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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern California PGA Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| SuperYou FUNdation | 1 | $100 |
| United Way of Miami-Dade. | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wells Bring Hope | 1 | $250 |
| Art and Remembrance | 1 | $350 |
| Axis Dance Company | 1 | $2,000 |
| Berwin Lee London New York Playwrights | 1 | $20,799 |
| Chabot Space and Science Center | 1 | $180 |
| Dance Training Center-San Francisco | 1 | $500 |
| Friends of School of the Arts Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Golden Gate Opera | 1 | $600 |
| Imagine LA | 1 | $500 |
| Mindful Life Project | 1 | $3,000 |
| New York City Ballet | 1 | $250 |
| Occidental Community Choir | 1 | $200 |
| Peninsula Youth Theatre | 1 | $200 |
| Sonoma County Bach Society | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Jewish Museum - New York | 1 | $1,000 |
| Acalanes Parents Club | 1 | $600 |
| Asian University for Women Support Foundation | 1 | $5,000 |
| British Schools and Universities Foundation | 1 | $6,450 |
| Darby Schools Excellence Fund | 1 | $750 |
| Friends Central School Corporation | 1 | $10,000 |
| George Mason University Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Haiti Partners | 1 | $1,000 |
| Homework Central | 1 | $200 |
| Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School | 1 | $600,000 |
| Lake Travis High School Parent Teacher Organization | 1 | $500 |
| Montera Junior High Parent Faculty Student Club | 1 | $500 |
| Pomona College | 1 | $5,000 |
| Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School | 1 | $1,800 |
| Sterne School | 1 | $6,250 |
| Third Way Institute | 1 | $100,000 |
| Union College | 1 | $200 |
| Voice of Witness | 1 | $1,500 |
| 350 Bay Area Climate Education Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Apparel Impact Institute | 1 | $3,000 |
| California Indian Environmental Alliance | 1 | $300 |
| Coastside Land Trust | 1 | $1,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | 1 | $4,000 |
| Equamore Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of China Camp | 1 | $1,000 |
| Laguna De Santa Rosa Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | 1 | $3,000 |
| Northern Jaguar Project | 1 | $10,000 |
| Palo Alto Humane Society | 1 | $500 |
| Save the Waves Coalition | 1 | $200 |
| Surfrider Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Urgewald | 1 | $15,000 |
| Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 1 | $250 |
| American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel | 1 | $125 |
| End Well Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Global Camps Africa | 1 | $10,000 |
| Jason Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| National Federation of the Blind | 1 | $100 |
| On Lok | 1 | $1,000 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | 1 | $100 |
| Roots of Peace | 1 | $180 |
| Vascular Cures | 1 | $250 |
| Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley | 1 | $180 |
| Ameinu Our People | 1 | $5,000 |
| Bizworld Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | 1 | $100 |
| Contra Costa Jewish Community Center | 1 | $3,000 |
| Ecological Building Network | 1 | $500 |
| Family and Children's Law Center | 1 | $15,000 |
| Freedom for All Americans Education Fund | 1 | $2,500 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences | 1 | $150 |
| Jewish News Service | 1 | $1,800 |
| Lauren McCluskey Foundation | 1 | $200 |
| Legal Insurrection Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan | 1 | $180 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | 1 | $250 |
| Peninsula Ball Foundation | 1 | $1,000 |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice | 1 | $250 |
| Strong City Baltimore FKA Greater Homewood Community Corporation | 1 | $5,000 |
| The American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia | 1 | $100 |
| Truth to Power Foundation | 1 | $125,000 |
| Washington Community Fund | 1 | $1,000 |
| Afikim Family Enrichment Association | 1 | $1,000 |
| Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah | 1 | $1,800 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma | 1 | $100 |
| Chabad of Poway | 1 | $250 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania | 1 | $1,800 |
| JCC Association of North America | 1 | $100 |
| Keddem Congregation | 1 | $180 |
| Pacific School of Religion | 1 | $150 |
| Temple Beth El of Stamford | 1 | $150 |
| Vajrayana Foundation | 1 | $2,000 |
| A Precious Child | 1 | $540 |
| Alpha Phi Omega | 1 | $2,000 |
| At the Crossroads | 1 | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Partners for Parks | 1 | $250 |
| California Homebuilding Foundation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropye | 1 | $15,000 |
| Child Parent Institute | 1 | $10,000 |
| Community United Against Violence | 1 | $180 |
| Discovery Land Company Foundation | 1 | $250 |
