Supporting LGBTQ youth
May 26, 2021
Mentoring partnership between Big Brothers Big Sisters and Seacoast Outright gets help from the Respect for All Youth Fund.
Giving to meet the moment
August 20, 2020
The COVID-19 public-health crisis has re-shaped the way many people are approaching their giving. Sue and Brad Wyman figured "this is as rainy as the day gets," and have recommended generous grants from their donor-advised fund.
Foundation fund-holders responding with generosity, urgency
May 13, 2020
One couple started recommending grants from their donor-advised fund to dozens of nonprofits before the pandemic ever really took hold here; another was among the first to respond to the call to build the Community Crisis Action Fund to address urgent need across the state. Here are some stories of responsive and flexible generosity in an unprecedented time.
A legacy of helping people transition from homelessness to hope
March 12, 2020
Before he died, Barry Quimby set up a fund that would continue to support the nonprofit organization where he had worked for nearly 20 years.
Strengthening their community with philanthropy
January 7, 2020
Outdoor Pride Landscaping and Snow Management in Manchester, named one of Forbes' "Best Small Companies of 2019," gives to have an impact on the community where they live, work and play.
Giving to meet needs as-yet-unforeseen
November 5, 2019
Story Wright served on the Charitable Foundation board of directors from 1995 to 2003. She understood how frequently needs arose that did not fit neatly into a certain geographic region or fall within the designated purpose of a particular charitable fund. So she set up a Flexible Fund for New Hampshire that could be used to meet community needs as they arose
Bill and Esther Levy scholarship has helped scores of students afford college
October 16, 2019
The Bill and Esther Levy Scholarship Fund provides college money for students of Kennett High School in North Conway, which serves eight towns in the Mount Washington Valley. Bill’s stepson, Ron Collins, remembered Bill Levy saying: “I want the kids in the Valley to have a chance. If they have the gumption to go to school, but not the money, I’m going to help them.’
‘Claremonters Helping Claremonters’
September 4, 2019
A growing number of individuals and families are 'paying it forward' to Claremont and surrounding communities by becoming part of the Fund for Greater Claremont. Grants from the fund have helped connect kids with reading mentors at school; provide wraparound services for struggling families through the local family resource center; provide free dental care for kids; prevent domestic violence; support the local community center — and more
Joining forces for our kids
August 28, 2019
The People’s United Community Foundation has aligned its New Hampshire grantmaking with the priorities of “New Hampshire Tomorrow,” the Charitable Foundation’s initiative to increase opportunity for young people — helping more kids go to summer camp, enabling more kids to get mentors, supporting wraparound services for struggling young families, and more
A legacy of paying it forward
August 6, 2019
Mark Connolly spent his career "paying forward" the hand-up that helped him finish college and embark on a lifetime of accomplishments. Now, a scholarship fund in his name will continue to do the same for New Hampshire students
Remembering Sumner Winebaum
August 1, 2019
Sumner’s philanthropic legacy includes helping to establish the Foundation’s presence in the Piscataqua region
‘To serve and give and make something better’
May 30, 2019
Tricia and Paul Casey have included the Foundation in their will and want their charitable dollars to be deployed where they are needed most — whatever the future may bring