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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ujamaa Community Resource Team | 1 | $20,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable | 1 | $3,316 |
| You Can Vote | 1 | $50,000 |
| Bais Chabad Torah Center | 1 | $250 |
| Cantors Assembly | 1 | $250 |
| Chabad of the Tri Valley | 1 | $1,800 |
| Congregation Rodeph Sholom - New York | 1 | $1,800 |
| Har El Institute for Study and Worship | 1 | $2,480 |
| Historic Mother Emanuel Amec Foundation | 1 | $720 |
| Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue | 1 | $750 |
| Yesod Foundation | 1 | $12,000 |
| Blue Card | 1 | $5,000 |
| Central American Resource Center | 1 | $100 |
| Choose Love | 1 | $10,000 |
| East Bay Children's Book Project | 1 | $2,500 |
| Free at Last Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services | 1 | $100 |
| Girls To Women | 1 | $100 |
| Halleck Creek Ranch | 1 | $3,750 |
| Hospital De La Familia Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County | 1 | $500 |
| Love Never Fails | 1 | $1,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section | 1 | $500 |
| North County Junior Golf Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| Pacific Links Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Police Athletic League | 1 | $500 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity | 1 | $500 |
| Team Pride | 1 | $500 |
| Transcendence Theater Company | 1 | $3,000 |
| URJ - Goldman Union Camp Institute | 1 | $4,550 |
| Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent | 1 | $200 |
| 500 Capp Street Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Craft Council | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center | 1 | $500 |
| Bay Area Musicals | 1 | $1,000 |
| Boston Latin School Association | 1 | $2,250 |
| California Poets in the Schools | 1 | $3,000 |
| Children's Museum of Sonoma County | 1 | $1,000 |
| Flyaway Productions | 1 | $2,000 |
| Friends of Thirteen | 1 | $100 |
| Harvard Crimson | 1 | $1,275 |
| International Documentary Association | 1 | $5,000 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Symphony | 1 | $1,800 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | 1 | $250 |
| Northern California Center for the Arts | 1 | $3,000 |
| Rhythm Section Drumlines | 1 | $2,500 |
| San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus | 1 | $180 |
| San Jose Museum of Art Association | 1 | $10,000 |
| Silent Film Festival | 1 | $2,500 |
| StoryCorps | 1 | $2,500 |
| Theatre Lab (School of the Dramatic Arts) | 1 | $1,000 |
| Vilna Project | 1 | $100 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | 1 | $5,000 |
| Boston University | 1 | $1,000 |
| Community-Word Project | 1 | $5,000 |
| Factory Farming Awareness Coalition | 1 | $100 |
| Gesher Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Harvard Business School Association of Northern California | 1 | $550 |
| Institute for Figuring | 1 | $10,000 |
| Kentfield Schools Foundation | 1 | $3,500 |
| Lezion B'rina | 1 | $1,800 |
| Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund | 1 | $300 |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Outward Bound California | 1 | $500 |
| Peter's Place Nursery School | 1 | $500 |
| Project Kesher | 1 | $250 |
| Regeneration Education | 1 | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Center for the Book | 1 | $180 |
| Seven Hills School | 1 | $500 |
| Southern Methodist University | 1 | $400 |
