Charles H Hood Foundation
Historical FunderManchesterbythesea, Massachusetts · EIN 04-3507847 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.5M
Organizations funded22
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$101M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CHARLENE MANCUSI DIRECTOR HRIA |
|---|---|
| Address | 29 OLD NECK ROAD, MANCHESTERBYTHESEA MA 01944 |
| Phone | 6176959439 |
| CMANCUSI@HRIA.ORG | |
| Form and materials | APPLICATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TMFGRANTS.ORG/HOOD |
| Deadlines | ANNUALLY MARCH AND OCTOBER |
| Restrictions | RESTRICTED TO PEDIATRIC RESEARCH |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
22% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Hood pediatric innovation hub | $400,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Child health research award - supporting refugee mental health through translation of evaluative instruments and through a preventive… | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - tackling pulmonary hypoplasia with genetic, epigenetic and STEM cell approaches. | $100,000 |
| Boston College | New York, NY | Child health research award - improving childhood tuberculosis treatment outcomes and post-tb lung functioning and quality of life in rural… | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - identifying eeg-based biomarkers of language growth in preschool-aged children with down syndrome | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - characterizing the role of two subcortical nuclei in prefrontal regulation of attention | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - postnatal exposure to hyperoxia causes maladaptation of the premature intestine | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - role of xenobiotic pathways to modulate intestinal epithelial metabolism, as possible targets for obesity and… | $100,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | 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 | Boston, MA | 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 | Boston, MA | Child health research award - deciphering the mechanism underlying short- and long-term airway hyperresponsiveness following early-life rsv… | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - evaluating effective combinations of modifiable factors for preventing youth depression risk | $100,000 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | Child health research award - targeting lipid dysregulation in hereditary spastic paraplegia | $100,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Child health research award - impact of early life immune challenges on brain wiring | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | Child health research award - characterization of sensorineural hearing loss in neurofibromatosis type 2 | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - nanobody-based immunotherapy for modulating inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis | $100,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Child health research award - targeting chromatin regulators in nup98-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia | $100,000 |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Boston, MA | Child health research award - socioeconomic inequities in rsv immunization and population-based outcomes | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - understanding mechanisms for improved pediatric skeletal health: novel regulators of… | $100,000 |
| Boston University | New York, NY | Child health research award - histone marks profiling: decoding cellular mechanisms in congenital rare disorders caused by pathogenic… | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - epigenetic regulation of neural excitability in a mouse model of infantile epilepsy | $100,000 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic | Lebanon, NH | Child health research award - evaluating mechanisms of environmental chemical exposure with developing zebrafish urinary system | $70,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Hood pediatric innovation hub | $4,600,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - evaluating effective combinations of modifiable factors for preventing youth depression risk | $100,000 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | Child health research award - targeting lipid dysregulation in hereditary spastic paraplegia | $100,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Child health research award - impact of early life immune challenges on brain wiring | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston, MA | Child health research award - characterization of sensorineural hearing loss in neurofibromatosis type 2 | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - nanobody-based immunotherapy for modulating inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis | $100,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Child health research award - targeting chromatin regulators in nup98-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia | $100,000 |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Boston, MA | Child health research award - socioeconomic inequities in rsv immunization and population-based outcomes | $100,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - understanding mechanisms for improved pediatric skeletal health: novel regulators of… | $100,000 |
| Boston University | New York, NY | Child health research award - histone marks profiling: decoding cellular mechanisms in congenital rare disorders caused by pathogenic… | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Child health research award - epigenetic regulation of neural excitability in a mouse model of infantile epilepsy | $100,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,470,000 | 33 |
| 2023 | $2,150,250 | 38 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533169349100728
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-3507847
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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