Grants Awarded By
Cogswell Benevolent Trust

109 Grants Awarded in 2023

Grant RecipientAward
BEKTASH TEMPLE

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: $50K EACH TO BOSTON SHRINE HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD SHRINE HOSP & MONTREAL SHRINE HOSPITAL

$150,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: $55,000 FOR 2023 ANNUAL APPEAL & $25,000 FOR LEADER IN ME PROGRAM

$80,000
EASTER SEALS NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: UPGRADES & IMPROVEMENTS TO LANCASTER GAMMON ACADEMY

$75,000
MARY & JOHN ELLIOT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

BEDFORD, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT FOR STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATIONS & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

$75,000
THE MAYHEW PROGRAM

BRISTOL, NH

PURPOSE: UNSTALL CLIVUS COMPOSTING TOILET SYSTEM ON MAYHEW ISLAND

$75,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: 2ND PHASE OF NEW PLAYGROUND & OTHER NEEDS

$50,000
CASA NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: FUND RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, TRAINING, & SUPERVISION OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEERS

$50,000
NH FOOD BANK

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: BUY 56,180 LBS OF FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME NH PEOPLE

$50,000
NH FOOD BANK

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: THANKSGIVING TURKEYS FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES

$50,000
NH FOOD BANK

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: SPECIAL YEAR END SUPPORT TO FEED THOSE IN NEED

$50,000
SALVATION ARMY MANCHESTER

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: TO USE WHERE IT WILL DO THE MOST GOOD IN THE MANCHESTER AREA

$50,000
WENTWORTH-DOUGLAS HOSPITAL

DOVER, NH

PURPOSE: 2-YR PLEDGE FOR CANCER DENTISTRY PROGRAM BAL TO BE PD IN 2024

$50,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: ALLARD CENTER'S NEW AQUATIC CENTER

$50,000
MEALS ON WHEELS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY

MERRIMACK, NH

PURPOSE: MEALS REIMBURSED FOR DINE-OUT CLUB

$50,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: NEW ROOF FOR MHA RESEARCH CENTER

$30,000

NORTH OXFORD, MA

PURPOSE: CAMPERSHIP FUND

$25,000
FAMILIES IN TRANSITION

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: 30TH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST

$25,000
FAMILIES IN TRANSITION

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: 33RD ANNUAL WALK AGAINST HUNGER

$25,000
FUTURE IN SIGHT

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

$25,000
GIRLS INC OF NH

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR BUSING

$25,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: MANCHESTER PROUD-FINAL PAYMENT ON 2020 $75,000 PLEDGE FOR SUPPORT

$25,000
HEALTHY AT HOME

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO MEET

$25,000
NASHUA POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: SUMMER EXPERENTIAL LEARNING

$25,000
SAVINGS PEOPLE'S SMILES

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT OUTREACH & ASSIST WITH DENTAL SUPPLIES & 3RD PARTY DENTAL LAB EXPENSES

$25,000

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: ROCKS CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTER

$25,000
FRIENDS OF AINE CENTER

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: GRIEF BACKPACK PROGRAM

$25,000
YMCA CAMP BELKNAP

MIRROR LAKE, NH

PURPOSE: CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

$25,000
1269 MINISTRIES

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: COMPLETE RESIDENTIAL LIVING SPACE

$25,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: MAKE HOLIDAYS BRIGHTER FOR THE CHILDREN

$25,000

KEENE, NH

PURPOSE: BUY 3D MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE

$25,000
COAST

DOVER, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT OFFICE OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE FACILITY

$25,000
SEVEN HILLS NH

GREENFIELD, NH

PURPOSE: RENOVATION OF 5 STUDENT GROUP HOMES AT CROTCHED MOUNTAIN

$25,000
NH LAKES

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: HIRE 2 SEASONAL STAFF MEMBERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN LAKE CONSERVATION

$24,000

SOMERSWORTH, NH

PURPOSE: BUY HEARING TEST SCREENER, PANIC BUTTON & UPGRADE HARDWARE

$23,713

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: EXPAND EDUCATION OUTREACH STEM PROGRAM

$21,532

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: LINEAR ACCELERATOR FOR PAYSON CENTER FOR CANCER CARE

$20,000
MONADNOCK FAMILY SERVICES

PETERBOROUGH, NH

PURPOSE: CHAIRS, TABLES & KIOSKS FOR COFFEE SHOP

$20,000
NASHUA CHILDREN'S HOME

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: OVERHAUL HOME'S PLAYGROUND

$20,000
NFI NORTH

CONTOOCOOK, NH

PURPOSE: COMPASSIONATE DENTISTRY FUND

$20,000

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: INDEPENDENT LIVING & TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

$20,000
SEEDS OF FAITH LYDIA'S HOUSE OF HOPE

SOMERSWORTH, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT THRIFT BOUTIQUE FOR LYDIA'S HOUSE OF HOPE

$20,000

CHICHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: OPERATING COSTS & ANIMAL CARE

$20,000
UPPER ROOM

DERRY, NH

PURPOSE: FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAMS

$20,000
BACK IN THE SADDLE EQUINE THERAPY CENTER

WARNER, NH

PURPOSE: SOAR PROGRAM

$20,000
HOME HEALTHCARE HOSPICE & COMMUNITY SERVICES

KEENE, NH

PURPOSE: OUTPATIENT REHAB FACILITY RENOVATION & EQUIPMENT

$20,000
NOAH'S ARC CHILD CARE CENTER

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: UPGRADE PLAYGROUND

$20,000

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: CRITICAL SAFETY REPAIRS TO DECKING & HANDICAP RAMPS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING & CHILD CARE

$17,750

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: REBUILD WEBSITE & REPLACE HVAC SYST

$15,250
BREATH NH

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT VAPING UNVEILED PROGRAMMING

$15,000

CANTERBURY, NH

PURPOSE: REPLACE ROOF ON BRETHEN'S SHOP

$15,000
FRANKLIN VNA & HOSPICE

FRANKLIN, NH

PURPOSE: INCREASE & IMPROVE OUTREACH & SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY

$15,000

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: REPLACE 2 DIGITAL INTRAORAL SENSORS

$14,000

KEENE, NH

PURPOSE: $10,000 FOR COALITION OF FOOD PANTRYS & $2,500 FOR FALL MOUNTAIN FOOD SHELF

$12,500
FARMSTEADS OF NE

HILLSBOROUGH, NH

PURPOSE: ERECT A FARM STAND AT REDBERRY FARM

$12,500
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: HOME FIRE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

$12,000
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND

PROVIDENCE, RI

PURPOSE: CAMP CAREFREE FOR NH YOUTH

$10,000

SALEM, NH

PURPOSE: UPGRADE INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE

$10,000

ANTRIM, NH

PURPOSE: DOUBLE CAPACITY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

$10,000

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: WHOLE VILLAGE-SUPPORT SERVICES & PROG.

$10,000
FAMILY PROMISE OF SOUTHERN NH

HUDSON, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT DIVERSION/PREVENTION PROGRAM

$10,000
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT MANCHESTER'S LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANT FOR SUCCESS TRAINING PROGRAM

$10,000

KEENE, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD REGION 1 INITIATIVE

$10,000
NH HUMANITIES COUNCIL

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT 'BIG READ' PROGRAM

$10,000

DOVER, NH

PURPOSE: ARTS & WELLNESS IN RECOVERY PROGRAMMING

$10,000
SUMMER CAMPS

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: FULL CAMPERSHIPS FOR 30 GIRLS

$10,000

MERRIMACK, NH

PURPOSE: ELECTRICAL RENOVATIONS TO MERCY HALL BUILDING

$10,000
WOLFBORO AREA RECREATION ASSOCIATION

WOLFBORO, NH

PURPOSE: INSTALL OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT THE PLAYGROUND

$10,000
YMCA CAMP TAKODAH

RICHMOND, NH

PURPOSE: CAMPERSHIPS

$10,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL NH

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND

$10,000

PORTSMOUTH, NH

PURPOSE: SUPPORT FOR MOBILE MARKETS & MEALS FOR KIDS PROGRAMS

$10,000
AVA GALLERY & ART CENTER

LEBANON, NH

PURPOSE: REPLACE HARDWOOD FLOORS IN CENTER

$10,000

PORTSMOUTH, NH

PURPOSE: STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO CUPOLA & ROOF

$10,000

TAMWORTH, NH

PURPOSE: TAMWORTH COMMUNITY NURSE ASSOC

$10,000
NORTHEAST PASSAGE

DURHAM, NH

PURPOSE: BUY KAYAKS & TRAILER FOR DISABLED FOLKS

$9,819
WHITE BIRCH CENTER

HENNIKER, NH

PURPOSE: BUY KITCHEN STOVE & OVEN TO FEED THOSE IN NEED

$8,800

BOSTON, MA

PURPOSE: SUSTAINED PLANT-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR COOS COUNTY YOUTH

$7,500
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: FOUNDATION & BRICKWORK RENOVATION

$7,500

BEDFORD, NH

PURPOSE: OUTREACH TROOPS PROG

$7,500
LANGDON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

LANGDON, NH

PURPOSE: REHABILITATION & NEW MULTIPLE USES OF THE CHURCH

$7,500
OSSIPEE CHILDREN'S FUND

CENTER OSSIPPEE, NH

PURPOSE: SPONSOR 5 FULL TIME CHILDREN AWARDS

$7,000
KURN HATTIN HOMES FOR CHILDREN

WESTMINSTER, VT

PURPOSE: DEFRAY OUTPATIENT EXPENSES FOR NH CHILDREN

$5,600
BEST BUDDIES NH

MANCHESTER, NH

PURPOSE: NH SCHOOL FRIENDSHIP & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

$5,000

LACONIA, NH

PURPOSE: INSTALL HANDICAP RAMP

$5,000
CAMP SUNSHINE

CASCO, ME

PURPOSE: FAMILY RETREAT PROGRAM FOR NH FAMILIES

$5,000

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: TRANSPORTATION FOR CHORALE TO PERFORM STABAT MATER CONCERT IN KEENE

$5,000
DENTAL LIFELINE NETWORK NH

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: DONATED DENTAL SERVICES PROGRAM

$5,000

PETERBOROUGH, NH

PURPOSE: EDUCATIONAL FARM PROGRAM SUPPORT

$5,000

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT

PURPOSE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES

$5,000
GATEWAYS COMMUNITY SERVICES

NASHUA, NH

PURPOSE: ADULT COORDINATION PROGRAM

$5,000

PORTSMOUTH, NH

PURPOSE: MOBILE PANTRY MARKETS, MEALS FOR KIDS PROGRAM & FRESH FOOD BUS

$5,000
NH AUDUBON

CONCORD, NH

PURPOSE: FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT PARADISE POINT NATURE CENTER

$5,000
NH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

SALEM, NH

PURPOSE: PERFORMANCE COSTS AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

$5,000

NEWMARKET, NH

PURPOSE: BASES PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CANCER

$5,000
SEACOAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL

PORTSMOUTH, NH

PURPOSE: SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING TO FAMILIES FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS

$5,000
REACH OUT & READ

BOSTON, MA

PURPOSE: CONTINUE PROGRAM IN MANCHESTER

$5,000
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND

BOSTON, MA

PURPOSE: 2023-2024 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

$5,000
ABENAKI OUTING CLUB

WOLFEBORO, NH

PURPOSE: SCHOLARSHIP FUND

$5,000

LEBANON, NH

PURPOSE: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH DROP-IN CENTER

$5,000
NH HARM REDUCTION COALITION

DOVER, NH

PURPOSE: EXPANSION OF ON-SITE WOUND CARE PROG

$5,000
SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT CENTER OF THE UPPER VALLEY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT

PURPOSE: ENABLE THE UPPER VALLEY CAMPAIGN

$5,000