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Grants help continue progress on Great Bay

Critical habitats are being restored and protected in an area that the Environmental Protection Agency has labeled one of 28 "estuaries of national significance"

(Left to right) Joseph Reilly, former NH regional president, Eastern Bank; Paul Spiess, board of directors, Eastern Bank; Katie Merrow, vice president of Community Impact, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation; Bob Rivers, Chair and CEO, Eastern Bank; and Dick Ober, president and CEO, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

New Hampshire residents to get job training for high-demand fields thanks to $250,000 grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation will award workforce-training scholarships over three years

New Hampshire Tomorrow 2017 Progress Report

Progress made for New Hampshire kids on scholarships, advocacy, early education quality improvements and more

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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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