The John A. Rodger Jr. Foundation concentrates on health and medical causes, local Long Island community services, and international medical/relief projects, often supporting hospitals, specialty medical funds, emergency responders and cataract/vision initiatives. Grants are typically modest and recurring, and the foundation also shows a consistent interest in animal welfare, environmental conservation on Long Island, and faith-based relief organizations. Its giving mixes local place-based support (Islip/Long Island institutions and first responders) with targeted international health and development charities.
A recurring pattern in the grant record is the foundation’s direct support for health systems, specialty medical funds, and medical relief organizations. The John a Rodger Jr Foundation Inc. gave $25,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 tied to Southside Hospital through Northwell Health Foundation, showing a multi-year relationship with the same local medical network. It also backed Mount Sinai Hospital in New York with $6,000 in 2024 and gave repeated $5,000 grants to the NYC Fire Department Burn Unit in 2024 and 2025. Those gifts sit alongside smaller awards to pediatric cancer, eye care, ambulance, and relief groups, which points to a practical, service-oriented style rather than a single-issue strategy. The foundation’s portfolio also includes Long Island community institutions and nonprofits serving religious, environmental, and international medical needs. Across the recent grants list, the same basic approach appears again and again: modest awards used to support operations, functions, and program delivery at nonprofit organizations.
Health and medical giving sits at the center of the foundation’s work. It gave $25,000 to Southside Hospital through Northwell Health Foundation in 2025 for donee organization support, and $6,000 to Mount Sinai Hospital in 2024 for the same purpose. Emergency and transport support also appears in the record: the foundation awarded $5,000 to Exchange Ambulance Corporation of the Islips in 2024 and $5,000 to the NYC Fire Department Burn Unit in 2025. International relief is another recurring theme, with $5,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Forward Edge International. The record also shows support for Long Island-based community and education groups, including The Parks Foundation of Islip Town, Family Service League, and Progressive School of Long Island.
The grant-size pattern is tightly clustered around small awards: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,000. The recent grants list still includes a few larger operating-support gifts, with amounts such as $25,000, $10,000, $6,000, and $5,000 appearing alongside many grants in the $2,000 to $3,000 range. Recurring awards are common: Forward Edge International, Great South Bay Audubon Society, Progressive School of Long Island, Siddhayatan Tirth, and the NYC Fire Department Burn Unit each appear more than once across recent years. The foundation is a private grantmaker rather than an individual-giving vehicle, and the data shows no program-related investments.
$1.2M
$6.8M
$550K
$521K
Most grants fall between $1K and $1K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$1K
About 36% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Distributed portfolio of mostly small-to-midsize grants with frequent repeat payments to many recipients; mix of place-based recurring support (regional hospitals, schools, emergency services) and targeted gifts to international medical/relief and conservation organizations.
Notable grantees: Northwell Health Foundation / Southside Hospital, NYC Fire Department Burn Unit, Himalayan Cataract Project, Chimp Haven / Center for Great Apes
Grantmaking is national in scope, but it is heavily weighted toward New York recipients: 36% of grants go to organizations in NY, and New York is the top state by grant count. Recent New York recipients include Westbury, East Islip, Huntington, Babylon, Sayville, and North Merrick, which points to a strong Long Island concentration. Outside New York, the foundation also sends grants to organizations in Washington, Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 966 grants to U.S. organizations.
The record centers on health and medical organizations, Long Island community services, and international medical or relief groups. Recent examples include hospitals, ambulance and burn-unit support, pediatric cancer organizations, eye-care relief, and local education and environmental nonprofits.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Forward Edge International in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Great South Bay Audubon Society in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Progressive School of Long Island in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and the NYC Fire Department Burn Unit in 2024 and 2025.
The typical award is $1,000: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all listed at $1,000. The recent grants list also shows larger operating-support grants at $25,000, $10,000, $6,000, and $5,000.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 36% of grants go to recipients in NY. Recent New York recipients include organizations in Westbury, East Islip, Huntington, Babylon, Sayville, and North Merrick.
The listed purposes consistently say “aid donee organization to carry out functions,” which suggests general operating or service-delivery support rather than restricted project funding. That wording appears across hospital, community, and relief grants in the recent record.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATIONSOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL | WESTBURY, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF ISLIP TOWN | EAST ISLIP, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT BURN UNIT | ABERDEEN, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL | BRUSH PRAIRIE, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SIDDHAYATAN TIRTH | WINDOM, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | ATLANTA, GA | $3,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL OF LONG ISLAND (PSOLI) | NORTH MERRICK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| GREAT SOUTH BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY | SAYVILLLE, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| COMMUNITY CHURCH | BABYLON, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,500 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH CONSERVATION & EDUCATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN (NYBG125) | BRONX, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT | WATERBURY, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| UNKNOWN NATIONS | COMSTOCK PARK, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | BRONX, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION | ALBERT LEA, MN | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SHARE OUR STRENGTH | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| STATUE OF LIBERTY-ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS | MIAMI, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | MERRIFIELD, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SPEAK UP FOR HORSES | MERRIFIELD, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE FOUNDATION | SHORT HILLS, NJ | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER | SAUSALITO, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| GLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK | PEORIA, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE INN | HEMPSTEAD, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| ORBIS | ETNA, NH | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| CENTER FOR GREAT APES | WAUCHULA, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| RED ROVER | SACRAMENTO, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| MARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC | CARMEL, IN | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| HOPE & HEROES CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK | FOREST KNOLLS, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| LITTLE LONGEARS MINI DONKEY RESCUE | NEW OXFORD, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| PETA (PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS) | NORFOLK, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| CHIMP HAVEN INC | KEITHVILLE, LA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SEVA FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| PROJECT K9 HERO | WHITWELL, TN | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | SCHENECTADY, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC RESEARCH | WOODBURY, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
| PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND | WATERTOWN, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS |
NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATIONSOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL
$25,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE PARKS FOUNDATION OF ISLIP TOWN
$10,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT BURN UNIT
$5,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
FORWARD EDGE INTERNATIONAL
$5,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SIDDHAYATAN TIRTH
$3,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
$3,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE
$3,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL OF LONG ISLAND (PSOLI)
$3,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
GREAT SOUTH BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY
$3,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
COMMUNITY CHURCH
$3,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION
$2,500AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$2,500AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH CONSERVATION & EDUCATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN (NYBG125)
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
UNKNOWN NATIONS
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
STATUE OF LIBERTY-ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SPEAK UP FOR HORSES
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE FOUNDATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
GLOBAL TRAINING NETWORK
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE INN
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
ORBIS
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
CENTER FOR GREAT APES
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
RED ROVER
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
MARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SAVE THE CHILDREN
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
HOPE & HEROES CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
LITTLE LONGEARS MINI DONKEY RESCUE
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
PETA (PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS)
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
CHIMP HAVEN INC
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SEVA FOUNDATION
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
PROJECT K9 HERO
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC RESEARCH
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
COALITION TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS
PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
$2,000AID DONEE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT FUNCTIONS