Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations in New Hampshire

488
foundations
$148.7M
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
186
say they accept unsolicited
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 488 private foundations based in New Hampshire, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $148.7 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 186 of them (38%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Manchester (175), Concord (53) and Portsmouth (29).

Top 25 of 488 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 161 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in New Hampshire
The Jack and Dorothy Byrne FoundationHanover, NH$12.8M$12.8MOne amountFY2025
Endowment For Health IncConcord, NH$34,657$6.4M$2,000–$334,000FY2024
The Edward W & Betty Knight Scripps FoundationSunapee, NH$50,000$3.8M$3,000–$1.3MFY2024
The Butler FoundationSpringfield, NH$50,000$2.5M$316–$1.7MFY2025
The High Pointe FoundationPlaistow, NH$16,500$1.9M$2,000–$300,607FY2025
Cogswell Benevolent TrustBedford, NH$10,000$1.8M$2,000–$75,075FY2025
Putnam FoundationKeene, NH$1.6M$1.6MOne amountFY2024
Steele Foundation for HopeNashua, NH$250,000$1.6M$25,036–$1MFY2025
Lubbe Family FoundationBethlehem, NH$6,000$1.5M$5,000–$1.2MFY2025
Fred a Seigel and Donna P SeigelNorth Hampton, NH$50,000$1.4M$5,000–$556,846FY2025
The Penates FoundationSeabrook, NH$5,000$1.2M$250–$253,000FY2025
New Hampshire Children's HealthConcord, NH$20,000$917,851$1,151–$135,000FY2025
Service Credit Union Impact FoundationPortsmouth, NH$5,000$909,699$2,500–$519,699FY2025
Foundation for Seacoast HealthPortsmouth, NH$20,000$908,420$150–$50,000FY2025
Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles CrutLaconia, NH$15,000$712,900$2,500–$25,000FY2025
Mary Gale Foundation IncManchester, NH$40,000$656,000$15,000–$243,000FY2025
The Ferris Family FoundationFranconia, NH$1,750$625,985$250–$344,279FY2024
Samuel P Hunt FoundationManchester, NH$15,000$589,370$3,300–$50,000FY2025
Doris L Benz TrustExeter, NH$15,000$519,694$3,672–$262,346FY2025
Dorr FoundationPortsmouth, NH$513,312$513,312One amountFY2025
Mascoma Bank FoundationLebanon, NH$10,000$499,000$1,000–$50,000FY2025
Trust UW Oleonda JamesonConcord, NH$9,000$488,170$640–$20,000FY2025
Alexander Eastman FoundationDerry, NH$7,500$386,434$365–$257,000FY2024
The Panjandrum Foundation Co C&s WholesKeene, NH$192,216$384,432$84,432–$300,000FY2025
Alfred Quimby FundCenter Sandwich, NH$18,000$360,179$1,000–$72,750FY2023
  • Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.