Funding search · EIN 136140090 · Concord, NH
The Sylvester and Stanhope Foster Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $324,000
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Childrens Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock4 grants · $60,000
- Dover Childrens Home4 grants · $42,000
- Court Appointed Special Advocates of Nh4 grants · $35,000
- The Copper Mountain Camp4 grants · $32,000
- Rockingham Nutrition & Meals On Wheels4 grants · $26,000
- J Joseph Shanley Scholarship Fd3 grants · $22,000
- Piscataqua Youth Sailing2 grants · $22,000
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ociean Sciences4 grants · $20,000
- Berwick Academy4 grants · $20,000
- Easter Seals - Veterans Count3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Childrens Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock · Lebanon, NH · 2024
Daily operations
- $20,000
Childrens Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock · Lebanon, NH · 2023
Daily operations
- $12,000
Dover Childrens Home · Dover, NH · 2024
Daily operations
- $12,000
Piscataqua Youth Sailing · Portsmouth, NH · 2024
Daily operations
- $10,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2024
Daily operations
- $10,000
Rockingham Nutrition & Meals On Wheels · Brentwood, NH · 2024
Daily operations
- $10,000
The Copper Mountain Camp · Copper Mountain, CO · 2024
Daily operations
- $10,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2023
Daily operations
- $10,000
Dover Childrens Home · Dover, NH · 2023
Daily operations
- $10,000
Piscataqua Youth Sailing · Portsmouth, NH · 2023
Daily operations
- $10,000
Childrens Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock · Lebanon, NH · 2022
Daily operations
- $10,000
Dover Childrens Home · Dover, NH · 2022
Daily operations
- $10,000
J Joseph Shanley Scholarship Fd · Boston, MA · 2022
Daily operations
- $10,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2021
Daily operations
- $10,000
Dover Childrens Home · Dover, NH · 2021
Daily operations
- $10,000
J Joseph Shanley Scholarship Fd · Boston, MA · 2021
Daily operations
- $10,000
The Copper Mountain Camp · Copper Mountain, CO · 2021
Daily operations
- $10,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2021
Daily operations
- $7,000
The Copper Mountain Camp · Copper Mountain, CO · 2023
Daily operations
- $6,000
Rockingham Nutrition & Meals On Wheels · Brentwood, NH · 2023
Daily operations
- $5,000
Berwick Academy · Berwick, ME · 2024
Daily operations
- $5,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ociean Sciences · East Booth Bay, ME · 2024
Daily operations
- $5,000
Easter Seals - Veterans Count · Manchester, NH · 2024
Daily operations
- $5,000
Berwick Academy · Berwick, ME · 2023
Daily operations
- $5,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ociean Sciences · East Booth Bay, ME · 2023
Daily operations
- $5,000
Easter Seals - Veterans Count · Manchester, NH · 2023
Daily operations
- $5,000
Berwick Academy · Berwick, ME · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ociean Sciences · East Booth Bay, ME · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
Easter Seals - Veterans Count · Manchester, NH · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
Piscataqua Youth Sailing Assn · Kittery, ME · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
Rockingham Nutrition & Meals On Wheels · Brentwood, NH · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
The Copper Mountain Camp · Copper Mountain, CO · 2022
Daily operations
- $5,000
Berwick Academy · Berwick, ME · 2021
Daily operations
- $5,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ociean Sciences · East Booth Bay, ME · 2021
Daily operations
- $5,000
Childrens Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock · Lebanon, NH · 2021
Daily operations
- $5,000
Easter Seals of Nh · Manchester, NH · 2021
Veterans count program
- $5,000
Nh Food Bank · Manchester, NH · 2021
Daily operations
- $5,000
On the Wing · Epping, NH · 2021
Daily operations
- $5,000
Rockingham Nutrition & Meals On Wheels · Brentwood, NH · 2021
Daily operations
- $2,000
J Joseph Shanley Scholarship Fd · Boston, MA · 2023
Daily operations
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