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Kayson and Aidan participate in circle time at Laconia Early Learning Center, a program of Lakes Region Child Care Services. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

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The Foundation is committed to increasing opportunity for all of New Hampshire's kids.


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We’re up to the promise of creating stronger communities and inspiring greater giving. From preventing drug and alcohol addiction to engaging entrepreneurs, learn more about our work on our blog.

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A family shops in the fresh produce section of the Gather Pantry Market in Portsmouth. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Gather: on a mission to make sure no one goes hungry

For more than 200 years, this nonprofit has been innovating to meet community needs

Pictured left to right: Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, Tenth Bishop in the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, Pawn Nitichan, executive director of City Year New Hampshire and vice president of the national organization City Year, Inc., Dianne Mercier, president of People's United Bank in New Hampshire.

Bishop A. Robert Hirschfeld, Pawn Nitichan and Dianne Mercier join Foundation Board

Bishop of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, Executive Director of City Year New Hampshire and President of People’s United Bank in New Hampshire join 13-member governing board

JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, at the memorial to Harriet E. Wilson of Milford, the first African-American woman to publish a novel in the United States. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

On a mission to tell the truth about our history

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is working to ensure a richer understanding of our shared heritage

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  • $596 MILLIONGrants and scholarships since 1962
  • $46 MILLIONGrants and scholarships in 2017
  • $57 MILLIONCharitable gifts received in 2017

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation manages a growing collection of nearly 1,900 philanthropic funds created by generous individuals, families and businesses. These donors make it possible for the Foundation to award more than $40 million in grants and scholarships every year.

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