Community Grants Program – Unrestricted Grants

Overview

Background

As we work to improve our Community Grants program for the long-term, in 2023 we will offer a single, one-year, Unrestricted Grant program with awards of up to $20,000.

The purpose of the Charitable Foundation is to help make New Hampshire a community where everyone can thrive. The future of our state, our shared prosperity and well-being depend on that. We need to draw on the potential, strength, ingenuity and grace of every person to make our state healthier, happier, more prosperous and a better place to live for all.

Our new strategic plan “Together We Thrive,” launched last year, focuses on advancing equity, racial justice and economic security across all areas of the Foundation’s work to advance that purpose.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Geographic focus

* Organizations serving New Hampshire and selected communities in Maine and Vermont within the Foundation’s eight regions:

* Capital
* Lakes
* Manchester
* Monadnock
* Nashua
* North Country
* Piscataqua and
* Upper Valley.

* Organizations that serve multiple states should contact us before applying.

* Must be recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
* In general, organizations are eligible for one grant per calendar year from the Foundation’s Community Grants Program (including operating, project and express grants.)

Ineligibility

* Through the Community Grants program, we do not make unrestricted grants to:
* Municipal, County or State Government
* Public, Charter and Private schools
* Religious organizations, unless all services being funded are non-discriminatory, non-sectarian and benefit the larger community
* Hospitals
* Colleges and Universities
* The Foundation does not accept proposals through our community grants program that are focused on substance use disorders prevention, treatment and/or recovery services. Such proposals are by invitation-only, and administered outside of the Community Grants program. For information on our Substance Use Disorders Portfolio and to discuss grant opportunities with appropriate staff, please visit our Substance Use Disorders Portfolio.