The Eppes - Jefferson Foundation concentrates its giving on regional performing arts and cultural heritage projects, primarily supporting small to mid-sized theaters, concert presenters, and historic venue preservation. Grants are directed toward capital and program needs that strengthen performing spaces (rigging, lighting, sound, roofs) and to organizations that produce live performance and arts programming in New England communities.
A defining feature of The Eppes - Jefferson Foundation Inc is its repeated support for New Hampshire performing arts spaces and programming, especially grants tied to theaters, concert presenters, and historic cultural venues. The foundation has backed production infrastructure, school performances, and venue work such as stage rigging, lighting, sound, roof repairs, and leasehold improvements. Its recent awards show a mix of capital support and operating help, with several organizations receiving multiple grants over time. Among the clearest examples is The Park Theatre Inc in Jaffrey, which received funding for stage rigging, lighting, and sound in the Eppes Auditorium. New Hampshire Theatre Project in Portsmouth also appears with support for the Dreaming Again Project, while Ashuelot Concerts in Keene received grants for general support and school performances. The foundation’s work is not limited to theater alone; it also reaches concert programming, arts education, and preservation of cultural properties. That pattern suggests a funder focused on the physical and programmatic conditions that allow live arts to continue in smaller communities.
The foundation gives across several arts-related categories, often tying support to specific buildings or productions. In theater infrastructure, The Park Theatre Inc in Jaffrey received funding for stage rigging, lighting and sound in the Eppes Auditorium, and Edge Ensemble Theatre Company in Keene received grants for rent, leasehold improvements, and a security deposit for its lobby space. Arts education appears as another thread. Ashuelot Concerts in Keene received support for school performances, and Coosa County Board of Education in Rockford, Alabama, received a grant for a part-time drama teacher and theater supplies at Central High School. Preservation work also shows up in grants to American Independence Center in Exeter for Folsom Tavern roof replacement and other repairs, and to Canterbury Shaker Village Inc in Canterbury for schoolhouse restoration work and related programming.
Typical grants cluster around modest mid-five-figure and low-five-figure awards: the p25 is $3,875, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $15,000. The recent grants list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Ashuelot Concerts, The Park Theatre Inc, Edge Ensemble Theatre Company, New Hampshire Theatre Project, New Hampshire Dance Institute, and Continuum Arts Collective. That pattern points to recurring relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a grantmaker, not a program-related investor, and it also funds individuals. The recent awards shown are primarily unrestricted, operating, staff, planning, and capital-related grants rather than competitive applications described in the data.
$334K
$8M
$608K
$532K
Most grants fall between $4K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NH.
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Relatively concentrated: a small number of moderately sized grants (~$30k–$50k) focused on arts infrastructure and venue sustainability. The foundation funds a narrow geographic/sector niche with few recipients rather than many small, diverse grants.
Notable grantees: New Hampshire Theatre Project, The Park Theatre, Inc., American Independence Center, Ashuelot Concerts
Giving is nationally scoped, but the concentration is heavily in New Hampshire, which accounts for the largest share of grant count. Recent recipients are clustered in Portsmouth, Keene, Jaffrey, Exeter, Canterbury, Peterborough, Durham, Nottingham, Wilton, and Moultonboro, with additional grants in North Berwick, Maine, Boston, Massachusetts, and Rockford and Goodwater, Alabama. All listed recent grants are in the United States, and none are in Delaware despite the foundation’s Wilmington headquarters.
The recent grants focus on performing arts organizations, concert presenters, and historic cultural sites. Examples include theater work in Jaffrey and Portsmouth, concert support in Keene and Nottingham, and preservation grants for Exeter and Canterbury. The foundation also funds arts education and community cultural programming.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ashuelot Concerts, The Park Theatre Inc, Edge Ensemble Theatre Company, New Hampshire Theatre Project, New Hampshire Dance Institute, and Continuum Arts Collective. The repeated awards include both operating support and project-specific funding.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $3,875, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $50,360 and $30,000, alongside many at $15,000 or below.
New Hampshire receives the most grants by count. Recent New Hampshire recipients include organizations in Portsmouth, Keene, Jaffrey, Exeter, Canterbury, Peterborough, Durham, Nottingham, Wilton, and Moultonboro.
No. While arts and culture are the main pattern, the recent grants also include Coosa County Board of Education for drama teaching and theater supplies, City of Goodwater for an ambulance for the Goodwater Fire Department, and New Hampshire Public Broadcasting for an arts and culture project.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLOMB PROJECT | DOVER, NH | $30,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ANDYS SUMMER PLAYHOUSE INC | WILTON, NH | $25,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLAYERS RING COMPANY | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $25,000 | 2026 | to fund Ring-Works New Play Development, Home Backstage, and to partially fund Dionysia Short Play Festival |
| ASHUELOT CONCERTS | KEENE, NH | $22,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CONTINUUM ARTS COLLECTIVE | NORTH BERWICK, ME | $20,000 | 2026 | Focused Communities Project |
| AUSTIN17HOUSE | BRENTWOOD, NH | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE FIDDLE ENSEMBLE INC | NOTTINGHAM, NH | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ANNIE E WOODMAN INSTITUTE INC | DOVER, NH | $15,000 | 2026 | Woodman Museum Portico Restoration Project |
| NEWYORKREP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $14,211 | 2026 | In support of Pointing Fingers, a film by Burgeon & Flourish, LLC |
| NEWYORKREP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $14,211 | 2026 | In support of Pointing Fingers, a film by Burgeon & Flourish, LLC |
| EDGE ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY | KEENE, NH | $10,500 | 2026 | Rent for the 875 Square Foot Lobby |
| THE PARK THEATRE INC | JAFFREY, NH | $10,000 | 2026 | 1922 Society Project |
| ALABAMA SYMPHONIC ASSOCIATION INC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | Music Experiences/Education for Coosa County Students |
| PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS INC | PETERBOROUGH, NH | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LAMPREY ARTS AND CULTURE ALLIANCE | NEWMARKET, NH | $10,000 | 2026 | for the Purchase of Shades/Blinds, Stage Area Renovations and/or Green Room Renovations |
| HALCYON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COOSA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | ROCKFORD, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | to Purchase Band Instruments |
| THEATRE UP | LITTLETON, NH | $8,000 | 2026 | Support for Youth Education and Training Program |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHUA INC | NASHUA, NH | $6,000 | 2026 | Upbeat New Hampshire: in support of programs for Title One Schools (Sunset Heights, Amherst Street, Mt. Pleasant, Dr. Crisp), and in support of Orchestras |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC BROADCASTING | DURHAM, NH | $5,000 | 2026 | In Support of the "Our Hometown Series" |
| MANCHESTER COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL | MANCHESTER, NH | $5,000 | 2026 | Restricted to inventorying, repairing, organizing and maintaining musical instruments |
| IBMA FOUNDATION INC | BURLINGTON, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | to fund the Production of a new IBMA Foundation Info Video |
| POSITIVE STREET ART | NASHUA, NH | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE THEATRE PROJECT | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALABAMA SYMPHONIC ASSOCIATION INC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INCORPORATED | CONCORD, NH | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| TALLACOOSA AID TO PEOPLE INC | ALEX CITY, AL | $4,000 | 2026 | to benefit residents of Coosa County, Alabama |
| RAYLYNMOR OPERA | KEENE, NH | $3,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ARTS ALIVE INC | KEENE, NH | $2,500 | 2026 | Mini-Grant Awards |
| EPSILON SPIRES INC | BRATTLEBORO, VT | $2,500 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MANCHESTER PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION | MANCHESTER, NH | $1,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MONADNOCK INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL | KEENE, NH | $1,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ASHUELOT CONCERTS | KEENE, NH | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLAYERS RING COMPANY | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $20,355 | 2025 | for Floating Floor in Lobby, Mentorship for New Playwrights, and for the Festival of Short Plays |
| ANDYS SUMMER PLAYHOUSE INC | WILTON, NH | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE PARK THEATRE INC | JAFFREY, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | To be used towards Stage Rigging, Lighting, and Sound |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE FIDDLE ENSEMBLE INC | NOTTINGHAM, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CASTLE PRESERVATION SOCIETY | MOULTONBORO, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | For allocation between Expansion of School Programming and Integrating Arts Programming |
| THE PARK THEATRE INC | JAFFREY, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | to be applied towards Stage Rigging, Lighting and Sound |
| CONTINUUM ARTS COLLECTIVE | NORTH BERWICK, ME | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EDGE ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY | KEENE, NH | $10,500 | 2025 | for Rent for the 875 Square Foot Lobby |
| BETHLEHEM REDEVELOPMENT ASSOC | BETHLEHEM, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | In Support of The Colonial Theatre's Energy and Technology Project |
| AUSTIN17HOUSE | BRENTWOOD, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | for Music, Shop, Theatre, Art, and/or STEM Programming |
| ALABAMA SYMPHONIC ASSOCIATION INC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | Music Experiences/Education for Coosa County Students |
| AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE CENTER | EXETER, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | In support of the Rehabilitation of the Ladd Gilman House |
| PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS INC | PETERBOROUGH, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE THEATRE PROJECT | PORTSMOUTH, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE DANCE INSTITUTE | KEENE, NH | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HALCYON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $6,300 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| IBMA FOUNDATION INC | BURLINGTON, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | The Arnold Shultz Fund |
APLOMB PROJECT
$30,000General & Unrestricted
ANDYS SUMMER PLAYHOUSE INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
PLAYERS RING COMPANY
$25,000to fund Ring-Works New Play Development, Home Backstage, and to partially fund Dionysia Short Play Festival
ASHUELOT CONCERTS
$22,500General & Unrestricted
CONTINUUM ARTS COLLECTIVE
$20,000Focused Communities Project
AUSTIN17HOUSE
$20,000General & Unrestricted
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIDDLE ENSEMBLE INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
ANNIE E WOODMAN INSTITUTE INC
$15,000Woodman Museum Portico Restoration Project
NEWYORKREP INC
$14,211In support of Pointing Fingers, a film by Burgeon & Flourish, LLC
NEWYORKREP INC
$14,211In support of Pointing Fingers, a film by Burgeon & Flourish, LLC
EDGE ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY
$10,500Rent for the 875 Square Foot Lobby
THE PARK THEATRE INC
$10,0001922 Society Project
Music Experiences/Education for Coosa County Students
PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
LAMPREY ARTS AND CULTURE ALLIANCE
$10,000for the Purchase of Shades/Blinds, Stage Area Renovations and/or Green Room Renovations
HALCYON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
COOSA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$10,000to Purchase Band Instruments
THEATRE UP
$8,000Support for Youth Education and Training Program
Upbeat New Hampshire: in support of programs for Title One Schools (Sunset Heights, Amherst Street, Mt. Pleasant, Dr. Crisp), and in support of Orchestras
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
$5,000Restricted to inventorying, repairing, organizing and maintaining musical instruments
IBMA FOUNDATION INC
$5,000to fund the Production of a new IBMA Foundation Info Video
POSITIVE STREET ART
$5,000General & Unrestricted
NEW HAMPSHIRE THEATRE PROJECT
$5,000General & Unrestricted
NEW HAMPSHIRE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INCORPORATED
$5,000General & Unrestricted
TALLACOOSA AID TO PEOPLE INC
$4,000to benefit residents of Coosa County, Alabama
RAYLYNMOR OPERA
$3,000General & Unrestricted
ARTS ALIVE INC
$2,500Mini-Grant Awards
EPSILON SPIRES INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
MANCHESTER PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
MONADNOCK INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL
$1,000General & Unrestricted
ASHUELOT CONCERTS
$30,000General & Unrestricted
PLAYERS RING COMPANY
$20,355for Floating Floor in Lobby, Mentorship for New Playwrights, and for the Festival of Short Plays
ANDYS SUMMER PLAYHOUSE INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
THE PARK THEATRE INC
$15,000To be used towards Stage Rigging, Lighting, and Sound
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIDDLE ENSEMBLE INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
CASTLE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
$15,000For allocation between Expansion of School Programming and Integrating Arts Programming
THE PARK THEATRE INC
$15,000to be applied towards Stage Rigging, Lighting and Sound
CONTINUUM ARTS COLLECTIVE
$15,000General & Unrestricted
EDGE ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY
$10,500for Rent for the 875 Square Foot Lobby
BETHLEHEM REDEVELOPMENT ASSOC
$10,000In Support of The Colonial Theatre's Energy and Technology Project
AUSTIN17HOUSE
$10,000for Music, Shop, Theatre, Art, and/or STEM Programming
Music Experiences/Education for Coosa County Students
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE CENTER
$10,000In support of the Rehabilitation of the Ladd Gilman House
PETERBOROUGH PLAYERS INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
NEW HAMPSHIRE THEATRE PROJECT
$10,000General & Unrestricted
NEW HAMPSHIRE DANCE INSTITUTE
$10,000General & Unrestricted
HALCYON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC
$6,300General & Unrestricted
IBMA FOUNDATION INC
$5,000The Arnold Shultz Fund