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The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundation at a glance

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The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$41k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

International$69kAnimals$47kPhilanthropy$30kReligion$21kArts & Culture$15kMembership Benefit$10kHuman Services$5kHealth$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $29k
$1,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$719k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES$16,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER METROWEST NJ$12,500
MARLBORO JEWISH CENTER PRESCHOOL$5,000
THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ$1,800
ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE$1,500
JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,500
HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY$1,300
MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER$500
RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 26% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $4k → 9%JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $3k → 11%ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $2k → 17%THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $3k → 4%MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER: $1k → 4%MARLBORO JEWISH CENTER PRESCHOOL: $5k → 6%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF PARAMUS-CONGN BETH TIKVAH: $8k → 7%NEW JERSEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL JCC METROWEST: $3k → 16%HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $4k → 9%JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $3k → 4%MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER: $1k → 4%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF PARAMUS-CONGN BETH TIKVAH: $4k → 7%NEW JERSEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL JCC METROWEST: $3k → 16%HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $3k → 9%THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $3k → 4%MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER: $500 → 4%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF PARAMUS-CONGN BETH TIKVAH: $4k → 7%LIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263: $4k → 16%HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $3k → 9%THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $2k → 4%MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER: $500 → 4%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF PARAMUS-CONGN BETH TIKVAH: $4k → 7%LIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263: $4k → 16%HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $2k → 9%THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $2k → 4%ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE: $4k → 4%LIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263: $2k → 16%HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $1k → 9%THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $1k → 4%ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE: $4k → 4%LIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263: $1k → 16%ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE: $4k → 4%LIVINGSTON FIRST AID SQUAD: $600 → 16%ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE: $2k → 4%LIVINGSTON FIRST AID SQUAD: $500 → 16%ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE: $2k → 4%STUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $3k → 16%JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER METROWEST NJ: $13k → 4%STUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $3k → 16%JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER METROWEST NJ: $13k → 4%STUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $3k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 22% of The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 57% of the giving stays in NJ; by stated purpose, 52%.

The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 40% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$163k · 12 repeat orgs$7k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
1

Total granted

$163k
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+59%

Still filing today

67%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsInternationalMembership BenefitArts & CultureEducationHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $69k · revenue +211%
  • LP
    LIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263 INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $10k · revenue +19%
  • HV
    HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $10k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +59%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey

The jewish federation of southern new jersey cares for those in need, enhances jewish life and ensures the continuity of a vibrant jewish community locally, in israel and around the world.

Philanthropy
2
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
3
American Friends of Mosdos Montreal Inc

To promote and enhance jewish religious observance in canada

Religion
4
Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Corp

To provide fire protection and emergency medical services to the community. Services such as firefighting, fire prevention, emergency medical services and public education support the primary function.

Public Safety & Disaster
5
Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj

The federation cares for people in need, builds jewish life, and saves the world, one person at a time. the federation stands at the center of a network of 27 local and 4 overseas partner agencies to help meet the educational, vocational,…

Philanthropy
6
Pet Rescue Pilots

The organization engages in charitable activities with the goal of preventing cruelty to animals and helping them find permanent homes.

Animals
7
American Friends of Haketer Institute I

Support recognized tax exempt organizations that further the orthodox jewish religion & education.

International
8
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah

To provide religious education and services to our students in the tradition of the orthodox jewish faith

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9
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Minneapolis jewish federation is a nonprofit organization that promotes a culture of philanthropy, leverages resources to meet local and global jewish needs, and facilitates community planning to ensure a thriving and secure future.

Philanthropy
10
Nj State Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Assoc Inc

It is the mission of the new jersey firefighters mutual benevolent association to represent, protect, and educate the firefighters, emts, and dispatchers throughout the state of new jersey through representation at the local, state, and…

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11
The Jewish Federation of Middlesex & Monmouth Counties a Nj Nonprofit Corp

The jewish federation of middlesex and monmouth counties, a nj non-profit corporation, also known as the jewish federation in the heart of new jersey, brings together people, partners and resources to fulfill the most important needs and…

Philanthropy
12
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rabbinical College of America. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 16 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
7/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $68,500 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCESJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF PARAMUS-CONGN BETH TIKVAH: $18,500 · OtherJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF P…THE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NJ: $12,300 · OtherTHE ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE…HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $6,500 · OtherHUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE …NEW JERSEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL JCC METROWEST: $6,000 · OtherNEW JERSEY JEWISH FILM FESTI…MARLBORO JEWISH CENTER PRESCHOOL: $5,000 · OtherMARLBORO JEWISH CENTER PRESC…+1 more: $1,100 · OtherJewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ: $25,000 · PhilanthropyJewish Community…JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $4,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATIO…THE 11TH HOUR ANIMAL RESCUE INC T/A ELEVENTH HOUR ANIMAL RESCUE: $14,800 · AnimalsTHE 11TH HOUR A…HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $10,200 · AnimalsHUDSON VALLEY A…MT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $3,200 · AnimalsMT PLEASANT ANI…LIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263 INC: $10,400 · Membership BenefitSTUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $9,000 · Arts & CultureRABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA: $2,800 · EducationST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 · Health
International$68,500Other$49,400Philanthropy$29,500Animals$28,200Membership Benefit$10,400Arts & Culture$9,000Education$2,800Health$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $68,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE 11TH HOUR ANIMAL RESCUE INC T/A ELEVENTH HOUR ANIMAL RESCUE: $14,800 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetLIVINGSTON PBA LOCAL #263 INC: $10,400 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetHUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $10,200 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSTUDIO MONTCLAIR INC: $9,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMT PLEASANT ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $3,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVINGSTON FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Bristol-Myers Squibb …The Pfizer Foundation…Verizon FoundationVanguard Charitable E…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation IncNJ13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Rabbinical College of America: 5% of income from government
  • The 11TH Hour Animal Rescue Inc T/a Eleventh Hour Animal Rescue: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to The Malvin and Greta Roesch Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 16 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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