Foundations that fund organizations in Keene, New Hampshire
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Keene nonprofits
125 private foundations gave $4.2M to Keene organizations in their latest filings; 50 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
253 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Keene around $9,500. 29 of these funders are based in New Hampshire; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 125
- Accept applications
- 50
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Keene
- $4.2M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 253
- Typical median grant
- $9,500
- Based in NH
- 29%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Keene organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Peninsula Charities Foundation II | Key Largo, FL | 2 | $1.3M | $638K | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $300K | $150K | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Planning |
| Timken Foundation of Canton | Canton, OH | 4 | $236K | $58K | Yes | Refrigerated box truck for support of mobile pantry/regiona…; Ymca essential safety & efficiency capital upgrades initiat…; Playground expansion and renovation |
| Leon M & Hazel F Fitch Tr Fbo Cheshire Health | Johnston, RI | 1 | $161K | $161K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund C/O Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $135K | $135K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Katharine a Heberton Charitable Trust | Manchester, NH | 2 | $131K | $65K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation C/O Gerald B O'Grady Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $119K | $119K | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
| Hoffman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 8 | $111K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General; Operating support; General operating support |
| The George B Storer Foundation Inc | Jackson, WY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Nature-based early childhood program |
| Endowment for Health Inc | Concord, NH | 3 | $88K | $35K | Yes | To assess the current status and progress in development of…; To educate community members about research on adverse chil…; To create equitable communities for all in NH by building t… |
| The Panjandrum Foundation Co C&s Wholes C/O C&s Wholesale Grocers Inc | Keene, NH | 1 | $84K | $84K | Yes | General |
| The Couch Family Foundation C/O Cf Advisors | Hanover, NH | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Kingsbury Fund | Dallas, TX | 20 | $69K | $3,850 | Yes | Unrestricted general; Unrestircted general |
| C M H Foundation | Boston, MA | 7 | $54K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Kurtz Family Foundation Trust | Georgetown, CT | 6 | $53K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Tua Harry C Lichman | Dallas, TX | 1 | $52K | $52K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Elzbieta & David Grove Private Foundation Inc | Armonk, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Viva bach festival |
| The Orchard Foundation C/O Heidi Lehner Corient Private Wealth | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To fund charitable mission of charitable organization - bui… |
| Mascoma Bank Foundation | Lebanon, NH | 4 | $50K | $10K | Yes | Social services; Education; Healthcare |
| Aaron Rashti Family Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $45K | $45K | Yes | Educaton and research |
| Leclerc Charity Fund | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $40K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles Crut | Laconia, NH | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Monadnock community; Funding of out of school |
| The Eppes - Jefferson Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $40K | $3,000 | Yes | General & Unrestricted; Mini-Grant Awards; Rent for the 875 Square Foot Lobby |
| Tuw Harry C Lichman | Dallas, TX | 3 | $35K | $5,000 | Yes | Unrestricted general; Abraham lincoln essay award |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $31K | $10K | Yes | Nova arts access for all; Ta & capital access for farm/food businesses; Disc training |
| Trust UW Oleonda Jameson C/O McLane Middleton | Concord, NH | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | General |
| Keene Downtown Housing Corporation | Keene, NH | 3 | $30K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the roosevelt school apartments community outdoo…; To support the development of a dedicated loan officer posi…; To support programs that promote business development and r… |
| Stokes Scholarship Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $26K | $26K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Marcon Foundation Inc | Ridgewood, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | To provide support - services to veterans in need |
| Samuel P Hunt Foundation C/O James C Tyrie Trustee | Manchester, NH | 2 | $24K | $12K | Yes | Camperships for camp takoda; Dedicated water main at keene hq |
| Edwin H & Ruth B Smith Foundation | Manchester, NH | 2 | $24K | $12K | Preselected only | General operating expense |
| National Grange Mutual Charitable Foundation Inc | Keene, NH | 8 | $20K | $1,900 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Bailey Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| Clif Family Foundation | St Helena, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Transform Food Systems |
| The David S Howe Foundation C/O Prager Metis Cpas LLC | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Donee's exempt purpose |
| Service Credit Union Impact Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Key Food Stores Foundation Inc | Matawan, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund | North Canton, OH | 17 | $19K | $500 | Preselected only | General Operations |
| Elliott Family Foundation Inc | Somers, NY | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Education |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $16K | $16K | Yes | Sponsor three years of the radically rural conference for r… |
| The McIninch Foundation C/O Erica McIninch | Manchester, NH | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Water main replacement at keene hq |
| Levitetz Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | General purpose |
| The Memton Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $13K | $6,250 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 4 | $12K | $3,000 | Yes | Campership; Health & welfare; Food pantry/food bank |
| Madelaine G Vonweber Trust Todd Fahey & William Tucker Co-Trustees | Manchester, NH | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | Operational support |
| Marshall Family Charitable Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | General unrestricted |
| Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation | Bedford, NH | 3 | $11K | $3,600 | Yes | Lecture series; Soup kitchen-food pantry; Charitable |
| Irving and Jane Brown Foundation | Tampa, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Brandeis antisemitism and jewish identity fund |
| Wild Geese Foundation Inc | Hull, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General purpose |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The Specter Foundation | Gladwyne, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | 2024 donation |
| Better Together - the Advantage Solutions Education Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Sponsorship program |
| McKenzie Family Charitable Trust | Putney, VT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Bruce and Barbara Austin Family Foundation | Reading, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General grant |
| Anne L Slusser Memorial Scholarship Fund | Laconia, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Kensan Trust | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general support |
| The Hahn-Block Family Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company | Garden City, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Operational |
| Cogswell Benevolent Trust | Bedford, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Support early childhood region 1 |
| E&w G Foundation | North Tonawanda, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | New exhibit upgrades and maintenance |
| Dwss Inc C/O Ballentine Partners LLC | Waltham, MA | 1 | $9,500 | $9,500 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Eversource Energy Foundation Inc C/O Kevin Morrissey | Hartford, CT | 7 | $9,250 | $750 | Yes | Support for the radically rural sponsorship; Support for the hands on history programs/services; Support for the community wellness and youth progr |
| Charles R Nailler Memorial Foundation | Hermitage, PA | 1 | $9,150 | $9,150 | Yes | General support |
| Jacob J Lichman Irrev Memorial Trust | Pennington, NJ | 5 | $8,750 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dixie Wonders Trust | Johnston, RI | 1 | $8,520 | $8,520 | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Cone Automatic Machine Co Charitable Foundation | Ascutney, VT | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Arthur & Marvis Rolland Tua-Scho | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Mabelle S Hayden Trust 410008015 | Manchester, NH | 1 | $7,700 | $7,700 | Preselected only | Operational |
| Ralph & Helen Kelley Fdn | Dallas, TX | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Trust Estate UW Marion C Smyth | Bedford, NH | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Yes | Grant |
| Gilbert Verney Foundation | Bennington, NH | 1 | $6,750 | $6,750 | Yes | Contribution |
| The Ash Scholarship Trust | Norwich, NY | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation | Walpole, NH | 4 | $6,250 | $1,500 | Yes | General purpose; Special project |
| Crovat Marie Tuw Char | Buffalo, NY | 3 | $5,508 | $1,836 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Human services |
| The Tuthill Family Foundation | North Attleboro, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | To empower low income people and families |
| Demoulas Foundation | Chelmsford, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Youth organizations |
| Northeast Agricultural Education Foundation Inc | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Program support |
| Schechter Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted use |
| Cornelia Bessie Memorial Foundation | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Current use for charitable purposes |
| The Ggm Trust | Harrisville, NH | 2 | $4,800 | $2,400 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Cornelia and Michael Bessie Foundation | West Hartford, CT | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Current use for charitable purposes |
| Lippy and Bette de Rocher Charitable Tr | Manchester, NH | 1 | $3,200 | $3,200 | Yes | To Support School Scholarships |
| The Presser Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Undergraduate scholar awards |
| F T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund | St Paul, MN | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Capital campaign ($2.5k), general operating support ($500) |
| John & Carol Hubbard Charitable Foundaiton | Walpole, NH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Gift |
| George Gardner & Fanny Whiting | Dallas, TX | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Nancy Conger Weldon Charitable Foundation Inc | Westford, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General Charitable Purposes |
| Ladies Charitable Society of Keene C/O Jane Stabler | Keene, NH | 9 | $2,700 | $200 | Yes | Financial support |
| Al Peterson Memorial Fund Inc | Bedford, NH | 1 | $2,510 | $2,510 | Preselected only | Further the work of Ruck-Up: We the members of RUCK-UP Inc.… |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Crossroads Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General operating fund |
| Robin Colson Memorial Foundation Tr Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Manchester, NH | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Yes | Daily operations |
| Gabriel & Mazal Mirzoeff Foundation Inc | Keene, NH | 3 | $2,300 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Homeless Shelter; Food Shelf; Local Education Group |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2,200 | $1,100 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Louisa Burt Wood Pratt Scholarship Fund | Hingham, MA | 1 | $2,050 | $2,050 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Kates Foundation Inc | Norwell, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Beech Hill-Dublin Lake Watershed Associa | Dublin, NH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Conservancy |
| Round Room Gives Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Purchase food |
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 Keene, New Hampshire?
The Peninsula Charities Foundation II, Fidelity Foundation, Timken Foundation of Canton, Leon M & Hazel F Fitch Tr Fbo Cheshire Health, The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund C/O Tyler & Reynolds and 95 others reported grants to Keene 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 Keene. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.