The Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $2.6 million in funding to 153 nonprofits that serve the New Hampshire community through its 2023 Community Grants program.
The application grants program is made possible through the generosity of New Hampshire people, past and present, who have donated resources to the Foundation to help make New Hampshire a community where everyone can thrive. Funding for these grants comes from a combination of fund types at the Foundation: unrestricted and field-of-interest funds, along with statewide discretionary funds and donor-advised funds.
The awards were single-year, unrestricted operating support for nonprofits doing everything from providing dental care to people in need to offering arts programming to mitigating climate change.
The following organizations were awarded 2023 Community Grants:
350 New Hampshire, Dover, $20,000
3S Contemporary Arts Space, Portsmouth, $20,000
Alzheimer’s Association, Waltham, MA, $20,000
American Friends Service Committee, Concord, $20,000
American Red Cross of New Hampshire and Vermont, Concord, $20,000
Andover Historical Society, Andover, $5,000
Arts Council of Tamworth, Tamworth, $19,000
Belknap House, Laconia, $20,000
Best Buddies International, Inc., Bedford, $20,000
Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, Portsmouth, $15,000
Breathe New Hampshire, Manchester, $20,000
Bring It, Manchester, $10,000
Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, $20,000
Careers CLiC, Hanover, $20,000
Casting for Recovery, Bozeman, MT, $17,700
CATV INC, White River Junction, VT, $20,000
Center for New Beginnings, Littleton, $20,000
Center for the Arts Lake Sunapee Region, New London, $20,000
Chase Home, Portsmouth, $20,000
Chocorua Lake Conservancy, Chocorua, $20,000
Claremont Senior Center, Claremont, $20,000
Coalition for Open Democracy, Concord, $20,000
Colonel Town Players of Lancaster, Lancaster, $10,000
Community Caregivers of Greater Derry, $20,000
Community Day Care Center, Portsmouth, $20,000
Community Players of Concord, $15,000
Concord Community Music School, $20,000
Connor’s Climb Foundation, Exeter, $20,000
Dover Children’s Home, Dover, $18,000
Easter Seals New Hampshire, Manchester, $20,000
ElderPet, Durham, $5,000
Fair Tide, Kittery, ME, $20,000
Fermata Arts Foundation Inc, Avon, CT, $6,500
Five Rivers Conservation Trust, Concord, $20,000
Friends of Salem New Hampshire Recreation, Salem, $5,000
Friends of Seabrook Community, Seabrook, $20,000
Friends Program, Concord, $20,000
Girls at Work, Manchester, $20,000
Girls Inc. of New Hampshire, Manchester, $20,000
Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Gorham, $20,000
GoodWork, Portsmouth, $20,000
Great North Woods Center for the Arts, Colebrook, $20,000
Greater Nashua Dental Connection, Nashua, $20,000
Greater Seacoast Community Health, Portsmouth, $20,000
Green Mountain Conservation Group, Effingham, $15,000
Haverhill Library Association, Haverhill, $20,000
Historic New England, Haverhill, MA, $20,000
Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene, $20,000
Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services, Keene, $19,000
Homeless Center for Strafford County, Rochester, $20,000
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Woodstock, VT, $20,000
International Institute of New England, Manchester, $20,000
Kearsarge Area Council on Aging, New London, $15,000
Keene Young Men’s Christian Association, Keene, $20,000
Key Collective, Exeter, $15,000
Kids Five and Over, Portsmouth, $20,000
Koasek of Turtle Island, Alstead, $5,000
Lakes Region Community Developers, Laconia, $20,000
Land For Good, Keene, $20,000
Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, $20,000
Littleton Studio School, Littleton, $20,000
Loving Moms Together, Hanover, $5,000
Manchester Choral Society, Manchester, $5,000
Manchester Community Resource Center, $20,000
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, $20,000
Mid-State Health Center, Plymouth, $20,000
Monadnock Family Services, Keene, $20,000
Monadnock Worksource, Peterborough, $20,000
Mount Washington Valley Habitat for Humanity, North Conway, $7,855
Mountain Top Music Center, Conway, $16,000
My Breast Cancer Support, Portsmouth, $20,000
Nashua Adult Learning Center, Nashua, $20,000
Nashua Choral Society, Hudson, $5,000
Nashua Community Music School, Nashua, $20,000
NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire, Manchester, $20,000
New England Handicapped Sports Association, Newbury, $20,000
New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts, Concord, $18,500
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Manchester, $20,000
New Hampshire Dance Institute, Keene, $20,000
New Hampshire Democracy Fund, Portsmouth, $20,000
New Hampshire Environmental Educators, Holderness, $15,000
New Hampshire Humanities, Concord, $10,000
New Hampshire Public Broadcasting, Durham, $20,000
New Hampshire Science Teachers Association, Lee, $10,000
Newfound Lake Region Association, Bristol, $20,000
Newport Senior Center, Newport, $20,000
NH Theatre Project, Portsmouth, $15,000
North Country Chamber Players, Franconia, $20,000
Northern Human Services, Conway, $20,000
Northern Stage, White River Junction, VT, $20,000
On Belay, Newmarket, $20,000
One Light Theatre Co, Bristol, $10,000
Operation Blessing, Portsmouth, $20,000
Operation Delta Dog, Hollis, $20,000
Palace Theatre Trust, Manchester, $20,000
Patriot Resilient Leader Institute, Gilford, $20,000
Permatours, Stratham, $20,000
Peterborough Players, Peterborough, $20,000
Players Ring Theatre, Portsmouth, $20,000
Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative, Plymouth, $20,000
Portsmouth Historical Society, Portsmouth, $20,000
QC Bike Collective, Manchester, $10,000
Racial Unity Team, Stratham, $20,000
Red River Theatres, Concord, $20,000
ReGenerative Roots Association, Nashua, $10,000
Richards Free Library, Newport, $15,000
Rockingham Visiting Nurse and Hospice, Exeter, $20,000
Safe Schools New Hampshire, Concord, $20,000
Salem Family Resources-Success By 6, Salem, $10,000
SATYA: Seacoast Area Teachers of Yoga in Action, Greenland, $20,000
Seacoast Arts and Cultural Alliance, Portsmouth, $20,000
Seacoast Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, $20,000
Seacoast Science Center, Rye, $20,000
Seacoast Soul Models, Kittery, ME, $10,000
Seacoast Youth Services, Seabrook, $18,000
Sonshine Soup Kitchen, Derry, $20,000
Southwestern Community Services, Keene, $20,000
Space on Main, Bradford, VT, $20,000
Spark! Community Center, Lebanon, $20,000
Special Olympics New Hampshire, Concord, $20,000
Summits in Solidarity, N. Woodstock, VT, $5,500
Sunset Hill Educational Institute, South Sutton, $20,000
Symphony New Hampshire, Nashua, $20,000
Tamworth Community Nurse Association, Tamworth, $20,000
Tapply-Thompson Community Center, Bristol, $20,000
The Child Advocacy Center of Coos County, Lancaster, $20,000
The Community Kitchen, Keene, $20,000
The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center, Antrim, $20,000
The Loading Dock, Littleton, $10,000
The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, $20,000
The New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra, Concord, $7,500
The Park Theatre, Jaffrey, $20,000
The River Center Family and Community Resource Center, Peterborough, $20,000
Theatre Up, Littleton, $20,000
Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, $20,000
TLC Family Resource Center, Claremont, $20,000
Turning Points Network, Claremont, $20,000
Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Enfield, $20,000
Visiting Nurse Association of Franklin, Franklin, $20,000
Whitefields Official Library Friends, Whitefield, $20,000
Windsor County Mentors, Windsor, VT, $15,000
Winnipesaukee Wellness Center, Center Harbor, $10,000
World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, Manchester, $10,000
YMCA of the North Shore, Plaistow, $20,000
Zebra Crossings, Dover, $5,000
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