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At the Heart of It All

Your center for culture, curiosity and celebration

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To continue offering programs that spark curiosity, we need you. To make the Jewish culture loud and proud, we need you. To provide access to educational resources to the greater community, we need you. 

Donate now to build a future as big and bright as we can imagine. 

Your donations are used to: 

  • ELEVATE our commitment to Jewish culture and identity through community holiday pop-ups throughout San Francisco, classes including Hebrew and Queercore Talmud, and innovative modern ways to share and celebrate our traditions. 
  • INSPIRE our broader community of youth and families to participate in preschool, swim school and summer camp through almost $400k in financial assistance. 
  • PROMOTE INCLUSION by offering DEI training for staff, and educational resources to support children’s individual and social emotional learning.  
  • TEACH free arts enrichment classes to over 400 San Francisco low-income K-5 students. 
  • RECRUIT top-notch teachers, lifeguards, swim instructors and counselors to offer the highest quality experience for our families. 

We are filled with gratitude for all you help us accomplish.  

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Donation FAQs

Why is my gift important?

The JCCSF is a non-profit and we are dependent on donations, membership fees and registration fees to pay our creative and dedicated staff that brings you all the innovative programming and activities you enjoy.

The JCCSF At the Heart of It All Campaign is a way for us to live our purpose – as an institution and as individuals – and maintain our integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances. With it, we will emerge stronger than ever.

Does my contribution really make an impact at the JCCSF?

Yes! Every gift, no matter the size, makes an impact at the JCCSF. As we revitalize, we continue expanding our programming including youth sports and dance classes, online Hebrew classes, pop-ups around the city, and onsite lectures and events. Your gift helps ensure we can continue to focus on all the vibrant programming and activities, both virtual and in-person, you’ve enjoyed over the years.   

What are the ways I can give to the JCCSF?

There are so many ways to give! The easiest way is to make a gift online.

Cash Donations
Make a gift any time with cash, personal check, cashier’s check, or money order made payable to the JCCSF and send it to:
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Attn: Development Department
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

Gifts of Stock
Your gift of appreciated stock that has been held for more than one year will benefit the JCCSF and may save you capital gains taxes and provide a variety of other tax benefits. Find out more about gifts of stock.

Matching Gifts
Companies will often match gifts to the JCCSF. All supporters are encouraged to find out if their employers have matching gift programs. Your donation can be greatly increased! Find out if your employer matches gifts.

Donor-Advised Funds
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a type of giving program that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to easily support the JCCSF. If you already benefit from donor-advised funds, please make checks payable to JCCSF. For more information, contact Larissa Solomon at lsolomon@jccsf.org.

Legacy Giving
Legacy giving is a meaningful and sincere expression of what matters most to you and your family. The JCCSF will work with you to develop a strategy that fulfills both your charitable goals and financial needs. Find out more about legacy giving.

Can I designate my donation to a specific program?

You can designate your gift to a specific program using our online gift form.

Can I make an anonymous donation?

Yes, you can! If you donate online, you can check the “I wish my gift to remain anonymous” box. If you’re giving via check or donor-advised fund and wish for your donation to be anonymous, please email  Liliya Alekseyeva at lalekseyeva@jccsf.org.

Do you have a donor privacy policy?

Yes, you can learn about our donor privacy policy and donor bill of rights.

Check out what we’ve been up to the last year and browse our Annual Report.

The JCCSF is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit; our tax ID number is 94-3227260.

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