CONCORD, NH (PRESS RELEASE) — The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has made $3,810,500 in grants through its Community Grants Program to support the operations of 82 nonprofits serving New Hampshire communities.
Contributions from Foundation donor-advised funds made it possible to increase the total amount awarded through this grants program in 2022 by more than $1 million.
“New Hampshire asks a lot of the nonprofit sector — from teaching our youngest children to sheltering struggling families to helping protect natural resources and promote civil discourse. In the past couple years, we have asked even more of them and they continue to meet their missions in the face of increased community need and challenges,” said Anne Phillips, director of grantmaking at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. “The Foundation is proud to partner with and support these organizations that help make New Hampshire a community where everyone can thrive.”
The Charitable Foundation awards more than $50 million in grants each year. The Foundation administers multiple grant programs — some focused on geography, populations and issue areas — and also makes grants through donor-advised funds.
The Community Grants program is a competitive application program open to all qualified nonprofits that serve New Hampshire in the areas of health and well-being, environmental protection, education, housing and other basic needs, arts and culture, civic health and economic security. A majority of these grants are paid out over three years. All grants provide unrestricted operating support, which allows nonprofit organizations to focus grant dollars where they are needed most.
To learn more about the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking programs, please visit nhcf.org.
Complete list of grants made in December 2022 through the Charitable Foundation’s Community Grants Program:
Advantage Kids, Gilford, $30,000
Advocates Building Lasting Equality in New Hampshire, Concord, $30,000
Affordable Housing, Education and Development, Littleton, $60,000
American Independence Center, Exeter, $30,000
Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust, Franconia, $60,000
Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, Bedford, $60,000
Arts in Reach: Encouraging Growth Through the Arts, Portsmouth, $30,000
Audubon Society of New Hampshire, Concord, $60,000
Austin17House, Brentwood, $30,000
AVA Gallery, Lebanon, $60,000
Bartlett Historical Society, Bartlett, $27,000
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, Portsmouth, $60,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, Nashua, $60,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central NH, Concord, $30,000
Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School, Manchester, $30,000
Building Community in New Hampshire, Manchester, $60,000
Claremont Soup Kitchen, Claremont, $30,000
The Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem, $60,000
The Colonial Theatre Group, Keene, $60,000
Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Concord, $60,000
Coös Economic Development Corporation, Lancaster, $30,000
Cornerstone VNA, Rochester, $60,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, Manchester, $60,000
COVER Home Repair, White River Junction, VT, $60,000
Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire, Concord, $60,000
The Dance Hall, Kittery, ME, $30,000
Family Place, Norwich, VT, $60,000
Family Promise of Greater Concord, Concord, $15,000
Footprints, Kittery, ME, $30,000
Friends of Aine Foundation, Manchester, $30,000
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Lebanon, $60,000
Granite State Children’s Alliance, Bedford, $60,000
Granite United Way, Manchester, $60,000
Grow Nashua, Nashua, $30,000
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene, $60,000
Harry Alan Gregg Foundation, Greenfield, $30,000
Hundred Nights, Keene, $60,000
JAG Productions, Hartford, VT, $30,000
The Joan G. Lovering Health Center, Greenland, $30,000
Kittery Land Trust, Kittery, ME, $30,000
Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, Meredith, $30,000
League of NH Craftsmen Foundation, Concord, $60,000
Library Arts Center, Newport, $30,000
Maker’s Mill, Wolfeboro, $60,000
Manchester Community Music School, Manchester, $60,000
Marguerite’s Place, Nashua, $60,000
Merrimack River Watershed Council, Lawrence, MA, $60,000
Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter, Peterborough, $30,000
Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention, Keene, $60,000
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, $60,000
My Turn, Manchester, $60,000
Nashua Police Athletic League, Nashua, $30,000
The Nature Conservancy/New Hampshire, Concord, $60,000
New Hampshire Association for the Blind, Concord, $60,000
New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society, Londonderry, $60,000
New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, Barrington, $10,000
New Hampshire Telephone Museum, Warner, $30,000
New London Barn Playhouse, New London, $30,000
Northeast Organic Farming Association-New Hampshire, Concord, $60,000
Positive Tracks, Hanover, $60,000
SCORE Merrimack Valley Chapter, Derry, $30,000
Seacoast Eat Local, Dover, $30,000
Seacoast Outright, Portsmouth, $30,000
Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley, White River Junction, VT, $60,000
Squam Lakes Association, Holderness, $60,000
Stepping Stones, Nashua, $10,000
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, $60,000
Sustainable Woodstock, Woodstock, VT, $30,000
Twin Rivers Food Pantry, Franklin, $30,000
Upbeat New Hampshire, Nashua, $30,000
The Upper Room, A Family Resource Center, Derry, $60,000
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, Conway, $60,000
Upper Valley Music Center, Lebanon, $60,000
Upper Valley Trails Alliance, Norwich, VT, $60,000
Vital Communities, White River Junction, VT, $60,000
Way Station, North Conway, $30,000
Wentworth Watershed Association, Wolfeboro, $60,000
West Central Services, Lebanon, $60,000
The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Meredith, $60,000
Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, Raymond, $30,000
The Wright Museum of World War II, Wolfeboro, $58,500
YWCA New Hampshire, Manchester, $60,000
To learn more about the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking programs, please visit nhcf.org.
About the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation, founded in 1962 by and for the people of New Hampshire. We are the place where generosity meets the dedication and ingenuity of nonprofits and the potential of New Hampshire students. For six decades, thousands of people have entrusted their charitable resources to the Foundation, creating a perpetual source of philanthropic capital and making it possible for the Foundation to award more than $60 million in grants and scholarships every year. For more information, please visit nhcf.org or call 603-225-6641.
Related Stories
Report: Registration is key to encouraging young people to vote
A new report published by The Civics Center in partnership with the Coalition for Open Democracy shows that local voter registration drives can kickstart a commitment to voting – and that when our youngest eligible voters are registered, they do show up to cast their ballots. But New Hampshire has plenty of room to improve when it comes to encouraging young voters to register.
Boosting community vitality
Since 1993, the nonprofit Vital Communities has been bringing people together across sectors to tackle among the most complex challenges facing the region.
Children’s Resiliency Retreat helps young people tap into strength, community, joy
Program at the Boys and Girls Club of the Souhegan Valley helps young people whose lives have been affected by a family member's substance use disorder.
