Personal Philanthropy
View the 2019 Grantmaking Report
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2019 the Federation facilitated 10,050 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $175,078,668. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo College | 1 | $500 |
| Mother Jones | 1 | $180 |
| Nightingale-Bamford School | 1 | $2,000 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Pescadero Education Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Princeton University | 1 | $5,000 |
| San Domenico School | 1 | $5,000 |
| Syracuse University | 1 | $500 |
| University of the People | 1 | $50,000 |
| Washington University - School of Medicine | 1 | $500 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | 1 | $500 |
| African People and Wildlife Fund | 1 | $150 |
| Concern for Helping Animals in Israel | 1 | $250 |
| Fawn Rescue | 1 | $100 |
| Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society | 1 | $4,000 |
| Last Chance at Life All Breed Rescue and Adoptions | 1 | $75,000 |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Wild | 1 | $720 |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA | 1 | $200 |
| ABC of NC Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | 1 | $150 |
| Art of Yoga Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Bonita House | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chordoma Foundation | 1 | $1,800 |
| Familial Dysautonomia Now Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | 1 | $250 |
| La Clinica de la Raza | 1 | $500 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society Northern California Chapter | 1 | $100 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition | 1 | $100 |
| Operation Walk Los Angeles | 1 | $100 |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Women's Cancer Resource Center | 1 | $180 |
| Airline Ambassadors International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center | 1 | $300 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland | 1 | $100 |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | 1 | $300 |
| Community Change | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of European Leadership Network | 1 | $100,000 |
| George Mason University Foundation | 1 | $125,000 |
| Highlander Research and Education Ctr. | 1 | $500 |
| International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War | 1 | $750 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco Bay Area | 1 | $500 |
| Livable City | 1 | $250 |
| Mechanics Institute | 1 | $1,000 |
| On the Move | 1 | $1,000 |
| Palm Center | 1 | $25,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project | 1 | $50,000 |
| RepresentUS Education Fund | 1 | $118 |
| Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Education Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Skysthelimit.org | 1 | $1,000 |
| Thrive Networks Global | 1 | $250 |
| YMCA of the East Bay | 1 | $1,000 |
| B'nai Israel of Rossmoor | 1 | $1,000 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Wyoming | 1 | $20,000 |
| Chabad of the Inland Empire | 1 | $180 |
| Congregation Beth Elohim | 1 | $3,125 |
| Congregation Brith Shalom | 1 | $1,300 |
| Grace Cathedral | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Congregation of Maui | 1 | $600 |
| National Council of Young Israel - Century City | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Chatham Synagogue | 1 | $500 |
| Yeshiva-Torah Vodaath-Mesivta | 1 | $1,800 |
| Acalanes Booster Club | 1 | $200 |
| American Friends of Likud | 1 | $250 |
| Attitudinal Healing International | 1 | $180 |
| Black Girls Run Foundation | 1 | $225 |
| Camp Hazen YMCA | 1 | $3,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | 1 | $1,000 |
| Exhale to Inhale, | 1 | $1,800 |
| Foster Care Counts | 1 | $5,000 |
| Girls Inc of the Central Coast | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hope Ministries | 1 | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center | 1 | $500 |
| Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa | 1 | $100 |
| National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women | 1 | $500 |
| North Carolina Agricultural Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Outdoors for All Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Planting Justice | 1 | $250 |
| Sacramento Loaves and Fishes | 1 | $2,500 |
| Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association | 1 | $500 |
| Slow Food USA | 1 | $200 |
| St. Anne's Home - Little Sisters of the Poor | 1 | $5,000 |
| Trans Lifeline | 1 | $100 |
| Wilkes Bashford Helping Hands Emergency Fund | 1 | $250 |
| 42nd Street Moon | 1 | $100 |
| Arts for Oakland Kids | 1 | $250 |
| California Odd Fellows Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Chicago Public Media | 1 | $100 |
| Compassionate Listening Project | 1 | $180 |
| Dezart Performs | 1 | $500 |
| Flux Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Rockridge Library | 1 | $1,000 |
| Groundspark | 1 | $500 |
| InterMusic SF | 1 | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society | 1 | $500 |
| Maryland State Boychoir | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Center for Jewish Film | 1 | $1,000 |
| North Carolina Public Television Foundation | 1 | $300 |
| Resonance Project | 1 | $250 |
| San Francisco Youth Theatre | 1 | $3,000 |
