Cogswell Benevolent Trust
Private foundation · Manchester, NH · EIN 02-0235690 · reported 2021–2025
418grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$7.3Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 418 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $250K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
116 S River RD Unit E1
Bedford, NH 03110-6734
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Medical Center EXPANSION OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT & HEART CENTER | Manchester, NH | $150,000 |
| Bektash Temple $50K EACH TO BOSTON SHRINE HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD SHRINE HOSP & MONTREAL SHRINE HOSPITAL | Concord, NH | $150,000 |
| Moore Center CREATE ALTERNATIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES MODEL/PROGRAM | Manchester, NH | $140,000 |
| Families in Transition MANCHESTER EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER | Manchester, NH | $100,000 |
| Granite United Way $55,000 FOR 2023 ANNUAL APPEAL & $25,000 FOR LEADER IN ME PROGRAM | Manchester, NH | $80,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Manchester PURCHASE NEW BUS | Manchester, NH | $75,075 |
| Friends of Aine Center SUPPORT NEW PROGRAM REPLICATION MODEL INITIATIVE | Manchester, NH | $75,000 |
| YMCA Camp Huckins CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | Freedom, NH | $75,000 |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire SUSTAIN ADULT DAY PROGRAMMING, VIRTUAL DAY SUPPORTS & DEVELOP SENIOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES | Manchester, NH | $75,000 |
| Easter Seals New Hampshire UPGRADES & IMPROVEMENTS TO LANCASTER GAMMON ACADEMY | Manchester, NH | $75,000 |
| Mary & John Elliot Charitable Foundation SUPPORT FOR STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATIONS & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Bedford, NH | $75,000 |
| The Mayhew Program UNSTALL CLIVUS COMPOSTING TOILET SYSTEM ON MAYHEW ISLAND | Bristol, NH | $75,000 |
| Casa New Hampshire SCREEN, TRAIN, & SUPERVISE NEW GUARDIAN AD LITEMS | Manchester, NH | $75,000 |
| Easter Seals NH CONSTRUCT PLAYGROUND AT GAMMON ACADEMY, ZACHARY ROAD MANCH. 3 YR PLEDGE $150K NOW, $50K IN 2025 & 20 | Manchester, NH | $75,000 |
| Granite United Way ANNUAL APPEAL | Manchester, NH | $60,000 |
| Easter Seals NH CONSTRUCT PLAYGROUND AT GAMMON ACADEMY, ZACHARY ROAD MANCH. 3 YR PLEDGE $150K IN 2024, $50K IN 2025 | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| MY Turn EXPAND PROJECT COMPLETE PROGRAMS AT CENTRAL AND WEST HIGH SCHOOLS | Nashua, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank THANKSGIVING TURKEYS | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank TO PURCHASE FOOD | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| St Amselm's Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences CAPITAL SUPPORT GRAPPONE HALL | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Waypoint NH BUILDING CAPACITY AROUND IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND QUALITY INITIATIVES | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Wentworth-Douglas Hospital TOMOSYNTHESIS MACHINE FOR BREAST HEALTH CENTER | Dover, NH | $50,000 |
| Waypoint NH EXPAND HOMELESS YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT SERVICES IN MANCHESTER, CONCORD & THE SEACOAST REGION | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank PURCHASE 86,200 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Community Loan Fund PURCHASE THANKSGIVING TURKEYS | Concord, NH | $50,000 |
| Mary & John Elliot Charitable Foundation 4 YR $250,000 PLEDGE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER | Bedford, NH | $50,000 |
| Granite United Way BUILD AN ADDITIONAL BATH & SHOWER HOUSE AT CAMP FOSS, 1ST PMT ON $100,000 PLEDGE | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Manchester 2ND PHASE OF NEW PLAYGROUND & OTHER NEEDS | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Casa New Hampshire FUND RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, TRAINING, & SUPERVISION OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEERS | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank BUY 56,180 LBS OF FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME NH PEOPLE | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank SPECIAL YEAR END SUPPORT TO FEED THOSE IN NEED | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank THANKSGIVING TURKEYS FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army Manchester TO USE WHERE IT WILL DO THE MOST GOOD IN THE MANCHESTER AREA | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Granite YMCA ALLARD CENTER'S NEW AQUATIC CENTER | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Wentworth-Douglas Hospital 2-YR PLEDGE FOR CANCER DENTISTRY PROGRAM BAL TO BE PD IN 2024 | Dover, NH | $50,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Hillsborough County MEALS REIMBURSED FOR DINE-OUT CLUB | Merrimack, NH | $50,000 |
| Derryfield School THE MATARESE COMMONS | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank THANKSGIVING TURKEYS | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| NH Food Bank TO PURCHASE FOOD | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Wentworth-Douglas Hospital FINAL PAYMENT ON 2023 PLEDGE FOR CANCER DENTISTRY PROGRAM | Dover, NH | $50,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Nashua RENOVATE 2 TEMPORARY CHILDCARE CLASSROOMS & 2 ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS | Nashua, NH | $50,000 |
| Breakthrough Manchester SUPPORT SCHOLARS ON THEIR PATHS TO COLLEGE | Manchester, NH | $45,000 |
| Camp Allen NH ROOF REPAIRS, REBUILD DECK, RAISE CORNER OF BUILDING AND REPLACE DOOR | Bedford, NH | $40,000 |
| Live & Let Live Farm Inc BUY HAY, FEED, & VETERINARY CARE | Chichester, NH | $32,000 |
| Granite State Children's Alliance RENOVATIONS TO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | Nashua, NH | $30,000 |
| Granite State Children's Alliance RENOVATIONS TO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | Nashua, NH | $30,000 |
| Seeds of Faith Lydia's House of Hope REPLACE ROOF ON GRACE HOUSE | Somersworth, NH | $30,000 |
| Manchester Historic Assn NEW ROOF FOR MHA RESEARCH CENTER | Manchester, NH | $30,000 |
| Community Dental Care of Claremont BUY DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT, DENTAL SUPPLIES, & INSTRUMENTS | Claremont, NH | $30,000 |
| Mental Health Center of GR Manchester SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST INSURANCE DUE TO MEDICAID UNWIND | Manchester, NH | $30,000 |
| Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc CAMPERSHIPS | North Oxford, MA | $28,000 |
| Barton Center for Diabetes Education Inc CAMPERSHIP FUND FOR NH CHILDREN | North Oxford, MA | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE POWER OF YOUTH | Nashua, NH | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley REPLACE HEATING SYSTEM | Milford, NH | $25,000 |
| Crotched Mountain FOR KIDS WITH COMPLEX DISABILITIES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES | Greenfield, NH | $25,000 |
| Families in Transition 31ST ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST | Manchester, NH | $25,000 |
| Families in Transition 34TH ANNUAL WALK AGAINST HUNGER | Manchester, NH | $25,000 |
| Future in Sight NH ASSOC FOR THE BLIND SUPPORT FOR BLIND INDIVIDUALS | Concord, NH | $25,000 |
| Girls Inc of NH ASSIST WITH COST FOR BREAKDOWN OF BUSES | Manchester, NH | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Southeast NH COMPLETE MULTIFAMILY VETERAN PROJECT | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 |
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