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Kids being kids on their new playground in Pittsfield, NH. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Pittsfield’s epic new playground

December 1, 2015

Foundation donor-advised fund holders help a town build a new playground that reminds kids they are valued by their community

The Dolloff Family

Giving simplified

December 1, 2014

The Dolloff family enjoys giving again, thanks to a donor-advised fund

Livia Durdia and Alice Fogel

Peter Millimet Creative Writing Award honors young poets

September 1, 2014

Livia Durdia of Manchester wins award judged by state poet lauereate

John Swope, a longtime supporter of the Capitol Center for the Arts, in the Center’s Chubb Theatre in concord, nh. The Center’s atrium is named in honor of John and Marjory Swope. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Supporting the Arts, Building Community

June 1, 2014

John Swope uses his donor-advised fund to support arts organizations that improve New Hampshire's quality of life

Sachi Nagada, UNH Class of 2015 chemical engineering, with Matt Pierson (L) and Fred Kocher (R) of the New Hampshire High Technology Council in Kingsbury Hall at UNH in Durham, NH. Photo by Cheryl Senter

Scholarship helps keep NH’s brightest in-state

June 1, 2014

The Fred Kocher Scholarship of the New Hampshire High Technology Council gives students the boost they need to study STEM — and stay in New Hampshire

John Neely of Lexington, MA, and chair of The Putnam Foundation's Environmental Committee, on the town green in Temple, NH. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Philanthropy for the planet

June 1, 2014

Putnam family committed to environmental protection

Jenny Williams (far right) and members of the cross-country team at the Indian River School in Canaan, NH. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Believing in every kid

June 1, 2014

Through the Children’s Fund of the Upper Valley, Jenny Williams gets kids running

A portrait of New Hampshire Executive Councilor Ray Burton. Photo by Chris Jensen for NHPR.

‘If it hadn’t been for Ray…’

May 1, 2014

Generations of North Country students will benefit from the Raymond S. Burton Scholarship Fund

Bob and Marcie Landry of Claremont established a donor advised fund at the Foundation and contributed to the Fund for Greater Claremont to give back to the area that supported their business for 35 years. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Neighborly commitment

December 1, 2013

Foundation donors give Claremont and Newport a boost

Sue and Brad Wyman on their tandem bike that has traveled with them from San Francisco to Santiago, Chile. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Philanthropy in tandem

November 1, 2013

Sue and Brad Wyman travel the world together, but their philanthropy happens in their backyard

Penny Pitou continues to lead ski trips in Europe and adventures all over the globe, as she has for decades. But her heart has never truly left the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire. She’s never forgotten where she got her start. Photo by Cheryl Senter.

A Lesson in Generosity

November 1, 2012

Penny Pitou gives back to the communities that supported her Olympic dream

Oliver Hubbard, a chicken farmer in Walpole, invested an original total of $35 million with the Foundation to help prevent substance use disorders. Courtesy photo.

The chicken farmer who changed the curve

June 1, 2012

Oliver Hubbard of Walpole invested $43.5 million with the Foundation to battle the disease of addiction in New Hampshire

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