Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
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About Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
The Jewish Federation Bay Area empowers people to create lasting and meaningful impact in the Jewish community. We strengthen Jewish life, mobilize philanthropy, and unite change-makers to drive meaningful impact — locally, in Israel, and around the world.
Focus Areas
Jewish community strengtheningIsraelCommunity security and antisemitism preventionEmergency/crisis responseHuman servicesEducationClimateArts and public affairs
Who They Fund
marginalized and civil-rights-impacted communitieslocal communities/community-based organizationsyouth and youth development programspeople needing mental health and human services
About Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
Among its largest recent grants are major commitments to Jewish communal infrastructure and Israel-related institutions, including $4.7 million to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and $2.4 million to Jewish Federations of North America. Those awards sit alongside large grants to Bay Area institutions such as Jewish Family and Children's Services, Congregation Emanu-El, and the Jewish Community Relations Council, showing a funder that moves across local service, religious life, advocacy, and international Jewish networks. Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma also gives at scale in education and health. Recent grants include support for the University of California San Francisco Foundation, American Friends of the Tel Aviv University, and San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, indicating a portfolio that reaches beyond exclusively Jewish institutions while still centering Jewish life and communal priorities. The foundation’s stated focus areas include Jewish community strengthening, Israel, community security and antisemitism prevention, emergency and crisis response, human services, education, climate, and arts and public affairs. Its grantmaking pattern shows repeated support for several recipients across 2023 and 2024, including organizations in San Francisco, New York, and Berkeley. The foundation also makes program-related investments and is classified as a mixed Jewish federation, which fits a grantmaker that combines philanthropy with broader communal infrastructure support.
What Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma Funds
In Jewish communal infrastructure, the federation gave $2.4 million to Jewish Federations of North America and $1.3 million to Jewish Community Relations Council. Those grants point to support for coordinating bodies, advocacy, and networked Jewish public affairs work. Education is another visible strand. The foundation awarded $2.5 million to American Friends of the Tel Aviv University and $1.4 million to Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, while also supporting the University of California Berkeley Foundation and American Israel Education Foundation. That mix connects Jewish education with higher education and Israel-related learning. Human services appears in both Jewish and general settings. Jewish Family and Children's Services received $2.5 million in 2024, and Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service received more than $1.2 million in 2023 and $1.0 million in 2024. In health, grants went to the University of California San Francisco Foundation and San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$94.5M
Total Assets
$2B
Total Revenue
$505.2M
Total Expenses
$129M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $61K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$61K
Geographic Reach
National45 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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