Hanover Rotary Charities Inc

Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those in education and career development, the arts, animal welfare, family support, conservation, and ecology. Its 2024 grants had a median of $8,000 and ranged from $7 to $400,000; most funding went to Massachusetts, followed by New Hampshire. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation

Burlington, VT

The Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation funds community-based prevention programs that support children and families, including services such as after-school activities, child care, mentoring, and substance-use prevention, in Vermont. Its 2025 grants had a median of $12,750, with awards ranging from $6,150 to $55,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Evanston, IL

The Rotary Foundation supports Rotary and Rotaract members’ projects, scholarships, exchanges, and humanitarian work in areas including health, education, poverty alleviation, peace, and the environment, locally and internationally. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,500 to $1.5 million, with a median of $43,906. Grant applications are available to Rotary or Rotaract club members, so unsolicited requests from others are not indicated.

Lane & Elizabeth C Dwinell Fdn

Dallas, TX

The foundation supports community and social-service organizations, with 2025 grants focused on organizations serving Lebanon and the Upper Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont. It awarded $2,000–$20,000 per grant, typically $10,000; its 2025 filing says applicants may apply online and that it does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Concord, NH

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation funds nonprofits and students, with grants supporting areas such as health, education, housing, the environment, arts, and economic security, primarily benefiting New Hampshire communities. Its 2024 median itemized grant was $25,000, and its Responsive Grants program offers eligible nonprofits up to $10,000; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Chicago Community Trust

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Community Trust funds nonprofits addressing economic mobility, wealth gaps, and urgent community needs, with priorities including homeownership, small businesses, education, quality jobs, and investment in underinvested communities. Its 2025 itemized grants had a median of $26,500, though awards vary widely; grants generally benefit Chicago-region residents, and the Trust directs applicants to open opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Claremont Savings Bank Foundation

Claremont, NH

Claremont Savings Bank Foundation supports local nonprofits’ charitable programs, projects, and capital needs across the Connecticut River Valley and Upper Valley, prioritizing its banking area, especially Sullivan and Windsor counties and nearby New Hampshire and Vermont communities. Grants generally range from $500 to $5,000. It accepts applications through an annual process; the profile says the 2026 application period is closed.

Community Bank NA Foundation of New

Williston, VT

Bank of New Hampshire

Laconia, NH

Bank of New Hampshire supports community organizations addressing needs such as housing, hunger, health, and education, with affordable housing prioritized for 2026. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $2,500, and went primarily to New Hampshire recipients; the bank accepts applications through its quarterly process.

The Couch Family Foundation

Hanover, NH

The Couch Family Foundation funds early care and education statewide in New Hampshire, and work benefiting children, families, and communities in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont and on Martha’s Vineyard. Its 2024 grants had a median award of $20,000; first-time grantees generally receive $10,000 or less. It states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, though its website invites applications for Cherished Communities; Statewide Early Care and Education is by invitation only.

The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn

Norwich, VT

The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Foundation supports a broad range of causes, including arts and music education, health care, animal welfare, conservation, public media, and social justice, with most recent grant dollars going to New Hampshire and Vermont and others to organizations in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC. Its 2026 grants ranged from $25 to $55,000, with a median of $5,000. The 2025 filing says to apply by written letter and does not list a deadline or award restrictions.

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Lebanon, NH

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital supports healthcare services, medical and academic research, education, charity care, community outreach, equipment, and health education. In 2025, its 59 grants ranged from $5,056 to $881,519, with a median of $18,388; 37% of grant dollars went to New Hampshire recipients, with awards also reaching organizations elsewhere. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.