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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane University | 1 | $500 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | 1 | $250 |
| Carbon180 | 1 | $50,000 |
| Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International | 1 | $1,000 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | 1 | $500 |
| Fund for the Tiger | 1 | $1,000 |
| Networks Productions | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ofrenda | 1 | $5,000 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | 1 | $1,750 |
| San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival | 1 | $500 |
| Socially Responsible Agricultural Project | 1 | $15,000 |
| Trees Foundation | 1 | $4,000 |
| Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Mid-Peninsula | 1 | $100 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | 1 | $250 |
| Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS | 1 | $1,000 |
| Final Exit Network | 1 | $1,000 |
| Halachic Organ Donor Society | 1 | $180 |
| In Spirit | 1 | $2,000 |
| MayView Community Health Center | 1 | $100 |
| Rady Children's Hospital Foundation | 1 | $2,500 |
| San Francisco Public Health Foundation | 1 | $38,500 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund | 1 | $180 |
| Aleph Institute | 1 | $900 |
| American Foreign Policy Council | 1 | $5,000 |
| CatchLight FKA PhotoPhilanthropy | 1 | $2,500 |
| City Parks Alliance | 1 | $350 |
| Daniel Pearl Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | 1 | $300 |
| First Tee of San Diego | 1 | $5,000 |
| Friends of Straus Park | 1 | $200 |
| Grassroots Collaborative | 1 | $250,000 |
| Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley | 1 | $2,500 |
| Innocence Project New Orleans | 1 | $300 |
| Internews Networks | 1 | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires | 1 | $1,000 |
| Karmaspirit | 1 | $4,000 |
| Leading Edge Alliance | 1 | $25,000 |
| New Leaders Council | 1 | $500 |
| Open Markets Institute | 1 | $350,000 |
| Philos Project | 1 | $100,000 |
| Riverside Park Conservancy | 1 | $200 |
| TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund | 1 | $250,000 |
| Tides Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| VGC Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Win Without War Education Fund | 1 | $284 |
| YWCA Silicon Valley | 1 | $5,000 |
| Chabad of College Hill | 1 | $180 |
| Chapel Hill Kehillah | 1 | $180 |
| Hebrew Congregation of North Tarrytown & Tarrytown Temple Beth Abraham | 1 | $5,000 |
| LAvate | 1 | $10,000 |
| New Life Church of Novato | 1 | $10,000 |
| Reconstructionist Rabbinical College & Jewish Reconstructionist Communities | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sonoma Mountain Zen Center | 1 | $1,000 |
| Temple Emanuel of Winston-Salem | 1 | $540 |
| Airlink | 1 | $250 |
| Americans for the Israeli Third Way | 1 | $25,000 |
| Bay Area Community Resources | 1 | $1,000 |
| Camp Ramah in the Berkshires | 1 | $100 |
| CERF+ | 1 | $100 |
| Creativity Explored | 1 | $500 |
| Easter Seals | 1 | $100 |
| Family Caregiver Alliance | 1 | $200 |
| Friends of Bolinas Stinson Beach Libraries | 1 | $100 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | 1 | $500 |
| Hands Across the Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Humanity of Justice Foundation | 1 | $20,000 |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Home at Rockleigh | 1 | $180 |
| Lead, Enrich, Achieve, Progress | 1 | $2,000 |
| Make-A-Wish America | 1 | $2,500 |
| MIB Agents | 1 | $200 |
| Nepal Seeds | 1 | $1,000 |
| Not For Sale | 1 | $360 |
| Pajama Program | 1 | $1,000 |
| Population Services International | 1 | $100 |
| REDF | 1 | $20,000 |
| Saint Vincent's Day Home | 1 | $500 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 1 | $500 |
| Sonoma County Fire Relief | 1 | $500 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County | 1 | $450 |
| Via Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $1,000 |
| WomenShelter of Long Beach | 1 | $5,000 |
| Acalanes Choral Boosters | 1 | $100 |
| Budding Artist Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| Capitol Public Radio | 1 | $500 |
| Chora Nova | 1 | $25,000 |
| DrawBridge | 1 | $3,000 |
| KWMR | 1 | $500 |
| Luther Burbank Center for the Arts | 1 | $2,000 |
| Menorah Heritage Foundation | 1 | $250 |
| Oakland Heritage Alliance | 1 | $500 |
| Palo Alto Players - Peninsula Center Stage | 1 | $500 |
| San Francisco Maritime National Park Association | 1 | $1,000 |
| Sundance Institute | 1 | $20,000 |
| Voices of Music | 1 | $2,500 |
| Zaccho SF | 1 | $3,000 |
| Alta Vista School | 1 | $250 |
