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
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 3 $900
Innocence Project, Inc. 4 $900
Ocean Conservancy 5 $900
Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. 2 $900
Public Citizen Foundation, Inc. 3 $985
Bedford Playhouse Inc. 1 $1,000
Bolinas-Stinson Beach School Foundation 2 $1,000
Chabad of Cole Valley 1 $1,000
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation 1 $1,000
Erika Whitmore Godwin Foundation 1 $1,000
Friends of the Rockridge Library 1 $1,000
Golden Gate Opera 1 $1,000
Harmony at Home 1 $1,000
Health Connected 1 $1,000
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation 1 $1,000
Judaism By Choice Inc. 1 $1,000
Katonah Museum of Art Inc. 1 $1,000
Maui Preparatory Academy 1 $1,000
Mediators Foundation Inc. 1 $1,000
Monterey Jazz Festival 1 $1,000
New Dawn Guatemala 1 $1,000
Philabundance 1 $1,000
Ross School Foundation 2 $1,000
Sun Valley Summer Symphony 1 $1,000
Weld Food Bank 1 $1,000
Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund 1 $1,000
Women's Crisis Support Team 1 $1,000
Zeta Beta Tau Foundation Inc. 1 $1,000
Acterra - Action For A Sustainable Earth 1 $1,000
Arts Business Collaborative, Inc. 1 $1,000
Associated Catholic Charities, Inc. 1 $1,000
Beit T'Shuvah 2 $1,000
Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS 1 $1,000
Indiana University Foundation 4 $1,000
Jacob Burns Film Center Inc. 1 $1,000
Musicalfare Theatre Company Inc. 1 $1,000
One Family Fund 2 $1,000
Ounce of Prevention Fund 1 $1,000
Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates 1 $1,000
Posh Pets Rescue Inc. 1 $1,000
Redwood Symphony 1 $1,000
Vermont Land Trust 1 $1,000
American Bach Soloists 1 $1,000
Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc. 1 $1,000
Black and Pink Inc. 1 $1,000
Buffalo Seminary 1 $1,000
California Fire Foundation 1 $1,000
Climate Leadership Council 1 $1,000
Cool Effect Inc. 1 $1,000
Dorothy Day House A Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation 1 $1,000
Fort Mason Center 1 $1,000
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. 1 $1,000
Kids and Art Foundation 1 $1,000
Kollel of Greater Boston Inc. 1 $1,000
Narrative Magazine Inc. 1 $1,000
Point San Pedro Road Coalition 1 $1,000
Seed Savers Exchange, Inc. 1 $1,000
Silicon Valley Urban Debate League 1 $1,000
Street Life Ministries 1 $1,000
Taube Center for Jewish Studies-Stanford University 1 $1,000
Bring Me a Book Foundation 1 $1,000
Camp Havaya 1 $1,000
College Is Real, Inc. 1 $1,000
Fast Forward 1 $1,000
Fortune Society, Inc. 1 $1,000
Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California 1 $1,000
Hopalong & Second Chance Animal Rescue 1 $1,000
Kids in Need of Defense 1 $1,000
Lake Roland Nature Council Inc. 1 $1,000
Legal Aid at Work 1 $1,000
Muso AKA Under the Baobab Tree 1 $1,000
North Shore Community College Foundation Inc. 1 $1,000
One Mind Institute 1 $1,000
Ridgefield Library Association, Inc. 1 $1,000
SEEDS Community Resolution Center 1 $1,000
Shoresh Inc. 1 $1,000
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance 1 $1,000
Street Soccer USA Inc. 1 $1,000
Youth Alive 3 $1,000
Alzheimer's Los Angeles 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
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
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

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