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New Hampshire's nonprofit organizations help make New Hampshire a great place to live.
Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of New Hampshire citizens, the Foundation awards thousands of grants every year to organizations doing critical work in our communities, and improving quality of life for all. Together, we are doing great things.

What we fund

Through our competitive grant programs, we fund programs and operations of qualified nonprofits working in the areas of health and well-being, civic engagement, education, economic development, environmental protection and arts and culture.

We also make grants to nonprofit partners working in specific areas of strategic Foundation priorities – like fighting substance use disorders and increasing youth opportunity.

And we work closely with generous donors to connect them with funding opportunities that match their areas of interest in fulfilling community needs. Please create an organizational profile on GrantSource to help us connect your work with donor interest, and to have funding needs listed on Greater Giving, our online giving platform for donors.

Explore our grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations

Community Grants Program - Express Grants Deadline: May 6, 2022

This competitive grant program awards project support (for a set of activities conducted during a specified period of time) of $10,000 or less to nonprofit organizations working in New Hampshire and selected communities in Maine and Vermont.

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Community Grants Program - Unrestricted Grants Deadline: September 30, 2022

This competitive grants program awards unrestricted grants that support an organization’s general operations as a whole rather than a particular project or capacity-building effort. This program was formerly called ‘Operating Grants.’

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Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation - Small Grants Program Deadline: December 9, 2022

This grantmaking program is open to nonprofit organizations that serve Strafford County residents and work on access to care challenges. Access to care may include: mental health, substance use disorder, food security, housing, senior services, transportation and logistics, culturally appropriate care, awareness of services, care coordination and patient motivation.

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Mary Gale Foundation We are not accepting new applicants at this time. Current grantees may request renewal grants for 2023.

The Mary Gale Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that supports housing, health and other in-home services and programs for low-income women age 65 and older living in the Greater Manchester area.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Dash-Grants Program Deadline: Rolling

The Dash–Grants Program supports projects in Coös County, NH and surrounding communities that focus on sustainable community and economic development.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Empower Coös Youth Grants Program Deadline: January 18, 2023

The Empower Coos Youth Grants Program supports programs in Coos County, NH and Essex County, VT and surrounding communities in both states that focus supporting environmental initiatives that involve youth; increasing extracurricular activities for youth; strengthening community engagement, and addressing gaps in need. This grant program awards support of up to $10,000 to eligible organizations.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Local Grants Program Deadline: January 18, 2023 or July 19, 2023

The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund supports projects in Coös County, NH and bordering communities in the United States and Canada that focus on community revitalization. This grant program awards support of $20,000 or less to eligible organizations.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Large Grants Program Deadline: Rolling

The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund supports projects in Coös County, NH and bordering communities in the United States and Canada that focus on community revitalization. This grant program awards support of $20,000 to $300,000 to eligible organizations.

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New Hampshire Library Technology Grant Program Deadline: Rolling

The New Hampshire Library Technology Grant Program awards grants of up to $10,000 to community libraries to support online access, technology upgrades, distance learning and staff development.

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Nonprofit Loan Program Deadline: Rolling

The Nonprofit Loan Program is focused on strengthening nonprofits, helping them have greater impact in the community, through sound financial management and greater access to working capital.

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Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund Deadline: December 5, 2022

The fund supports restoration, protection, and enhancement of the river, wetlands, and shore lands within the Connecticut River watershed upstream of the confluence of the White River and the Connecticut River at White River Junction, VT and West Lebanon, NH.

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Wellborn Ecology Fund - School-based Project Grants Deadline: Rolling through December 15, 2022

The Wellborn Ecology Fund is dedicated to using “the power of place” to increase environmental and ecological science knowledge in the Upper Valley. Since 2013, the Foundation has been focusing Wellborn resources to increase access to place-based ecology education for children and youth, with particular emphasis on K-12 and early childhood education centers in underserved communities.

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Grants for teachers, artists and public officials

Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship Deadline: February 10, 2023

The Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship honors individuals for their extraordinary work in public service.

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Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical Deadline: February 10, 2023

Each year, the Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical awards a year-long leave of absence to an exceptional New Hampshire public school teacher.

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David M. Brooks Music Fund Deadline: Rolling

The David M. Brooks Music Fund supports music education in New Hampshire’s public schools.

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Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowship Deadline: May 2, 2022

The Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowship program strives to raise public awareness about the value of excellence in education and to retain good public teachers in the New Hampshire’s North Country and in Essex County, VT.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Community Practitioners Network Please check back for 2022 application deadline

The Community Practitioners Network is an 18-month program designed to advance the resiliency of Coös County and surrounding communities in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine by cultivating the leadership and networking skills of 15 talented local residents.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Empower Coös Youth Grants Committee Member Deadline: April 15, 2022

The Empower Coös Youth Grants Program seeks area high-school students from Coös County and surrounding communities in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont to decide how to award up to $50,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations that focus on reducing carbon emissions; increasing extracurricular activities; and strengthening community engagement.

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Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant Deadline: April 30, 2022

The Artist Advancement Grant Program provides financial support to individual visual artists and craftspeople in the Piscataqua Region to promote their artistic growth.

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