Foundation awards more than $4.3 million through its Community Grants program

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $4.3 million in grant funding to 134 nonprofit organizations through its 2025 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, including flexible funds, field-of-interest funds and donor-advised funds.

“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to support nonprofit organizations doing critical work every day to make our New Hampshire community stronger for everyone,” said Simon Delekta, vice president of community engagement and impact at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. “These grants provide flexible resources organizations need to care for people, respond to local needs, and make a meaningful difference for Granite Staters.”

The Community Grants Program is open to nonprofits serving New Hampshire and select bordering communities in Maine and Vermont. Organizations were able to apply for up to $20,000 per year for up to two years for general operating support or for funding for specific projects. Most grants awarded were multiyear grants.

Grant funding is helping expand access to childcare, support youth leadership development, bring the arts to local stages, advance environmental justice, and much more.

The following organizations received grants through the program:

1269 Cafe Ministries, of Manchester, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

603 Legal Aid, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance, of Union, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

AIDS Response Seacoast, of Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

American Red Cross of Northern New England, in Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 to provide critical financial assistance to New Hampshire residents impacted by disasters.

Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust, of Franconia, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, in Bedford, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Arts in Reach, of Durham, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Avesta Housing, of Portland, ME, was awarded $17,550 to fund staffing of the Mount Washington Valley Community Connections project.

Barnstormers, Inc., of Tamworth, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Bi-State Primary Care Association, of Bow, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, in Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Breakthrough Manchester at The Derryfield School, in Manchester, NH, was awarded $20,000 to support its summer program.

Bridge Project, of North Woodstock, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Camp Allen, of Bedford, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

CATV, INC., of White River Junction, VT, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Center for the Arts, of New London, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Changing Lives Equine Center, Inc., of Contoocook, NH, was awarded $5,000 for general operating support.

Cheshire County Conservation District, of Walpole, NH, was awarded $15,000 for general operating support.

Children’s Literacy Foundation, of Waterbury Center, VT, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Chocorua Lake Conservancy, of Chocorua, NH, was awarded $35,000 to expand free, convenient and sustainable public access to Chocorua Lake.

Cityhope of New Hampshire, in Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Claremont Learning Partnership, of Claremont, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Claremont Soup Kitchen, Inc., of Claremont, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, in Dover, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Community Care of Lyme, of Lyme, NH, was awarded $18,000 for general operating support .

Community Caregivers of Greater Derry, of Derry, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Concord Coalition to End Homelessness, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 to support its resource center.

Connecticut River Conservancy, of Greenfield, MA, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Connections Peer Support Center, of Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Conservation Law Foundation, of Boston, MA, was awarded $40,000 to support community-led environmental justice advocacy in Nashua.

Cornucopia Project, of Peterborough, NH, was awarded $40,000 to support the operation of its Educational Farm.

Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, Inc., in Manchester, NH was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

COVER Home Repair, Inc., of White River Junction, VT, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Cultivate, of Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $40,000 to expand Zuri Wingi’s African Diaspora educational program.

Dismas of Vermont, in Hyde Park, VT, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support for the Hartford Dismas House.

Equality Health Center, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Family Place, Inc., of Norwich, VT, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Family Promise of Greater Concord, in Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Finding Our Stride, of Norwich, VT, was awarded $30,000 for general operating support.

Food for Thought NH, of Warner, NH, was awarded $10,000 for general operating support.

Friends Forever, Inc., of Durham, NH, was awarded $36,000 to expand equitable access to youth leadership development and deepen youth community impact across New Hampshire.

Friends of Aine Foundation, of Manchester, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Friends of Forgotten Children, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Gateways Community Services, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $10,000 for translation services to ensure all families can access and engage in early intervention programs.

Gay Kimball Library, of Troy, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Good Beginnings, Inc., of West Lebanon, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc., of Lebanon, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Granite State Children’s Alliance, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Greater Seacoast Community Health, of Somersworth, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Green Mountain Children’s Center, of Claremont, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Grow Nashua, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Hannah Grimes Center, of Keene, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Helping Hands Outreach Ministries, Inc., of Manchester, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Historic Harrisville, Inc., of Harrisville, NH, was awarded $40,000 to open and establish a new community center.

Home Possible Project, of Laconia, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Hope On Haven Hill, of Rochester, NH, was awarded $40,000 to expand clinical competency of its behavioral health workforce.

Hundred Nights, Inc., of Keene, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Isaiah 58 New Hampshire, of Hampstead, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Jobs for America’s Graduates – New Hampshire, of Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

John Hay Estate at the Fells, of Newbury, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Keene Senior Citizens, Inc., of Keene, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Kittery Land Trust, of Kittery, ME, was awarded $30,000 for general operating support.

Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice, of New London, NH, was awarded $20,000 to pilot a community nurse program in Merrimack and Sullivan Counties.

Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health, Inc., of Laconia, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Lamprey Health Care, Inc., of Newmarket, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Land For Good, Inc., of Keene, NH, was awarded $30,000 for general operating support.

Littleton Winter Shelter, of Littleton, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Loon Preservation Committee, of Moultonborough, NH, was awarded $30,000 for general operating support.

Marguerite’s Place, Inc., of Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Merrimack River Watershed Council, of Lawrence, MA, was awarded $40,000 for water quality monitoring in New Hampshire.

Monadnock Habitat for Humanity, of Swanzey, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Monadnock Worksource, of Peterborough, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Moose Mountains Regional Greenways, of Union, NH, was awarded $10,000 for strategic planning.

Mount Washington Observatory, of North Conway, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, of Warner, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

My Breast Cancer Support, of Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $15,000 for general operating support.

Nashua Center, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Nashua Police Athletic League, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

New England Grassroots Environment Fund, of Newmarket, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

New England Ski Museum, of Franconia, NH, was awarded $15,000 for general operating support.

New Hampshire Association for the Blind, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

New Hampshire Council of Churches, Inc., of Manchester, NH, was awarded $40,000 to address hate in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Food Bank, of Manchester, NH, was awarded $20,000 to support its strategic planning process.

New Hampshire Outright, of Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

NH Civics, of Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

NH Preservation Alliance, of Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 to research and develop a housing investment fund at New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority for creating new housing in older buildings.

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire, in Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Northern Forest Center, Inc., of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Office of Public Guardian, Inc., in Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Opportunity Networks, Inc., of Amherst, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Our Place NH, of Dover, NH, was awarded $40,000 for a supportive housing project for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Positive Tracks, of Hanover, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Project S.T.O.R.Y., of Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

REACH Crisis Services, of Manchester, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Reach Out and Read, Inc., of Boston, MA, was awarded $40,000 for delivery of evidence-based literacy supports.

Replay Arts Nonprofit, Inc., of White River Junction, VT, was awarded $10,000 to support ArtCycle workshops.

Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire, in Dover, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Rockingham Nutrition and Meals on Wheels, of Brentwood, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Safe Schools New Hampshire, of Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Sandwich Community Nurse Association, of Center Sandwich, NH, was awarded $24,000 for general operating support.

Seacoast Area Teachers of Yoga in Action, of Greenland, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Seacoast Arts and Cultural Alliance, of Portsmouth, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Seacoast Eat Local, of Lee, NH, was awarded $15,000 for general operating support.

Seacoast Youth Services, of Exeter, NH, was awarded $40,000 to support the Center for Elementary Growth program.

Sonshine Soup Kitchen, of Derry, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Southwestern Community Services, of Keene, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Special Olympics New Hampshire, of Concord, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Springfield Area Parent Child Center, of Springfield, VT, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Springfield Family Center, Inc., of Springfield, VT, was awarded $20,000 for food insecurity and nutrition programs.

Strafford Nutrition & Meals on Wheels, of Somersworth, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Sustainable Woodstock, of Woodstock, VT, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Tamworth Community Nurse Association, of Tamworth, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Taproot Farm & Environmental Education Center, of Lancaster, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

The Colonial Theatre Group, Inc., of Keene, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

The Community Kitchen, of Keene, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

The Friendly Kitchen, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

The Granite YMCA, of Manchester, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Thrive Survivor Support Center, of Concord, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Tiny Twisters Child Care Center, of Franklin, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Triangle Club, Inc., of Dover, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Twin Rivers Food Pantry, of Franklin, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

TwinState MakerSpaces, Inc., of Lebanon, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

United Way of Greater Nashua, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $35,000 to support the Food Navigators application assistance program.

Upbeat New Hampshire, of Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 to increase access to string instrument training and an orchestra experience for students who face barriers.

Upper Valley Music Center, of Lebanon, NH, was awarded $40,000 to support its four music programs that create experiences of belonging.

Vaughan Community Service, Inc., of North Conway, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Vital Communities, of White River Junction, VT, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

Vouchers for Veterans, of Rochester, NH, was awarded $20,000 for general operating support.

Walpole Foundation, of Walpole, NH, was awarded $40,000 to support its childcare project.

Way Station, of North Conway, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

WISE, of Lebanon, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.

YMCA of Greater Nashua, in Nashua, NH, was awarded $40,000 for general operating support.