah | 1 | $40,000 |
| Animal Aid Unlimited | 1 | $2,500 |
| Arnold P. Gold Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| At Home with Growing Older | 1 | $26,500 |
| Beta Pi Sigma Sorority | 1 | $2,000 |
| Biblical Archaeology Society | 1 | $500 |
| B'Nai Jeshurun Congregation | 1 | $100 |
| Boulder Community Broadcast Association Inc., aka KGNU Radio | 1 | $500 |
| California Masonic Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Call to Action of Northern California | 1 | $180 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy, Inc. | 1 | $40,000 |
| Casa de Angeles Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| charity: water | 1 | $100 |
| Children of Shelters | 1 | $1,000 |
| Coastside Hope | 1 | $500 |
| Columbia Opportunities Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
| Community Change | 1 | $100 |
| Community Services Agency | 1 | $500 |
| Congregation Agudath Israel of Boro Park | 1 | $6,800 |
| Cuck Fancer Incorporated | 1 | $200 |
| Durham - Chapel Hill Jewish Federation | 1 | $1,800 |
| Easter Seals, Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| Footsteps Inc | 1 | $10,000 |
