The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research is a private foundation based in New Haven, Connecticut. Established by the Childs Family in 1937 in memory of Jane Coffin Childs, it supports postdoctoral fellows conducting fundamental biomedical research to advance human health.
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for at a glance
In short: The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for gave $4.1M across 58 grants in 2025 (avg $70K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,071,767
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 58
- -9.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $70,203
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $74,000
- Total assets
- $59,956,396
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (29% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
- How to Apply
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The Fund’s stated application process calls for a formal written application outlining the proposal and previous work experience. Applicants must identify a sponsoring laboratory and institution. The Fund’s 2027 eligibility criteria include limits on postdoctoral experience and time since degree conferral; proposals to continue in the same laboratory where the applicant received their Ph.D. will not be funded. Applicants who have accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are ineligible, subject to the stated T32 exception. The Fund’s filing states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The filing states February 1 each year. For the 2027 cycle, applications are due February 1, 2027, at 3:00 p.m. EST.
- Deadline
- The filing states February 1 each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Anita Pepper
Mailing address: 333 Cedar Street Shm L300, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 785-4612
Website: https://jccfund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
Who The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Harvard University ($382K across 7 grants). Together the top 10 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
245 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 167 grants of 245 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to California (29%), Massachusetts (27%), New York (9%), Washington (6%), and Maryland (5%). The Fund also reports that fellows conduct research in laboratories in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 58 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for gives
- 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 258% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.9M (2020) to $4.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 58 grants totaling $4.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University Medical School Boston, MA | In Vivo tracking of G protein-coupled receptors sensing for gut metabolites | $114,000 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Examining the neural mechanisms for generalization | $113,000 |
| University of Washington Seattle, WA | Mechanisms of Immune Memory Generation in a Native RNA Targeting CRISPR System | $113,000 |
| University of Washington Seattle, WA | Evaluating neuromodulatory networks across brain states | $112,667 |
| University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | An unprecedented atomistic picture of contranslational protein folding | $112,000 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | Synthetic protein circuits a conditional triggers of anti-tumor immunity | $107,417 |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Main-Group Chemoproteomic Platforms for Deciphering and Drugging Methionine | $106,667 |
| Columbia University New York, NY | Neuronal and immunological dissection of antidepresant responsiveness | $106,000 |
| University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Ovulation of the fittest | $106,000 |
| University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Evolution of human-specific neuronal activity-dependent gene regulation | $106,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $59,956,396 | $6,502,028 | $5,767,148 | $4,071,767 | 58 | $5,281,647 | $5,109,451 | $2,048,591 |
| 2024 | $60,655,406 | $2,522,157 | $4,513,335 | $4,009,655 | 64 | $5,215,224 | $1,495,190 | $1,906,019 |
| 2023 | $57,152,419 | $1,976,556 | $5,669,889 | $3,170,251 | 61 | $4,365,132 | $1,154,471 | $2,045,443 |
| 2022 | $57,053,664 | $4,043,454 | $3,734,050 | $3,025,915 | 1 | $3,481,223 | $3,168,090 | $2,459,210 |
| 2021 | $65,792,519 | $4,007,526 | $3,523,942 | $2,886,333 | 61 | — | $3,141,378 | $2,302,258 |
| 2020 | $68,890,633 | $1,922,280 | $3,551,391 | $2,865,571 | 58 | — | $1,113,294 | $2,038,305 |
| 2019 | $73,598,642 | $19,898,242 | $3,814,968 | $3,072,759 | 70 | — | $1,665,450 | $2,113,214 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for reported a distributable amount of $2.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Fund’s mission has broadened from supporting research into the causes and treatment of cancer to supporting fundamental scientific research that advances understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease. Its fellowship program supports postdoctoral research related to cancer and other human diseases.
In 2025, recipients included universities and biomedical research organizations. The Rockefeller University received $76,000; it describes its work as clinical and basic research across biological and biomedical fields. Stowers Institute for Medical Research received $76,000 and describes its mission as advancing medical research and improving understanding of disease causes, treatment, and prevention. Massachusetts Institute of Technology received grants of $74,000 and $73,800; MIT describes its mission as advancing knowledge and educating students. Boston Medical Center Corporation received $74,000; it describes its mission as providing accessible health services. The Scripps Research Institute received $73,800 and describes its work as basic biomedical research, translating discoveries into useful products, and scientific education and training.
Grantmaking
The Fund’s 2025 filing reports 58 grants totaling $4,071,767. Individual grants ranged from $4,200 to $114,000, with a median of $74,000. Among the largest awards were $114,000 to Harvard University Medical School for research on gut-metabolite-sensing G protein-coupled receptors; $113,000 to Stanford University for research on neural mechanisms of generalization; and $113,000 to the University of Washington for research on immune-memory generation in a native RNA-targeting CRISPR system.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John D Childs as chairman, Bronwen A Childs D V M as treasurer, and John W Childs as secretary. Directors listed are Robert Berman M D, Vlad Coric M D, Rebecca Ehrhardt, Alexander Garside, Dune Lawrence, Avice Meehan, and Hendon C Pingeon.
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for is led by John W Childs, Chairman & Secretary since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John W Childs
Chairman & Secretary
Chairman & Director → Chairman & Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexander Zang Garside
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avice Meehan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dune Lawrence
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hendon C Pingeon
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Rotolo
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Ehrhardt
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan Steitz Ph D
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Berman M D
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vlad Coric M D
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bronwen A Childs D V M
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maurie D McInnis Ph D
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Peter Salovey Ph D (2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Joan A. Steitz (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter Salovey PhD (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Robert Berman MD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Anita Pepper PhD (2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Bronwen A. Childs Dvm (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Vlad Coric MD (2023) — Director
- Former: Bronwen A. Childs (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: James E. Childs (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Rotolo (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Elisabeth Childs Gill (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard S. Childs Jr. (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for
How much does The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for give each year?
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for gave $4.1M across 58 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 64 grants.
What is The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's typical grant size?
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's median grant in 2025 was $74,000, and its average grant was $70,203, across 58 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for give grants?
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's top state is California, with 29% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (27%) and New York (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cambridge, MA (12 grants), New York, NY (5 grants), Boston, MA (5 grants) and Berkeley, CA (5 grants).
Does The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 58 grants with a stated purpose on The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's largest grantees?
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's largest 2025 grantees include Harvard University ($382,433 across 7 grants), University of California San Francisco ($290,000 across 3 grants) and University of California Berkeley ($278,534 across 5 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for?
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for reported $60.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for fund?
The Fund’s mission has broadened from supporting research into the causes and treatment of cancer to supporting fundamental scientific research that advances understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for?
The Fund’s stated application process calls for a formal written application outlining the proposal and previous work experience. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's EIN?
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6034840. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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