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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6034840

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

A private foundation in New Haven, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $4.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Anita Pepper
333 Cedar Street SHM L300
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-4612
Form and materials
Formal written application outlining proposal and previous work experience.
Deadlines
February 1st of each year.
Restrictions
Post doctoral fellowships for candidates who perform cancer research.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,071,767

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $59,956,396

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,009,655

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $60,655,406

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,170,251

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $57,152,419

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,025,915

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $57,053,664

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,839,699

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $65,792,519

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,865,571

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $68,890,633

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,072,759

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $73,598,642

  • Tax year 2017

    $3,745,731

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $56,086,449

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Harvard University Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    In Vivo tracking of G protein-coupled receptors sensing for gut metabolites

    $114,000
  2. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Examining the neural mechanisms for generalization

    $113,000
  3. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Mechanisms of Immune Memory Generation in a Native RNA Targeting CRISPR System

    $113,000
  4. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Evaluating neuromodulatory networks across brain states

    $112,667
  5. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    An unprecedented atomistic picture of contranslational protein folding

    $112,000
  6. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Synthetic protein circuits a conditional triggers of anti-tumor immunity

    $107,417
  7. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Main-Group Chemoproteomic Platforms for Deciphering and Drugging Methionine

    $106,667
  8. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Neuronal and immunological dissection of antidepresant responsiveness

    $106,000
  9. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Ovulation of the fittest

    $106,000
  10. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Evolution of human-specific neuronal activity-dependent gene regulation

    $106,000
  11. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA

    A DNA-encoded library strategy for molecular glue discovery

    $78,000
  12. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Uncovering the functional architecture of the human speech cortex

    $78,000
  13. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Learning the modular grammar of phase separation in signaling networks

    $76,000
  14. Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchKansas City, MO

    Determine how ribosome heterogeneity regulates early embyrogenesis

    $76,000
  15. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Unraveling lipid transport across the mycobacterial cell envelope

    $76,000
  16. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Exploring mechanisms for flexible learning in higher-order neural circuits

    $75,000
  17. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Structural basis of Doa10-mediated protein quality control at the ER

    $75,000
  18. Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology & EpigeneticMnchen, Germany

    Direct Visualization of DNA Methyltransferase Oligomerization and Its Influence on Neuronal Gene Regulation

    $74,800
  19. Boston Medical Center CorporationBoston, MA

    Manipulating vascular endocytosis to direct blood and immune cell migration

    $74,000
  20. Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCambridge, MA

    Deciphering the Molecular Mechanisms of Alternative Splicing Regulation via Intronic Transposable Elements

    $74,000
  21. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Dissecting the Dynamics of Tissue Patterning During Regeneration

    $74,000
  22. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Determining how basement membranes stretch and recover to support tissues

    $74,000
  23. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    How to build (and rebuild) an animal

    $74,000
  24. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Molecular basis of sensory integration in octopus

    $74,000
  25. Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD

    Using single cell transcriptomics to understand homeostatic sleep pressure

    $74,000
  26. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    In situ cryoET analysis of cristae biogenesis and morphology

    $74,000
  27. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Central control of the autonomic nervous system in chronic pain and anxiety

    $74,000
  28. NiaidBethesda, MD

    Sexual recombination and virulence in the success of African trypanosomes

    $74,000
  29. University of MinnesotaMineapolis, MN

    Effects of regulatory network divergence on drug resistance in Candida

    $74,000
  30. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Classification of exotic ATPase functions using large language models

    $74,000
  31. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Defining the role of protein homeostasis in spermatogenesis

    $73,800
  32. Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA

    The molecular biology of Obelisk RNAs

    $73,800
  33. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Secretory cell innovation in a symbiotic interaction

    $73,800
  34. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Learning structure in genotype to phenotype maps

    $73,800
  35. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    LIGHTing up tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures through cytokine pharmacokinetic engineering

    $73,800
  36. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Understanding tissue damage in the pre-neoplasia to neoplasia shift of colorectal cancer

    $73,800
  37. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Mechanisms and consequences of APOBEC3 targeting of extrachromosomal DNA

    $73,800
  38. Oregon Health and Science UniversityPortland, OR

    Mechanisms of Type I PARP1 Inhibitors in Regulating Cell Fate Decisions in Cancer

    $73,800
  39. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Hormone-mediated changes in neural computations that drive flexible social behaviors

    $73,800
  40. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Decoding Aging Neurogenic Niches: Unraveling Somatic Mutations, Clonal Dynamics, and Functional Decline

    $73,800
  41. The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CA

    Illuminating cryptic functional pockets in the human proteome with electrophilic stereoprobes

    $73,800
  42. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Structure-based vaccine design targeting mpox antigen A27

    $73,800
  43. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Ron Tyrosine Kinase deficiency uncovers a critical regulator of anti-tumor T Cell responses

    $73,800
  44. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Novel Chemical Tools for Targeted Eradication of DNA Repair Proteins and Application to Chemosensitization

    $73,800
  45. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Interplay of spatial structure and collective drug resistance across scale

    $57,500
  46. The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CA

    Timing biomolecular interactions in massively high throughput via a polymerase stopwatch

    $49,333
  47. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Understanding how the whole becomes more than the sum of its parts: Linking subcellular processes to emergent supracellular patterns

    $44,633
  48. The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CA

    Towards a novel tauopathy therapeutic: harnessing biomolecular condensates for targeted protein degradation

    $41,800
  49. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA

    Timing molecular interactions in high throughput via a polymerase stopwatch

    $39,000
  50. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Neural mechanisms of taste and visceral signal integration in the brainstem

    $37,500
  51. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Dissecting the impact of non-coding somatic mutations in the human brain

    $37,000
  52. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Reconstruct cell trajectories and communications in brain development

    $37,000
  53. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Defining regulatory principles of translation during nutrient shifts

    $30,883
  54. National Institue of HealthNICHDBethesda, MD

    Linking Parts to Process: Probing the Cell-Biological Basis for Tissue Patterning in Developing Mesenchyme

    $29,167
  55. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Discovery and Synthesis of novel anticancer drugs via enzyme engineering

    $12,334
  56. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Mechanisms and consequences of LINE-1-mediated genome instability

    $12,333
  57. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    The evolution of complex chemosensation

    $12,333
  58. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Main-group platforms for deciphering and drugging metionine

    $4,200

Approved for future payment

21 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Cincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati, OH

    Multifunctional RNA-binding transcription factors coordinate cell states in development

    $0
  2. Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA

    Engineering CAR T cells for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy via Protein Interaction Network Analysis

    $0
  3. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Organisational logic of the spino-parabrachial pathway for light touch

    $0
  4. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    A spatial stochasticity theory resolves how host-protective T cell responses emerge amid regulatory T cell immunosuppression

    $0
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Illuminating the cell envelope architecture and assembly of a tick-borne pathogen

    $0
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Role of neoantigen-nonspecific Passenger T cells in cancer-associated immunity and tumor progression

    $0
  7. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Understanding how bacteria-bacteria interactions influence antibiotic resistance in a microbiome context

    $0
  8. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Recording cell states and signaling events to reveal cell fate decisions during pancreatic islet differentiation

    $0
  9. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Biochemical basis and function of lipid spatial localization within the brain

    $0
  10. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Deciphering the Role of EBV-Infected B Cells and Autoimmunity in Post-Infectious Syndromes and Developing a Targeted Elimination Strategy

    $0
  11. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    A genetic approach to study metabolite sensing and regulation in organelles

    $0
  12. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Neuronal mechanisms of simulations in the brain of sleeping mice

    $0
  13. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Harnessing long-range hormone signaling for therapeutic delivery

    $0
  14. University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO

    Unlocking the Bacterial Vault: Novel Organelles Involved in RNA Repair

    $0
  15. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    The early-life microbiome regulates BETA-cell function and type-1 diabetes via gamma-aminobutyric acid

    $0
  16. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    "Healthy aneuploidy": Discovering strategies from the placenta to regulate aneuploidy tolerance

    $0
  17. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Investigation of immune systems in multicellular bacteria

    $0
  18. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Decoding the Structural Basis of Immunogenicity

    $0
  19. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN

    Defining the targets of the antibody response to natural Oropouche virus infection

    $0
  20. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Structural mechanisms for higher-order microtubule assembly function in parasites

    $0
  21. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    The functional role of transposable element-derived transcripts in cancer progression

    $0

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education25 grants $1,902,05170% of the total
  2. Medical research8 grants $479,06618% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment2 grants $225,6678% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $111,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California16 grants $1,175,284
  2. Massachusetts18 grants $1,106,366
  3. New York5 grants $376,433
  4. Washington2 grants $225,667
  5. Maryland4 grants $208,050
  6. New Jersey2 grants $180,467
  7. North Carolina2 grants $148,000
  8. Utah2 grants $147,800
  9. Missouri1 grant $76,000
  10. Minnesota1 grant $74,000

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John D ChildsChairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bronwen A Childs D V MTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • John W ChildsSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert Berman M DDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vlad Coric M DDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca EhrhardtDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander GarsideDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dune LawrenceDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Avice MeehanDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hendon C PingeonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jon RotoloDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joan Steitz Ph DDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maurie D McInnis Ph DEx-Officio Hours 1Pay $0

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