What We’re Up To

New Hampshire Tomorrow

The Foundation is investing in four proven focus areas to increase opportunity for New Hampshire’s kids — from cradle to career.

• Innovation internship

  University of New Hampshire senior Riley Kenney shares his reflections on his summer internship at the Charitable Foundation

• On a mission to help our kids thrive

  Lakes Region Child Care provides high-quality early education to 424 infants and children from 28 towns

• On a mission to prevent addiction

  Members of the Makin’ It Happen Coalition for Resilient Youth see drugs and alcohol as a clear and present danger to their generation. They are deflecting that danger with a potent weapon: the optimism of the young

Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund

One of the largest permanent rural philanthropies in the U.S. is strengthening communities and spreading economic opportunity.

• Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund announces $1.5 million in grants to support efforts in the North Country

  Kids will get backpacks filled with nutritious food to keep their bellies full for the weekend. Residents will stay informed with more in-depth news coverage. And more

• Building strong leaders for the North Country

  The Community Practitioners Network, a program of the Foundation's Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund, graduates its second class of local leaders

• Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowships Awarded to Four North Country Teachers

  Since 2007, the Louise Tillotson Fellowship has awarded $372,500 to North Country public school educators

Substance Use Disorders Portfolio

The Foundation has made a long-term commitment to reduce substance use among New Hampshire youth.

• Exploring solutions: help for kids, more money to fight crisis, and reasons for optimism

  "Beyond the Stigma" series in the New Hampshire Union Leader takes a "solutions journalism" approach to reporting on addiction and behavioral health

• Chronicle of Philanthropy features Foundation work combating addiction

  'New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Takes the Lead in Battling Opioid Abuse' traces the roots of the work, the partnerships that have made it so effective, and takes a look at what's next

• On a mission to prevent addiction

  Members of the Makin’ It Happen Coalition for Resilient Youth see drugs and alcohol as a clear and present danger to their generation. They are deflecting that danger with a potent weapon: the optimism of the young

Entrepreneurs’ Fund of New Hampshire

EFNH makes philanthropy part of how business is done in New Hampshire.

• The Power of Many: Making a Difference for the Granite State

  Here are just a few examples of what happens in New Hampshire communities when people give, and work, together

• Without FIRST, ‘I wouldn’t be an engineer’

  Elizabeth Heath on how a nonprofit organization changed the course of her life, and how she is paying it forward

• uSafeNH will be launched with help from $25,000 grant

  New smartphone app gives college students resources to help survivors of sexual assault

Smarter Pathways

We’re bringing state leaders together to prepare New Hampshire students for the workforce of tomorrow.

• Building economic opportunity

  Foundation VP of Community Impact Katie Merrow outlines how the Foundation is working to increase opportunities for our kids – and help businesses to thrive – in this "Business Monadnock" article

• A promising future

  Foundation scholarships help Paige Libbey prepare for a STEM career in New Hampshire

• Building a STEM workforce

  Foundation initiative is helping kids pursue STEM studies and careers

Wellborn Ecology Fund

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

• Ice-out data adds to knowledge about climate change

  The latest installment of The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, explores local data showing ice-out coming earlier, lilacs blooming sooner and predictions of shorter sugaring seasons

• Once in a blue supermoon

  A blue supermoon will rise on January 31 — a rare occurrence indeed. The latest installment of The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, explores the science...and encourages you to go out and take a look

• Bears make their beds for winter

  The Outside Story, sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund, explains how black bears 'go to bed fat and strong and wake up skinny and strong'