Grants map shows where NH generosity is making a difference
February 11, 2020
New interactive tool allows users to explore Foundation grantmaking by region, interest area, initiative and more.
Building on the North Country’s strengths
February 4, 2020
The Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation made $3.4 million in grants to 58 nonprofits in Coös County and surrounding communities in 2019.
Meet Rosalind Erwin
January 30, 2020
The Foundation's new senior program officer for the Piscataqua Region and environmental grantmaking on the delight of learning new places, the coolest-ever internship (jellyfish husbandry!), her current favorite nature writing — and more.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation grants nearly $3.2 million in operating support to nonprofits
January 16, 2020
Funding from Foundation's Community Grants program is focused on providing multiyear operating support to nonprofits working all over New Hampshire.
Australia’s bush fires: Here’s what you can do to help
January 15, 2020
Australian Communities Foundation shares information on how to best help their country recover in the months and years ahead.
Thank you, Judy
January 2, 2020
Judy Burrows retired at the end of 2019. Her life's work has made life better for thousands of people.
News goes collaborative
December 12, 2019
The Granite State News Collaborative is a new venture that has media outlets working together to give more people access to well-reported local news. The Charitable Foundation and the Knight Foundation are supporting its work.
A call to the edge
December 10, 2019
A new report shows that New Hampshire has the second-highest rate, per capita, of children who are affected by their parents' opioid misuse. Tym Rourke, director of the Charitable Foundation's "New Hampshire Tomorrow" initiative, on how we all have the opportunity to help make sure these children have the chance to succeed.
Feedback from grantees helps Foundation improve its work
December 4, 2019
The Charitable Foundation contracted with the Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct a survey of grantees to learn more about how they perceive our work, and ways we might improve. The Grantee Perception Report survey asked current grantees for feedback about the Foundation’s impact on their organizations and communities, about our understanding of their work and the people served by that work, and more. We share the results of the survey here
Why a complete Census count is critical
November 26, 2019
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Policy Advisor and Senior Program Officer Deborah Schachter details how the U.S. Census not only determines representation in government but generates data that informs the distribution of close to $900 billion in federal funding for everything from road construction to student loans to heating assistance for struggling families.
Income inequality in New Hampshire, explained
November 21, 2019
New Hampshire had among the largest increases in income inequality in the country from 2017 to 2018, as measured by the "Gini coefficient." Charitable Foundation Senior Strategic Learning and Evaluation Officer Yulya Spantchak examines how the U.S. measures up against other developed countries when it comes to wealth distribution, and how New Hampshire ranks compared with the rest of the country
Nonprofits are integral to New Hampshire’s vitality
November 12, 2019
A new report from the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits makes the case that nonprofits are essential to the vitality of New Hampshire communities. The Center for Nonprofits’ CEO Kathleen Reardon talked with the Charitable Foundation’s Lois Shea about the findings