The Rothberg Family Charitable Foundation for Children’s Diseases concentrates its philanthropy on advancing scientific education and biomedical research related to pediatric disease. It makes large, targeted grants to major research universities and to disease-specific nonprofits, showing an interest in supporting both institutional science education programs and translational research into conditions affecting children. The foundation appears focused and strategic rather than broad-based in its giving.
A $1 million grant to Yale University for science educational support stands out in the Rothberg Family Charitable Foundation for Childrens Diseases’ recent giving and points to a clear preference for large, targeted support for academic science. The foundation backs pediatric-disease-related work through universities and disease-specific nonprofits, with grants that connect education, biomedical research, and translational study. Its recipients include major research institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Miami, alongside organizations focused on specific conditions affecting children and families. The foundation also supports work tied to tuberous sclerosis complex and lymphangioleiomyomatosis, indicating sustained interest in disease-centered research rather than broad general philanthropy. Recent grants show a mix of major institutional awards and smaller, focused gifts, including support for a research alliance and for organizations connected to science education. The pattern suggests a funder that uses its resources to back established institutions and specialized nonprofits working on pediatric disease and scientific training.
Science education is one of the foundation’s clearest themes. In 2024, it gave $1 million to Yale University and $500,000 to Carnegie Mellon University, both for science educational support. It also made two $100,000 grants to the University of Miami for the same purpose, showing continued backing for university-based training and research environments. Disease-specific research appears alongside that academic support. The foundation gave $311,650 to the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance in 2024 for further TSC research, and it also made a $50,000 grant to the same organization in 2023. LAM research is another recurring line of giving: The Lam Foundation received $50,000 in 2024 and another $50,000 in 2023 for LAM research. That combination points to a steady interest in named medical conditions rather than a wide set of unrelated causes.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $50,000, with the 25th percentile at $49,000 and the 75th percentile at $100,000. The distribution is highly mixed, however, with a few very large awards at the top end, including a seven-figure grant and a half-million-dollar grant. The foundation also repeats support to some recipients across years: The Lam Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2024, and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance appears in both years as well. The foundation is a private family foundation, and it funds individuals. No application process is described in the available data.
$1.2M
$26.6M
$976K
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $49K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$49K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (three awards) directed primarily to leading universities and one disease-specific nonprofit; favors one-time substantial investments in institutional science education and targeted disease research rather than many small gifts.
Notable grantees: Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
Giving is national, but it is especially concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 27% of grants by recipient location. Recent Florida recipients include the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, and The Melly and Rochelle Lifshitz in Boca Raton. Outside Florida, grants also went to New Haven and Wallingford in Connecticut, Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Silver Spring in Maryland, Cincinnati in Ohio, and New York, New York. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its giving centers on science education and pediatric disease-related research. Recent grants supported university science educational programs at Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Miami, Ransom Everglades School, and Choate Rosemary Hall, while other grants supported Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and The Lam Foundation for disease-specific research.
Yes. The Lam Foundation received grants in both 2023 and 2024 for LAM research, and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance received grants in both 2023 and 2024 for further TSC research. That recurring pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some disease-focused nonprofits.
The typical grant size is $50,000, with a 25th percentile of $49,000 and a 75th percentile of $100,000. The recent record also includes larger outliers, including $1,000,000 to Yale University and $500,000 to Carnegie Mellon University.
By recipient location, Florida is the top state with 27% of grants. Recent Florida recipients include the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, and The Melly and Rochelle Lifshitz in Boca Raton. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside its grants to universities and nonprofits. The recent grants list is dominated by institutional recipients, but the profile identifies individual funding as part of its grantmaking structure.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $500,000 | 2025 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE | SILVER SPRING, MD | $361,650 | 2025 | FURTHER TSC RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL | COCONUT GROVE, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | SCIENCE EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| THE LAM FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | LAM RESEARCH |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $36,605 | 2025 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $1,000,000 | 2024 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $500,000 | 2024 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE | SILVER SPRING, MD | $311,650 | 2024 | FURTHER TSC RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| THE LAM FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | LAM RESEARCH |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL | WALLINGFORD, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $48,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ISRAEL SOLDIERS, VETERANS & FAMILY MEMBERS |
| THE MELLY AND ROCHELLE LIFSHITZ | BOCA RATON, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT BY SUPPLYING LIFESAVING EQUIPMENTS TO BROTHERS & SISTERS IN iSREAL |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE LONE SOLDIE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT LONE SOLDIERS |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL | WALLINGFORD, CT | $50,000 | 2023 | SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| THE LAM FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2023 | LAM RESEARCH |
| RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL | COCONUT GROVE, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | SCIENCE EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE | SILVER SPRING, MD | $50,000 | 2023 | FURTHER TSC RESEARCH |
YALE UNIVERSITY
$100,000SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
LAM RESEARCH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$36,605SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
YALE UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL
$50,000SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SUPPORT ISRAEL SOLDIERS, VETERANS & FAMILY MEMBERS
THE MELLY AND ROCHELLE LIFSHITZ
$20,000SUPPORT BY SUPPLYING LIFESAVING EQUIPMENTS TO BROTHERS & SISTERS IN iSREAL
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE LONE SOLDIE
$18,000SUPPORT LONE SOLDIERS
CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL
$50,000SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT