Foundation awards more than $2.6 million in community grants

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