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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula College Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Science is Elementary | 1 | $2,500 |
| Synergy School | 1 | $1,500 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York AKA Columbia Univer | 1 | $3,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | 1 | $900 |
| University of Sydney USA Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Writers in the Schools | 1 | $500 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | 1 | $20,000 |
| Compassion Without Borders | 1 | $1,000 |
| Doggie Protective Services for Homeless Tails | 1 | $100 |
| Farm Sanctuary | 1 | $100 |
| Friends of Sausal Creek | 1 | $2,000 |
| Mid Klamath Watershed Council | 1 | $100 |
| Occidental Arts and Ecology Center | 1 | $100 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| Terwilliger Nature Education Legacy | 1 | $150 |
| A Shot for Life | 1 | $180 |
| Answer Cancer Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Better Health East Bay | 1 | $2,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | 1 | $10,000 |
| Ezer Mizion | 1 | $360 |
| Hospice Foundation of America | 1 | $540 |
| Marin Brain Injury Network | 1 | $2,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Southern California & Nevada Chapter | 1 | $1,000 |
| Operation Rainbow | 1 | $1,000 |
| Project Hope | 1 | $100 |
| Solving Kids' Cancer | 1 | $500 |
| West Coast Children's Clinic | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Camping Association | 1 | $100 |
| Annunciation House | 1 | $100 |
| Beate Klarsfeld Foundation | 1 | $550 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Marin Council | 1 | $200 |
| Center for Policing Equity | 1 | $1,000 |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington | 1 | $1,000 |
| Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fast Forward | 1 | $1,000 |
| Gay for Good | 1 | $25,000 |
| Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network | 1 | $300 |
| Impact 100 East Bay | 1 | $1,200 |
| Intelligence Squared U.S. Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Women International | 1 | $1,800 |
| Lawfare Institute | 1 | $25,000 |
| MDRC | 1 | $500,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | 1 | $500 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | 1 | $8,000 |
| Pacific Center for Human Growth | 1 | $250 |
| Project Glimmer | 1 | $10,000 |
| Sunflower Hill | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts | 1 | $15,000 |
| U.S.-Japan Council | 1 | $10,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | 1 | $1,000 |
| World Vision | 1 | $100 |
| Congregation Neveh Shalom | 1 | $150 |
| Friends of Chabad on Campus | 1 | $1,000 |
| Jewish Broadcasting Service | 1 | $150 |
| Mosaic Law Congregation | 1 | $250 |
| Shirat Hayam | 1 | $3,000 |
| Temple Beth Emet | 1 | $100 |
| Temple Sinai, Washington DC | 1 | $4,000 |
| Abused Women's Aid In Crisis | 1 | $200 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | 1 | $1,800 |
| Atma Connect | 1 | $3,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City | 1 | $3,050 |
| Camp Havaya | 1 | $1,000 |
| Comprehensive Housing Assistance | 1 | $1,000 |
| Downtown Streets | 1 | $120 |
| Esperanca | 1 | $500 |
| Habonim Camp Association | 1 | $1,000 |
| International Mountain Explorers Connection | 1 | $3,600 |
| National Boy Scouts of America Council | 1 | $100 |
| Our Family Coalition | 1 | $300 |
| Pivotal | 1 | $20,000 |
| RYSE | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sky's the Limit Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Squashdrive | 1 | $5,000 |
| Tanzania Development Support NFP | 1 | $500 |
| Trace Elementary School, San Jose CA | 1 | $5,000 |
| Urban Roots | 1 | $200 |
| Whitefield Foundation and Center | 1 | $118 |
| 142 Throckmorton Theatre | 1 | $1,800 |
| American Bach Soloists | 1 | $1,000 |
| Artadia | 1 | $180 |
| California Music Center | 1 | $100 |
| Chamber Music Society of San Francisco | 1 | $250 |
| Detroit Jewish News Foundation | 1 | $180 |
| Find Your Light Foundation | 1 | $1,500 |
| Friends of the Library of Portola Valley | 1 | $1,000 |
| Gritty City Repertory Youth Theatre | 1 | $3,000 |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | 1 | $100 |
| KCET | 1 | $200 |
| Living Jazz | 1 | $4,000 |
| MarinLink | 1 | $1,000 |
| Narrative Magazine | 1 | $1,000 |
| New York Youth Symphony | 1 | $25,000 |
| Open Dance Project | 1 | $100 |
| Petaluma Community Access | 1 | $2,000 |
| Redwood Symphony | 1 | $1,000 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | 1 | $200 |
| San Francisco Women Artists | 1 | $400 |
| Sierra Repertory Theatre | 1 | $1,000 |
