Greater Merrimack Valley Efforts Horne Family Foundation Grant

The Greater Merrimack Valley Efforts Horne Family Foundation Grant focuses on enhancing community services in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. With a commitment to Human Services, Environment, and Wildlife, the foundation supports initiatives aiding at-risk youth, the homeless, and victims of abuse. It provides operational support and funding for innovative programs, prioritizing conservation, health, and welfare in upcoming grant cycles. The foundation encourages eligible organizations to apply for grants that align with its mission and values.

Note: This page details information for the Horne Family Foundation's Merrimack Valley initiatives. For national initiatives, see here. For International initiatives, see here.
Human Services Causes In Massachusetts’ Greater Merrimack Valley And Southern New Hampshire Regions
The Horne Family will continue to support Human Services in the Greater Merrimack Valley region. The Foundation has a long history of funding community service groups targeting at-risk youth through various after-school and summer programs. In addition, we actively support human services organizations that provide aid to homeless, underprivileged and aging populations as well as victims of domestic abuse and trauma.
Types of Funding
Recognizing that the organizational infrastructure is a necessity, the Foundation welcomes requests for general operating support and efforts designed to increase organizational capacity. We also encourage requests for specific program initiatives or improvements.
Areas of Interest
As of the 2017 funding period, we have refined our mission to enable us to grant requests that are most closely aligned with the core values of the foundation:

• Conservation of Land and Wildlife, Human Services, and Animal Welfare.
• Geographic Focus

The Foundation distributes regional grants in Massachusetts’ Greater Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire and on a national basis.

Eligibility

Human Services requests will only be considered within the Merrimack Valley/Southern New Hampshire region. Your organization needs to have a tax identification number to be considered for a grant.Only organizations that have federal non-profit agency tax status can receive financial support from our Foundation.The Foundation requires that an organization that receives funding for two successive years take a one-year hiatus before reapplying.

Ineligibility

The foundation does not accept requests for capital campaigns or expenditures relating to construction and other infrastructure improvements.