The New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation (NHCHF) has created a 2026 Emergent Need Fund to help nonprofit organizations in New Hampshire respond to needs caused by unforeseen events.
Donor Name: New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation
State: New Hampshire
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These funds are designed to provide rapid support when unexpected circumstances threaten the ability to deliver essential services to children and families.
They understand that sudden disruptions, whether economic, environmental, or operational, can compound existing challenges such as limited workforce capacity, budget constraints, and the strain of managing multiple priorities. During these periods of instability, individuals and families across the state rely even more on nonprofits to meet critical community needs. This grant approach aims to help organizations remain resilient and responsive when it matters most.
Foundation Funds
An organizational or operational response to address emergent needs that could cause harm if unaddressed. Examples include an unexpected increase in demand for services, funding loss, organizational restructuring, and costs related to providing legal services for immigrant and refugee families with young children.
Funding Information
- Requests should not exceed $50,000.
- Requests $30,000 and under will receive a response within four weeks.
Grant Period
Grant activities must take place within one year from when the grant is awarded to be eligible for funding.
Eligibility Criteria
Emergent need funding is available for New Hampshire 501(c)(3) organizations that serve families with children, ages 0–5 who are at risk for poor health outcomes. The primary focus is on organizations advancing economic security through related sectors to improve outcomes for young children and their families.
Ineligibility
- Multi-year projects
- Costs for vehicles, equipment, furniture, food, office supplies, construction
- Biomedical research
- Capital campaigns
- Expenses already incurred
- Fundraising events
- Out-of-state projects that do not benefit New Hampshire
- Sectarian or religious programs
- Support for political activities, i.e. campaigns
- International travel expenses
- Organizations or projects that exclude or discriminate based on race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, national or ethnic origin.
For more information, visit NHCHF.
