CONCORD, NH (PRESS RELEASE) — The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has made $3,280,000 in grants through its Community Grants Program to support the operations of nonprofits serving New Hampshire communities.
Grants will help connect young people with life-changing mentors, help elders live with dignity and independence, feed our neighbors in need, help the arts to flourish, improve the quality of early-childhood learning, boost our economy, protect natural resources, build workforce housing, safeguard civil liberties — and much more.
“New Hampshire’s nonprofits do heroic work that improves the quality of life for everyone in the state,” said Katie Merrow, vice president of community impact at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
In 2017, the Foundation announced that its Community Grants program, through which qualified nonprofit organizations apply for funding, would be dedicated to providing multi-year operating support starting in 2018.
“The nonprofit sector does amazing work under often challenging conditions. And nonprofits are always being asked to do more and innovate more,” Merrow said. “They need this kind of flexible capital that helps them meet their important missions.”
The change in the Foundation’s Community Grants program means that fewer total grants were awarded through this program than in recent years, but for larger amounts. And because the vast majority of grants made are for multiyear support, nonprofits will be able to spend less time and resources on re-applying for funding.
“We received many strong applications, which reflects wide need among nonprofits,” Merrow said. “We are proud to support this great work that is happening all across our state.”
The Charitable Foundation awards almost $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 Foundation’s 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 December, 2018 through the Charitable Foundation’s Community Grants Program:
Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country, Inc., Franconia, $30,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New Hampshire, $30,000
Bethlehem Redevelopment Association, $60,000
Bi-State Primary Care Association, Bow, $60,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem, $60,000
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester, $60,000
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, $60,000
Cedarcrest, Inc., Keene, $60,000
Center for the Arts Lake Sunapee Region, New London, $10,000
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover, $60,000
Circle Program, Plymouth, $60,000
City Year New Hampshire, Manchester, $60,000
Community Council of Nashua, Inc. (Greater Nashua Mental Health), $60,000
Community Volunteer Transportation Company, Peterborough, $60,000
Concord Area Trust for Community Housing, $60,000
Concord Coalition to End Homelessness, $60,000
Concord Family YMCA, $60,000
Cross Roads House, Inc., Portsmouth, $60,000
Crotched Mountain Foundation, Greenfield, $60,000
Dover Adult Learning Center Inc., $30,000
Everybody Wins Vermont Inc., Montpelier, VT, $30,000
Front Door Agency, Nashua, $60,000
Haven, Portsmouth, $60,000
ingenuityNE, Bloomfield, VT, $30,000
Journeys in Education, Inc., Peterborough, $60,000
Keene Housing Kids Collaborative, $30,000
Keene Senior Citizens, Inc., $30,000
Kingswood Youth Center, Inc., Wolfeboro Falls, $60,000
Lake Winnipesaukee Association, Meredith, $30,000
Lakes Region Mental Health Center, Inc., Laconia, $60,000
Manchester Community Health Center, $60,000
Manchester Historic Association, $30,000
Mayhew Program, Bristol, $60,000
Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention, Keene, $20,000
Monadnock Worksource, Peterborough, $60,000
MoCo Arts, Keene, $60,000
New Hampshire Association for the Blind, Concord, $10,000
New Hampshire Children’s Trust Inc., Concord, $60,000
New Hampshire Lakes Association Inc., Concord, $60,000
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, Concord, $60,000
New Hampshire Public Health Association, Concord, $30,000
New Hampshire Theatre Project, Portsmouth, $30,000
North Country Council, Littleton, $30,000
North Country Education Services Agency, Inc., Gorham, $60,000
Northern Forest Center, Inc., Concord, $60,000
Pemi Bridge House Inc., Plymouth, $60,000
Piscataquog Land Conservancy, New Boston, $30,000
Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, $60,000
Rochester Opera House, $60,000
Seacoast Family Promise, Exeter, $30,000
Spaulding Youth Center, Northfield, $60,000
St. Joseph Community Services, Merrimack, $60,000
Starting Point: Services for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence, Conway, $30,000
The Cornucopia Project, Inc., Peterborough, $60,000
The Granite YMCA, Manchester, $60,000
The Gundalow Company, Portsmouth, $30,000
The Pittsfield Youth Workshop, $30,000
The Way Home, Manchester, $30,000
Tiny Twisters Child Care Center, Franklin, $30,000
Upper Valley Haven, Inc., White River Junction, VT, $30,000
Upper Valley Hostel, Hanover, $30,000
Webster House, Manchester, $30,000
West Central Services, Inc., Lebanon, $60,000
White Mountain Community Health Center, Conway, $60,000
Willing Hands Enterprises, Lebanon, $60,000
Winchester Learning Center, $60,000
Women’s Information Services, Lebanon, $60,000
YMCA of Greater Nashua, $60,000
The next deadline for unrestricted grants through the Foundation’s Community Grants program is August 1, 2019. Visit www.nhcf.org/grants to learn more.
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 almost $40 million in grants and almost $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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