A continuing response to the crisis at-hand

The Foundation opened the Community Crisis Action Fund on March 20 to help respond to the needs in our communities — and generous New Hampshire people have rallied, giving an unprecedented $4,090,868 into that fund (in amounts ranging from $25 to $1 million) to help our communities in this time of crisis. (A complete list of gifts to this fund is available here.) Every penny is equally appreciated, and every penny is going out into the community. Click here to contribute to the Community Crisis Action Fund.

Since this crisis began to unfold in March, $9,544,797 in grants have been made in response (a complete list is available here). The following lists of grants and gifts were prepared with care and with every effort to correctly reflect all generous donors and grants made. If something appears to be missing or in error, please contact Stephanie Selberg at Fgrcunavr.Fryoret@aups.bet or 800-464-6641 ext. 289.

The following grants were made and gifts were contributed from July 14 through August 14:

Grants from the Community Crisis Action Fund and other Foundation funds to meet immediate community and organization needs. This list includes Express Grants, which in 2020 are dedicated exclusively to meeting urgent needs brought on by the COVID-19 crisis:

City of Nashua, NH, $291,676
Contoocook Carry Community Fund, $6,000
Disability Rights Center-New Hampshire, $150,000
New Hampshire Public Broadcasting, $11,500
Newbury Elementary School, $5,000
Pace Career Academy, $7,500
SAU #71-Goshen-Lempster School District, $9,631
Sharon VT Elementary School, $1,250
Tunbridge Central School, $4,454

Donor-advised-fund grants in response to the COVID-19 crisis:

In addition to recommending generous fund-to-fund transfers into the Community Crisis Action Fund to respond to community need during this crisis, many holders of donor-advised funds at the Foundation have recommended generous direct grants to nonprofits. These gifts are both responding to urgent basic needs and providing much-needed support to a variety of nonprofits navigating the challenges of operating during this crisis.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, $1,000
Amigos of Costa Rica, $5,000
Bishop Brady High School, $250
Cambridge Friends School, $3,750
Christ Church, $1,000
City of Nashua, NH, $3,000
Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, $2,500
Concord Community Music School, $5,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, $2,000
Dublin Community Center, $500
Eli and Bessie Cohen Camps, $51,000
Good Neighbor Health Clinic, $500
Granite United Way — Southern Region, $1,000
Listen Community Services, $1,000
Live and Let Live Farm, $2,500
NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire, $2,000
New Hampshire Public Radio, $5,000
The Fells, $1,000
Upper Valley Haven, $1,000
Wolfeboro Area Children’s Center, $1,000

Donors to Community Crisis Action Fund:

Since the Community Crisis Action Fund was established on March 20, more than $3.8 million in gifts have been made into it from people all over the state, some of whom are new donors to the Foundation, some of whom are longtime partners. We thank and applaud these generous individuals, families and organizations who have contributed to the Community Crisis Action Fund. The following people and organizations contributed $210,283 from July 14 through August 14.

View a complete list of donors to the fund since March 20.

INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Anonymous (2)
Daniel Ardito
Bangor Savings Bank
Stephen Curtin & Mary Wilke
Dartmouth Memorial Challenge
Dartmouth Running Club
Exelon Foundation
Carol and Timothy Hoyt Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Andrew & Ana Flaster Charitable Gift Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Montrone Family
Positive Tracks
Jeffrey Throm

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS

Wyman Family Fund