Robert Sinton Award for Distinguished Leadership
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Extraordinary lifetime leaders
- Consistent service to the Jewish and/or general communities
- Exemplary commitment to philanthropic values
- Time, leadership, and mentorship contributions
Overview
Geographic Scope: Bay Area community
Award Purpose:
Annual award honoring "extraordinary lifetime leaders" who have consistently given their time, leadership, and mentorship to the Jewish community while exemplifying the importance of tzedakah and philanthropy in their lives.
Background:
Named after Robert Sinton, a businessman and community leader whose dedication to the Federation and other Bay Area organizations spanned more than five decades. This prestigious award embodies a passion for Jewish communal volunteerism.
Award Includes:
- One of the Federation's highest accolades
- Financial stipend to a Jewish agency or organization chosen by the recipient
- Presentation at the Federation's Day of Philanthropy event (typically October)
Eligibility Criteria:
- Extraordinary lifetime leaders
- Consistent service to the Jewish and/or general communities
- Exemplary commitment to philanthropic values
- Time, leadership, and mentorship contributions
Contact:
- Email: awards@sfjcf.org
What Magnes Museum Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $310K
- Median grant
- $155K
- Range
- $5,804–$304K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Berkeley, CA.
Example grants
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life · Berkeley, CA
For the magnes collection for jewish art and life for general purposes
$304K
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Fields of Work
- Jewish
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