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 Grants Total Amountsort descending
Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. 2 $900
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 3 $900
Ocean Conservancy 5 $900
Innocence Project, Inc. 4 $900
Public Citizen Foundation, Inc. 3 $985
MK Level Playing Field Institute 1 $1,000
National Tay-Sachs And Allied Diseases Association 1 $1,000
One Percent for Education 1 $1,000
Pittsburgh Foundation 1 $1,000
Rodale Institute 1 $1,000
San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center 1 $1,000
Sunflower Hill 1 $1,000
About-Face 1 $1,000
Airline Ambassadors International Inc. 1 $1,000
ASAP After School Activities Partnerships 1 $1,000
Canary Fund AKA Canary Foundation 1 $1,000
Clinic by the Bay 2 $1,000
First Graduate 2 $1,000
Midrasha East Bay Jewish Community High School 1 $1,000
Morrissey-Compton Educational Center 1 $1,000
Pivotal 1 $1,000
Public Education Foundation, Inc. AKA South Bend Education Foundation 2 $1,000
Regeneration Project AKA Interfaith Power & Light 1 $1,000
SOS-Soldier's Organized Services 1 $1,000
Sunrise Horse Rescue 1 $1,000
Ubuntu Theater Project Inc 1 $1,000
Berkshire Community College Foundation Inc. 1 $1,000
Cancer Care, Inc. 1 $1,000
First Hebrew Congregation of Alameda AKA Temple Israel of Alameda 1 $1,000
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Inc 1 $1,000
Heart and Home Collaborative 2 $1,000
Historic Congregation Kesher Israel 1 $1,000
Hope Rehabilitation Services AKA Hope Services 1 $1,000
Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado 1 $1,000
Modest Needs Foundation 1 $1,000
Nepal Seeds 1 $1,000
PRASAD Project, Inc. 1 $1,000
Rising International 1 $1,000
Syracuse University 2 $1,000
Villa Sinfonia Foundation 1 $1,000
Water for People 1 $1,000
Ashoka 1 $1,000
Bloom Marin 1 $1,000
California State Wildlife Foundation 1 $1,000
Camp Make-A-Dream 1 $1,000
Child and Family Guidance Center 1 $1,000
Community Action of Napa Valley 1 $1,000
Edible Schoolyard Project 1 $1,000
Empower Yolo, Inc. 1 $1,000
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide 2 $1,000
Girl Scouts of Northern California 1 $1,000
Hope to Haiti Inc. 1 $1,000
Insight Meditation Community of Washington 1 $1,000
Local Initiatives Support Corp. 1 $1,000
Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation 1 $1,000
My Sister's House 1 $1,000
Siskiyou Field Institute 1 $1,000
United Way for Greater Austin 1 $1,000
Akiva School 1 $1,000
Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund 1 $1,000
Cancer Couch Foundation Inc. 1 $1,000
Civil Eats 1 $1,000
Colonel IL James N Pritzker Library for the Citizen Soldier AKA Pritzker Mi 1 $1,000
EdSource Inc. 1 $1,000
Girls Inc of the Central Coast 1 $1,000
Grace Cathedral 1 $1,000
Jasper Ridge Farm 2 $1,000
Soccer Without Borders 1 $1,000
South Coast Children's Services Inc. 1 $1,000
Theatre Lab (School of the Dramatic Arts) 1 $1,000
UC Santa Barbara Foundation 1 $1,000
University of Virginia Medical School Foundation 1 $1,000
Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project Inc. 1 $1,000
Adolescent Counseling Services 3 $1,000
Alia Vita Foundation 1 $1,000
America Needs You 1 $1,000
Asian American LEAD 1 $1,000
Austin Community Foundation 1 $1,000
Bennington College 1 $1,000
Burlingame Soccer Club 1 $1,000
Central American HealthCare Initiative Inc. 1 $1,000
Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International, Inc. 1 $1,000
Dress For Success 1 $1,000
Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools 1 $1,000
Emunah of America Inc. 1 $1,000
Green Belt Movement International - North America 2 $1,000
Jazz Foundation of America Inc 1 $1,000
John Austin Cheley Foundation 1 $1,000
Lambda Literary Foundation 1 $1,000
Neue Galerie New York 1 $1,000
Progress Texas Institute 1 $1,000
Sentencing Project 1 $1,000
Shalom School 1 $1,000
South County Community Health Center, Inc. dba Ravenswood Family Health Cen 1 $1,000
Xerces Society Inc. 1 $1,000
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Inc. AKA YIVO 1 $1,000
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
Dance Training Center-San Francisco 1 $1,000

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