The Sadie and Louis R. Roth Foundation concentrates its philanthropic giving on higher education scholarships and health research, with a strong emphasis on supporting Johns Hopkins University scholarship programs and targeted health research in New Jersey. Grants are few but sizeable relative to the portfolio, indicating focused support rather than broad-based giving.
Concentrated and repeat-focused: a small number of multi-thousand-dollar grants, with a dominant beneficiary receiving multiple awards (three grants to Johns Hopkins), and the remainder supporting local health research.
A repeat scholarship commitment to John Hopkins University anchors the Sadie and Louis Roth Foundation C/o George F Heinrich MD’s recent giving: the foundation awarded the school $38,250 in 2023 and $37,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for scholarship support. That three-year pattern points to a funder that returns to the same institutions rather than spreading gifts widely. Scholarship aid is the clearest thread, but the portfolio also includes health research, library support, and general institutional funding. The foundation’s largest recent health-oriented grant went to NJ Health Foundation for research, and its education-related giving extends beyond one campus. Yeshiva University received scholarship funding in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Teachers College - Columbia University also appears as a scholarship recipient. Several grants support organizations through general funds, including Habitat for Humanity and Ethical Culture Fieldston School, which suggests the foundation uses both designated and flexible support. Overall, the grant list shows a small number of recurring recipients receiving amounts that are meaningful relative to the foundation’s asset base.
Scholarship support is the core of the foundation’s education giving. John Hopkins University received $37,000 in 2025 for scholarship aid, and Yeshiva University received $20,000 the same year for scholarships as well. Teachers College - Columbia University also received scholarship funding in 2023 and 2024, showing a steady pattern of student support across multiple institutions. Health research is another visible area. The foundation awarded $24,000 to NJ Health Foundation in Princeton for research in 2025 and $15,000 to Eji Excellence in Medicine Fdtn in Princeton for research in 2024. Beyond those program-specific gifts, the grant list includes support for library and educational uses: Roosevelt Institute Library received library fund grants, and Ben Gurion University received educational-general fund grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $3,600, and the 75th percentile is $7,500. Even so, the recent list includes repeated awards at higher levels to the same organizations, indicating selective, recurring support rather than one-time transactional giving. The foundation funds individuals, and its grantmaking is carried out through philanthropy rather than program-related investments. Recipients such as John Hopkins University, Yeshiva University, and Habitat for Humanity appear across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships with a small set of grantees.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $8K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 30% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Johns Hopkins University, New Jersey Health Foundation
Most grants stay in the United States, and the recipient country distribution is entirely domestic. By count, Massachusetts is the top state for grants, even though the foundation is headquartered in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Recent awards cluster in a few cities: Baltimore for John Hopkins University, Princeton for NJ Health Foundation and Eji Excellence in Medicine Fdtn, New York for several education and general-fund recipients, and Brooklyn for Roosevelt Institute Library. New Jersey recipients also appear repeatedly, including Englewood Cliffs, Long Beach, and Elberon.
The grant list centers on scholarship aid, health research, and institutional support. Recent recipients include John Hopkins University and Yeshiva University for scholarships, NJ Health Foundation and Eji Excellence in Medicine Fdtn for research, and Roosevelt Institute Library for library fund support.
Typical grant size is small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $3,600, and the 75th percentile is $7,500. The recent grants table also shows repeated awards above that range to a few recurring recipients.
Yes. John Hopkins University received scholarship grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Yeshiva University received scholarship grants in each of those years; and Roosevelt Institute Library received library fund grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, while New Jersey recipients also appear often, including Princeton, Englewood Cliffs, Long Beach, and Elberon.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $37,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| NJ HEALTH FOUNDATION | PRINCTON, NJ | $24,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | NEW YORK, NY | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE LIBRARY | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | LIBRARY FUND |
| ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BEN GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,700 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL-GENERAL FUND |
| ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CONGREGATION OF BROTHERS OF ISRAEL | LONG BEACH, NJ | $3,950 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM | ELBERON, NJ | $3,950 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,250 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF KAREN | PURDYS, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTER ON RURAL INNOVATION | HARTLAND, VT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES | ASBURY PARK, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREEN CHIMNEY | BREWSTER, NY | $650 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $37,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| EJI EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE FDTN | PRINCTON, NJ | $15,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE LIBRARY | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY FUND |
| ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BEN GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,700 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL-GENERAL FUND |
| ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM | ELBERON, NJ | $3,950 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CONGREGATION OF BROTHERS OF ISRAEL | LONG BEACH, NJ | $3,950 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,250 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTER ON RURAL INNOVATION | HARTLAND, VT | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NO KID HUNGRY SHARE OUR STRENGTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF KAREN | PURDYS, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES | ASBURY PARK, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREEN CHIMNEY | BREWSTER, NY | $650 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $38,250 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | NEW YORK, NY | $16,600 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE LIBRARY | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | LIBRARY FUND |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| BEN GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,700 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL-GENERAL FUND |
| ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM | ELBERON, NJ | $3,950 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$37,000SCHOLARSHIP
NJ HEALTH FOUNDATION
$24,000RESEARCH
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
$20,000SCHOLARSHIP
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$16,000GENERAL FUND
ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE LIBRARY
$10,000LIBRARY FUND
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
$7,500GENERAL FUND
BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
EDUCATIONAL-GENERAL FUND
ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CONGREGATION OF BROTHERS OF ISRAEL
$3,950GENERAL FUND
TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM
$3,950GENERAL FUND
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
$3,250GENERAL FUND
FRIENDS OF KAREN
$3,000GENERAL FUND
CENTER ON RURAL INNOVATION
$2,500GENERAL FUND
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$1,000RESEARCH
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES
$1,000GENERAL FUND
ASPCA
$1,000GENERAL FUND
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
$1,000GENERAL FUND
GREEN CHIMNEY
$650GENERAL FUND
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$37,000SCHOLARSHIP
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
$20,000SCHOLARSHIP
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$15,000GENERAL FUND
EJI EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE FDTN
$15,000RESEARCH
TEACHERS COLLEGE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE LIBRARY
$10,000LIBRARY FUND
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
$7,500GENERAL FUND
BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
$6,700EDUCATIONAL-GENERAL FUND
ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM
$3,950GENERAL FUND
CONGREGATION OF BROTHERS OF ISRAEL
$3,950GENERAL FUND
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
$3,250GENERAL FUND
CENTER ON RURAL INNOVATION
$2,500GENERAL FUND
NO KID HUNGRY SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$2,500GENERAL FUND
FRIENDS OF KAREN
$2,000GENERAL FUND
THE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION
$1,000RESEARCH
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
$1,000GENERAL FUND
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$1,000RESEARCH
ASPCA
$1,000GENERAL FUND
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES
$1,000GENERAL FUND
GREEN CHIMNEY
$650GENERAL FUND
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$38,250SCHOLARSHIP
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
$20,000SCHOLARSHIP
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$16,600GENERAL FUND
ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE LIBRARY
$10,000LIBRARY FUND
TEACHERS COLLEGE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
$7,500GENERAL FUND
BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
$6,700EDUCATIONAL-GENERAL FUND
ARNOLD P GOLD FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
$5,000RESEARCH
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
$4,000GENERAL FUND
TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM
$3,950GENERAL FUND