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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 - Unrestricted Grants

Deadline: August 1, 2019

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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Entrepreneurs' Fund of New Hampshire AMP Grant Program

Please check back for 2019 application deadline.

The Entrepreneurs’ Fund of New Hampshire’s AMP NH grants support novel, entrepreneurial and innovative ideas to solve pressing problems and critical issues facing New Hampshire.

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Express Grants Program

Deadline: May 17, 2019

This competitive grants program awards project support (a set of activities conducted during a specified period of time and with clear deliverables that further the organization’s mission or build organization capacity) of $5,000 or less to eligible organizations.

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Mary Gale Foundation

Please check back for 2019 application deadline.

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 - Empower Coös Youth Grants Program

Deadline: January 17, 2019

This competitive grant program supports specific projects, operating expenses, planning, evaluation and technical assistance for programs that benefit Coös County, NH and Essex County, VT and surrounding communities in New Hampshire and Vermont. This grant program awards support of $10,000 or less to eligible organizations.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Local Grants Program

Deadline: January 17, 2019 or July 18, 2019

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: January 17, 2019

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 $20,001 to $300,000 to eligible organizations.

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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: January 14, 2019

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

Deadline: July 23, 2019

The Wellborn Ecology Fund is dedicated to increasing environmental and ecological science knowledge in the Foundation’s Upper Valley Region.

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Grants for teachers, artists and public officials

Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship

Deadline: March 15, 2019

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

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Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical

Deadline: February 15, 2019

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: April 12, 2019

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 2019 application 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.

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Louise Tillotson Teaching Professional Development Scholarship

Please check back for 2019 application deadline.

The Louise Tillotson Teaching Professional Development Scholarship offers North Country and Essex County, VT teachers scholarships for continuing education and professional development.

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Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund - Community Practitioners Network

Please check back for 2020 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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Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant

Deadline: April 30, 2019

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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