What is the foundation’s typical grant size?

The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile and median, with the 75th percentile at $20,000. Recent awards also include $25,000 and $35,000 grants.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes. Its active programs include unsolicited opportunities such as Responsive Grants, the GRCHF Grants program, the Small Grants Program, and the Targeted Grants Program. The Responsive Grants program is rolling for nonprofits serving New Hampshire communities and select bordering communities in Maine and Vermont.

What geographies does it prioritize?

The foundation gives most often in New Hampshire, and 95% of its grants go to recipients in NH. Its active programs focus on Rochester, the Greater Rochester area, Strafford County, and, in some programs, nearby communities in Maine and Vermont.

What are some recent focus areas in the grant list?

Recent grants supported suicide prevention training, maternal and mental health care, integrated health and dental services for low-income people, transportation options for elders and disabled residents, winter warming center improvements, school-based behavioral health, and substance use disorder programming.

Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation

Name: Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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Concord, NHWebsite6032256641

About Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation

To improve health and well-being and reduce the burden of illness of people in Strafford County and surrounding communities.

Focus Areas

Access to careMental healthBehavioral healthSubstance use disorder servicesMaternal healthEarly education / child careFood securityHousingSenior servicesTransportation and logisticsCulturally appropriate careCare coordinationAwareness of servicesPatient motivation

About Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation

A defining feature of Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation’s recent giving is its concentration on community health in Strafford County, with repeated support for mental health, behavioral health, substance use disorder services, housing, and basic needs. The foundation’s grants also show a practical mix of operating support, program funding, and capacity building, with awards often sized at $10,000, $20,000, or $25,000. Within that pattern, several grants stand out for the kinds of community needs they address. Waypoint received support for mental health services for homeless youth, while Community Action Partnership of Strafford County was funded to increase access to maternal and mental health care. The foundation also backed Greater Seacoast Community Health for integrated health and dental services to low-income people, and Coast for transportation options for elders and disabled residents. Other recent grants point to a broad local health portfolio rather than a single-issue approach. Funding has gone to organizations working on suicide prevention and stigma reduction, domestic and sexual violence survivor services, special health services, and school-based behavioral health. Across these awards, the foundation appears to focus on community-based organizations serving people in Strafford County and nearby New Hampshire seacoast communities, with some support reaching neighboring Maine communities as well.

What Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation Funds

In mental health and behavioral health, the foundation gave $25,000 to Connor's Climb Foundation for suicide prevention training in Strafford County and to reduce stigma of mental health, and $20,000 to Greater Seacoast Community Health for behavioral health services at Somersworth High School. It also funded Behavioral Health and Development Services of Strafford County for staffing and general support. Maternal and family supports appear in multiple grants. Hope on Haven Hill Inc. received $20,000 to operate new programs, PHP, and maternal BH, and Community Action Partnership of Strafford County received $25,000 to increase access to maternal and mental health care. Rochester Child Care Center Inc. was funded for the Middle School After Care Program in Rochester. The foundation also supports basic needs and access to care. Cross Roads House received $20,000 to install a new bathroom in a winter warming center, Greater Seacoast Community Health got $35,000 for integrated health and dental services to low-income people, and Coast was funded for transportation options for elders and disabled residents.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$285K

Total Assets

$24.9M

Total Revenue

$818K

Total Expenses

$502K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $20K, with a median of $10K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$10K

75th Percentile

$20K

Geographic Reach

Local2 states funded

Funding intensity

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Headquarters

Leadership

Elizabeth Andrews-Parker

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
Connor's Climb Foundation	Exeter, NH	$25,000	2025	To fund suicide prevention training in Strafford County & reduce stigma of mental health
COAST	Dover, NH	$25,000	2025	For general support & expand transportation options for elders and disabled
Greater Seacoast Community Health	Portsmouth, NH	$20,000	2025	For behavioral health services at Somersworth High School
Hope on Haven Hill Inc	Rochester, NH

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