The Massachusetts Health Officers Association leads, supports and advocates for the delivery of statutory and foundational public health services across every municipality in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We inform, educate and empower our members to ensure healthy communities for all.
Massachusetts Health Officers Association Inc makes project-specific grants that support local public health practice across Massachusetts. Its recent awards show a clear pattern of funding municipal and regional public health entities, with project grants to the City of Lynn, Town of Oxford Board of Health, City of Northampton, City of Revere, and Town of Mansfield. The association also supports member development through scholarship programs for public health credentials and degree study, including the RS/CHO Credentialing Scholarship and the Amy Naparstek Memorial Scholarship. That mix places workforce development alongside direct support for boards of health and other local public health organizations. The organization’s grantmaking is tied to practical public health functions rather than individual giving. It funds training, technical assistance, and time-limited projects, including tobacco control work, infectious disease response support, food safety, substance use resources, and advocacy for municipal public health. Recent grants also include awards to Massachusetts-based associations such as Maphn Inc, Mahb, Meha, and Mapc, indicating that the foundation works through both local government and professional/public health intermediaries. The result is a grant portfolio centered on strengthening public health capacity, credentials, and operations at the municipal level.
Workforce development is a recurring theme. Through the RS/CHO Credentialing Scholarship, the association covers study course costs or reimburses exam-related fees for members seeking Registered Sanitarian or Certified Health Officer credentials. It also offers the Amy Naparstek Memorial Scholarship for members enrolled in public, environmental, or allied health degree or certificate programs. Operational support for local health departments is another clear area. The SamBox Request Program provides boards of health and local public health departments with a SAMBOX resource, while recent project grants to the City of Lynn and the Town of Mansfield reflect support for local public health entities. Tobacco control and nicotine policy also appear in the program list through the MHOA Tobacco Control Program, which provides technical assistance and training to local boards of health on sales regulation, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, and compliance checks. Food protection, infectious disease, and substance use are also named focus areas in the organization’s public summary.
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$1.9M
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$1.8M
Most grants fall between $18K and $25K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$25K
TIMOTHY MCDONALD
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Typical awards cluster tightly around the low-to-mid $20,000 range, with a p25 of $18,375, a median of $22,964, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent grants table also shows repeated project-grant amounts of $28,000, $24,000, $21,928, and $18,000, consistent with time-limited restricted support rather than open-ended funding. The funding pattern is institution-centered: recent recipients are municipalities, boards of health, and public health associations, and the organization does not fund individuals. The active programs list includes unsolicited-request mechanisms for some offerings, including scholarship and resource-request programs. Grants appear to be repeated across years in a programmatic way, but the data here shows 2025 awards only, so year-to-year continuity cannot be confirmed from the grants list alone.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, and the recent list is concentrated in Massachusetts municipalities and public health organizations. Named Massachusetts recipients include the City of Lynn, Town of Oxford Board of Health, City of Northampton, City of Revere, Town of Mansfield, and the Boston Center for Independent Living. The recent grants also include Massachusetts associations such as Maphn Inc, Mahb, Meha, and Mapc. The recipient-country distribution shows 12 grants, all in the US. The available data does not identify any non-US grant locations.
Its recent grants go to municipalities, boards of health, and public health associations such as the City of Lynn, Town of Oxford Board of Health, City of Northampton, City of Revere, and Town of Mansfield. Its active programs also support local boards of health and MHOA members through scholarships and resource-request programs.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $18,375, the median is $22,964, and p75 is $25,000. Recent project grants also appear at $28,000, $24,000, $21,928, $18,000, and $6,000.
The stated focus areas include local public health workforce development, tobacco control and nicotine policy, food protection and retail food safety, infectious disease, substance use and opioid resources, workforce training and conferences, and advocacy for municipal public health.
No. The organization’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals. Its support is directed to projects, scholarships for members, and local public health entities.
Yes for some programs. The RS/CHO Credentialing Scholarship and the Amy Naparstek Memorial Scholarship both accept unsolicited requests, and the SamBox Request Program is also request-based for local boards of health and local public health departments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Massachusetts Health Officers Association that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Intended for local public health departments and boards of health; specific eligibility and request process provided on the SAMBOX site.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHB | Wellesley, MA | $25,200 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| MAPHN Inc | Milton, MA | $25,200 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| MEHA | Plymouth, MA | $25,200 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| MAPC | Boston, MA | $17,812 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| City of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $17,812 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| Town of Oxford Board of Health | Oxford, MA | $12,356 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| Boston Center for Independent Living | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| Stavros Center for Independent Living | Amherst, MA | $7,000 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| Independence Associates Inc | East Bridgewater, MA | $7,000 | 2026 | Project Grant |
| MAHB | — | $28,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| MAPHN INC | — | $28,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| MEHA | — | $28,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| TOWN OF OXFORD BOARD OF HEALTH | — | $24,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| MAPC | — | $24,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| CITY OF LYNN | — | $24,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| CITY OF REVERE | — | $21,928 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| CITY OF NORTHAMPTON | — | $21,928 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| OTHER VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS UNDER 5000 | — | $18,500 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| TOWN OF MANSFIELD | — | $18,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| WINCHENDON CAC INC | — | $18,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
| BOSTON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING | — | $6,000 | 2025 | PROJECT GRANT |
MAHB
$25,200Project Grant
MAPHN Inc
$25,200Project Grant
MEHA
$25,200Project Grant
MAPC
$17,812Project Grant
City of Lynn
$17,812Project Grant
Town of Oxford Board of Health
$12,356Project Grant
Boston Center for Independent Living
Project Grant
Stavros Center for Independent Living
$7,000Project Grant
Independence Associates Inc
$7,000Project Grant
MAHB
$28,000PROJECT GRANT
MAPHN INC
$28,000PROJECT GRANT
MEHA
$28,000PROJECT GRANT
TOWN OF OXFORD BOARD OF HEALTH
$24,000PROJECT GRANT
MAPC
$24,000PROJECT GRANT
CITY OF LYNN
$24,000PROJECT GRANT
CITY OF REVERE
$21,928PROJECT GRANT
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
$21,928PROJECT GRANT
OTHER VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS UNDER 5000
$18,500PROJECT GRANT
TOWN OF MANSFIELD
$18,000PROJECT GRANT
WINCHENDON CAC INC
$18,000PROJECT GRANT
BOSTON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
$6,000PROJECT GRANT
