NH Center for Nonprofits: Support for Smaller Organizations
The George A. Ramlose Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations in Georgia and the New England states.
The Foundation's areas of interest include:
- media and performing arts;
- museums;
- college and university education;
- early childhood, elementary, and secondary education;
- libraries;
- research institutes;
- vocational, technical, and adult education;
- animal health, protection, and welfare services;
- beautification and horticulture;
- conservation and environmental education;
- mental health, addiction, and substance use services;
- disease research;
- healthcare facilities and programs;
- agriculture, food, and nutrition;
- crime and legal;
- employment and occupational services;
- housing services;
- public safety, disaster preparedness, and relief;
- youth development;
- recreation and sports;
- civil rights, liberties, and voter registration; and,
- religious organizations.
The Foundation generally funds smaller organizations where grants will be used for equipment or special projects.
The George A. Ramlose Foundation, Inc. was founded by the late George A. Ramlose of Hingham, MA in 1956. Mr. Ramlose was in the food handling business and was instrumental in developing and selling conveyor belt systems for super market checkouts. He founded this foundation as a way of giving back to the community and enriching lives. In the beginning years of the foundation Mr. Ramlose and various business associates served on the board. After his death his daughter, Dorothy Fisher, now deceased, and her husband were active on the board. Two long-time board members were Ernest F. Boyce of Georgia and A. Leavitt Taylor of Massachusetts. Their respective sons Peter F. Boyce and David L. Taylor and their wives are continuing the work started by George A. Ramlose and sustained by their fathers.
