The Deep River and District Community Foundation support our Community, Community Organizations, and their volunteers. We work with the community to: 

• respond to challenges and opportunities and support organizations and individuals 

• participate in the life of the community, continually engage in consultation and discussion, track and report on local and national trends and respond to change.

• create opportunities for respectful dialogue and joint problem-solving.

• initiate, participate in, and support partnerships that build community vitality and are based on a shared vision and mutual responsibility.

• tackle tough problems on many fronts through our grantmaking, investments, convening, communication and work with other foundations, organizations, businesses and governments in our region and across the country on problems that require shared action.

• embrace diversity and continually renew our boards and staff, reach out to understand different points of view

• engage the broader community in our planning and decision-making.

• grant broadly across the spectrum of community life, supporting organizations and programs that are making a difference.

• manage endowments and other philanthropic funds are vital community resources now and for the future.

• engage and work with donors young and old and from all walks of life and traditions and find the best ways possible to participate, learn and serve their communities while meeting their charitable goals.

• learn from the groups we fund, our donors, our partners and our colleagues around the country and the world.

• learn, gather data, question, reflect, evaluate and share, so that we can have an impact on the important issues in our community. 

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Look some of our past achievements