The E Schwartz Charitable Foundation concentrates support on biomedical and scientific research at major universities and institutes while also funding local social-services and workforce development nonprofits that help low-income, unemployed, or housing-insecure populations. Grants range from large, unrestricted gifts to elite research centers to mid-sized general-purpose awards for homeless services, job training, and disability/communication supports, suggesting a dual interest in advancing high-level research and direct community impact.
A $400,000 general grant to Johns Hopkins University is the largest award in the latest 990 and signals the foundation’s strong support for biomedical and scientific research. E Schwartz Charitable Foundation Xxxxx7006 also made three additional $250,000 general grants in the same filing, to The Whitehead Institute Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Rockefeller University, all of them major research institutions. That pattern places high-value university and institute support at the center of its grantmaking. The foundation also funds direct-service nonprofits serving people facing housing instability, unemployment, or disability-related barriers. In the recent grants list, it made $150,000 to the Center for Hearing and Communicatio and $100,000 each to Paraprofessional Healthcare Instit, Nontraditional Employment for Women, Marcy Lab Inc, Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, and Per Scholas Inc. Those awards show a second track of giving that reaches community-based organizations rather than only research institutions. Across the latest grants, the foundation uses general-purpose awards and distributes support at both large and mid-sized levels. Its recipients include elite universities, job-training providers, and social-service groups, indicating a portfolio that mixes research, workforce access, and basic human services.
Biomedical and basic science research is the clearest theme in the recent grants. The foundation gave $400,000 to Johns Hopkins University for general support, and it backed three other research institutions at $250,000 each: The Whitehead Institute Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Rockefeller University. A second cluster of grants supports disability and communication access. The Center for Hearing and Communicatio received $150,000 for general purposes, placing this work among the larger nonprofit awards in the list. Workforce and career training also appears in the recent record. The foundation gave $100,000 to Per Scholas Inc, $100,000 to Nontraditional Employment for Women, $100,000 to Marcy Lab Inc, and $100,000 to Paraprofessional Healthcare Instit, showing repeated support for programs tied to job readiness and training. Housing and homelessness services are another visible area. Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter received $100,000, while Ace Programs for the Homeless and Crossroads Community Services Inc St Bartholomews Church each received $75,000.
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A split strategy: a few very large, one-off or occasional unrestricted gifts to top-tier research institutions combined with multiple mid-size general operating grants to community service, workforce, and housing organizations; funding is concentrated in a small number of sizable awards rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Johns Hopkins University, The Whitehead Institute (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research), Per Scholas Inc, Nontraditional Employment for Women, Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter
The recent grant list shows a wide spread in award size, from $75,000 at the low end of the top 13 to $400,000 at the high end. Four grants sit at $250,000 or above, while several others cluster at $100,000 and $75,000, suggesting a mix of anchor gifts and standard mid-sized support. The foundation is a private foundation and its recent awards are all listed as general grants. In the provided 2025 list, no recipient appears more than once, so the pattern here reads as one-off support rather than repeated annual awards to the same grantee. The record provided does not show an application process.
All 13 recent grants went to recipients in the United States. The strongest concentration is in New York, with grants to organizations in New York, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Long Island. Massachusetts is the other visible cluster, with recipients in Cambridge and Chesterfield. Maryland appears through Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the recent-grants list.
The recent grants show two main patterns: biomedical and scientific research at institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, The Whitehead Institute Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Rockefeller University, plus direct-service groups focused on hearing access, workforce training, housing, and homelessness services.
In the latest grants list, awards range from $75,000 to $400,000. Several grants are set at $100,000, three grants are $250,000, and one grant reaches $400,000, so the foundation uses both mid-sized and larger general-purpose awards.
The recent-grants table shows 13 grants, and all 13 went to recipients in the United States. The recipient country distribution is 100% US.
In the 2025 grants list provided, each recipient appears only once. That points to one-off awards in this snapshot rather than repeated grants to the same organization within the recent list.
The list includes grants for hearing and communication access, workforce development, emergency shelter, and homelessness relief. Named recipients in those areas include Center for Hearing and Communicatio, Per Scholas Inc, Nontraditional Employment for Women, Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Ace Programs for the Homeless, and Crossroads Community Services Inc St Bartholomews Church.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RESEARCH | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATIO | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING INVESTMENT CORPORATION F/B/O (HCDC) | CHESTERFIELD, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION FOR SHELTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MARCY LAB INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTIT | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PER SCHOLAS INC | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ACE PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS | LONG ISLAND, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RESEARCH | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH | BETHPAGE, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATIO | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MARCY LAB INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PER SCHOLAS INC | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTIT | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING INVESTMENT CORPORATION F/B/O (HCDC) | CHESTERFIELD, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION FOR SHELTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RESEARCH | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH | BETHPAGE, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| ACE PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS | LONG ISLAND, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING INVESTMENT CORPORATION F/B/O (HCDC) | CHESTERFIELD, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR HEARING AND COMMUNICATIO | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PER SCHOLAS INC | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTIT | BRONX, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION FOR SHELTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$400,000GENERAL
THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RESEARCH
$250,000GENERAL
MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING INVESTMENT CORPORATION F/B/O (HCDC)
GENERAL
PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTIT
$100,000GENERAL
THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RESEARCH
$250,000GENERAL
THE JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$250,000GENERAL
LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
$150,000GENERAL
PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTIT
$100,000GENERAL
MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING INVESTMENT CORPORATION F/B/O (HCDC)
$100,000GENERAL
THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RESEARCH
$250,000GENERAL
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$200,000GENERAL
LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
$150,000GENERAL
MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING INVESTMENT CORPORATION F/B/O (HCDC)
$100,000GENERAL
PARAPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INSTIT
$100,000GENERAL
THE JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$75,000GENERAL