New Hampshire Women’s Foundation Grants

The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation Grants aim to empower women and girls by providing strategic funding to organizations that promote gender equity and social justice. Grants support initiatives that tackle systemic barriers and foster leadership, economic security, health, and safety for women and girls across New Hampshire. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations committed to inclusivity and pro-choice values. This funding seeks to create long-term positive change and enhance collaboration among community organizations.

New Hampshire Women’s Foundation has a vision of social, political and economic gender equality in New Hampshire, and seeks to provide grant support to organizations which share our vision and values.
Community Grant Program
Our grantmaking is strategic and focused. We are interested in efforts that: address the root causes of problems faced by women and girls; result in long-term positive change for women and girls; challenge systemic barriers faced by women and girls; promote the empowerment and leadership of women and girls; demonstrate collaboration among women’s and girls’ organizations; raise consciousness of the status of women or girls or raise awareness of issues of concern to women or girls; impact public policy in support of the full and equal participation of women and girls; and encourage philanthropy by women and girls.
We seek out programs that benefit women and girls by:

• Promoting Economic SecuritySupporting Health, Wellness, and SafetyEnhancing Leadership, Education, and Empowerment

Examples of some of the things we fund are: New or special projects or programs that benefit women and girls, general operating support, and organizational capacity building.

Eligibility

New Hampshire organizations designated as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible to apply. In order to apply, organizations must complete our eligibility test, which assures that applicant organizations have missions which align with ours.Is your application focused on serving women, girls and gender expansive people in New Hampshire? Check if “yes”.
Are you an inclusive organization which does not discriminate against individuals from historically marginalized communities? Check if “yes”.
Is your organization open to all people regardless of religious orientation and does not promote a specific religious ideology? Check if “yes”.
The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation is a pro-choice organization. Can you confirm that your organization does not discourage people from accessing a full range of reproductive and sexual health choices? Check if “yes”.

Ineligibility

Examples of some of the things we don’t fund are:Individuals seeking direct support for things such as school tuition, living expenses, medical expenses, etc.Academic researchDonations to capital campaignsSectarian, religious or partisan activitiesOne-day conferencesActivities that will have already occurred by the time funding is awarded in SeptemberOrganizations which have been funded by NHWF in the prior 3 years