The great joy of being a Trustee of The Tamworth Foundation is the ability to grant funding for the worthwhile projects of our many community nonprofit organizations. To receive these grant applications, to read them and to envision the hopes, dreams and aspirations of each applicant makes us so very proud to live in Tamworth. We share the Town of Tamworth with folks who care very much for their fellow citizens. Numerous year-round and summer residents in this town are involved in caring and providing the best quality of life for us all. It is a credit to the volunteers who tirelessly give their services and to the donors who make these financial gifts possible.
                                                                                                                                               ~Kathie Dyrenforth (former TTF board member)

There are two main ways that The Tamworth Foundation disperses money. One is through Permanent Restricted Endowments (money which has been given for a specific purpose), and the other is through grants made with unrestricted funds that organizations apply for and are voted on by the Board. Here is a list of the grants that were made in 2023, 2022 and 2021. The organizations funded by endowments are listed at the bottom of this page.

Our Grants through 2023

Starting Point Services for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence ~  $2,500
Upgrade safety security and fire system in emergency shelter.
 
The Bearcamp Center for Sustainable Community ~ $27,000
Summer school camps for Tamworth students.
 
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes ~ $1,140
Needed supplies for Thrift Shop.
 
Tamworth Community Nurse Association ~ $2,000
Renewal of Quad Grant (KA Brett 68 hours of hunger, Food Pantry, Bearcamp Center and TCNA) 
 
Cook Memorial Library ~ $500
Summer Reading Community Celebration 
Note: This was for pizza, but White Gates Farm donated it, so they still have the money for next summer.
 
Union Hall Association ~ $16,500
Upgrades to building/windows and new furnace.
 
$5,000 Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center 
Support for an electric passenger van. 
 
Tamworth Energy Committee ~ $1,150
Energy Study.

Advice to the Players ~ $2,890
Tour to KA Brett School and 6 Scholarships.
 
Tamworth History Center ~ $11,000
Part Time Executive Director.
 
Tamworth Preschool, Inc. dba Bearcamp Valley School and Children’s Center ~ $5,500
Playground fencing.
 
Chocorua Lake Conservancy ~ $6,250
Chocorua Lake shoreline stabilization and restoration.
 
Green Mountain Conservation Group ~ $2,500
Tamworth Education and Enrichment Project.

GMCG Education and Enrichment Project. VBAP t-shirt design, made by students.

Tamworth Community Nurse Association ~ $20,000
Solar Power for TCNA building addition.
 
Tin Mountain Conservation Center ~ $2,250
Project KITE (Expanded TMCC programming to four more grades at KA Brett)
 
Tamworth Outing Club ~ $13,430
Junior Ski Program and Traditional Music and Dance.

Thanks to grant funding from the Tamworth Foundation, TOC was able to offer free admission to its Second Saturday dances.
Photo by Thad Berrier

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Our Grants through 2021 and 2022

Union Hall Restoration ~ $27,500
Restorative maintenance, front entry door and steps, a handicap ramp, replacing the well filtration system and oil tank, building insurance, and  exterior painting.

Tamworth Outing Club ~ $20,000
To support the purchase of a Kubota UTV trail groomer for cross country skiing and sled dog trails.

Rob Farnum grooming trails in Wonalancet for the Tamworth Outdoor Club. Photo by Annie Provenzano

Altrusa/Friends of Cook Memorial Library ~ $1,625 
Literacy materials for the Baby Book Bag Program.

Advice to the Players Midsummer Night’s Dream ~ $4,230
Scholarships for Tamworth students.

Chocorua Church Mug Club ~ $900
Financial help to operate their community outreach program of coffee, snacks and fellowship.

Tamworth Learning Circles ~ $2,000 
Snapdragon Theatre Summer Film Project.

Cook Memorial Library ~ $6,538
Bookmobile, community concerts behind the library, STEM and internet access.

Cook Memorial Library & Chocorua Lake Conservancy ~ $4,030
Wabanaki History, Ecology, and Experiences program series.

Bearcamp Center for Sustainable Community & K. A Brett School ~ $9,364
Summer school camps for Tamworth students.

Advantage Kids Tennis ~ $800
Tennis lessons with yoga practice for children ages 7-14.

Chocorua Lake Conservancy ~ $4,592
Toilet facility at the CLC Tamworth Residents' Beach, Chocorua Lake.

Not as pretty as the trees, but mighty handy! Photo by Lynne Flaccus

Arts Council of Tamworth ~ $9,800 
A new Executive Director.

Remick Park ~ $2,200
Maintenance to trees and gardens. New picnic tables.

Chocorua Public Library ~  $3,055
STEAM Educational Kits. 

Tamworth History Center ~ $33,200
Part time Executive Director over three years ($11,100 each year).

Arts Council of Tamworth ~ $1,384.89 
Transfer Station Mural Project.

Working on the mural for the transfer station at Cook Memorial Library. Photo by Ellen Farnum

Starting Point ~ $6,000
Remodeling of the Children’s Room to  make the environment feel more safe and welcoming.   

Town of Tamworth ~ $1,199
Meeting Owl to improve communications for Zoom presentations.

Recreation Field ~ $4,400
New fence to divide the soccer field and the parking lot.

Cook Memorial Library ~ $1,200
Community Outdoor Music Summer Series.

MWV Adult Day Center ~ $5,000
Covid-19 Impacted Program Funding for Tamworth Residents.

St. Andrew's in the Valley Episcopal Church ~  $10,000
Parking lot resurface and kitchen upgrade.

Bearcamp Center for Sustainable Community ~ $30,000
Summer Program for Tamworth students.

Campers at Bearcamp Center for Sustainable Community Summer Program.

Mountain Top Music Center ~ $3,026.38
Live streaming and on-demand content production and access.

Green Mountain Conservation Group ~ $5,000
Water literacy education programs for Tamworth students and residents. 

Seek the Joy Comedy Show ~ $5,000
To support Tamworth residents with mental health issues through Northern Human Services.

Chocorua Lake Conservancy ~ $11,250
Study to repair the cement dam at the southern end of Chocorua Lake.

Chocorua Lake, photo by Annie Provenzano

Cook Memorial Library ~ $3,000
Archives intern to make digital files available on the library’s archive website of Tamworth Town Records.  

Tamworth Outing Club ~ $8,000
Support for the ski program for KA Brett students.

Chocorua Community Church ~ $5,000
Steeple repairs, 2nd year of 4 matching grant.

Permanent Restricted Endowments

These six organizations have permanent endowments with TTF and receive an annual distribution. They are also free to apply for grants for other projects from TTF’s unrestricted funds.

Runnells Memorial Hall ~ established 1963
Chocorua Public Library ~ established 1968
Tamworth Community Nurse Association ~ established 1968
Tamworth Scholarship Committee ~ established  2013
Arts Council of Tamworth ~ established 2021
Tamworth History Center ~ established 2021
Tamworth Outing Club ~ established 2025

Wagon rides at the Tamworth History Center with May the draft horse. Photo by Kate Thompson