Grantmaking

Funded programs, projects and organizations must improve the health and wellbeing of individuals in one or more of the nine communities within the Foundation’s service area which includes Portsmouth, Newington, New Castle, Greenland, Rye and North Hampton, New Hampshire; and Kittery, Eliot and York, Maine.

Our 2024 Grant Cycles have concluded. Please check back in the Spring for our Spring Responsive Grant Cycle.

2024 Spring Cycle:

We are pleased to announce the following recipients who participated in our 2024 Spring Responsive Grant cycle.  The Community Investment Committee worked together to recommend the following grant organizations from a pool of 46 applicants, and the Foundation Board of Trustees approved these 18 grant recipients totaling approximately $274,000 in funding.

CORNERSTONE VNA - Awareness in Mental Health Challenges

GOODWORK - Seacoast Impact Circle: Collaborative NP Leaders

HAVEN - Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services

MY BREAST CANCER SUPPORT - Coalition for Frontline Care Teams

NAMI NH - Building Volunteer Capacity on Seacoast

NH ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND - Empowering the Blind and Visually Impaired

SEACOAST VILLAGE PROJECT - Health Support Resource Team

SEACOAST OUTRIGHT - Expansion of programming and facilitation

SEAC MENTAL HEALTH CTR-WE CAN FIX THIS - Film- youth mental health 

JOAN LOVERING HEALTH CENTER - Health Care Access for Uninsured Patients

HOSPICE HELP FOUNDATION - Supporting Impoverished Hospice Patients

FAMILIES FIRST - Leadership Training

ON BELAY - Adventure Programs for Youth Impacted by Cancer

THE FOUNDATION FOR NH COMM COLLEGE - GBCC student emergency aid

NH  AHEC- Lamprey Health - LNA training class

YORK COMMUNITY SVC ASSOCIATION - Food and pantry minor renovations

BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER - ACES-Trauma Informed Mentoring  

THE BIRCHTREE CENTER - Portable Teachnology to Strengthen Capacity

2024 Strategic Cycle:

We are pleased to announce the following recipients who participated in our 2024 Strategic Grant cycle.  The Community Investment Committee worked together to recommend the following grant organizations from a pool of 21 applicants, and the Foundation Board of Trustees approved these 12 grant recipients totaling approximately $440,000 in funding.

ARTS IN REACH - Encouraging Growth Through Arts

THE CHASE HOME - Permanency Outcomes for At-Risk Youth

CONNOR’S CLIMB FOUNDATION - Suicide Prevention Education & Awareness

FRIENDS FOREVER INTERNATIONAL - Youth Empowerment & Resilience Project

HAVEN - Violence Prevention & Support Services- Safe Kids, Strong Teens

NAMI NH - Bringing Suicide Prevention to Southern Maine

PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SAU 52) - Promoting Positive Mental Health in a Digital World

RACIAL UNITY TEAM - Impact of Racism on Child & Adolescent Health

SEACOAST OUTRIGHT - Equipping Schools & Counselors to Positively Impact LGBTQIA+ Youth 

SEACOAST PATHWAYS - Building Pathways to Success for Young Adults 18+ years

SEACOAST YOUTH SERVICES - Alternative to Suspension Program

SEACOAST DEMENTIA SUPPORT HUB - Seacoast Dementia Support Hub Capacity Building

To learn more about Eligibility, Types of Grants, Selection Criteria, Submission Timelines, and our Priority Areas of Funding for 2024-2027 please download our Grant Making Guidelines pdf.

Grant Reporting Questions:

  • Describe how the grant funds improved the health and well-being of Seacoast residents.  Anonymous stories of how this grant impacted the lives of specific clients/constituents are welcome.   

  • Provide an estimate of the number of individuals impacted annually, how many in the Foundation’s service area.  If available, please tell us how many in each town of the Foundation’s service area.

  • If available, tell us the percentage of the total number of individuals your organization serves who are:  White/Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, Other Ethnicity

  • If available, we’d like to know the age of the total number of individuals your organization serves: 0-5 yrs., 6-12 yrs., 13-18 yrs., 19-30 yrs., 31-60 yrs., 60-70 yrs., 71+ yrs. 

  • Tell us about any lessons learned by the organization being sure to describe any changes you made as a result.

  • What do you see as the top health & wellness related needs on the Seacoast?

Grant Application Questions Asked:

  • Briefly describe your organization, its mission, and its current programs and services

  • Describe the program, project, or organizational need and how it meets the intent of this grant focus. If the proposal is related to a project/program that is new to your organization tell us why you created it, the unmet or emerging need you are addressing, and whether you have secured other funding.

  • Define the impact you expect to have, including the number of individuals impacted, in the Foundation's service area.

  • Do other organizations address these needs in the community and, if so, who are they and how will your proposal supplement or augment these services? If you are collaborating with other community, regional or statewide partners, what do each of you bring to the table? How do you coordinate activities and avoid duplication of services?

2023 Grant Recipients

Articine

Big Brothers Big Sisters NH

Cornerstone VNA

Footprints

Gather

Greater Seacoast Community Health

I Got Bridged

KBIC- Krempels Brain Injury

PHA Housing Development

PHA Housing Development

Rockingham Meals on Wheels

Safe Harbor Recovery Center

Seacoast Outright

Seacoast Village Project 

Seacoast Youth Services

TASC

The Friends Program

Arts in Reach

Connections Peer Support Center

Fair Tide

Friends in Action

Goodwork

Haven

Joan G. Lovering Health Center

NAMI NH

Pinetree Institute

Portsmouth Senior Activity

Rockingham VNA & Hospice

Seacoast Mental Health Center

Seacoast Pathways

Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle

Southern Maine Agency on Aging 

The Chase Home

2022 Grant Recipients

Articine

Child Advocacy of Rockingham County

Connor’s Climb

Friends Forever

Gather

KBIC- Krempels Brain Injury

PHA Housing Development

Portsmouth Music & Arts Center

Red’s Good Vibes

Rockingham VNA & Hospice

Seacoast Mental Health Center

Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle 

Southern NH Services 

TASC

The Friends Program

White Pine Programs

Arts in Reach

Clay Soper Memorial Fund

Cross Roads House

Friends of the Music Hall

Greater Seacoast Community Health

NAMI NH

Pinetree Institute

Prescott Park Arts Festival

Rockingham Melas on Wheels

Seacoast Community School

Seacoast Outright

Southern Maine Agency on Aging

Step Up Parents

The Chase Home

The Phoenix