Funding search · EIN 941156533 · San Francisco, CA

Jewish Community Federation of San

Name: Jewish Community Federation of San grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

4,123
grants reported: $407.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $22,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education services arts culture humanities human religion social

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Bay Area Jewish institutions: JCCs, synagogues, day schools
Jewish federations and other donor-advised fund sponsors
Israel-focused advocacy, education and emergency service groups
Jewish family and vocational human services in San Francisco and East Bay
Bay Area universities, research centers and college Hillels
Local arts, climate, civic tech and democracy organizations

Typical grant

Median grant is $22,000 and the middle half runs $10,000 to $68,450, so most of the 4,123 grants on file are modest donor-directed gifts. The seven-figure checks go almost entirely to anchor Jewish institutions (Congregation Emanu-El, Oshman Family JCC, Wornick Jewish Day School, JDC) and to peer federations and DAF sponsors. With 1,952 recipients across four years, repeat giving to the core Bay Area Jewish institutions is heavy, while the long tail turns over as donors change their minds.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“PHILANTHROPY/VOLUNTARISM/GRANTMAKING”
“PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT”
“CIVIL RIGHTS/SOCIAL ACTION/ADVOCACY”
“HUMAN SERVICES”
“YOUTH DEVELOPMENT”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor to Bay Area geography first; 2,215 of the grants went to California recipients.
Point to their university precedent: UC Berkeley Foundation, UCSF, Stanford all received six and seven figures.
Ask $25,000 to $75,000 for a first gift; that matches the bulk of their record.
Frame health or science work the way Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation reads: a named, fundable research outcome.

Worth knowing: This is a federation with a large donor-advised fund operation, so most grants reflect individual fundholders' choices rather than a staff-run strategy; substantial sums move to Fidelity Charitable, DAFgiving360, Jewish Communal Fund and peer federations, which is donor money in transit. Cultivation means finding the donor, not pitching the institution, and the Jewish communal core in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Berkeley takes the largest checks year after year.

4 grants matching “kickstarter” · $100,000

$25,000
Kickstart - International · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Human services
$25,000
Kickstart - International · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Human services
$25,000
Kickstart - International · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human services
$25,000
Kickstart - International · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Human services

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Jewish Federations of North America Inc (Jfna)3 grants · $14.0M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (Jdc)4 grants · $10.5M
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center4 grants · $7.6M
Congregation Emanu-El4 grants · $7.1M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services3 grants · $6.1M
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University4 grants · $6.0M
Our American Future Foundation1 grant · $6.0M
New Israel Fund4 grants · $5.9M
University of California San Francisco Foundation3 grants · $5.9M
Hebrew Free Loan3 grants · $5.7M

Giving over time

$90.9M

2021

$98.2M

2022

$123.7M

2023

$94.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 4,123 grants.

$10.7M
Jewish Federations of North America Inc (Jfna) · New York, NY · 2023
Religion
$6.0M
Our American Future Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$5.1M
Hebrew Free Loan · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Human services
$4.7M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (Jdc) · New York, NY · 2021
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$3.8M
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Health
$3.5M
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Public/society benefit
$2.7M
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Public protection
$2.5M
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2022
Education
$2.5M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human services
$2.4M
Jewish Federations of North America Inc (Jfna) · New York, NY · 2022
Religion
$2.4M
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · North Bethesda, MD · 2024
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$2.3M
Jewish Community Relations Council · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Public/society benefit
$2.2M
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Health
$2.1M
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2023
Education
$2.1M
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Religion
$2.1M
Dafgiving360 · Omaha, NE · 2024
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$2.1M
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Religion
$2.0M
Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2023
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$2.0M
Horizons Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$2.0M
Horizons Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$2.0M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Human services
$1.9M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (Jdc) · New York, NY · 2024
Human services
$1.9M
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.9M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (Jdc) · New York, NY · 2022
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$1.9M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (Jdc) · New York, NY · 2023
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$1.9M
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Public/society benefit
$1.8M
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Religion
$1.8M
Union for Reform Judaism · New York, NY · 2021
Religion
$1.8M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.8M
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.7M
Urj - Camp Newman · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Religion
$1.7M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Human services
$1.7M
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Health
$1.6M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2021
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.6M
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.5M
Working Assumptions Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Education
$1.5M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.5M
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.5M
Contina Impact · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Education
$1.5M
Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School · Foster City, CA · 2024
Education
$1.5M
Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$1.5M
University of California Berkeley Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education
$1.4M
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.4M
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Education
$1.4M
Working Assumptions Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Education
$1.4M
Jewish Community Relations Council · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Public/society benefit
$1.3M
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Education
$1.3M
San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Human services
$1.3M
Jewish Community Relations Council · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Public/society benefit
$1.3M
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Education
$1.3M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Religion
$1.3M
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$1.2M
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Public/society benefit
$1.2M
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Health
$1.2M
Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Human services
$1.2M
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Public/society benefit
$1.1M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Philanthropy/voluntarism/grantmaking
$1.1M
Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Education
$1.1M
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Public/society benefit
$1.1M
Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human services
$1.1M
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$1.1M
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2024
Public/society benefit
$1.1M
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$1.1M
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Health
$1.1M
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Religion
$1.1M
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Education
$1.0M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Education
$1.0M
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Health
$1.0M
Horizons Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Civil rights/social action/advocacy
$1.0M
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Code for America Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Education
$1.0M
Code for America Labs · Oakland, CA · 2024
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Center for Technology and Civic Life · Chicago, IL · 2023
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Code for America Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Center for Technology and Civic Life · Chicago, IL · 2022
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Code for America Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Center for Technology and Civic Life · Chicago, IL · 2021
Public/society benefit
$1.0M
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Education
$995,000
American Friends of the Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2024
Education
$969,770
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2021
Education
$885,197
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2021
Education
$884,313
Americans for Ben-Gurion University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$871,149
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Public/society benefit
$868,196
Jewish Federations of North America Inc (Jfna) · New York, NY · 2021
Religion
$863,354
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Education
$854,195
Jewish Vocational Service · Los Altos, CA · 2024
Human services
$848,260
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Health
$837,500
Foundation for Jewish Camp · New York, NY · 2023
Religion
$818,880
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Public/society benefit
$800,000
Upstream USA · Woburn, MA · 2023
Health
$800,000
Upstream USA · Woburn, MA · 2022
Health
$784,964
Urj - Camp Newman · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Religion
$783,080
Jewish National Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2023
Public/society benefit
$776,159
Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Human services
$755,250
Access Institute for Psychological Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Human services
$752,993
Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Human services
$750,000
Workmoney Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Public/society benefit
$750,000
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation · Coral Gables, FL · 2021
Health

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.