Learn about grants to nonprofits in New Hampshire by browsing our curated list of top funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities in New Hampshire using the search tool for Grant Finder. Become a member.
Giving Trends in New Hampshire
New Hampshire, one of the original 13 U.S. states, is still home to long-established families and their foundations. Longtime New England grantmakers often give close to home, and New Hampshire is no exception, with several legacy foundations of prominent families that make place-based grants. In 2019, more than 2,000 grantmakers collectively gave $367.9 million in grants for New Hampshire, according to Candid.
A substantial share of New Hampshire grants flow through the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (NHCF), a statewide community foundation that held more than $1 billion in assets and hosted more than 2,100 funds, about 40 percent of them donor advised funds, as of 2021. New Hampshire foundations for nonprofits tend to prioritize making grants for health, education, and the environment, while funding other areas demonstrate smaller slices of overall giving.
The top funders of New Hampshire grants include community, family, private, and corporate foundations. New Hampshire grantmakers to know about include New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, Thomas W. Haas Foundation, Mary and John Elliot Charitable Foundation, Concord Hospital Trust, Endowment for Health, Harbor Homes, Panjandrum Foundation, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and Elsie Procter Van Buren Foundation.
Foundations for New Hampshire Nonprofits
BEAN FOUNDATION
The Bean Foundation supports the Monadnock area of New Hampshire and especially the town of Jaffrey in the areas of children and families, arts and culture, housing, human services, and education.
NORWIN S. AND ELIZABETH N. BEAN FOUNDATION
The Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation supports Manchester and Amherst, New Hampshire in the fields of arts and humanities, education, environment, health, human services, and public/society benefit.
COGSWELL BENEVOLENT TRUST
The Cogswell Benevolent Trust supports organizations in New Hampshire in the areas of basic needs, health, food pantries, children and youth, out-of-school education programs, arts and culture, and more.
DUBLIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Dublin Community Foundation supports arts and culture, education, recreation, and community development in the community of Dublin, New Hampshire.
LANE AND ELIZABETH C. DWINELL CHARITABLE TRUST
The Lane and Elizabeth C. Dwinell Charitable Trust supports New Hampshire nonprofits in the areas of arts, culture, humanities, community improvement, capacity-building, education, healthcare, and human services.
SAMUEL P. HUNT FOUNDATION
The Samuel P. Hunt Foundation supports arts and culture, health, and children and youth in New Hampshire.
LINNELL FOUNDATION
The Linnell Foundation criminal justice, policy, advocacy, drug addiction and overdose prevention, and education in New Hampshire.
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
This is the community foundation for the state of New Hampshire, with grants awarded in arts and culture, civic engagement, economy, education, environment, and health and wellbeing.
NEW HAMPSHIRE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION
The New Hampshire Women's Foundation supports women and girls across the state that promote economic security, women and girls in leadership, work and life balance, health and wellness, and support women and children at risk.
TRUST UW OLEONDA JAMESON
The Trust UW Oleonda Jameson supports New Hampshire communities in the areas of children and youth, human services, health and diseases, churches, and education.
GILBERT VERNEY FOUNDATION
The Gilbert Verney Foundation supports hospitals, arts and culture, secondary education, conservation, human services, and Christian organizations in New Hampshire.
