Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-2986097

The foundation provides neurosurgical services primarily to patients at boston children's hospital and at satellite locations. The foundation carries on and promotes basic and applied medical research and education in the field of neurosurgery by teaching students and other medical and scientific personnel. The foundation also provides care for patients regardless of their ability to pay.

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc gave $113K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $56K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$112,882
+14.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$56,441
+14.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$56,441
Total assets
$25,477,065
-0.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Boston Children's Hospital: $97KBoston Children's Hospital$97KCredit Union Kids at Heart: $16KCredit Union Kids at Heart$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was Boston Children's Hospital ($97K). Together the top 2 received $113K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 12 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonBurlingtonILLinoisBraintreeRolling Meadows

How Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 462% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $2.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $113K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MAGeneral Support$96,882
Credit Union Kids at Heart Burlington, MAGeneral Support$16,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$25,477,065$21,637,535$18,799,583$112,8822$170,420
2024$25,702,881$20,640,817$19,343,319$99,0172$232,785
2023$21,040,935$17,555,696$19,923,981$2,464,6842$168,030
2022$21,248,644$13,320,819$14,090,346$20,0903$-67,211
2021$23,682,269$14,617,852$13,914,848$212,4153$10,405
2020$19,307,804$12,483,923$12,066,242$37,0312$24,592
2019$16,958,982$12,367,617$14,442,078$31,4202$43,022

About Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $113K. Net investment income was $170K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc is led by Mark R. Proctor MD, President on every filing since 2019; 9 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark R. Proctor MD

    President

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $1.2M (2019) → $1.5M (2025)

  • Benjamin C. Warf MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $861K (2019) → $1.1M (2025)

  • Joseph R. Madsen MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $756K (2019) → $402K (2025)

  • Katie P. Fehnel MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $152K (2019) → $1.3M (2025)

  • Scellig S. Stone MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $750K (2019) → $1.2M (2025)

  • Lissa C. Baird MD

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $1M (2021) → $1.5M (2025)

  • Pok-Meng See MD

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $476K (2022) → $1.2M (2025)

  • Weston Northam MD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    60 hrs/week

    $187K (2023) → $1.1M (2025)

  • Physicians ORG AT CH INC

    Institutional Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward R. Smith MD

    Clerk & Treasurer

    Director, Clerk & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2020

    Treasurer → Clerk & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2019) → $1.5M (2025)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Robert M Scott MD (2024) — Physician
  • Former: R Michael Scott MD (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Liliana C Goumnerova MD (2019–2021) — Former Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Mark R Proctor MD — President: $1.5MMark R Proctor MDPresident$1.5MEdward R Smith MD — Clerk/Treasurer: $1.5MEdward R Smith MDClerk/Treasurer$1.5MLissa C Baird MD — Director: $1.5MLissa C Baird MDDirector$1.5MKatie P Fehnel MD — Director: $1.3MKatie P Fehnel MDDirector$1.3MPOK-Meng See MD — Director: $1.2MPOK-Meng See MDDirector$1.2MScellig S Stone MD — Director: $1.2MScellig S Stone MDDirector$1.2MBenjamin C Warf MD — Director: $1.1MBenjamin C Warf MDDirector$1.1MWeston Northam MD — Director: $1.1MWeston Northam MDDirector$1.1MJoseph R Madsen MD — Director: $402KJoseph R Madsen MDDirector$402K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.5M, to Mark R Proctor MD (President). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc

How much does Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc give each year?

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc gave $113K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $99K across 2 grants.

How large is Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc?

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc reported $25.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.6M.

What is Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc?

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Boston, MA. It holds $25.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc operate?

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Massachusetts.

What is Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc's EIN?

Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2986097. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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