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We’re working to make New Hampshire a community where everyone can thrive. From advancing equity and racial justice to increasing opportunity for families and kids, from encouraging positive civic engagement to preventing substance use disorders, read more about our work on our blog.
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Stories of determination + hope
In the latest issue of Purpose, we learn about the many ways in which New Hampshire’s nonprofit organizations are addressing the state’s affordable housing crisis — and meet a family now living in safe and secure housing thanks to that work. Also in this issue, we meet Tina Philibotte, chief equity officer for the Manchester School District, learn about how a New Hampshire man saved for years for a scholarship to benefit other students, and more.
Making nhcf.org accessible
The Foundation’s website, nhcf.org, has been updated to be more accessible to people with a range of disabilities — including blindness, low vision, deafness and hearing loss.
Mary Ann Dempsey awarded 2022 Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship
The honor will enable Dempsey to attend an intensive, three-week program this summer with public servants from around the world. Dempsey will attend the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in July. The fellowship, now in its 28th year, was established in memory of the late New Hampshire House Majority Leader Caroline Gross and the late Concord Mayor Martin Gross to honor dedication to public service.
You Delivered...
- $807 MILLIONGrants and scholarships since 1962
- $66 MILLIONGrants and scholarships in 2021
- $78 MILLIONCharitable gifts received in 2021
Since 1962, thousands of people have entrusted their charitable resources to the Foundation, creating a perpetual source of philanthropic capital and making it possible for the Foundation to award more than $60 million in grants and scholarships every year.
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