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 |
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Shir Tikvah | 1 | $385 |
Purdue University | 1 | $400 |
San Mateo County Health Foundation | 3 | $400 |
Queens College Foundation | 2 | $400 |
Women With a Vision | 1 | $400 |
San Francisco 49ers Academy | 1 | $400 |
Case Western Reserve University | 1 | $400 |
United Service Organizations | 3 | $400 |
Arcata House Partnership | 2 | $400 |
Jewish Braille Institute | 3 | $400 |
Sojourn Project | 1 | $400 |
National Wildlife Federation | 4 | $400 |
San Francisco Women Artists | 1 | $400 |
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation | 1 | $400 |
Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
Israel Special Kids Fund | 2 | $400 |
Bay Area Organizing Committee | 2 | $430 |
Threshold Choir, Executive Director | 2 | $434 |
Together We Rise | 1 | $443 |
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County | 1 | $450 |
Vote Smart | 2 | $450 |
JDRF | 3 | $450 |
Marin Shakespeare Company | 3 | $450 |
Community Alliance for Special Education | 2 | $450 |
Californians Against Waste Foundation | 2 | $450 |
Access Reproductive Care-Southeast (National Network of Abortion Funds) | 2 | $460 |
American Jewish Congress | 2 | $460 |
Monte Vista High School Academic Boosters | 1 | $495 |
Richmond Art Center | 1 | $500 |
San Jose Wind Symphony | 1 | $500 |
Resource Area for Teaching | 1 | $500 |
Southwestern Law School | 1 | $500 |
Tulane University | 1 | $500 |
Eden Reforestation Projects | 1 | $500 |
San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival | 1 | $500 |
Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Daniel Pearl Foundation | 1 | $500 |
New Leaders Council | 1 | $500 |
VGC Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Hands Across the Sea | 1 | $500 |
St. Luke's Wood River Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Women's Daytime Drop-In Center | 1 | $500 |
Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives | 1 | $500 |
Boy Scouts of America, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council | 1 | $500 |
Rethink the Conversation Ltd. | 1 | $500 |
Western Justice Center Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Pet Adoption Fund | 1 | $500 |
McKenzie River Clinic | 1 | $500 |
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of California | 1 | $500 |
Pacific Vision Foundation | 1 | $500 |
New Story Leadership | 1 | $500 |
Tides Network | 1 | $500 |
Witness for Peace | 1 | $500 |
Institute for Jewish Ideas & Ideals | 1 | $500 |
Creativity Explored | 1 | $500 |
Good Neighbor Settlement House | 1 | $500 |
Saint Vincent's Day Home | 1 | $500 |
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County | 1 | $500 |
Sonoma County Fire Relief | 1 | $500 |
Capitol Public Radio | 1 | $500 |
KWMR | 1 | $500 |
Oakland Heritage Alliance | 1 | $500 |
Palo Alto Players - Peninsula Center Stage | 1 | $500 |
Oak Hill School | 1 | $500 |
Lost Hearts & Souls Horse Rescue | 1 | $500 |
Operation Freedom Paws | 1 | $500 |
Autism Speaks | 1 | $500 |
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center | 1 | $500 |
Equal Justice Society | 1 | $500 |
Greater Miami Jewish Federation | 2 | $500 |
League of Women Voters of California Education Fund | 2 | $500 |
Leah's Pantry | 1 | $500 |
Paradise Symphony Society | 1 | $500 |
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology | 1 | $500 |
Napa County Land Trust | 2 | $500 |
Northern California Institute for Bone Health | 1 | $500 |
Jewish Community Legacy Project | 2 | $500 |
Migrant Justics | 1 | $500 |
National Coalition Against Censorship | 2 | $500 |
Sprout | 1 | $500 |
Romemu | 1 | $500 |
Lamplighters Music Theatre | 1 | $500 |
Shining Hope for Communities | 1 | $500 |
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | 1 | $500 |
ALS Association-Washington D.C. | 1 | $500 |
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | 1 | $500 |
Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation | 1 | $500 |
NAMI San Mateo County | 1 | $500 |
Planned Parenthood of Maryland | 1 | $500 |
Equality California Institute | 1 | $500 |
Institute for American Values | 2 | $500 |
Mindful Littles | 1 | $500 |
Gilbert & Sullivan Society of San Jose | 1 | $500 |
The Acting Company | 1 | $500 |
Berkeley Law Foundation | 1 | $500 |
Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County | 1 | $500 |
Kiva Microfunds | 1 | $500 |
Drisha Institute for Jewish Education | 1 | $500 |
Fred Rogers Company | 1 | $500 |