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Children's Hospital Corporation’s grantmaking is dominated by large community partnership awards in Boston and nearby neighborhoods, with the City of Boston receiving multiple seven-figure grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern points to a hospital-affiliated funder that channels substantial resources into local community health infrastructure rather than a broad, national grant portfolio. Among the larger awards, Boston Public Schools received $822,000 in 2025 and Boston Public Health Commission received $571,466 in 2024. The foundation also funds neighborhood-based organizations working in Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and Chinatown, suggesting a focus on community health through place-based partners. Recent awards include Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc., Dot House Health, Higher Ground, Hyde Square Task Force, and Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. The names of its active programs — Community Benefits Contributions, Collaboration for Community Health, Children’s Health Equity Initiative, Metro South West Community Health Initiative, and Every Child Fund — align with a portfolio centered on access to care, health equity, patient support, and community health services. Children’s Hospital Corporation operates at sizable scale, with annual grants of $37,264,460 and total assets of $8,899,360,805. Its public grantmaking is local in scope, and nearly all grants in the dataset go to recipients in Massachusetts.
Community health is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s work. In 2024, it gave $667,617 to Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc. in Roxbury for Community Partnership, and in 2025 it awarded $331,455 to the same organization for the same purpose. Health services and access to care appear in grants to neighborhood health providers and public institutions. Dot House Health in Dorchester received $610,676 in 2024 and $357,276 in 2025, both listed as Community Partnership grants, while Boston Public Health Commission received $571,466 in 2024 and $410,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports education and youth-serving organizations. Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain received $371,238 in 2023 and $351,562 in 2024, and Boston Public Schools received $822,000 in 2025. These awards fit with its stated focus on community health, health equity, and access to care.
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Most grants fall between $27K and $132K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$27K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$132K
Kevin B Churchwell MD
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Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range: p25 is $26,520, median grant size is $55,000, and p75 is $132,021. The recent grants list shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, Boston Public Health Commission, and several neighborhood-based organizations. That pattern suggests recurring institutional support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or PRIs. Unsolicited applications are not part of the listed active programs.
Giving is heavily concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 97% of grants in the dataset. Boston is the central recipient city, with additional grants landing in Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and Lexington. Outside the city, the data includes Newton and one grant to NorthStar Learning Center in New York, NY. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 296 grants going to U.S. organizations.
It funds community health and health equity partners, along with public institutions and neighborhood organizations. Recent recipients include the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, Boston Public Health Commission, and neighborhood groups in Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, and Chinatown.
Its grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $26,520, median grant size is $55,000, and p75 is $132,021.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, Boston Public Health Commission, Dot House Health, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc., and Hyde Square Task Force.
Massachusetts receives 97% of grants in the dataset, with Boston as the central recipient city and additional funding in Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Lexington, Newton, and one grant in New York, NY.
The active programs listed here, including Franciscan Children’s Community Health Initiative, Children’s Health Equity Initiative, Community Benefits Contributions, Determination of Need Community Health Initiatives, Every Child Fund, and Metro South West Community Health Initiative, are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications where noted.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Boston | Boston, MA | $2,007,287 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Boston Public Schools | Boston, MA | $822,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Boston Public Health Commission | Boston, MA | $410,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Dot House Health | Dorchester, MA | $357,276 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Higher Ground | Roxbury, MA | $334,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc | Roxbury, MA | $331,455 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center | Boston, MA | $324,448 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation | Jamaica Plain, MA | $305,463 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | Lexington, MA | $296,727 | 2025 | Advocacy Support |
| City of Boston - Fund for Parks & Recreation | Boston, MA | $280,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| William James College | Newton, MA | $253,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Codman Square Health Center | Dorchester, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| UMass BIRCh Center | Worcester, MA | $249,776 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| City of Boston - Office of Early Childhood | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| East Boston Social Centers | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center | Brockton, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Waltham Partnership for Youth Inc | Waltham, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Boston Opportunity Agenda | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Walker Inc | Needham, MA | $199,674 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Simmons University School of Social Work | Boston, MA | $198,871 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Mathematica | Cambridge, MA | $186,690 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Brockton Interfaith Community | Brockton, MA | $171,738 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Boston Housing Authority | Boston, MA | $170,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Immigrant Family Services Institute | Mattapan, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance | Dorchester, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| WATCH CDC | Waltham, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Children's Services of Roxbury | Roxbury, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Friends and Mentors | Brockton, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Urban Revival Inc dba City LifeVida Urbana | Jamaica Plain, MA | $149,819 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Raising a Reader Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $131,028 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| City of Boston - Office of Youth Engagement & Advancement (OYEA) | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Charles River Community Health | Brighton, MA | $112,500 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Rose Conservatory | Brockton, MA | $109,016 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| The Dimock Center | Roxbury, MA | $107,500 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Bridges Homeward | Cambridge, MA | $105,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center | Jamaica Plain, MA | $102,500 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Sociedad Latina | Mission Hill, MA | $101,500 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| The NAN Project | Lexington, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Mission Safe A New Beginning | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| The Basics | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Neighborhood Villages | Jamaica Plain, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Cape Verdean Women United Inc | Brockton, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Urban College of Boston | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Families First | Watertown, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Voices of the Community | Framingham, MA | $99,909 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Madison Park Development Corporation | Roxbury, MA | $97,390 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
| Upham's Corner Health Center | Dorchester, MA | $92,500 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Bowdoin Street Community Health Center | Dorchester, MA | $92,500 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Mattapan Community Health Center | Mattapan, MA | $92,500 | 2025 | Support of Community Health Center |
| Springfield College Department of Social Work | Springfield, MA | $85,255 | 2025 | Community Partnership |
City of Boston
$2,007,287Community Partnership
Boston Public Schools
$822,000Community Partnership
Boston Public Health Commission
$410,000Community Partnership
Community Partnership
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation
$305,463Community Partnership
Advocacy Support
City of Boston - Fund for Parks & Recreation
$280,000Community Partnership
William James College
$253,000Community Partnership
UMass BIRCh Center
$249,776Support of Community Health Center
City of Boston - Office of Early Childhood
$200,000Community Partnership
Walker Inc
$199,674Community Partnership
Mathematica
$186,690Community Partnership
Boston Housing Authority
$170,000Community Partnership
Friends and Mentors
$150,000Community Partnership
City of Boston - Office of Youth Engagement & Advancement (OYEA)
$125,000Community Partnership
Rose Conservatory
$109,016Community Partnership
Bridges Homeward
$105,000Community Partnership
Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center
$102,500Support of Community Health Center
Cape Verdean Women United Inc
$100,000Community Partnership
Urban College of Boston
$100,000Community Partnership
Voices of the Community
$99,909Community Partnership
Upham's Corner Health Center
$92,500Support of Community Health Center
Bowdoin Street Community Health Center
$92,500Support of Community Health Center
Mattapan Community Health Center
$92,500Support of Community Health Center
Springfield College Department of Social Work
$85,255Community Partnership