[3] Sarah's daughter-in-law, Donna Goodman, recalled that the family was wealthy, lived in a large house, and had five or six servants.

[4] The family also hosted other notable figures, including the first Jewish faculty member of Dartmouth College and Golda Meir.

In 1938 she raised $750 (during the Great Depression) for the Youth Aliyah organization to save two children from Nazi persecution in Austria.

Goodman's approach to raising funds spread to other cities, including Cincinnati, Nashville, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington D.C.

[3] In honoring her work as a philanthropist, the B'nai B'rith and the Indianapolis Community Chest named her the Woman of the Year in 1956.

Following her death, the Jerusalem Music Center established a garden in her memory and noted her service as the National Chair of the Women's Division of the United Jewish Appeal.

"[8] The Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation maintains an award in recognition of student creativity and artistic achievement in her name.