CONCORD, NH (PRESS RELEASE) — The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has made $4,155,000 in grants through its Community Grants Program to support the operations of 88 nonprofits serving New Hampshire communities.
Generous donations to the Charitable Foundation’s Community Crisis Action Fund, along with discretionary and donor-advised funds, made it possible to increase the total amount awarded through this grants program in 2020 by almost $1 million.
Grants will help support struggling families, connect young people with life-changing mentors, help people get dental care, defend the rights of immigrants and refugees, help the arts to flourish, boost our economy, protect natural resources — and much more.
“Nonprofits do critical work in every community in our region — in times of crisis, and always,” said Anne Phillips, director of grantmaking at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. “Many of them have been on the front lines during the public health crisis, and many have adapted and innovated in amazing ways to continue meeting their missions for our communities. The Foundation is proud to partner with and support these organizations that make New Hampshire a better place for everyone.”
“Operating support is just critical — it allows organizations to put resources where they are most needed when they are most needed,” Phillips said. “Nonprofits can do the most good for our communities when they have flexible dollars to work with.”
The Charitable Foundation awards more than $40 million in grants each year. The Foundation administers multiple grant programs — some focused on specific regions, 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, civic engagement, education, economic development, environmental protection and arts and culture.
Complete list of grants made in 2020 through the Charitable Foundation’s Community Grants Program:
3S Contemporary Arts Space, Inc., Portsmouth, $60,000
Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance, Union, $60,000
Alzheimer’s Association-Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, Waltham, MA, $30,000
American Friends Service Committee-New Hampshire Program, Concord, $60,000
Arts Alive!, Inc., Keene, $30,000
Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, New London, $60,000
Belknap House, Laconia, $30,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central NH, Concord, $20,000
Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire, Concord, $25,000
Bridge Project, North Woodstock, $22,500
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, $60,000
Careers CLiC, Hanover, $60,000
Center for New Beginnings, Littleton, $30,000
Center For Wildlife, Cape Neddick, ME, $30,000
Children Unlimited, Inc., Conway, $60,000
Claremont Senior Center, Inc., Claremont, $30,000
Community Caregivers of Greater Derry, Londonderry, $60,000
Community Day Care Center, Inc., Portsmouth, $60,000
Community Partners, Dover, $60,000
Community Players of Concord NH, $30,000
Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., Manchester, $60,000
Fair Tide, Inc., Kittery, ME, $30,000
Family Resource Center at Gorham, Gorham, $60,000
Five Rivers Conservation Trust, Concord, $60,000
Franklin Opera House, Franklin, $30,000
Friends of Mascoma Foundation, Canaan, $30,000
Full Circle Farm Therapeutic Horsemanship, Newport, $30,000
Girls at Work, Inc., Manchester, $30,000
Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, Manchester, $60,000
Global Campuses Foundation, Williston, VT, $30,000
Granite State Independent Living, Concord, $60,000
Great Works Regional Land Trust, South Berwick, ME, $30,000
Greater Nashua Dental Connection, Inc., Nashua, $60,000
Greater Tilton Area Family Resource Center, Tilton, $60,000
Green Mountain Conservation Group, Effingham, $60,000
HealthFirst Family Care Center, Inc., Franklin, $60,000
Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene, $60,000
Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services, Keene, $60,000
Kimball Jenkins, Concord, $30,000
L I F E Ministries Inc., Wolfeboro Falls, $60,000
Land For Good, Inc., Keene, $60,000
Lebanon Opera House Improvement Corporation, Lebanon, $60,000
LISTEN – Lebanon In Service To Each Neighbor, Lebanon, $60,000
Mid-State Health Center, Plymouth, $60,000
Monadnock Area Peer Support Agency, Keene, $30,000
Moore Center Services, Inc., Manchester, $60,000
Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition, Conway, $22,500
Mountain Top Music Center, Conway, $48,000
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, $20,000
Nashua Community Music School, $30,000
New Generation, Inc., Greenland, $60,000
New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts, Concord, $30,000
New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute, Manchester, $60,000
New Hampshire Peace Action Education Fund, Concord, $30,000
New Hampshire Public Broadcasting, Durham, $60,000
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association, Concord, $60,000
NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Concord, $60,000
North Country Chamber Players, Franconia, $30,000
Old Berwick Historical Society, South Berwick, ME, $30,000
Palace Theatre Trust, Manchester, $60,000
Pemi Youth Center Inc., Plymouth, $30,000
Peterborough Players, Peterborough, $60,000
Players Ring Theatre, Portsmouth, $30,000
Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative, Plymouth, $57,000
Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, Portsmouth, $30,000
Reach Out and Read, Inc., Boston, $60,000
Red River Theatres, Inc., Concord, $60,000
Riverbend Community Mental Health, Inc., Concord, $60,000
Seacoast Science Center, Inc., Rye, $60,000
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire, Exeter, $60,000
Southeastern Regional Education Service Center, Inc., Bedford, $30,000
Special Olympics New Hampshire, Manchester, $30,000
Symphony New Hampshire, Nashua, $60,000
The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center, Antrim, $60,000
The Mental Health Center for Southern New Hampshire, Derry, $60,000
The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, $60,000
The Monadnock Conservancy, Keene, $60,000
The Youth Council, Inc., Nashua, $60,000
TLC Family Resource Center, Claremont, $60,000
Turning Points Network, Claremont, $60,000
Twin Pines Housing Trust, White River Junction, VT, $60,000
TwinState MakerSpaces, Inc, Lebanon, $30,000
Valley Court Diversion Program, White River Junction, VT, $45,000
Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Inc., Enfield, $30,000
Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County, North Conway, $60,000
Windsor County Partners, Windsor, VT, $15,000
YMCA Camp Coniston, Grantham, $40,000
YMCA of the North Shore, Plaistow, $60,000
To learn more about the Foundation’s Community Grants program and other grant programs, visit www.nhcf.org/grants.
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. The Foundation manages a growing collection of 2,000 funds created by generous individuals, families and businesses, and awards more than $40 million in grants and $6 million in scholarships every year. The Foundation works with generous and visionary citizens to maximize the power of their giving, supports great work happening in our communities and leads and collaborates on high-impact initiatives. For more information, please visit www.nhcf.org or call 603-225-6641.
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