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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| Grantee name |
Total Grants |
Total Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Phillips Brooks School | 3 | $14,000 |
| Prager University Foundation | 3 | $3,000 |
| Rubicon Programs, Inc. | 3 | $5,700 |
| Smithsonian | 3 | $1,450 |
| The Z Space Studio | 3 | $2,200 |
| Youth Improved Incorporated AKA GENYOUth | 3 | $3,000 |
| Adas Torah | 3 | $10,240 |
| Bread & Roses Presents AKA Bread & Roses | 3 | $3,500 |
| California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. | 3 | $33,000 |
| Chabad of North Peninsula | 3 | $1,502,200 |
| Family Dog & Puppy Rescue | 3 | $800 |
| Gastric Cancer Foundation | 3 | $6,100 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | 3 | $50,400 |
| My New Red Shoes | 3 | $2,300 |
| National Organization for Women Foundation | 3 | $3,425 |
| San Francisco Museum and Historical Society | 3 | $2,700 |
| Adath Israel Congregation | 3 | $4,600 |
| American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum | 3 | $4,750 |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee | 3 | $361,000 |
| Friends of Zen, Inc | 3 | $39,000 |
| Gateway Public Schools | 3 | $51,000 |
| Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity | 3 | $26,500 |
| Lawfare Project Inc. | 3 | $15,100 |
| Spina Bifida Association of America | 3 | $750 |
| Theatre Bay Area | 3 | $2,000 |
| Youth Law Center | 3 | $10,300 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc. | 3 | $805,935 |
| Computer History Museum | 3 | $102,100 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Carmel | 3 | $5,700 |
| Congregation Emek Beracha | 3 | $4,280 |
| First Place for Youth | 3 | $5,500 |
| Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund | 3 | $605,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Guild | 3 | $1,650 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, Inc. | 3 | $10,500 |
| Pathways to Peace | 3 | $2,180 |
| Rural California Broadcasting Corp. KRCB-TV Channel 22 | 3 | $1,500 |
| Tablet Magazine | 3 | $5,250 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3 | $30,000 |
| 350.Org | 3 | $20,600 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | 3 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Community Fund | 3 | $1,250 |
| B'nai B'rith International | 3 | $480 |
| Boston University | 3 | $2,100 |
| Crowden Music Center | 3 | $27,000 |
| Encounter Programs | 3 | $4,100 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc. | 3 | $1,430 |
| Horizons Foundation | 3 | $90,000 |
| Institute For Jewish And Community Research | 3 | $14,118 |
| Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, Inc. | 3 | $2,500 |
| Mills College | 3 | $51,000 |
| Oakland Museum of California Foundation | 3 | $17,700 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Center | 3 | $1,700 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | 3 | $2,000 |
| Trellis Supportive Care | 3 | $30,000 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $6,250 |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | 3 | $30,180 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | 3 | $570 |
| West Valley Community Services of Santa Clara County, Inc. | 3 | $7,600 |
| Brothers for Life | 3 | $11,000 |
| Center for Peace Communications Inc | 3 | $60,000 |
| Congregation Kehillath Israel | 3 | $25,150 |
| Grameen Foundation | 3 | $350 |
| Kepler's Literary Foundation | 3 | $2,800 |
| Sarah's Circle | 3 | $700 |
| Sequoia Hospital Foundation | 3 | $25,300 |
| Accelerate Change, Inc. | 3 | $22,500 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 3 | $700 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 3 | $1,000 |
| Aspen Art Museum | 3 | $109,000 |
| Barnard College | 3 | $8,500 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners | 3 | $57,950 |
| City and County of San Francisco | 3 | $12,500 |
| Coro Northern California | 3 | $50,500 |
| Felton Institute | 3 | $1,300 |
| FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds | 3 | $24,000 |
| Friends of Lubavitch Inc. | 3 | $3,520 |
| Fuente Latina | 3 | $125,000 |
| George Mark Children's Fund | 3 | $16,136 |
| Impact Fund | 3 | $6,750 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 3 | $3,750 |
| KALW Public Media, Inc. | 3 | $2,200 |
| La Cocina Inc | 3 | $1,250 |
| Life Lab Science Program | 3 | $100,000 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc. | 3 | $5,000 |
| National Peace Corps Association | 3 | $12,750 |
| Native American Rights Fund | 3 | $1,635 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | 3 | $1,885 |
| San Jose Museum Of Art Association | 3 | $21,000 |
| Sharsheret, Inc. | 3 | $510 |
| Tahoe Fund | 3 | $15,100 |
| Working Assumptions Foundation | 3 | $2,400,000 |
| Berkeley High School Development Group | 2 | $10,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | 2 | $6,000 |
| Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara | 2 | $430 |
| Culinary Institute of America | 2 | $5,000 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | 2 | $1,200 |
| George Washington High School Alumni Association | 2 | $1,000 |
| H2O For Life | 2 | $750 |
| Highlander Research and Education Ctr. | 2 | $600 |
| Institute for Justice | 2 | $15,000 |
