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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Sciences Research Institute AKA MSRI | 1 | $512 |
| Scott Street Senior Housing Complex DBA Rhoda Goldman Plaza | 1 | $518 |
| Green Schools Alliance | 1 | $525 |
| American Humanist Association | 2 | $535 |
| In Defense of Animals | 2 | $535 |
| Jewish Women's Theatre | 2 | $540 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust | 1 | $540 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc. | 1 | $540 |
| Uri L'Tzedek | 1 | $540 |
| Lubavitch of Iowa Inc. | 1 | $540 |
| Stayin' Alive | 1 | $540 |
| Beth Longwell Foundation | 2 | $550 |
| Beate Klarsfeld Foundation | 1 | $550 |
| Napa County Land Trust | 3 | $550 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | 3 | $570 |
| Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) | 2 | $600 |
| Palo Alto Humane Society | 2 | $600 |
| Project Hope | 2 | $600 |
| U.S. Committee Sports for Israel DBA Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel | 2 | $600 |
| Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc. | 1 | $600 |
| Vibrant Emotional Health | 2 | $600 |
| O'Hanlon Center for the Arts | 2 | $600 |
| Best Buddies International, Inc. | 2 | $600 |
| Horace Mann School | 2 | $600 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | 4 | $600 |
| Pacific Vision Foundation | 2 | $600 |
| Walnut Creek Education Foundation K-12 | 1 | $600 |
| Central Park Conservancy, Inc. | 2 | $600 |
| Sustainable Conservation | 2 | $600 |
| Highlander Research and Education Ctr. | 2 | $600 |
| Keter Torah Synagogue | 1 | $600 |
| Sonoma State University | 2 | $600 |
| Lifehouse, Inc. | 1 | $600 |
| Temple Beth El | 2 | $610 |
| Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee | 3 | $640 |
| Vintage Computer Federation | 1 | $640 |
| Curry Senior Center | 2 | $650 |
| Bay Nature Institute | 1 | $650 |
| Pink Ribbon Girls Inc. | 2 | $650 |
| Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment Inc. | 2 | $650 |
| Nine Lives Foundation | 3 | $680 |
| Producers Associates | 2 | $680 |
| Museum of Modern Art | 2 | $680 |
| Climate Psychiatry Alliance | 2 | $700 |
| Friends of the Children - SF Bay Area | 2 | $700 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 3 | $700 |
| Sarah's Circle | 3 | $700 |
| New York Public Radio | 2 | $700 |
| When We All Vote | 3 | $720 |
| Lerner Jewish Community Day School | 1 | $720 |
| Missionary Athletes International | 1 | $720 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | 1 | $720 |
| Rocky Mountain Wild | 1 | $720 |
| Zonta International Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Transplant Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Sister Carmen Community Center Inc. | 1 | $720 |
| Redwood City Education Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Grateful Garment Project | 1 | $720 |
| Chabad of Sunset Strip | 1 | $720 |
| Community Food Share | 1 | $720 |
| Idea Wild | 1 | $720 |
| Helen Keller International, Inc. | 3 | $735 |
| di Rosa Preserve | 2 | $750 |
| Jewish World Watch | 2 | $750 |
| Vermont Organization for Jewish Education Lubavitch | 1 | $750 |
| Nashuva | 2 | $750 |
| Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security | 2 | $750 |
| Feed the Hungry San Miguel Inc | 2 | $750 |
| KehillahSF | 1 | $750 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | 1 | $750 |
| Spina Bifida Association of America | 3 | $750 |
| National Women's Law Center | 1 | $750 |
| St. Peter and Paul Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 | $750 |
| Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco | 2 | $750 |
| EHF Fund, Inc. | 2 | $750 |
| H2O For Life | 2 | $750 |
| Society for Science and the Public | 1 | $750 |
| Nantucket Musical Arts Society Inc. | 1 | $750 |
| Rosenberg Fund for Children | 2 | $750 |
| Temple Bethzion-Beth Israel | 3 | $766 |
| Trevor Project, Inc. | 4 | $780 |
| Nuclear Information and Resource Service | 2 | $785 |
| Starcross Monastic Community | 2 | $785 |
| Baykeeper | 2 | $785 |
| Beyond Nuclear | 2 | $785 |
| Iraq Veterans Against the War | 2 | $785 |
| Foundation of Foster City and Mariners Island Rotary dba Rotary Club of Fos | 2 | $800 |
| KCRW Foundation, Inc. | 3 | $800 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | 5 | $800 |
| Family Dog & Puppy Rescue | 3 | $800 |
| Adelphi University | 1 | $800 |
| Family Link | 2 | $800 |
| Naturebridge | 4 | $830 |
| San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation | 2 | $850 |
| Hearing Health Foundation | 2 | $850 |
| Consumers' Checkbook | 4 | $850 |
| B'nai Vail Congregation Inc. | 1 | $850 |
| Isaiah House | 3 | $850 |
| Gunn Senior High School Foundation AKA Gunn Foundation | 2 | $860 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | 3 | $875 |
