
2026 Legislative Crossover Update
The New Hampshire legislature has reached crossover, the crucial midpoint in the legislative session when all House bills must pass to the Senate and vice versa. The Women’s Foundation advocated

The New Hampshire legislature has reached crossover, the crucial midpoint in the legislative session when all House bills must pass to the Senate and vice versa. The Women’s Foundation advocated

March 10 is Town Election Day (*for most NH towns)! The filing period to run for office is January 21-30. Offices you may be able to run for in your

NHWF Statement on Developments Since The Music Hall’s Decision to Cancel Lovering Health Center’s Event The Music Hall’s decision to cancel Lovering Health Center’s rental contract — just six days

October is when we plan to release our Status of Women 2025 report, our flagship publication that focuses on key indicators of health, safety, economic security, and leadership for New

Dear Trustees of The Music Hall, I write to share the Women’s Foundation’s shock and disappointment with The Music Hall’s decision to cancel Lovering Health Center’s rental of the Historic

This August, our Director of Grantmaking, Lauren Wool, headed to the Upper Valley and was able to meet with nonprofit leaders, grantees, and other New Hampshire funders. A visit with

Headed into the 2025 legislative session, we knew we would be defending progress previously made for women and girls, there would be a challenging budget, and we had narrow but

Women’s ability to obtain and retain economic security is an issue we identify in our research, lift up in our social media, and invest in through our community grant program.

On July 30, after enormous public pressure, the Executive Council reconsidered and PASSED the fully federally funded contracts for women’s health they voted down in May. Your voice, advocacy, and outrage

The national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has retired the “Press 3” youth option, which connected LGBTQ+ youth to affirming crisis support through The Trevor Project. Like many organizations and