The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund) is a private foundation established in 1937 to honor the memory of Jane Coffin Childs, who died of cancer in 1936. Founded by her husband, Starling W. Childs, and her sister, Alice S. Coffin, the organization is based in New Haven, Connecticut and operates as a gift in trust to Yale University. The Fund has evolved from its original focus on cancer research to support fundamental scientific research that advances understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$60.7M
+6.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$4.0M
+26.5% YoY
Grant Count
64
+4.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$63K
+20.5% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The JCC Fund's mission is to support fundamental scientific research that advances understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease. While originally established to support research into the causes and treatment of cancer, the Fund's scope has broadened to encompass basic biomedical research across multiple scientific disciplines.
The Fund's evolving research emphasis reflects the interests of its Board of Scientific Advisors and has historically included: carcinogens of organic and inorganic origins, virus studies, epidemiology, endocrinology, tissue transplants, genetics and mutagenesis, microbiology, biochemistry, recombinant DNA, and gene isolation.
Grantmaking
The JCC Fund primarily supports postdoctoral fellowships through its Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellowship program.
Review Cycle
** February
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Fund supports research conducted internationally, with a primary focus on US-based laboratories but also funding research in Europe, Japan, and Australia.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets and Giving (as of 2023):
- Total Assets: $57-60.6 million
- Annual Giving: $3.2-4 million
- Revenue (2023): $1.98 million
- Expenses (2023): $5.67 million
- Total Liabilities (2023): $8.11 million
Tax Status:
- 501(c)(3) organization
- Tax-exempt since August 1946
- EIN: 06-6034840
- Donations are tax-deductible
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $60,655,406 | $57,152,419 | $57,053,664 |
| Revenue | $2,522,157 | $1,976,556 | $4,043,454 |
| Expenses | $4,513,335 | $5,669,889 | $3,734,050 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $5,215,224 | $4,365,132 | $3,481,223 |
| Net Investment Income | $1,495,190 | $1,154,471 | $3,168,090 |
| Distributable Amount | $1,906,019 | $2,045,443 | $2,459,210 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
201 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Board Structure: The Fund operates with two governing boards:
Board of Managers: Originally appointed in 1937 by the Yale Corporation and chaired by Frederic C. Walcott, a former Senator from Connecticut. The Board became self-perpetuating and is solely responsible for administration and management of the Fund.
Board of Scientific Advisors: Originally comprised of seven members, now with twelve members. The Board is self-perpetuating, and all actions relating to scientific matters are taken upon the initiation or advice of this Board. The first Chairman was Stanhope Bayne-Jones, Dean of the Yale University School of Medicine.
Current Leadership:
- Executive Director: Anita Pepper
Recent Board Additions:
- Dr. Carla Kim, Principal Investigator at Boston Children's Hospital and Professor of Genetics
- Dr. Sergiu Pasca, Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and Bonnie Uytengsu Family Director
Contact Information:
- Address: 333 Cedar Street, MC0191, PO Box 208000, New Haven, CT 06520-8000
- Phone: (203) 785-4612
- Email: jccfund@yale.edu
- Website: www.jccfund.org
- Application Portal: application.jccfund.org
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D Childs | Chairman | 1 | — |
| Bronwen A Childs D V M | Treasurer | 1 | — |
| John W Childs | Secretary | 1 | — |
| Robert Berman M D | Director | 1 | — |
| Vlad Coric M D | Director | 1 | — |
| Rebecca Ehrhardt | Director | 1 | — |
| Alexander Garside | Director | 1 | — |
| Dune Lawrence | Director | 1 | — |
| Avice Meehan | Director | 1 | — |
| Hendon C Pingeon | Director | 1 | — |
| Jon Rotolo | Director | 1 | — |
| Joan Steitz Ph D | Director | 1 | — |
| Peter Salovey Ph D | Ex-Officio | 1 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The Fund announced its 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows in 2025, continuing its annual selection of postdoctoral researchers. Recent fellows have been selected from institutions including Vanderbilt University, University of California Berkeley, and other leading research institutions. The Fund published a 2025 Impact Report documenting its ongoing contributions to biomedical research.
VUMC postdoc wins Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship - Vanderbilt HealthData last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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