The Mary & John Elliot Charitable Foundation provides financial support to Elliot Health System to ensure expert healthcare is available to patients throughout the region and to identify and meet emerging community healthcare needs.
The Elliot Hospital of the City of Manchester’s grantmaking is tightly tied to health system needs: the foundation supports Elliot Health System so expert healthcare is available across the region and so emerging community healthcare needs can be met. Recent awards show that this mission reaches beyond hospital operations into school-based services, community wellness, and local partnerships. Two of the largest recurring grants went to Foundation for Healthy Communities in Concord for healthcare services and general operations, including $699,156 in 2024 and $694,861 in 2023, while Amoskeag Health in Manchester received $420,000 in 2023 and $300,000 in 2024 for health worker services in school districts. The pattern extends to community benefit grants for wellness, patient support, senior-oriented services, and local initiatives such as transportation, nutrition, and veteran support. In the grant list, Manchester-based organizations appear often, but the funding also reaches nearby communities like Hooksett and Hudson. The foundation’s charitable giving arm also appears through named funds and hospital-affiliated giving pages, reinforcing that its philanthropy is organized around the health system’s broader community mission rather than a single program area.
A major strand of support is school-based health access. The foundation gave $420,000 in 2023 to Amoskeag Health for health worker services in school districts, then followed with another $300,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. Community wellness is another clear focus: Amoskeag Health also received $150,000 in 2025 for a community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. Nutrition and youth programming appear together in the grants to Fresh Start Food Hub, which received $28,000 in 2023 and $11,081 in 2024 for Boys & Girls Club Farm Share. Physical activity shows up as well, with $20,000 in 2023 to QC Bike Collective for Earn-a-Bike funding for programs at elementary schools.
Typical grants cluster at a modest scale, with a p25 of $10,840, a median of $23,500, and a p75 of $101,288. The distribution is broad because a few large health-system and community-health awards sit alongside many smaller local grants and sponsorship-style payments. Recipients recur across multiple years, especially for health and wellness programs, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation appears to give through a hospital-affiliated charitable structure, and the active programs page shows that unsolicited applications are not accepted. It also makes program-related investments.
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$695.4M
Most grants fall between $11K and $101K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$101K
William G Baxter
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Giving is overwhelmingly local: 91% of grants go to recipients in New Hampshire, and all recent grants in the dataset are in the United States. Manchester, NH appears frequently, including awards to Amoskeag Health, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Granite United Way, and Queen City Bike Collective. Concord, NH is another major recipient city through Foundation for Healthy Communities. Smaller local grants also reached Hooksett and Hudson, while one recent award went to Dracut, MA.
The foundation backs healthcare delivery, elder and senior services, clinical upgrades and equipment, patient programs, staff training, and transportation and nutrition for seniors. Recent grants also show school health worker services, veteran support, youth nutrition, youth physical activity, and local chamber of commerce engagement.
Typical awards are relatively small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $10,840, a median of $23,500, and a p75 of $101,288. The recent grant list also includes a few very large awards, such as $699,156 and $694,861 to Foundation for Healthy Communities.
No. The active programs information identifies the foundation’s charitable giving arm and lists unsolicited applications as not accepted.
Very local. New Hampshire recipients account for 91% of grants, and the recent grants list is entirely U.S.-based. Manchester, Concord, Hooksett, and Hudson are all represented among recent recipients.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Foundation for Healthy Communities, Amoskeag Health, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Fresh Start Food Hub, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and Queen City Bike Collective.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoskeag Health | Manchester, NH | $300,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $58,332 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Granite United Way | Manchester, NH | $26,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Catie's Closet Inc | Dracut, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Organization for Refugee & Immigrant Success | Manchester, NH | $22,640 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Queen City Bike Collective | Manchester, NH | $20,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Friends of Aine | Manchester, NH | $15,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce | Manchester, NH | $14,100 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | Manchester, NH | $13,500 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Swimming with a Mission | Bedford, NH | $10,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| My Turn Inc | Acton, CA | $8,500 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Manchester Police Athletic League | Manchester, NH | $6,000 | 2026 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Foundation for Healthy Communities | Concord, NH | $323,715 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Amoskeag Health | Manchester, NH | $150,000 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $38,008 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Catie's Closet Inc | Dracut, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Granite United Way | Manchester, NH | $23,500 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Organzation for Refugee and Immigrant Success | Manchester, NH | $20,160 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Queen City Bike Collective | Manchester, NH | $20,000 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Mary and John Elliot Charitable Foundation | Manchester, NH | $15,706 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Town of Hooksett | Hooksett, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Town of Hudson | Hudson, NH | $7,500 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce | Manchester, NH | $7,500 | 2025 | Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness. |
| Foundation for Healthy Communities | Concord, NH | $699,156 | 2024 | Healthcare services and support, and general operations |
| Amoskeag Health | Manchester, NH | $300,000 | 2024 | Community benefit grant for health worker services in school districts |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $52,575 | 2024 | Support Veterans Count program |
| Fresh Start Food Hub | Manchester, NH | $11,081 | 2024 | For Boys & Girls Club Farm Share |
| Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce | Manchester, NH | $10,600 | 2024 | Influencer Level membership to the Chamber of Commerce |
| The New England Council | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | Annual mmembership to the Chamber of Commerce |
| Foundation for Healthy Communities | Concord, NH | $694,861 | 2023 | Healthcare services and support, and general operations |
| Amoskeag Health | Manchester, NH | $420,000 | 2023 | Community benefit grant for health worker services in school districts |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $48,843 | 2023 | Support Veterans Count program |
| Fresh Start Food Hub | Manchester, NH | $28,000 | 2023 | For Boys & Girls Club Farm Share |
| QC Bike Collective | Manchester, NH | $20,000 | 2023 | Earn-a-Bike funding for programs at elementary schools |
| Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce | Manchester, NH | $9,050 | 2023 | Influencer Level membership to the Chamber of Commerce |
Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Queen City Bike Collective
$20,000Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Friends of Aine
$15,000Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
$14,100Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Swimming with a Mission
$10,000Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
My Turn Inc
$8,500Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Manchester Police Athletic League
$6,000Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
$323,715Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Queen City Bike Collective
$20,000Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Town of Hooksett
$10,000Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Town of Hudson
$7,500Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
$7,500Community benefit grant to improve health and wellness.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
$699,156Healthcare services and support, and general operations
Community benefit grant for health worker services in school districts
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
$10,600Influencer Level membership to the Chamber of Commerce
The New England Council
$10,000Annual mmembership to the Chamber of Commerce
Foundation for Healthy Communities
$694,861Healthcare services and support, and general operations
Community benefit grant for health worker services in school districts
QC Bike Collective
$20,000Earn-a-Bike funding for programs at elementary schools
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
$9,050Influencer Level membership to the Chamber of Commerce