Grants

The Foundation provides grants to non-profits, public charities and tax-exempt organizations whose missions include assisting those in need. One of the Foundation's core values is enriching the lives of individuals who are or have struggled and who are working toward a brighter future. The Foundation is specifically interested in the following areas of giving:
education, youth, elderly & disabled, low income, housing & homelessness, and programs which foster social responsibility.
Grants are reserved for tax-exempt organizations in Rockingham County (NH), Hillsborough County (NH), Essex County (MA), and Middlesex County (MA) or non-profits with specific programs that serve individuals in this region.
Grant Cycle Deadlines
2021 Cycle -
Deadline
Please note that our application process is entirely online; any materials submitted via mail, email, or outside of the grant cycle will not be accepted. If you have any questions please contact our Director of Programs, Analise Brown, at analise@saabfamilyfoundation.org.
2020 Cycle - Awarded
Award emails will be sent 12/18/2020
COVID-19 Relief Grant - Awarded
A list of awardees will be shared soon.
The COVID-19 Relief Fund has been established by the Saab Family Foundation to deploy flexible resources to nonprofit organizations. The Fund aims to provide grants in the amount of $5,000 to nonprofits mitigating the effects of and serving those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in our community.
Priorities of the Fund are to support nonprofits whose operations:
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address the basic needs of vulnerable populations that are under additional strain due to the pandemic;
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provide services to those whose health and well-being are immediately impacted by the pandemic;
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make technology, essential for remote learning, and other tools accessible to students and youth in support of their education;
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provide support to frontline workers and community members putting their safety at risk during this time.
Meet the 2018 Grant Recipients
Aaron's Presents
African Community Center of Lowell
Backyard Growers
Bethany Community Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest
Bread & Roses Housing, Inc. (BRH)
Bridgewell
Budget Buddies
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell (CMAA)
Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc. d/b/a Catholic Charities North
Coalition for a Better Acre
Communities Together, Inc.
D'Youville Life & Wellness Community (DLWC)
Employment Options, Inc.
Entrepreneurship for All, Inc.
Esperanza Academy
Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley
Friends of Aine
Gaining Ground
Girlstart
Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity
Habitat For Humanity of Greater Lowell, Inc.
Housing Families Inc
Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire
International Institute of New England
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Inc.
Jumpstart
Junior Achievement of Northern New England
Kids in Tech, Inc
Lawrence Family Development, Inc. d/b/a Lawrence Prospera
Lowell Catholic
Lowell Community Health Center
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School
Lucy's Love Bus
Manchester Police Athletic League (MPAL)
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)
Mayhew Program
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc.
Merrimack Valley Immigrant and Education Center
Merrimack Valley YMCA
Middlesex Community College
Mill City Grows
My Breast Cancer Support
Nashua Children's Home
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc.
On The Move, Inc.
One Family, Inc.
Peak Movement, Inc.
Project Citizenship
Project LEARN Inc
Rise Above Foundation
Seacoast Community School
Seacoast Family Promise
Si, Se Puede, Inc.
Sibling Connections Inc.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Exeter. Food Pantry and Cleo Castonguay Community Assistance Center
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
St. Joseph Community Services, Inc. Meals on Wheels/Community Dining
Step Up Parents
The Community Family, Inc.
The Friends Program
The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
The Saint Louis School
The Wily Network
Youth Development Organization, Inc. (YDO)
Previous Grant Recipients
A.M.S.I. Foundation
Aaron's Presents, Inc.
African Community Center of Lowell (f/a CTI)
Agassiz Village Summer Camp
Alternative House (f/a Women in Transition, Inc.)
Angkor Dance Troupe
Bethany Community Services
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester
Bread & Roses Housing
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association
Career Resource Corporation
Catie's Closet
Catholic Chartities of Merrimack Valley
Central Food Ministry
Community Teamwork Inc
Cultural Organization of Lowell
D'Youville
Family Promise of Greater Nashua
Farmsteads of New England
Friends Program
Girls Inc
House of Hope
Housing Families Inc
International Institute of Lowell
Jumpstart for Young Children
Lowell Community Charter Public School
Lowell Community Health Center
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust
Lowell Senior Center
Lucy's Love Bus
Luso American Education Foundation
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
Mayhew Program
Merrimack College (Lawrence STEM Part.)
Merrimack River Valley House
Merrimack Valley Food Bank
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
Merrimack Valley YMCA
Middlesex Community College
Mill City Grows
Nashua Children's Home
Notre Dame Cristo Rey
One Family, Inc.
Open Pantry of Greater Lowell
Plummer Home for Boys
Rise Above Foundation
S.T.E.P. Inc of Lowell
Si, Se Puede
St. Paul's Soup Kitchen
Ste. Jeanne d'Arc School
Suenos Basketball
The Pike School
University of Massachusetts Lowell
UTEC
Webster House