The Alan & Ruth Borenstein Medical Scholarship fund concentrates narrowly on supporting medical education through scholarships at leading university medical schools, including a named Israeli institution. Their grants are explicitly scholarship-focused and directed to established academic medical centers rather than community clinics or broad health programs. The foundation appears to prioritize elite training institutions and Israeli–Jewish higher education connections. Giving is highly targeted and consistent in purpose across recipients.
Highly concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large, repeat grants all earmarked for scholarships. Funds are distributed to the same core institutional grantees (three payments each to four universities) rather than one-off or diversified small grants.
Alan & Ruth Borenstein Medical Scholarship directs its giving almost entirely to medical-school scholarships, with every recent grant in the sample labeled for scholarship support. The pattern is narrow and consistent: the funder backs physician training at established academic medical centers rather than broad health programming or clinical services. Recent recipients include Columbia University College of Physicians, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva, Stanford University School of Medicine, and American Friends of Hebrew University, showing a clear preference for university-based medical education. The foundation’s scholarship grants are repeated across multiple years, which gives the giving a steady rhythm. In 2023, it made $30,000 grants to each of the four named recipients; in 2024, the same institutions received $21,250 grants; and in 2025, the grants moved to $25,000 apiece. That consistency suggests a focused scholarship strategy built around a small group of medical schools and related institutions. The inclusion of American Friends of Hebrew University also points to an Israeli medical-education connection within an otherwise U.S.-based recipient pattern.
Medical education is the core theme of Alan & Ruth Borenstein Medical Scholarship’s giving. The foundation awarded scholarship grants to Columbia University College of Physicians, with support recorded at $30,000 in 2023 and $21,250 in 2024, indicating repeat backing for physician training. A second strand is support tied to Jewish and Israeli higher education. American Friends of Hebrew University received scholarship grants of $30,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2025. The funder also supports other major research medical schools. Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva received $30,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2025, while Stanford University School of Medicine was awarded $30,000 in 2023 and $21,250 in 2024. Across these grants, the purpose text remains scholarship support for medical training.
Typical grant size clusters tightly around the low-to-mid $20,000s, with a p25 of $21,250, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent record shows recurring awards to the same institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to a sustained scholarship program rather than one-off gifts. The foundation reports annual grants of $305,000 and total assets of $1,834,244. It does not fund individuals directly; instead, the scholarships are routed through institutions.
$100K
$1.8M
$97K
$145K
Most grants fall between $21K and $30K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: American Friends of Hebrew University, Stanford University School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva, Columbia University College of Physicians
All recent grants in the sample went to U.S. recipients. New York, NY appears most often, through grants to Columbia University College of Physicians, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva, and American Friends of Hebrew University. Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA also appears repeatedly. Although the foundation is headquartered in Chicago, IL, none of the recent grants in the sample went to Illinois recipients.
It funds medical education scholarship support. In the recent grant record, every listed award is labeled for scholarships, and recipients are medical schools or related institutions such as Columbia University College of Physicians, Stanford University School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva, and American Friends of Hebrew University.
Recent grant sizes are tightly grouped: p25 is $21,250, median is $25,000, and p75 is $30,000. The sample shows awards at each of those levels across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Yes. The same institutions appear in multiple years: Columbia University College of Physicians, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva, American Friends of Hebrew University, and Stanford University School of Medicine each received scholarship grants in more than one year in the recent record.
Recipients are institutional scholarship grantees rather than individuals. The grants go to established university medical schools and related organizations, including Columbia University College of Physicians, Stanford University School of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva, and American Friends of Hebrew University.
The top state by grant count is New York. In the recent grant list, multiple awards went to recipients in New York, NY, while another repeated recipient was in Stanford, CA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | STANFORD, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $21,250 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | STANFORD, CA | $21,250 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA | NEW YORK, NY | $21,250 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS | NEW YORK, NY | $21,250 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | STANFORD, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$25,000SCHOLARSHIPS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
$25,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA
$25,000SCHOLARSHIPS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$25,000SCHOLARSHIPS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$21,250SCHOLARSHIPS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$21,250SCHOLARSHIPS
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA
$21,250SCHOLARSHIPS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
$21,250SCHOLARSHIPS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS