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Foundations that fund nonprofits in New Hampshire
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 3,684 grantmakers listed 20,269 grants totaling $588.3 million to 6,116 organizations in New Hampshire. 3,452 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 232 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 331 are based in New Hampshire; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a New Hampshire organization was $5,000. Hillsborough County received the most grants (4,113, from 949 funders), followed by Grafton County (3,979) and Merrimack County (3,327). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (2,844 grants), environment & conservation (1,617 grants) and children & youth (1,385 grants).
Cogswell Benevolent Trust (Bedford, NH) funded the most different New Hampshire organizations: 240, through 376 grants with a typical size of $10,000.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most New Hampshire organizations
Ranked by the number of different New Hampshire organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to NH organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cogswell Benevolent Trust Bedford, NH · EIN 02-0235690 | 376 | 240 | $10,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | Eastern Bank Foundation Wakefield, MA · EIN 22-3317340 | 292 | 235 | $1,150 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 3 | Eversource Energy Foundation Inc Hartford, CT · EIN 06-1527290 | 262 | 217 | $1,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 4 | Bank of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Laconia, NH · EIN 85-3051406 | 170 | 156 | $1,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | Mascoma Bank Foundation Lebanon, NH · EIN 22-2816632 | 121 | 116 | $3,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | The Robert and Joyce Oberkotter Family Foundation Newport, NH · EIN 82-0577634 | 116 | 116 | $3,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Granite United Way Manchester, NH · EIN 02-6006033 | 122 | 102 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 8 | Endowment For Health Inc Concord, NH · EIN 02-0512290 | 217 | 100 | $30,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles Crut Laconia, NH · EIN 32-6435321 | 137 | 100 | $15,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Agnes M Lindsay Trust Chelmsford, MA · EIN 02-6004971 | 138 | 99 | $3,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | Abraham Burtman Charity Trust Dover, NH · EIN 02-6004364 | 198 | 89 | $600 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 12 | The Couch Family Foundation Hanover, NH · EIN 10-0000573 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 119 | 88 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | Samuel P Hunt Foundation Manchester, NH · EIN 02-6004471 | 118 | 87 | $15,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Bangor Savings Bank Foundation Bangor, ME · EIN 04-3353896 | 101 | 86 | $4,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | Madelaine G Vonweber Trust Todd Fahey & William Tucker Co-Trustees Manchester, NH · EIN 04-6055699 | 82 | 76 | $7,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | 4,113 | 949 | $88.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Grafton County | 3,979 | 1,289 | $197.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Merrimack County | 3,327 | 910 | $119.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Rockingham County | 2,530 | 658 | $61.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Carroll County | 1,304 | 324 | $27.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Strafford County | 1,144 | 429 | $21.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Cheshire County | 965 | 279 | $15.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Belknap County | 589 | 192 | $11.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Sullivan County | 574 | 179 | $10.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Coos County | 161 | 48 | $2.7 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 2,844 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 1,617 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 1,385 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 1,344 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 1,052 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 719 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 385 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 385 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 358 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 197 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 164 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 53 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 40 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for New Hampshire ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.