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    Hope and Comfort

    ActiveHuman ServicesMakes PRIs
    NEEDHAM, MAWebsite6177951608

    About Hope and Comfort

    Provide sustained access to essential hygiene products to support the health, dignity, and confidence of children and adults in need in Massachusetts.

    Focus Areas

    hygiene product distributionbasic needspublic healthmenstrual equitycommunity partner support

    Who They Fund

    children in needadults in needlow-income individuals and families in Massachusettsunderserved/at-risk populations (statewide)

    Funding Style

    direct service / in-kind distributionsustained / ongoing program supportlocal/regional focus (Massachusetts)

    About Hope and Comfort

    Hope and Comfort Inc’s recent grantmaking is defined by large in-kind distributions to broad networks of community partners rather than by small individual awards. Its three largest reported grants went to "300 Public Charities and Schools" in 2025, "200 Public Charities and Schools" in 2024, and "200 Public Charities and Schools" in 2023, showing a repeated pattern of product distribution at scale. The foundation’s work centers on supplying essential hygiene products to support health, dignity, and confidence for children and adults in need in Massachusetts. The grant record points to a direct-service model built around registered nonprofit organizations, schools, shelters, food pantries, and other local partners serving low-income populations. Rather than funding a narrow set of programmatic initiatives, the foundation distributes hygiene products free of charge through partner organizations that then deliver them to people in need. That structure places the foundation close to on-the-ground service providers and makes community distribution a core part of how it operates. Hope and Comfort Inc also makes program-related investments, reinforcing a structure focused on mission-related support. Across the record provided, its giving is organized around access to basic necessities, with hygiene equity and public health themes running through the work.

    What Hope and Comfort Funds

    A central theme in Hope and Comfort Inc’s giving is hygiene access for people experiencing low income or other barriers to basic needs. The foundation provides hygiene products free of charge to registered nonprofit organizations serving Massachusetts communities, including schools, shelters, and food pantries. Its cause areas include menstrual equity and personal care access. That is reflected in its stated focus on menstrual/hygiene equity and hygiene product distribution, alongside broader public health and health-and-dignity goals. The foundation also supports community partner infrastructure. Its active programs describe a workflow where partners request products through a portal or ordering system and arrange warehouse pickup, indicating that distribution logistics are part of the support model. The beneficiary groups named in the data include children in need, adults in need, and low-income individuals and families in Massachusetts.

    How Hope and Comfort Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $8.8M

    Total Assets

    $16.1M

    Total Revenue

    $19.9M

    Total Expenses

    $10.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $1.6M and $2M, with a median of $1.8M.

    25th Percentile

    $1.6M

    Median

    $1.8M

    75th Percentile

    $2M

    Geographic Reach

    Leadership

    JEFF FEINGOLD

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    EIN (Tax ID): 45-1329518Latest Form 990: 2025Total assets: $16.1M3 filings on recordFind their full 990 filing →
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    basic needs provision

    Topics

    essential hygiene product distributionmenstrual/hygiene equitypersonal care and hygiene accesshealth and dignity promotionpoverty alleviation through material assistance

    Hope and Comfort Inc’s reported grant sizes are unusually large and tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $1,588,058, the median is $1,786,037, and the 75th percentile is $1,984,016. That clustering suggests a consistent scale of giving rather than highly fragmented awards. The recipient pattern shows repeated support over multiple years, with grants reported in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is structured as an operating grantmaker that also makes program-related investments, and its grantmaking is primarily in-kind product distribution. One active program accepts unsolicited requests from registered nonprofit partners, while two others use an ordering portal and indicate that new organizations are being placed on a waiting list or are not currently accepted.

    Where Hope and Comfort Makes Grants

    The grants in the data all land in the United States, and the foundation’s operational focus is Massachusetts. The recipient distribution shows 100% U.S. grants, with no non-U.S. countries listed. Named recipient groupings in the recent grants include "300 Public Charities and Schools" in 2025, "200 Public Charities and Schools" in 2024, and "200 Public Charities and Schools" in 2023. The active programs also specify Massachusetts as the service geography, indicating a state-centered distribution model even though the HQ is in Needham, MA.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Hope and Comfort

    What does Hope and Comfort Inc fund?

    It funds access to essential hygiene products for children and adults in need, with stated focus areas including hygiene product distribution, basic needs, public health, menstrual equity, and community partner support. The core model is in-kind product distribution to registered nonprofit partners in Massachusetts.

    How large are its grants?

    The typical grant size is very large and fairly consistent: the 25th percentile is $1,588,058, the median is $1,786,037, and the 75th percentile is $1,984,016. The recent grants list also shows awards of $8,821,733 in 2025, $2,181,995 in 2024, and $1,390,079 in 2023.

    Who can receive products or support?

    The active programs are designed for registered nonprofit organizations, schools, shelters, food pantries, and other community partners serving low-income populations in Massachusetts. Beneficiary types listed in the data include children in need, adults in need, low-income individuals and families, and underserved or at-risk populations statewide.

    Does Hope and Comfort Inc accept unsolicited applications?

    One active community distribution partner program accepts unsolicited requests from registered nonprofit organizations. Two other hygiene distribution programs use an ordering portal for active partners and note that new organizations are either being placed on a waiting list or are not currently accepted.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Hope and Comfort that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Varies

    Community Distribution Partner (Product Distribution)

    hygiene insecuritybasic needshealth+2 more

    Who can apply: Organizations must be registered nonprofit organizations, serve low-income populations, and serve communities in Massachusetts. Hope & Comfort does not distribute directly to individuals. Active recipient organizations must pick up from the warehouse in Needham at least once per calendar year.

    Deadline: No deadline stated; waitlist/intake described as ongoing.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    300 PUBLIC CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS—$8,821,7332025—
    200 PUBLIC CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS—$2,181,9952024—
    200 PUBLIC CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS—$1,390,0792023—

    300 PUBLIC CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS

    $8,821,733
    2025

    200 PUBLIC CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS

    $2,181,995
    2024

    200 PUBLIC CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS

    $1,390,079
    2023