The Sam Roosth Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish humanitarian and community needs, with a particular emphasis on emergency support for Israel and local Jewish institutions. It also supports regional East Texas civic and memorial initiatives (notably a Holocaust museum endowment) and funds practical security improvements for a synagogue in Tyler. Overall, the foundation makes relatively large, targeted grants to a small number of organizations rather than broad-spectrum giving.
A recurring pattern defines the Sam Roosth Foundation: large, targeted grants that center Jewish humanitarian relief, Israel emergency support, and Jewish community infrastructure. In 2025, it gave $70,000 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution for humanitarian support and $50,000 to the Jewish Agency for Israel for flights to Israel and support for the Israel Emergency Fund, continuing a similar pattern from 2024 and 2023. The foundation also backs local Jewish institutions in Texas, including repeated support for Congregation Ahavath Achim in Tyler for safety and security improvements and underwriting off-duty police officers. Its grantmaking also reaches beyond direct emergency aid into long-term community memory and continuity. East Texas Communities Foundation received multiple grants for the East Texas Initiative Endowment Fund at the Dallas Holocaust Museum, including a $160,718 grant in 2023 and a $65,000 grant in 2025. Other grants support Hillel organizations, Birthright Israel participation for Texas participants, and Jewish family services, showing a pattern of practical, closely directed funding rather than broad unrestricted philanthropy.
Jewish humanitarian aid is a core theme. The foundation gave $125,000 in 2024 and $70,000 in 2025 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution for humanitarian support, and it also made a $75,000 grant in 2024 to the Jewish Agency for Israel for flights to Israel and the Israel Emergency Fund. It also funds Jewish education and participation. Grants included $25,000 to Birthright Israel Foundation in 2024 and $15,000 in 2025 for sending participants from Texas on Birthright Israel trips, plus support for Hillel groups at the University of Texas and Texas A&M. Local community safety and services appear as well. Congregation Ahavath Achim in Tyler received grants for building security improvements and underwriting off-duty police officers, while Path received grants for programs and services for economically disadvantaged residents in Smith and surrounding counties.
The foundation’s recent grants cluster around a median of $15,000, with a typical range from $7,500 at the 25th percentile to $25,000 at the 75th percentile. It also makes occasional larger grants, including several awards above $50,000. The recent record shows repeat support for the same recipients across multiple years, including American Jewish Joint Distribution, Jewish Agency for Israel, Congregation Ahavath Achim, East Texas Communities Foundation, Path, Birthright Israel Foundation, Texas Am Hillel Foundation, University of Texas at Hillel Found, and Jewish Family Career Services. It funds individuals, but the dataset here mainly shows organizational grants. No application process is provided in the data.
$9.1M
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$583K
$9.2M
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Sam Roosth Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 52 | $1.4M | 98.1% |
| 2 | Israel | 1 |
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Concentrated, large gifts to a small set of repeat and mission-aligned grantees — mix of international Jewish organizations and local East Texas civic institutions; several multi-grant relationships rather than many small one-offs.
Notable grantees: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Jewish Agency for Israel, Congregation Ahavath Achim, East Texas Communities Foundation
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, with one grant to Israel. Texas is the foundation’s most frequent giving state, accounting for 58% of grants, and the recent list includes Tyler, Austin, College Station, Bruceville, Dunwoody, Atlanta, Stuart, Arlington, Beverly Hills, and New York City. New York appears often because several major national Jewish organizations are located there, including multiple grants to groups in New York, NY. The single non-U.S. recipient country in the distribution is Israel.
Its recent grants center on Jewish humanitarian support, Israel emergency aid, synagogue safety and security, Holocaust remembrance, and Jewish communal participation. Examples include humanitarian support to the American Jewish Joint Distribution, flights to Israel and the Israel Emergency Fund through the Jewish Agency for Israel, and endowment support for the Dallas Holocaust Museum through East Texas Communities Foundation.
The typical grant size is $15,000 at the median. The 25th percentile is $7,500 and the 75th percentile is $25,000, so many awards fall in that range even though some grants are much larger.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat awards to American Jewish Joint Distribution, Jewish Agency for Israel, Congregation Ahavath Achim, East Texas Communities Foundation, Path, Birthright Israel Foundation, Texas Am Hillel Foundation, University of Texas at Hillel Found, and Jewish Family Career Services across 2023 through 2025.
Texas is the top state by grant count, with 58% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. New York also appears frequently because several national Jewish organizations receiving support are located there.
No. While many grants go to Texas recipients, the recent list also includes organizations in New York, California, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, and one recipient in Israel. The recipient country distribution is 52 grants in the US and 1 in Israel.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $8K |
1.9% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATI | DALLAS, TX | $8,622,069 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP YOUNG JUDEA | BELLAIRE, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | TO REPLACE CAMP BUILDING ENTRANCE TO FACILITATE CAMPERS WITH DISABILITIES |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | FUNDS TO PROVIDE FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL AND SUPPORT ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND |
| CONGREGATION AHAVATH ACHIM | TYLER, TX | $40,000 | 2026 | SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDING AND UNDERWRITING FOR OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER | TYLER, TX | $34,593 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY CAREER SERVICES | DUNWOODY, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER IN JERU | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $27,000 | 2026 | PURCHASE OF A MOBILE ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM |
| REACH FOR UGANDA | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF | KERRVILLE, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER D | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM |
| CONCRETE JUNGLE | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | PRODUCE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL LOOP (PEEL) PROGRAM |
| ORT AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT |
| TEXAS AM HILLEL FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY MEALS |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HILLEL FOUND | AUSTIN, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY HOMES FOR ADULTS INC | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO MODIFY AND UPDATE GROUP HOME FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT OF RESIDENTS |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL NAVY SEA | NEW YORK, NY | $13,300 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS AND SAIL TO PREVAIL PROGRAM |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $10,155 | 2026 | INCREASE THE EAST TEXAS INITIATIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE FUND ENDOWMENT |
| MOSAIC COUNSELING CENTER OF TYLER | TYLER, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER | TYLER, TX | $8,000 | 2026 | CHILDREN'S PREVENTION & EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANT |
| WEGOTCHA CHARITY | CARROLTON, TX | $7,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| KEHILAT KOL HANESHAMALACHMA PROJECT | JERUSALEM | $7,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $7,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM |
| JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND - USA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| GOLDEN MANOR JEWISH SR SERVICE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR SENIORS |
| SHOLEM EDUCATION INSTITUTE | CULVER CITY, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT |
| EAST TEXAS COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION | TYLER, TX | $65,000 | 2025 | EAST TEXAS INITIATIVE ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FUNDS TO PROVIDE FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL AND SUPPORT ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND |
| CONGREGATION AHAVATH ACHIM | TYLER, TX | $33,400 | 2025 | SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDING AND UNDERWRITING FOR OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS |
| SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER IN JERU | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | PURCHASE OF A MOBILE ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM |
| REACH FOR UGANDA | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| ORT AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HILLEL FOUND | AUSTIN, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| PATH | TYLER, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | FUNDING TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SMITH AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IN SENDING PARTICIPANTS FROM TEXAS ON BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL TRIPS |
| TEXAS AM HILLEL FOUNDATION | COLLEGE STATION, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY MEALS |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER D | DALLAS, TX | $13,500 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $11,375 | 2025 | INCREASE THE EAST TEXAS INITIATIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE FUND ENDOWMENT |
| COMMUNITY HOMES FOR ADULTS INC | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO MODIFY AND UPDATE GROUP HOME FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT OF RESIDENTS |
| FRIENDS OF ATIDIM | BRIGHTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| URJ GREENE FAMILY CAMP | BRUCEVILLE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP |
| GOLDEN MANOR JEWISH SR SERVICE | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR SENIORS |
| HELPING RESTORE ABILITY | ARLINGTON, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | FUND NON-REIMBURSABLE COSTS OF ENROLLING 5 LOW INCOME CHILDREN/ADULTS INTO ATTENDANT CARE SERVICES |
| WEGOTCHA CHARITY | CARROLTON, TX | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| KEHILAT KOL HANESHAMALACHMA PROJECT | JERUSALEM | $7,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| MEALS ON WHEELS EAST TEXAS | TYLER, TX | $6,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
SOUTHWEST JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATI
$8,622,069CHARITABLE
TO REPLACE CAMP BUILDING ENTRANCE TO FACILITATE CAMPERS WITH DISABILITIES
FUNDS TO PROVIDE FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL AND SUPPORT ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND
CONGREGATION AHAVATH ACHIM
$40,000SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDING AND UNDERWRITING FOR OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
$34,593SUPPORT
SUPPORT
SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER IN JERU
$27,000PURCHASE OF A MOBILE ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM
REACH FOR UGANDA
$25,000SUPPORT
KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF
$25,000SUPPORT
TEXAS AM HILLEL FOUNDATION
$15,000SUPPORT THE SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY MEALS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HILLEL FOUND
$15,000SUPPORT
ASSISTANCE TO MODIFY AND UPDATE GROUP HOME FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT OF RESIDENTS
INCREASE THE EAST TEXAS INITIATIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE FUND ENDOWMENT
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
$10,000SUPPORT
WEGOTCHA CHARITY
$7,500SUPPORT
KEHILAT KOL HANESHAMALACHMA PROJECT
$7,500SUPPORT
JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$5,000EDUCATION
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND - USA
$5,000SUPPORT
SHOLEM EDUCATION INSTITUTE
$2,000SUPPORT
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION
$70,000HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT
EAST TEXAS INITIATIVE ENDOWMENT FUND AT THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL
$50,000FUNDS TO PROVIDE FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL AND SUPPORT ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND
CONGREGATION AHAVATH ACHIM
$33,400SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDING AND UNDERWRITING FOR OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS
SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER IN JERU
$30,000PURCHASE OF A MOBILE ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR THE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM
REACH FOR UGANDA
$25,000SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HILLEL FOUND
$15,000SUPPORT
FUNDING TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SMITH AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
SUPPORT IN SENDING PARTICIPANTS FROM TEXAS ON BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL TRIPS
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER D
$13,500FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM
INCREASE THE EAST TEXAS INITIATIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE FUND ENDOWMENT
ASSISTANCE TO MODIFY AND UPDATE GROUP HOME FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT OF RESIDENTS
FRIENDS OF ATIDIM
$10,000SUPPORT
URJ GREENE FAMILY CAMP
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMP
FUND NON-REIMBURSABLE COSTS OF ENROLLING 5 LOW INCOME CHILDREN/ADULTS INTO ATTENDANT CARE SERVICES
WEGOTCHA CHARITY
$7,500SUPPORT
KEHILAT KOL HANESHAMALACHMA PROJECT
$7,500SUPPORT
MEALS ON WHEELS EAST TEXAS
$6,500SUPPORT