Funding search · EIN 020235690 · Bedford, NH

Cogswell Benevolent Trust

Name: Cogswell Benevolent Trust grants, 2021–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

511
grants reported: $9.0M
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

food pantry services center youth children families replace

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

10 grants matching “thanksgiving” · $375,000

$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2025
Thanksgiving turkeys
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2025
31st annual thanksgiving breakfast
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2024
Thanksgiving turkeys
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2024
31st annual thanksgiving breakfast
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2023
Thanksgiving turkeys for struggling families
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2023
30th annual thanksgiving breakfast
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2022
Thanksgiving turkeys for families
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2022
29th annual thanksgiving breakfast
$50,000
Nh Community Loan Fund · Concord, NH · 2021
Purchase thanksgiving turkeys
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2021
New horizons thanksgiving breakfast

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Nh Food Bank10 grants · $500,000
Granite United Way10 grants · $395,000
Families in Transition11 grants · $350,000
Catholic Medical Center2 grants · $250,000
Easter Seals New Hampshire3 grants · $225,000
Casa New Hampshire3 grants · $225,000
Bektash Temple4 grants · $164,000
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester4 grants · $155,075
Waypoint Nh3 grants · $150,000
Wentworth-Douglas Hospital3 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.7M

2021

$1.7M

2022

$2.1M

2023

$1.7M

2024

$1.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 511 grants.

$150,000
Bektash Temple · Concord, NH · 2023
$50k each to boston shrine hospital, springfield shrine hosp & montreal shrine hospital
$150,000
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester, NH · 2021
Expansion of emergency department & heart center
$140,000
Moore Center · Manchester, NH · 2021
Create alternative residential services model/program
$100,000
Amoskeag Health · Manchester, NH · 2022
Install elevator in selma deitch center for children and teens
$100,000
Casa New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2022
Fund recruitment, training, supervision, & volunteer retention
$100,000
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester, NH · 2022
Final payment on 250k 2021 pledge for emergency dept & heart center
$100,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2021
Manchester emergency family shelter
$80,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2023
$55,000 for 2023 annual appeal & $25,000 for leader in me program
$75,075
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester · Manchester, NH · 2024
Purchase new bus
$75,000
Friends of Aine Center · Manchester, NH · 2025
Support new program replication model initiative
$75,000
Ymca Camp Huckins · Freedom, NH · 2025
Capital expenditure
$75,000
Casa New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2024
Screen, train, & supervise new guardian ad litems
$75,000
Easter Seals Nh · Manchester, NH · 2024
Construct playground at gammon academy, zachary road manch. 3 yr pledge $150k now, $50k in 2025 & 2026
$75,000
Easter Seals New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2023
Upgrades & improvements to lancaster gammon academy
$75,000
Mary & John Elliot Charitable Foundation · Bedford, NH · 2023
Support for student career explorations & internship program
$75,000
The Mayhew Program · Bristol, NH · 2023
Unstall clivus composting toilet system on mayhew island
$75,000
Easter Seals New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2022
Supportive housing program
$75,000
Easter Seals New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2021
Sustain adult day programming, virtual day supports & develop senior telehealth services
$60,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2025
Annual appeal
$55,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2022
2022 annual campaign
$55,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2022
2021 annual campaign
$50,000
Easter Seals Nh · Manchester, NH · 2025
Construct playground at gammon academy, zachary road manch. 3 yr pledge $150k in 2024, $50k in 2025 & 2026
$50,000
My Turn · Nashua, NH · 2025
Expand project complete programs at central and west high schools
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2025
To purchase food
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2025
Thanksgiving turkeys
$50,000
St Amselm'S Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences · Manchester, NH · 2025
Capital support grappone hall
$50,000
Waypoint Nh · Manchester, NH · 2025
Building capacity around impact measurement and quality initiatives
$50,000
Derryfield School · Manchester, NH · 2024
The matarese commons
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2024
Thanksgiving turkeys
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2024
To purchase food
$50,000
Wentworth-Douglas Hospital · Dover, NH · 2024
Final payment on 2023 pledge for cancer dentistry program
$50,000
Ymca of Greater Nashua · Nashua, NH · 2024
Renovate 2 temporary childcare classrooms & 2 additional classrooms
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester · Manchester, NH · 2023
2nd phase of new playground & other needs
$50,000
Casa New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2023
Fund recruitment, screening, training, & supervision of guardian ad litem volunteers
$50,000
Granite Ymca · Manchester, NH · 2023
Allard center's new aquatic center
$50,000
Meals On Wheels Hillsborough County · Merrimack, NH · 2023
Meals reimbursed for dine-out club
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2023
Thanksgiving turkeys for struggling families
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2023
Buy 56,180 lbs of food for low-income nh people
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2023
Special year end support to feed those in need
$50,000
Salvation Army Manchester · Manchester, NH · 2023
To use where it will do the most good in the manchester area
$50,000
Wentworth-Douglas Hospital · Dover, NH · 2023
2-yr pledge for cancer dentistry program bal to be pd in 2024
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2022
Thanksgiving turkeys for families
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2022
Buy 56,180 pounds of food for low-income families
$50,000
The Granite Ymca · Manchester, NH · 2022
Support for y-stay, y-start & fourth grade water safety classes
$50,000
The Granite Ymca · Manchester, NH · 2022
Balance of 3/11/21 pledge for camp foss bath & shower facility
$50,000
Waypoint Nh · Manchester, NH · 2022
Expand services for youth & young adults
$50,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2021
Build an additional bath & shower house at camp foss, 1st pmt on $100,000 pledge
$50,000
Mary & John Elliot Charitable Foundation · Bedford, NH · 2021
4 yr $250,000 pledge for construction of the regional cancer center
$50,000
Nh Community Loan Fund · Concord, NH · 2021
Purchase thanksgiving turkeys
$50,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2021
Purchase 86,200 pounds of food for struggling families
$50,000
Waypoint Nh · Manchester, NH · 2021
Expand homeless youth & young adult services in manchester, concord & the seacoast region
$50,000
Wentworth-Douglas Hospital · Dover, NH · 2021
Tomosynthesis machine for breast health center
$45,000
Breakthrough Manchester · Manchester, NH · 2024
Support scholars on their paths to college
$40,000
Camp Allen Nh · Bedford, NH · 2025
Roof repairs, rebuild deck, raise corner of building and replace door
$35,000
Breakthrough Manchester Derryfield School · Manchester, NH · 2022
Support 14 7th, 8th, & 9th grade students
$35,000
The Friends of Aine Center · Manchester, NH · 2022
Fund essential capital improvements
$32,000
Live & Let Live Farm · Chichester, NH · 2025
Buy hay, feed, & veterinary care
$30,000
Granite State Children'S Alliance · Nashua, NH · 2025
Renovations to child advocacy center
$30,000
Community Dental Care of Claremont · Claremont, NH · 2024
Buy digital imaging systems, sterilization equipment, dental supplies, & instruments
$30,000
Mental Health Center of Gr Manchester · Manchester, NH · 2024
Support for people who have lost insurance due to medicaid unwind
$30,000
Manchester Historic Assn · Manchester, NH · 2023
New roof for mha research center
$30,000
Girls Inc of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2022
Bu handicapped accessible bus
$30,000
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter · Nashua, NH · 2022
Transform a school into an emergency shelter for children
$30,000
Seeds of Faith Lydia'S House of Hope · Somersworth, NH · 2021
Replace roof on grace house
$28,000
Barton Center for Diabetes Education · North Oxford, MA · 2021
Camperships
$25,000
Barton Center for Diabetes Education · North Oxford, MA · 2025
Campership fund for nh children
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua · Nashua, NH · 2025
Capital campaign for the power of youth
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley · Milford, NH · 2025
Replace heating system
$25,000
Crotched Mountain · Greenfield, NH · 2025
For kids with complex disabilities in disadvantaged communities
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2025
34th annual walk against hunger
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2025
31st annual thanksgiving breakfast
$25,000
Future in Sight · Concord, NH · 2025
Nh assoc for the blind support for blind individuals
$25,000
Girls Inc of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2025
Assist with cost for breakdown of buses
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity Southeast Nh · Portsmouth, NH · 2025
Complete multifamily veteran project
$25,000
Manchester City Library · Manchester, NH · 2025
Bookmobile
$25,000
Nashua Children'S Home · Nashua, NH · 2025
Transitional living program support
$25,000
Nashua Police Athletic League · Nashua, NH · 2025
Summer experimental, mentoring, & community services activities
$25,000
Nh Historical Society · Concord, NH · 2025
Expand technology upgrades and climate control
$25,000
Presidential Oaks (Nh Odd Fellows) · Concord, NH · 2025
Modernize main service elevator
$25,000
Riverbend Community Mental Health · Concord, NH · 2025
Community housing in a 24-hour supported setting
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Nashua, NH · 2025
Support youth programs, buy food & supplies for food pantry & financial assistance
$25,000
Town of Candia-Welfare Dept · Candia, NH · 2025
To assist those in need
$25,000
Webster House · Manchester, NH · 2025
Fire suppression sprinkler system
$25,000
Ymca Camp Belknap · Mirror Lake, NH · 2025
2024 camper scholarships
$25,000
Boston Center for Diabetes Education · Boston, MA · 2024
Campership program
$25,000
Canterbury Shaker Village · Canterbury, NH · 2024
Preservation of brethen's shop at meeting house
$25,000
Children'S Museum of Nh · Dover, NH · 2024
Facility expansion project
$25,000
Christ the King Food Pantry · Concord, NH · 2024
Build new pantry facility
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2024
31st annual thanksgiving breakfast
$25,000
Families in Transition · Manchester, NH · 2024
34th annual walk against hunger
$25,000
Girls Inc of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2024
To offset transportation bus costs
$25,000
Good Neighbor Health Clinic · Hartford, VT · 2024
Good neighbor health clinic, red logan dental clinic - for patient care & quality initiative
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity Southeast Nh · Portsmouth, NH · 2024
Rebuilding of a multi family condex
$25,000
Harbor Care · Nashua, NH · 2024
Renovation of residential substance abuse facility
$25,000
Nashua Police Athletic League · Nashua, NH · 2024
Summer experimental, mentoring, & community services activities
$25,000
Neighborworks Southern Nh · Manchester, NH · 2024
Support the redevelopment of the apartments at pearl & orange st, manchester
$25,000
Safe Schools Nh · Concord, NH · 2024
Support new website
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Nashua, NH · 2024
Yr end gift of support
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Nashua, NH · 2024
Support youth programs, buy food & supplies for food pantry , & financial assistance
$25,000
Ymca Camp Belknap · Mirror Lake, NH · 2024
2024 camper scholarships

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