Holt Grant - How To Apply
About the Geoffrey L. Holt Fund:
In 2001, Geoffrey L. Holt executed an agreement with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to establish a donor-advised fund to be funded through his estate. Since Mr. Holt’s passing in June of 2023, the Fund has been opened and partially funded. Mr. Holt identified the Fund’s purpose and advisory committee as follows:
• Purpose: To support projects, programs and organizations that provide health, educational, recreational, or cultural benefits to the residents of Hinsdale, New Hampshire.
• Advisory Committee: Edwin O. Smith, John D. Smith, Lewis D. Major (deceased, 2020).
How will funds be disbursed from the Holt Fund?
Who can apply? The Advisory Committee will accept grant applications from 501(c)(3) public charities, schools, municipal and government entities, religious organizations, and private operating foundations. Other community groups that do not have 501(c)(3) status can apply in partnership with an eligible fiscal sponsor. Grants are intended to supplement and not replace existing funding sources.
How are decisions made? All applications are reviewed by the Advisory Committee, which makes grant recommendations to the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Recommendations are advisory. As an asset of the Foundation, the Foundation has legal control of Holt Fund and must comply with donoradvised fund and related requirements. The Foundation will independently determine whether recommendations are consistent with the Foundation’s charitable purposes and will verify the tax-exempt status of proposed non-profit recipients. Award notifications specifying the amount and purpose of the grant will be emailed from the Foundation prior to the distribution of the physical grant check.
Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2026, and a second round will be accepted until October 1, 2026 In the future due dates will be announced on the Town website. Emergency requests (up to $10,000) will be considered on a rolling basis.
How to apply? Grant requests must include the following in up to three pages: (1) information about the organization, (2) type of application [one-year, multi-year, or emergency], (3) purpose of the project, describing how it provides health, educational, recreational or cultural benefits to Hinsdale residents, (4) project budget, (5) primary contact (name, mailing address, email, phone number), (6) list of board members for the applicant, and (7) applicant or fiscal sponsor’s employer identification number (EIN). Applications can be submitted to gholtfund@gmail.com or Holt Fund, PO Box 26, Hinsdale.