About Hypertherm Hope Foundation
A $204,767 grant to Granite United Way was the largest grant in the latest list, and it points to how Hypertherm Hope Foundation Inc works: through sizable operating and community support that reaches organizations across New Hampshire and Vermont, while also funding regional partners in Lockport, New Brighton, and Kent. The foundation’s recent awards include repeated support for Upper Valley institutions such as Upper Valley Haven, Montshire Museum of Science, and Vital Communities, alongside human services, education, housing, and environmental groups. That mix fits the foundation’s stated aim of enriching Associate owner communities through collaboration and compassion.
The recent record also shows a broad but local-centered pattern. Grants reach community anchor organizations in Lebanon, White River Junction, Norwich, Hanover, Claremont, and other Upper Valley towns, with additional awards to regional programs outside the immediate area. In the current cycle, the foundation appears to support both general operating needs and defined projects, including school partnership work, recovery services, trail access, disaster relief, and housing assistance. The result is a funder profile built around place-based relationships rather than a single issue area or one-off campaign.
What Hypertherm Hope Foundation Funds
Education and youth-serving work appear in several recent awards. Montshire Museum of Science received $30,000 in 2024 for a school partnership initiative, while Careers CLiC in Hanover received $15,000 in 2024. The foundation also backed Early Care and Education Association in West Lebanon with $10,000, connecting its grantmaking to early childhood capacity.
In human services, the foundation supported Upper Valley Haven in White River Junction with $34,167 in 2024 and $26,667 in 2023 for operating support and moms in recovery. Turning Points Network in Claremont received $10,000 in 2023 for an emergency shelter program, and Women’s Information Service in Lebanon received $17,500 in 2024. Environmental and outdoor access work also shows up through Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee, which received $24,500 in 2024, and Upper Valley Trails Alliance in Norwich, which received $14,000 in 2024.
How Hypertherm Hope Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a modest mid-five-figure level: the p25 is $8,500, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $21,667. The recent list includes both larger anchor awards and many smaller grants at $10,000 to $15,000, suggesting a mix of operating support and targeted project support.
The foundation gives through a regular funder structure and accepts unsolicited applications in several programs. Its active programs include regional grants, global giving, and Upper Valley Good Neighbor and full grant options. The recent grants list shows repeated support for several recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Granite United Way, Upper Valley Haven, Montshire Museum of Science, Vital Communities, Turning Points Network, and Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire.
