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 |
|---|---|---|
| Congregation Ner Tamid | 3 | $2,100 |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | 17 | $30,105 |
| Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin | 31 | $246,219 |
| Congregation Shaarey Tikvah | 2 | $40,400 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York | 1 | $5,000 |
| Congregation Sherith Israel | 22 | $44,930 |
| Congregation Shir Hadash | 4 | $27,150 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | 1 | $140,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | 4 | $4,700 |
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc. | 1 | $13,000 |
| Conservation Society of California | 6 | $3,850 |
| Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International, Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Consumers Union of United States Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Consumers' Checkbook | 4 | $850 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | 79 | $740,708 |
| Contra Costa Animal Services | 1 | $3,500 |
| Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. DBA Hope Solutions | 1 | $10,000 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Community Center | 2 | $5,360 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Day School | 24 | $167,336 |
| Contra Costa Midrasha | 3 | $5,500 |
| Convergence Center for Policy Resolution | 2 | $5,500 |
| Cool Effect Inc. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| COPE Family Center | 2 | $3,500 |
| CORA - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | 5 | $1,850 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | 1 | $5,000 |
| Cornelia Connelly Center for Education | 1 | $180 |
| Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Foundation | 4 | $115,610 |
| Cornell University | 7 | $65,050 |
| Corning Museum of Glass | 1 | $15,000 |
| Coro Northern California | 3 | $50,500 |
| Corporation of Fine Arts Museums | 29 | $93,099 |
| Corporation of Haverford College | 3 | $155,000 |
| CorpsAfrica | 1 | $300 |
| Council On Foreign Relations Inc. | 2 | $10,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program of Contra Costa County | 1 | $4,000 |
| Covenant House California | 1 | $100 |
| Craig Hospital Foundation | 2 | $50,150 |
| Creative Growth Art Center | 1 | $3,000 |
| Creativity Explored | 1 | $500 |
| Crisis Text Line | 2 | $10,500 |
| Critter Lovers at Work DBA CLAW | 1 | $400 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. | 9 | $6,280 |
| Crossroads Campus | 1 | $2,500 |
| Crowden Music Center | 3 | $27,000 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | 7 | $16,500 |
| Cuck Fancer Incorporated | 1 | $200 |
| Culinary Institute of America | 2 | $5,000 |
| Culture for One | 1 | $2,000 |
| Cure JM Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Curiodyssey | 1 | $3,000 |
| Curry Senior Center | 2 | $650 |
| Curtis School Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Cystinosis Research Foundation | 1 | $25,000 |
| Daily Acts Organization | 2 | $1,900 |
| Dan Foundation Inc. DBA Divers Alert Network | 2 | $300 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. | 2 | $5,100 |
| Dance Brigade - A New Group From Wallflower Order | 2 | $6,000 |
| Dance Palace | 1 | $500 |
| Dance Training Center-San Francisco | 1 | $1,000 |
| Daniel Pearl Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Daraja Education Fund | 2 | $10,000 |
| Darby Bread Box | 1 | $500 |
| Darby Schools Excellence Fund | 1 | $500 |
| Dartmouth College | 1 | $3,500 |
| David Brower Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust | 2 | $2,000 |
| Day Worker Center of Mountain View | 3 | $15,200 |
| DC Central Kitchen, Inc. | 2 | $1,100 |
| De Marillac Academy | 2 | $25,250 |
| Defenders Of Wildlife | 2 | $6,500 |
| Defending Democray Together Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| Delancey Street Foundation | 4 | $16,100 |
| Delivering Good, Inc. | 8 | $12,500 |
| Delta College Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Dementia Society of America | 1 | $100 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | 2 | $2,500,000 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | 2 | $50,300 |
| Democracy Works, Inc. aka TurboVote | 4 | $11,900 |
| Democratic Majority for Israel | 2 | $75,000 |
| Denver Rescue Mission | 1 | $1,500 |
| Desert Jewish Center | 1 | $40,000 |
| Design History Foundation Inc AKA Places Journal | 1 | $5,000 |
| Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS | 1 | $1,000 |
| di Rosa Preserve | 2 | $750 |
| Diabetic Youth Families | 3 | $25,200 |
| DIABLO REGIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATION | 1 | $5,000 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International | 3 | $1,200 |
| Digital Divide Data AKA DDD | 1 | $2,500 |
| Digital Nest Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Direct Relief | 4 | $16,500 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | 1 | $100 |
| Doc Society, Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Doctors Outreach Clinics Inc. | 2 | $13,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | 55 | $77,880 |
| Dog Is My CoPilot | 1 | $2,500 |
| Dominican University of California | 4 | $17,750 |
| Donna Klein Jewish Academy Inc | 1 | $1,800 |
| DonorsChoose | 4 | $113,200 |
