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.
Application and grant process
Step 1
Determine eligibility and learn more about the program.
Read the instructions for applying to the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund — also available in French. You may also review the ‘Grantseeker Information Session’ delivered on November 12, 2020 (available in pdf and video).
Step 2
Create an organization profile in GrantSource.
Visit GrantSource and create your organization profile by clicking on “Register here” located under “New to the system.”
All applications must be submitted via our online portal, GrantSource. We are no longer accepting paper or emailed applications.
Step 3
Complete the online application.
Answer the questions in GrantSource. Submit the application by 5:00 pm Eastern time on Thursday, January 14, 2021.
Step 4
Wait for staff contact.
Requests for more than $20,000 will be notified in three months, and selected proposals will be invited to submit a full application.
Step 5
Receive funding.
Requests for $20,000 or more will be notified of funding within three months after the submission of a full application.
Step 6
Share the good news.
If you are awarded funding and you’d like to share the good news, please refer to our grantee press kit.
Step 7
Report.
At the end of your grant period (usually 12 months), please submit a final grant report. Please note, that multiyear grants require an interim report at the end of each year of the grant period.
If you submitted a proposal prior to June 1, 2017, email your final grant report to Jean Clarke at jean.clarke@nhcf.org. Please include the name of your organization in the subject line of the email.
If you submitted a proposal after June 1, 2017, log in to GrantSource and submit your final grant report via the online portal.
We're here to help

- Phoebe Backler
- Senior Program Officer, Tillotson Funds
603-225-6641 ext 247
Email Phoebe

- Jean Clarke
- Tillotson Funds Manager
603-225-6641 ext 238
Email Jean