Foundations that fund organizations in Exeter, New Hampshire
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Exeter nonprofits
139 private foundations gave $3.6M to Exeter organizations in their latest filings; 28 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
192 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Exeter around $10K. 15 of these funders are based in New Hampshire; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 139
- Accept applications
- 28
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Exeter
- $3.6M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 192
- Typical median grant
- $10K
- Based in NH
- 15%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Exeter organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Story Garschina Foundation Co Kenneth Garschina | New York, NY | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | To support a co-educational independent boarding school in… |
| Mulberry Essence Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 2 | $301K | $150K | Yes | General |
| The Bauman Family Foundation Inc | Stuart, FL | 7 | $218K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable - community services; Charitable - health services; Charitable - cultural services (4th of 5 year) |
| The Wayland E Noland Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $209K | $105K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; The Wayland Noland Scholarship Fund |
| George a Wentworth 1994 Trust 5129150 | Boston, MA | 2 | $186K | $93K | Yes | For organization's general |
| Grey Rocks Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $178K | $89K | Preselected only | Unrestricted donation |
| Wilson-Oconnor Family Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC | Reston, VA | 1 | $121K | $121K | Preselected only | 250 for 250 capital compaign |
| H Carnie Lawson II Charitable Trust | Pinehurst, NC | 1 | $121K | $121K | Preselected only | Education |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 3 | $100K | $10K | Preselected only | General support; Employee hardship fund; Over the rainbow fund |
| Foundation for Seacoast Health | Portsmouth, NH | 3 | $95K | $25K | Yes | 2024 Strategic Grant (multi-year); 2025 Fall Responsive Grant |
| Hutton Family Foundation | Atherton, CA | 2 | $68K | $34K | Preselected only | See statement a |
| John and Daria Barry Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Education |
| Heinz Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $59K | $59K | Preselected only | Scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year |
| The Eberstadt-Kuffner Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | Eddie perry, class of 1985, scholarship fund and the exeter… |
| Arnold T Gerstell Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Robinson Family Foundation | Harrison, NY | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | The exeter fund; Dining hall fund |
| Cdvsj Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To help provide the highest level of academic excellence to… |
| Dierberg Family Foundation | Clayton, MO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Secondary/high school |
| The Schleyer Foundation | Rye Beach, NH | 3 | $50K | $20K | Yes | General |
| Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Exempt purtpose |
| Seacoast Classical Education Foundation | Exeter, NH | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | To support continuing operations |
| Leacock Arthur G Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Gateway Fund 7522-Xxxxxx00049 | Boston, MA | 1 | $33K | $33K | Yes | General fund |
| Bernardo Pineda-Pinto Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Education |
| Eventide Foundation Inc C/O Davis Farmer | East Kingston, NH | 3 | $29K | $12K | Preselected only | Ongoing expenses |
| Stanton K-9 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | Establishment grant |
| Josephine S Leiser Foundation Inc C/O Olive & Judd Pa | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Financial aid fund |
| The J Baker Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To Promote the work of Phillips Exeter Academy. |
| The Edward & Peggy Eu Foundation | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Charitable |
| William W Treat Foundation | Stratham, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operating costs |
| Gupta Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Frederick F French Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Stranahan Foundation | Perrysburg, OH | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Exeter for educators writers' workshop |
| Northstar Family Foundation Inc | Bronxville, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Norwin S and Elizabeth N Bean Foundati | Manchester, NH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | To provide suicide prevention education to middle and high… |
| 1335 Foundation C/O Brown & Brown Ig LLC | Chicago, IL | 4 | $15K | $3,500 | Preselected only | Exeter fund; Brown family faculty fund; Friends of the library |
| C Steven Duncker Foundation C/O Eisner Advisory Group LLC | Melville, NY | 3 | $15K | $3,000 | Preselected only | See statement #8 |
| Scotford Foundation | Poland, OH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General support |
| Service Credit Union Impact Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Acorn Alcinda Foundation Inc C/O Jan Kennedy | Exeter, NH | 5 | $15K | $2,000 | Preselected only | To support education; To support religion; To support kids in need of access to after school programs |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 10 | $14K | $300 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 6 | $10K | $1,786 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Fm Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | For: support of the exeter fund in honor of dr. wilson m. c… |
| The Pollock Foundation C/O Ingalls & Snyder LLC | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education/latin dept |
| Pema Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Bank of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | Laconia, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| The Alla Family Foundation | Bettendorf, IA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Program support |
| The Horne Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Supports general activities |
| The Halfway Rock Foundation Co Eunice J Panetta | Manchester, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | $5,000 (Women's Leadership Council), $5,000 (Annual Fund) |
| David B Lynch Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Sequoia Foundation | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Fye 6/2024 general operating support (annual) |
| Perry H G-E Lee Perry Pfdn | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Compass Fund | Kingston, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Environmental |
| The Lake Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Jay Whipple Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Teaching Fund |
| Edward G Molin Charitable Foundatio | Hampton Falls, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Ballard Miller Foundation C/O John W Ballard | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Thomas W Haas Foundation | Greenland, NH | 3 | $8,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Tuthill Family Foundation | North Attleboro, MA | 3 | $7,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Preserve history inpire learning foster comnity; Steward of advocate for exeter nh history; Preserving the historical buildings and artifacts |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Grant for youth sports |
| Herbert a & Iva B Grant Charitable | Bridgton, ME | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Suicide prevention education; Scholarship programs |
| The Weezie Foundation Xxxxx0005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Cecil B Day Foundation Inc | Norcross, GA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Evangelism, Ministry |
| The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Prospect, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | For general charitable purposes |
| Round Room Gives Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Provide vouchers to families to purchase clothing |
| Enersen Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Promote education |
| Mary W Harriman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Merrimack County Savings Bank Fdtn | Concord, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Fund signsofsuicide module in school |
| Andrew and Paulette Laszlo Foundation | Billings, MT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Philanthropic purposes |
| Atkinson Family Foundation | LA Jolla, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Clementi Family Charitable Trust | Leominster, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Vail Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Kozlowski Family Foundation C/O Cheryl M Kozlowski | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Education |
| Hathaway Family Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Laub Foundation C/O Katherine Wolk | Rocky River, OH | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Yes | Educational grant |
| Connor Arthur Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4,194 | $4,194 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Mary and Christopher Rodgers Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | For general fund |
| Yocum Family Perpetual | Orlando, FL | 1 | $3,673 | $3,673 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Bangor Savings Bank Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Washington Sycip Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Charitable purposes |
| Kimberly's Fund Inc | Jackson, NJ | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Health related family assistance |
| The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust Cynthia Wyatt Et Al Ttee | Milton Mills, NH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Support mission |
| Tulgey Wood Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Support of Organization |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Nancy Sayles Day Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Eversource Energy Foundation Inc C/O Kevin Morrissey | Hartford, CT | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Support for the reach high educational programs |
| Todd Goodwin Charitable Trust C/O Alexandra G Olavarria | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Phillips exeter academy is an independent, co-educational,… |
| The McLean Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Charles and Marion Stone Foundation Inc | Leesburg, VA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Pamela Howard Family Foundation Inc C/O Andersen Tax LLC | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Education |
| Wagman Foundation | Jenkintown, PA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General Fund |
| Mary and Charles Sethness Charitable Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Lemay Family Goodworks | North Hampton, NH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Staritch Foundation Inc | Saranac Lake, NY | 2 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Preselected only | Support educational programs; Stewardship and protection of land |
| Fountainhead Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Educational |
| James a Pinaire III Foundation Inc | Green Village, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship for R. Ramos $2,000 |
| The Trillium Foundation | Ada, MI | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Donation |
| William P & Suzanne W Patterson Family Foundation C/O Mariner Wealth Advisors | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
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 Exeter, New Hampshire?
The Story Garschina Foundation Co Kenneth Garschina, Mulberry Essence Foundation, The Bauman Family Foundation Inc, The Wayland E Noland Foundation, George a Wentworth 1994 Trust 5129150 and 95 others reported grants to Exeter 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 Exeter. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.