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Manuel Ramirez and Cecilia Ulibarri in front of a mural painted by Cecilia in the new headquarters of Positive Street Art in Nashua. Read more.

Manuel Ramirez and Cecilia Ulibarri in front of a mural painted by Cecilia in the new headquarters of Positive Street Art in Nashua. Read more.

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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.

Explore our grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations

  • Community Grants Program - Express Grants We will not be offering our 2023 Express Grants program

    As we work to improve our Community Grants program for the long-term, in 2023 we will offer a single, one-year, Unrestricted Grant program with awards of up to $20,000. There will be no Express Grants awarded in 2023.

    If your organization was planning to apply for an Express Grant, please consider applying to our 2023 Unrestricted Grant program.

    Learn more about why we’re making this change.

  • Community Grants Program - Unrestricted Grants Deadline: September 8, 2023

    As we work to improve our Community Grants program for the long-term, in 2023 we will offer a single, one-year, Unrestricted Grant program with awards of up to $20,000. There will be no multi-year Unrestricted Grants awarded in 2023. Learn more about why we’re making this change.

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  • Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation - Small Grants Program Deadline: October 18, 2023

    The Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation small grants program is open to nonprofit organizations serving Strafford County residents working on access to care challenges. Access to care may include: substance use disorder, food security, housing, senior services, transportation and logistics, culturally appropriate care, awareness of services, care coordination and patient motivation.

    Learn more

  • Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation - Targeted Grants Program Deadline: October 18, 2023

    The Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation targeted grants program is open to nonprofit organizations focusing on increasing access to dental, maternal and mental/behavioral health care, serving Strafford County residents.

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  • Mary Gale Foundation The Mary Gale Foundation grantmaking program is now being managed by Granite United Way. For more information please contact Susan Howland at fhfna.ubjynaq@tenavgrhj.bet.
  • Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Dash-Grants Program Deadline: Rolling

    The Dash–Grants Program supports projects that focus on sustainable community and economic development in Coös County, NH and communities in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont and the MRC De Coaticook in Québec, Canada that share a border with Coös County.

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  • Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Local Grants Program Deadline: January 18, 2024 or July 18, 2024

    The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund supports projects in Coös County, NH and communities in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont and the MRC De Coaticook in Québec, Canada that share a border with Coös County. 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 communities in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont and the MRC De Coaticook in Québec, Canada that share a border with Coös County. This grant program awards support of $20,000 to $300,000 to eligible organizations.

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  • New Hampshire Library Technology Grant Program Applications closed for 2023; please check back in February for 2024 deadlines

    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 4, 2023

    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

    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: Friday, February 9, 2024

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

    Learn more

  • Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical Deadline: Friday, February 9, 2024

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

    Learn more

  • David M. Brooks Music Fund Deadline: December 4, 2023

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

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  • Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowship Please check back for 2024 deadline.

    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.

    Learn more

  • Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant Deadline: May 1, 2023

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

    Learn more

Explore our interactive map to see where New Hampshire generosity is making a difference.

Search Foundation grantmaking by region, interest area, initiative and more.

Nonprofit Resources

Grantee press kit

CEP Grantee Perception Survey

Final and interim grant reports

Fiscal sponsorship agreement form

Grant change request form

Guidance for tracking and reporting lobbying grants

New Hampshire Eligibility Checklist

Strategic Plans



Grants in Action

Shaina Gates of Kittery, ME, winner of the 2023 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. (Photo by Tammy Byron.)

Shaina Gates awarded 2023 Artist Advancement Grant

Kittery artist/experimental photographer wins grant that helps cultivate the Piscataqua Region’s arts community, boost artists’ careers and helps keep them living and working in the area.

Aaron Almanza attends a Pride event in Claremont. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A New Hampshire where everyone belongs

Organizations like Rural Outright and events like Rural Pride help people find belonging and joy where they live.

(left to right) New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity President and CEO Anthony Poore with Board Member Susan Huard and Board Chair Dwight Davis at West High School in Manchester. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A new Hampshire where justice and equity prevail

Everyone in New Hampshire is better off when everyone can belong and contribute. The New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity works to make that vision a reality.

Airole Warden testifies at a budget hearing at the State House in Concord. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A New Hampshire where quality child care is available

In an effort to bring the voices of the North Country to policy conversations about early childhood in Concord, the Foundation made a grant for advocacy coaching for early childhood professionals from the state’s northern reaches.

Andal Sundaramurthy of Nalla Farm with "Clyde," her 1948 Ford 8N tractor. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A New Hampshire where fresh food is abundant

Land For Good, a nonprofit based in Keene, works “to ensure the future of farming in New England by putting more farmers more securely on more land.”

Jean Shiner demonstrating the "One4All" voting system at Future in Sight's Concord office. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A New Hampshire where voting is accessible

Future in Sight works to advance independence for people who are blind and visually impaired. A Foundation grant helped people get training on an accessible voting system.

Students of the Barrington Village Enrichment Center gather for story time. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Grant helped early-learning centers receive much-needed tax refunds

With grant support from the Foundation, Early Learning NH collaborated with a national consulting group to help child-care providers identify if they were eligible to recover funds and to file the necessary paperwork for a refund.

2023 Tillotson Fellow recipients, (left) Gail McVetty, third-grade teacher at Lancaster Elementary School and (right) Marc Salmin, art teacher at White Mountains Regional High School. (Courtesy photos.)

Two North Country teachers honored for dedication, excellence

Gail McVetty of Lancaster Elementary School and Marc Salmin of White Mountains Regional High School have been awarded Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowships for 2023.

Erin Pettengill, Vice President of the Family Resource Center at Lakes Region Community Services. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Trestle Fund helps bridge the gap

Partnership between Charitable Foundation, NH Children's Trust and family resource centers — made possible by generous donors — gets immediate help to families in need, bridging the gap to greater stability and hope.

Children jumping in front of the Children's Museum of New Hampshire. (Photo by TARA Photography.)

Together we thrive: In our communities 2023

From helping families afford children's programming to creating a space where all teens feel welcome to providing meals for elders: A few examples of recent grants making a difference around the Granite State.

Gene Martin, executive director at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Data to make a difference

Gene Martin recently joined the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute as executive director. NHFPI is an independent, nonpartisan source of research and data that is relied upon by lawmakers, journalists, community leaders and the public. Its mission is to explore, develop and promote public policies that foster economic opportunity and prosperity for all New Hampshire residents.

Laura Milliken (right) speaks with colleagues at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, NH. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

To make NH hunger-free

NH Hunger Solutions focuses on the policies and systems that need to change to help families avoid food insecurity.


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Wendy Cahill
  • Wendy Cahill
  • Senior Community Grants Associate