Donor Stories

Jenny Williams (far right) and members of the cross-country team at the Indian River School in Canaan, NH. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Believing in every kid

June 1, 2014

Through the Children’s Fund of the Upper Valley, Jenny Williams gets kids running

A portrait of New Hampshire Executive Councilor Ray Burton. Photo by Chris Jensen for NHPR.

‘If it hadn’t been for Ray…’

May 1, 2014

Generations of North Country students will benefit from the Raymond S. Burton Scholarship Fund

Bob and Marcie Landry of Claremont established a donor advised fund at the Foundation and contributed to the Fund for Greater Claremont to give back to the area that supported their business for 35 years. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Neighborly commitment

December 1, 2013

Foundation donors give Claremont and Newport a boost

Sue and Brad Wyman on their tandem bike that has traveled with them from San Francisco to Santiago, Chile. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Philanthropy in tandem

November 1, 2013

Sue and Brad Wyman travel the world together, but their philanthropy happens in their backyard

Penny Pitou continues to lead ski trips in Europe and adventures all over the globe, as she has for decades. But her heart has never truly left the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire. She’s never forgotten where she got her start. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

A Lesson in Generosity

November 1, 2012

Penny Pitou gives back to the communities that supported her Olympic dream

Oliver Hubbard, a chicken farmer in Walpole, invested an original total of $35 million with the Foundation to help prevent substance use disorders. Courtesy photo.

The chicken farmer who changed the curve

June 1, 2012

Oliver Hubbard of Walpole invested $43.5 million with the Foundation to battle the disease of addiction in New Hampshire

For all her fondness of international travel, Louise Tillotson loved the North Country, and it quickly became her home. Courtesy photo.

A renaissance woman at home in the North Country

June 1, 2012

Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowship boosts the communities she loved the most

Neil Tillotson left home at 15 and went on to become one of the great entrepreneurs and venture capitalists of the 20th century. Courtesy photo.

The legacy of the ‘Mayor of Dixville Notch’

June 1, 2012

In the colorful history of New Hampshire’s North Country, few characters stand above Neil Tillotson, whose philanthropy continues to shape the region

Marguerite Wellborn and her husband sit on the porch of their cabin in Bradford, VT. Photo courtesy of Sally Wellborn.

A simple bequest, an enduring impact

April 18, 2012

Marguerite Wellborn's ecology fund shapes environmental education in the Upper Valley

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