Foundations that fund organizations in Durham, New Hampshire
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Durham nonprofits
170 private foundations gave $7.9M to Durham organizations in their latest filings; 37 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
229 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Durham around $14K. 25 of these funders are based in New Hampshire; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 170
- Accept applications
- 37
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Durham
- $7.9M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 229
- Typical median grant
- $14K
- Based in NH
- 25%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Durham organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Landecker Foundation Inc | Hanover, NH | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Tax exempt purpose |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $844K | $844K | Yes | Agricultural development |
| Endowment for Health Inc | Concord, NH | 5 | $649K | $100K | Yes | To enhance equitable access to behavioral healthcare for ch…; Advance a shared vision for age friendly communities in NH…; To engage a diverse set of constituents to find common grou… |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $561K | $561K | Preselected only | To explore quantum dots in charge density wave materials to… |
| The Couch Family Foundation C/O Cf Advisors | Hanover, NH | 1 | $537K | $537K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $353K | $176K | Yes | Capacity building; Ocean stewardship and research |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $317K | $158K | Preselected only | To develop a technique to visualize microbes in permafrost…; For a workshop on wetland methane emissions |
| Henry P Kendall Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $311K | $311K | Preselected only | 1. support food systems network expansion with operating su… |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | In support of underserved small business expansion; Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Yas Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $173K | $86K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | Cdfi research consortium visibility program |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Expanding and sustaining the unh sustainability fellows |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | Transforming literacy; Physical educators and school administrators conceptualizat… |
| George H Graff Irrevocable Trust Richard L Lynch Successor Trustee | Fort Pierce, FL | 1 | $117K | $117K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Isaiah 61 Foundation | Burlington, VT | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Support of ministry |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $88K | $88K | Yes | 81796 providing flexible funding for the center for impact… |
| The Walsh Family Foundation | Dover, NH | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | Operational Support |
| Caroline S Wooster Trust | Portland, ME | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | General |
| The 908 Alta Foundation C/O Tracy Holmes | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Donation |
| S Melvin Rines Foundation | Arlington, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Autism Education Alliance C/O Andersen | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Homer Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Northeast Passage Youth Sled Hockey |
| Zock Endowment Trust 5129887 | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | For organization's general |
| Caswell Foundation | Rye, NH | 2 | $45K | $23K | Yes | Water monitoring student scholarship; Foreign exchange scholarships |
| The Gibney Family Foundation Inc | Meridian, ID | 2 | $44K | $22K | Preselected only | Support to hire a program director full-time.; Support to create a summer sports camp for visually impaire… |
| Alphawood Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $43K | $43K | Yes | Support for archaeological research and fieldwork of dr. el… |
| Wr Family Foundation Inc | Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | For general operating purposes only |
| William W Treat Foundation | Stratham, NH | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Education |
| Muriel F Siebert Foundation Inc | Southampton, NY | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund | Johnston, RI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Scholarship |
| John D McGonagle Foundation Inc | Newington, NH | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lucy E Manix Dawson Charitable Trust 5122080 | Boston, MA | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | For student scholarships |
| The Webs Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | STEM education camp for children of color |
| The Deka Foundation | Manchester, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the University's goal of education. |
| Leona Z Rosenberg Charitable Trust | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operating funds |
| Foundation for Seacoast Health | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | 2024 Strategic Grant (multi-year) |
| Emmett Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To benefit education |
| The Robbins-De Beaumont Foundation C/O John K Graham Manager | Boston, MA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General |
| Alice J Reen Charitable Trust C/O Bar Harbor Wealth Management | Concord, NH | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | Into the wild program |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 24 | $21K | $450 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Crosby matching gifts to education |
| Dmr Family Foundation Inc C/O Srh LLC | Newton, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Wsb Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Compass Fund | Kingston, NH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Student instructionthomson school |
| The Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation | Sylvania, OH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | To support |
| John P Urban Scholarship Fund | Hingham, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Stokes Scholarship Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $19K | $19K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Trust Estate UW Marion C Smyth | Bedford, NH | 5 | $19K | $1,000 | Yes | Scholarship; Grant |
| Urann Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Scholarships |
| The Bailey Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | The willem lange endowment fund |
| The Larrea Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To the UNH Sustainability Institute |
| Ed and Fern Hamel Family Foundation | Elkridge, MD | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Area of greatest need |
| Mary Alice Arakelian Foundation | Newburyport, MA | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | UnrestrictedGeneral Support |
| Scruton Velma W Ttee UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Jae S Lim Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | 2024 HighTech Bound Intern Wages |
| French Fdn Tr Udecl | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $14K | $7,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Organic Syntheses Inc | Waco, TX | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Lectureship |
| Anne Wentworth Baer Scholarship | Dallas, TX | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Louis Henry Gross Sponsorship Fdn | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Emilio a & Mary a Difelice Scholarship Trus | Boston, MA | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Lynch Family Charitable Foundation John H Lynch | Hopkinton, NH | 2 | $10K | $5,150 | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Fanny & Svante Knistrom Foundation C/O Stickel Frahn & Lloyd | Chatham, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To fund scholarships for youth across the globe to particip… |
| Helen S and Merrill L Bank Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Pattony Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Nah Foundation | Strafford, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust Cynthia Wyatt Et Al Ttee | Milton Mills, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support mission |
| Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation a Shabshelowitz Co-Trustee | Fall River, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Northeast Passage |
| Robert and Virginia Shiller Foundation | Belmont, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purp… |
| The Barker Foundation Inc | Nashua, NH | 1 | $9,854 | $9,854 | Yes | General purpose |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $9,650 | $9,650 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Margaret Patricia Eagan Charitable Foundation Trust | Ivoryton, CT | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Herbert Fales Educational Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Henry Brooks Trust C | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Henry David Thoreau Foundation Inc | Somerville, MA | 2 | $7,800 | $3,900 | Yes | Grant; Scholarship |
| Gateway Fund 7522-Xxxxxx00049 | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Social service and health |
| J Michael & Marilyn P Hickey Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Wildcats for life fund, unh football, women's hockey progra… |
| Granite Bench Charitable Fdn | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Henry F Hurlburt III Charitable Trust Debra Golder Trustee | Ossipee, NH | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Eversource Energy Foundation Inc C/O Kevin Morrissey | Hartford, CT | 3 | $6,000 | $2,500 | Yes | Support for student cameron badger univ. of nh sch; Support for the homelessness programs and services |
| Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation | Bedford, NH | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Lecture series |
| The Walter M and Hannah H Webb Extended Family Annual Gift Foundation | Greenland, NH | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Skiplex; health and human services |
| Cogswell Benevolent Trust | Bedford, NH | 1 | $5,530 | $5,530 | Yes | Purchase extreme motus all-terrain wheelchair and indeelift |
| First Seacoast Community Foundation Inc | Dover, NH | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $5,250 | $2,625 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Abraham Burtman Charity Trust | Dover, NH | 4 | $5,200 | $1,250 | Yes | For philanthropic assistance |
| William Rosenberg Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To further entity's exempt purpose |
| The Schleyer Foundation | Rye Beach, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General |
| Alfredo and Maria Bubion Charitable Foundation C/O Whittier Trust | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General donation |
| The Sudbury Foundation | Sudbury, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Xeric Foundation | Northampton, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 Cx2290 | Raynham, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| The Eppes - Jefferson Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | In Support of the "Our Hometown Series" |
| Michael Irving Ornest Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Support for the university of new hampshire. |
| Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles Crut | Laconia, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Funding of student media |
| Review Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| O'Meara Foundation Inc | Wethersfield, CT | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Preselected only | Student scholarship awards |
| Gwendolen Elwell Flanagan Foundation | Portland, ME | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Breast cancer retreats, scholarship |
| Crane Fund for Widows and Children | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Durham, New Hampshire?
Emily Landecker Foundation Inc, Gates Foundation, Endowment for Health Inc, Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation, The Couch Family Foundation C/O Cf Advisors and 95 others reported grants to Durham organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Durham. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.