Charles H Hood Foundation
Accepts applications
Charles H Hood Foundation is a private foundation in Manchesterbythesea, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.5 million in 22 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $400,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$2.5 million
- Number of grants22
- Typical grant$100,000
- Largest grant$400,000
- Assets$101 million
- New grantees33%
Giving in 2024 was up from $2.2 million the year before.
33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 27 | $72.0 million |
| 2024 | $2.5 million | 22 | $101 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Charlene Mancusi Director Hria 29 Old Neck Road, Manchesterbythesea, MA 01944 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (617) 695-9439, cmancusi@hria.org |
| What to submit | Application forms available at www.tmfgrants.org/hood |
| Deadlines | Annually march and october |
| Restrictions | Restricted to pediatric research |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Charles H Hood Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 17 | $2.0 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $200,000 |
| New York | 2 | $200,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $70,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Hood pediatric innovation hub | $400,000 |
| Yale University | Child health research award - supporting refugee mental health through translation of evaluative instruments and through a preventive mental health intervention | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Child health research award - tackling pulmonary hypoplasia with genetic, epigenetic and STEM cell approaches. | $100,000 |
| Boston College | Child health research award - improving childhood tuberculosis treatment outcomes and post-tb lung functioning and quality of life in rural south africa | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Child health research award - identifying eeg-based biomarkers of language growth in preschool-aged children with down syndrome | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Child health research award - characterizing the role of two subcortical nuclei in prefrontal regulation of attention | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Child health research award - postnatal exposure to hyperoxia causes maladaptation of the premature intestine | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Child health research award - role of xenobiotic pathways to modulate intestinal epithelial metabolism, as possible targets for obesity and diabetes | $100,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Child health research award - the role of mesenchymal STEM cells to enhance immune function in a model of neonatal infection | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Child health research award - advancing the retinoic acid signaling activator as a novel therapeutic in mouse models of retinal degeneration | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Child health research award - deciphering the mechanism underlying short- and long-term airway hyperresponsiveness following early-life rsv infection | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Child health research award - evaluating effective combinations of modifiable factors for preventing youth depression risk | $100,000 |
| Harvard University | Child health research award - targeting lipid dysregulation in hereditary spastic paraplegia | $100,000 |
| Yale University | Child health research award - impact of early life immune challenges on brain wiring | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Child health research award - characterization of sensorineural hearing loss in neurofibromatosis type 2 | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Child health research award - nanobody-based immunotherapy for modulating inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis | $100,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Child health research award - targeting chromatin regulators in nup98-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia | $100,000 |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Child health research award - socioeconomic inequities in rsv immunization and population-based outcomes | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Child health research award - understanding mechanisms for improved pediatric skeletal health: novel regulators of chondrocyte-to-osteoblast transdifferentiation | $100,000 |
| Boston University | Child health research award - histone marks profiling: decoding cellular mechanisms in congenital rare disorders caused by pathogenic variants in chromatin-modifier genes | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Child health research award - epigenetic regulation of neural excitability in a mouse model of infantile epilepsy | $100,000 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic | Child health research award - evaluating mechanisms of environmental chemical exposure with developing zebrafish urinary system | $70,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Neil Smiley
- John O Parker Jr
- Robert C Boutwell
- Barbara Bula
- Brendon Bula
- Elizabeth Hood
- Clay Smiley
Questions people ask
Does Charles H Hood Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Annually march and october.
How much does Charles H Hood Foundation give?
$2.5 million in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.
Who runs Charles H Hood Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Neil Smiley (President and Treasurer), John O Parker Jr (Vice President and Clerk), Robert C Boutwell (Trustee) and Barbara Bula (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does Charles H Hood Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, science and research and youth programs.