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Allstate Foundation makes program grants to non-profits related to personal safety and security, neighborhood revitalization, and financial planning and education.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation awards grants to individual women, AAUW branches, and community nonprofit organizations for innovative programs that promote education and equity of women.

American Craft Council makes grants to arts organizations for projects that advance understanding and appreciation of craft. They also make grants to individual emerging artists in all craft media.

The American Honda Foundation makes grants to worthy non-profit causes, programs and organizations that directly benefit the people of the United States in the areas of youth education and scientific education. Since its inception, the American Honda Foundation has provided more than $20 million in grants.

Ann Denicola Trust The improvement and development of the general health, education and welfare of persons in NH, and especially Bedford, Merrimack and Nashua, NH. Submission Deadlines: September 1st. For more information, please write to Citizens Private Bank & Trust, Attn: Foundation Department, 875 Elm Street NE4-6, Manchester, NH 03101.

Waldo and Alice Ayer Scholarships to assist serious students of music, seeking to become professional musicians or music teachers, to pursue studies at an institution offering courses of college or university grade, with preference for female students within the state of New Hampshire. For the support of any symphony orchestra or similar musical organization, or any chamber music group in New Hampshire. For any young artist, residing in New Hampshire, beginning a musical career. Submission Deadline: September 1st. For more information, please write to Citizens Private Bank & Trust, Attn: Foundation Department, 875 Elm Street NE4-6, Manchester, NH 03101.

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Banknorth Charitable Foundation     
Deadline: Awards will be made shortly after the quarterly meetings
The TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation is now accepting online grant applications for charitable donations. The process is very simple and takes approximately 30 minutes after you have gathered all the required documents

Bechtel Foundation funds in areas where it has offices or projects. Most grants are preselected by Bechtel's managers and are typically youth and education programs, particularly those that focus on math and science education or directed toward engineering and business programs.

Ben and Jerry’s Foundation offers competitive grants to not-for-profit, grassroots organizations throughout the United States which facilitate progressive social change by addressing the underlying conditions of societal and environmental problems. Ben and Jerry’s provides product donations for special events.

Best Buy Children’s Foundation funds multicultural programs located in their market areas for children ages 5-18 that promote personal achievement through mentoring, developing life and leadership skills, and educational opportunities outside of regular classroom instruction.

Frank Stanley Beveridge Foundation, Inc. (NH) considers proposals in areas, including animal related, arts and culture, social action, employment/jobs, environment, health, housing/ shelter, human services, medical research, mental health, voluntarism, crime & delinquency prevention, public/society benefit, recreation, leisure, sports, athletics, religion, science and technology research, social science research , and youth development

Mary Louise Billings Trust Religious education and charitable purposes in the State of NH, with emphasis on assisting needy and deserving individuals of all ages. The maximum allowable request is limited to $5,000. Submission Deadline: September 1st. For more information, please write to Citizens Private Bank & Trust, Attn: Foundation Department, 875 Elm Street NE4-6, Manchester, NH 03101.

Bingham Foundation (ME only) funds programs in three high priority areas: Health Profession Development; Community Health Programs; and Public Health Policy Development.

Blockbuster Video funds projects that are related to the film/video industry, that support a particular Blockbuster business objective, i.e., employment, or that impact children and families.

Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust (ME only)funds nonprofit organizations located or operating in and serving within Maine. Funding priorities include community/social services, medical, educational, arts/culture and the environment.

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy seeks to develop or expand projects that are designed to support the development of literacy skills in families.

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Grant Program provides support to domestic pet programs, including local animal shelters, stray pet rescue, and rehabilitation organizations and pet education programs.

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Frances R. Dewing Foundation funds programs in early childhood education. Funding focuses on New England, including ME and NH. Grants average $5,000 and typically support program development. More information can be obtained from Susan Avery, Manager, Frances R. Dewing Foundation, P.O. BOX 1051, Acton, MA 01720 (No known website)

Draper Ricards Grants are set up to help entreprenuers start nonprofit organizations. The foundation annually awards up to six fellowships of $300,000 each over three years to support the establishment of organizations that are national or global in scope and whose focus may include the arts, community and economic development, education the environment, health, youth and families or another area.

Dunn Foundation grants foster visually distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place. Their current priority is K-12 and adult visual environment education through projects that promote the issues of the negative effect that sprawl, visual pollution, and poorly planned development have on the visual environment of communities and the resulting loss of quality of life, and encourage dialogue within communities on visual quality issues.

The Lane and Elizabeth C. Dwinell Charitable Trust  - The mission of the Lane and Elizabeth C. Dwinell Charitable Trust is to strengthen the community and support positive social change in the State of New Hampshire.  Accordingly, the Trustee accepts grant proposals from a wide variety of charitable organizations and will consider program, capital and operating requests.  There is a geographic preference for organizations serving needs in the City of Lebanon, NH and the Upper Valley region. Contact the Trust via Bank of America, 900 Elm Street, Manchester, NH or email debra.j.dunn@bankofamerica.com.

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The Mary Gale Foundation, Inc. The Corporation shall exist to provide needy and aged women in the City of Manchester and in the Greater Manchester area with housing and in-home services, including transportation, deliveries, in-home nursing care, and home visits. Submission Deadline: July 15 For more information, please write to Citizens Wealth Management, Attn: Foundation Department, 875 Elm Street NE4-6, Manchester, NH 03101.

Genesis Community Loan Fund is a Maine nonprofit organization that makes community development loans at below-market rates in underserved neighborhoods and needy communities.

Arthur Getz Trust The Arthur Getz Trust was created for general charitable purposes. The trustees have indicated they will consider requests for specific projects from qualified tax exempt organizations only. The maximum allowable request is limited to $5,000. Submission Deadlines: September 1st. For more information, please write to Citizens Private Bank & Trust, Attn: Foundation Department, 875 Elm Street NE4-6, Manchester, NH 03101.

Gifts In Kind International is the largest charity in the world that focuses on new product donations from corporations. They provide new products to 150,000 community charities in America and throughout the world.

Graham Foundation grants are offered to individuals and institutions in support of activities focused on architecture and the built environment; generally activities that lead to the public dissemination of ideas through publication, exhibition, or educational programming.

Grants.gov was established as a governmental resource as a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards.

The Harry Gregg Foundation makes financial grants to New Hampshire residents with physical, developmental and emotional disabilities to help them further their efforts toward independence. Since 1990, the Harry Gregg Foundation has awarded over 5,000 grants to individuals in New Hampshire totaling more than $2 million for a wide array of equipment and services. Grants are limited to $1200, and award amounts are dependent upon an applicant’s financial need and available funds.  Examples of eligible projects include wheelchairs , driver evaluation and training, adaptive equipment, ramps,  summer camp , prostheses, therapeutic recreation , specialized therapies , respite care and computer equipment.

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Hannaford provides grants within the New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts and New York. Hannaford also sponsors non-profit youth athletic leagues, school events, and environmental and health organizations.

Hasbro Children's Foundation (National) strives to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children, birth through age 12, through the support of innovative, model direct service programs in the areas of health, education and social services. The Foundation also funds universally accessible playspaces.

Haymarket People’s Fund  gives money to grassroots groups of local people working for radical social change. Twice a year Haymarket awards money to local organizations in New England. Deadlines for proposals are Oct. 1 and Feb. 1

HNHfoundation makes grants to support its mission to evaluate and promote access to quality health and dental insurance coverage and healthy lifestyles for the residents of New Hampshire.  Visit the Grant Center on the Foundation website, www.hnhfoundation.org to learn about available funding.

Samuel P. Hunt Foundation The Samuel P. Hunt Foundation was created for general charitable purposes. For more information for the Samuel P. Hunt Foundation, please write or call: Samuel P. Hunt Foundation, Wall Street Tower, Suite 710, 555 Canal Street, Manchester, NH 03101, Attn: Janet Magee, Phone: (603) 627-1121

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Nathan Cummings Foundation (National) supports programs in the arts, environment, health, Jewish life, and interprogram, which includes three special initiatives--democratic values, contemplative practice, and the nonprofit sector.

National Art Education Association  maintains a listing of news and funding opportunities for arts education.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion  maintains a school health funding database

National Endowment for the Arts  provides funding for the arts through national, state, and local initiatives.

National Resource Conservation Service of the USDA administers a number of programs to assist with conservation of private lands.

National Youth Development Information Center maintains a database of funding opportunities for youth development programs.

National Cristina Foundation  provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives.

Nellie Mae Education Foundation  funds initiatives that focus on adult literacy, college preparation, minority high achievement and out-of-school time.

Parker-Nelson Foundation The Parker-Nelson Foundation was created for general charitable purposes. The trustees have indicated that they prefer grants be made for specific projects, equipment or seed money, but not for operating budgets. The maximum allowable request is limited to $5,000. Submission Deadline: August 15. For more information, please write to Citizens Wealth Management, Attn: Foundation Department, 875 Elm Street NE4-6, Manchester, NH 03101.

New England Foundation for the Arts  provides funding for touring artists and arts based community development projects.

New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF)  is a small grants program designed to foster and give voice to grassroots environmental initiatives in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It provides grants of up to $2,500 to fuel civic engagement, local activism, and social change. It has three deadlines annually: January 15th for a March decision, May 1st for a June decision or September 15th for a November decision.

State of NH DHHS  lists opportunities for funding through the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.

New Hampshire Bar Foundation makes grants in three main areas: legal help for disadvantaged people who have trouble accessing the justice system; education about the law for schoolchildren and the public, and innovation in the administration of justice.

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation  funds grants to nonprofits across a broad spectrum of service areas such as the arts, education, health and human services, and the environment as well as scholarship funds for students. It is headquartered in Concord and roots itself in communities across the state through a seven-region structure in the Lakes, Manchester, Monadnock, Nashua, North Country, Piscataqua and Upper Valley Regions.

NH Charitable Trusts Unit publishes the Directory of Charitable Trusts in New Hampshire that lists charitable trusts registered in New Hampshire with some basic details about their purpose, assets and giving guidelines.

NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP)  (NH only) funds community efforts to preserve important land and historic structures in New Hampshire.

NH Community Loan Fund creates opportunities for nonprofit organizations serving low -and- moderate income families to meet their program goals. The Loan Fund, a statewide non-profit lending institution with $49 million in assets, provides loans and technical assistance to promote housing, economic opportunity and essential community services.

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts  provides funding to New Hampshire artists and arts organizations and includes funding for the creation of new works, arts in education, arts in schools, arts in the community, arts advancement, and artist fellowships.

NH Humanities Council  (NH only) funds the development and implementation of programs in the humanities in New Hampshire.

New Voices awards salary-support grants to small nonprofits demonstrating a commitment to cultivating and strengthening the leadership potential of "new voices." Eligible organizations are US-based, and address issues in the fields of international human rights, women's rights, racial justice, migrant and refugee rights, peace and security, foreign policy and/or international economic cooperation.

Newman’s Own Foundation concentrates on giving for groups that don't always have a strong voice in society - the elderly, children and the disabled, among others.

Norman Foundation funds U.S. based organizations involved in efforts that strengthen the ability of communities to determine their own economic, environmental and social well-being, and that help people control those forces that affect their lives. These efforts may promote community-based economic development efforts that try out new ownership structures and financing mechanisms; work to prevent the disposal of toxics in communities, and to link environmental issues with economic and social justice; or promote civil rights by fighting discrimination and violence and working for equity.

Northeast Consortium  encourages and funds effective, co-equal partnerships among commercial fishermen, researchers, and other stakeholders to become active participants in cooperative research and development of selective fishing gear technology.

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Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program is a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for adoptions provides funding to carefully selected organizations to hire recruiters across North America whose work focuses exclusively on finding permanent adoptive families for thousands of children waiting in foster care.

Women’s Fund of New Hampshire seeks to increase resources and opportunities for women and girls to insure their advancement, self-sufficiency and economic and social equality. Through its grantmaking, the WFNH seeks to support innovative and creative approaches to problems facing women and girls by funding New Hampshire organizations and groups.

Women’s Sports Foundation grants provide financial support for sports and fitness programs that serve girls ages 9-18. Their web site also provides a listing of funding opportunities for girls and women’s sports.

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