Lighthouse Credit Union Foundation
Private foundation · Portsmouth, NH · EIN 83-2716428 · reported 2023–2025
59grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$849Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 59 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,500 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
100 Borthwick Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801-4115
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sla Foundation | New York City, NY | $390,978 |
| Contributions Paid | Portsmouth, NH | $205,358 |
| Community Action Partnership of Strafford | Dover, NH | $25,000 |
| Red's Good Vibes | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 |
| Avesta Housing | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $10,000 |
| Family Promise of Greater Concord | Concord, NH | $10,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute - A | Worcester, MA | $10,000 |
| Waypoint - Transitional Living Program | Manchester, NH | $10,000 |
| Cross Roads House Inc | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 |
| Cooperative CU Association | Marlborough, MA | $10,000 |
| Nourish Network Road Races | Portsmouth, NH | $6,000 |
| Portsmouth Music Hall - Film Festival Support | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 |
| Maine Ending Hunger | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Seeds of Hope | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| Home Possible Project | Laconia, NH | $5,000 |
| Families in Transition | Manchester, NH | $5,000 |
| Casa of NH | Manchester, NH | $5,000 |
| Vouchers for Veterans | Rochester, NH | $5,000 |
| Monarch School of NE | Rochester, NH | $5,000 |
| Locker Project | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Gordon College - Emily Esters | Wenham, MA | $5,000 |
| Simmons University - MacKenzie Opre | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Stoughton, MA | $5,000 |
| Apex Youth Connection | Biddeford, ME | $5,000 |
| Grahamtastic | Springvale, ME | $5,000 |
| Magnolia House | Hampton, NH | $5,000 |
| Safe Passage | Manchester, NH | $5,000 |
| Chase Home | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 |
| Monarch School of NE | Rochester, NH | $3,000 |
| Colby-Sawyer College - Sophia Arroy | New London, NH | $3,000 |
| Tufts University - Myrick Oxnard | Medford, MA | $3,000 |
| Dartmouth College - John Tobin | Hanover, NH | $2,500 |
| Fairfield University - Corinne Conn | Fairfield, CT | $2,500 |
| Lasell University - Ryan Whitney | Auburndale, MA | $2,500 |
| Nazareth University - Nathan Bigelo | Rochester, NY | $2,500 |
| Siena College - Lexana Farr | Loudonville, NY | $2,500 |
| University of Massachusetts - Court | Amherst, MA | $2,500 |
| University of Southern Maine - Izab | Gorham, ME | $2,500 |
| University of Vermont State Agricul | Burlington, VT | $2,500 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology I | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute - K | Worcester, MA | $2,500 |
| River Church of Conway | Center Conway, NH | $2,000 |
| Share Fund Inc | Rochester, NH | $2,000 |
| Ccsnh Dba Great Bay Community Colle | Portsmouth, NH | $2,000 |
| Food for Children | Manchester, NH | $1,500 |
| York County Shelter Programs | Alfred, ME | $1,500 |
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $1,500 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health | Hudson, NH | $1,500 |
| The Familiy Resource Center | Boston, MA | $1,500 |
| Dover Cooperative Ministries Council Inc | Dover, NH | $1,500 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH | $1,250 |
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $1,250 |
| University of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $1,250 |
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth, NH | $1,250 |
| Living Innovations | Dover, NH | $1,000 |
| Thanks for Giving Charity | Dover, NH | $1,000 |
| Rolling Thunder | Sanford, ME | $500 |
| Community CU Scholarship Fund | Marlborough, MA | $500 |
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