The Merrimack County Saving Bank (The Merrimack) Foundation is excited to share this year’s grant recipients. In total, the Foundation awarded $57,170 to 23 local non-profit organizations that enrich the communities within The Merrimack’s service areas. These grants are in addition to the donations, sponsorships and scholarships The Merrimack makes throughout the year.
“The Merrimack is centered around community and our local non-profits are the heart of it,” said Linda Lorden, President of The Merrimack. “We’re grateful for the opportunity to help strengthen the communities where we live and work.”
This year’s Foundation grant recipients include:
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua
Awarded $1,500 to support their Academic Success Initiative to provide equitable access to academic support for all young people. - Circle Program
Awarded $2,500 to support the Teen Adventure Program for girls aged 14-18. - Concord Hospital Trust
Awarded $2,200 to secure infant safety by providing car seats for low-income maternity patients of Concord Hospital who are unable to purchase their own. - Connor’s Climb Foundation
Awarded $2,000 to fund the SOS (Signs of Suicide) Module with qualified instructors to two schools in Merrimack County for the 2024-2025 school year. - Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America
Awarded $1,500 to fund camp scholarships for youth in the communities served by The Merrimack. - Family Promise of Greater Concord
Awarded $1,500 to support the “Wheels up, Barriers Down” Program that will provide financial assistance to families with children who are housing instable and at imminent risk of becoming homeless. - Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire
Awarded $2,000 for their Diversion Program to assist families and individuals who are experiencing housing insecurities. - Families in Transition
Awarded $2,000 to increase the accessibility to affordable, culturally appropriate, healthy and local foods for children and their families experiencing food insecurity. - Friends of NH Drug Courts
Awarded $5,000 to support as many as 20 drug court participants to access housing, transportation, child care, and other critical services. - Friends of Tucker Free Library
Awarded $2,500 for shared cooking experiences and education materials to enhance understanding of diverse cultures. - Friends of Concord Crew
Awarded $2,250 to fund Concord Crew registration fees for qualifying youth families. - Friends Program
Awarded $2,000 to provide 8 high-impact mentoring sessions to 35-40 at-risk high school youth with their Cooking For Confidence program. - The Front Door Agency
Awarded $3,000 to provide supportive services and housing to mothers and their children living at the Front Door Agency’s Transformational Housing Program who are at 200% of the poverty level and experiencing homelessness. - Girls Inc. of New Hampshire
Awarded $3,500 to fund evidence-based prevention programs for girls in the Hopkinton and Concord School Districts. - The Granite YMCA
Awarded $3,720 to purchase 12 new shade structures for The Granite YMCA of Concord’s day camp. - Marguerite’s Place
Awarded $1,500 to support their Financial Resiliency Program, which offers financial coaching, savings programs, and emergency support for single mothers and their children in their transitional housing program. - Future In Sight
Awarded $2,500 to support to low income individuals living with a severe vision disability. - Overcomers Refugee Services
Awarded $2,500 to fund the cost of monthly meetings for refugee and immigrant women. - The Pittsfield Youth Workshop
Awarded $3,500 to help provide quality and effective year-round programming for free to youth in grades 6 – 12 from Pittsfield and surrounding communities. - Riverbend Community Mental Health
Awarded $2,500 for furnishings at their new 12-bed residence for individuals with severe mental illness. - SEE Science Center
Awarded $1,500 to provide free science enrichment programming to underserved communities through direct partnerships with schools and community non-profits. - Waypoint
Awarded $4,000 to support services for youth experiencing homelessness or at risk in Merrimack County. - YMCA of Greater Nashua
Awarded $2,000 to support the Y’s Power Scholars Academy program to help up to 400 under-resourced Nashua youth who are behind in grade level.
The Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation was funded by Merrimack County Savings Bank in 1997 for grant-based contributions to non-profit organizations that enrich and improve the quality of life for residents living in the Bank’s service areas. Five Trustees, selected among the Bank’s Corporators and Board of Directors, administer the Foundation and its activities; distributing a portion of the Foundation’s endowment each year. While not focused on a particular category, the Foundation remains mindful of the receiving organization and its contribution to the quality of life in the communities served. Applications are due annually before September 1st.