Here are just a few examples of what happens in New Hampshire communities when people give, and work, together:
- Growth opportunities for New Hampshire artists. Aris Moore of Portsmouth was awarded the 2024 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The $25,000 award helps to cultivate the region’s arts community, boost artists’ careers and keeps them living and working in the area. View Aris’ work on Instagram: @arismoore.
- Informed and engaged citizens. NH Civics is working toward a New Hampshire that is first in the nation in citizen preparation to engage in our democracy. Foundation and donor-advised fund grants are supporting efforts to help people understand how democracy works, how to find the facts to be an informed citizen and how to engage in civic life.
- Inclusive sports in the North Country. A grant from the Foundation’s Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund is supporting Special Olympics New Hampshire to create more programming for athletes in New Hampshire’s North Country. Special Olympics provides year-round training and competition opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
- Science to inform our policymakers. The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation provides cutting-edge science about environmental change to policymakers and communities. It works to bring scientific research to the policy-making tables, engage young people in science and elevate the national dialogue about climate and clean energy. The Research Foundation is affiliated with the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which was established by the USDA Forest Service in the 1950s. Grants from donor-advised funds are supporting the Research Foundation.
- Celebrations of diversity. Since 2001, the Laconia Multicultural Festival has celebrated and showcased the city’s rich diversity, connecting neighbors and strengthening community. People come together to share food, music and art that honors and represents many cultures. A donor-advised fund grant helped to support the 2024 festival. The 2025 festival will be held on September 6 at Rotary Park and City Hall.
- Support for communities in challenging times. The Tanglewood Cooperative, a manufactured home community in Keene, was devastated by a severe storm in July. Ten families lost homes, 40 more had their homes damaged. And 900 trees had to be cleaned up or cut down. The co-op, created through a program of the NH Community Loan Fund, maxed out its reserve fund dealing with the first 400 trees. A Foundation grant, along with generous grants from Foundation fundholders, helped to kick-start the campaign to raise an additional $250,000.
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