THE CONNIE DAVIS WATSON FOUNDATION
THE CONNIE DAVIS WATSON FOUNDATION (CDWF) was a private foundation established with a bequest from the estate of Connie Davis Watson for the benefit of the communities of North Conway, Kearsarge, and Intervale.
Connie Davis Watson was a longtime member of the Mount Washington Valley community and over her long life was a model, artist, ski instructor, wife, mother, civic-minded business leader, volunteer and philanthropist. Her second husband, Ernest C. Watson said that “her final wish was to leave something to North Conway, Kearsarge, and Intervale for the enjoyment and benefit of others because she loved the area so deeply.”
For 20 years, the Foundation awarded grants to community organizations in her name in the designated areas with the Pequawket Foundation trustees providing a committee to serve in an advisory capacity for the Connie Davis Watson Foundation.
Some of the many recipients included:
Arts in Motion Theatre
Arts Jubilee
Carroll County RSVP
Eastern Slope Ski Club
Gibson center for Senior Services Inc
Kearsarge Cemetery
Kearsarge Lighting
Memorial Hospital
Mount Washington Observatory
Mount Washington Valley Preservation Assoc.
Mount Washington Valley Trails Assoc.
Mt. Washington Ski Touring
MWV Chamber of Commerce
MWV Children’s Museum
MWV Kiwanis Club - Angels & Elves
NE Ski Museum
North Conway Community Center
North Conway Library
Pequawket Foundation
Pope Memorial Library
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Vaughan Community Center
White Mountain Musical Arts
Final disbursements were made in 2022 to benefit the MWV Trails Association; the Eastern Slope Ski Club; the North Conway Community Center; and the Pope Memorial Library. The Connie Davis Watson Foundation was then terminated.
Thank you to all the committee members for their work and dedication to evaluating proposals in accordance with Foundation guidelines.
Connie Davis Watson was a longtime member of the Mount Washington Valley community and over her long life was a model, artist, ski instructor, wife, mother, civic-minded business leader, volunteer and philanthropist. Her second husband, Ernest C. Watson said that “her final wish was to leave something to North Conway, Kearsarge, and Intervale for the enjoyment and benefit of others because she loved the area so deeply.”
For 20 years, the Foundation awarded grants to community organizations in her name in the designated areas with the Pequawket Foundation trustees providing a committee to serve in an advisory capacity for the Connie Davis Watson Foundation.
Some of the many recipients included:
Arts in Motion Theatre
Arts Jubilee
Carroll County RSVP
Eastern Slope Ski Club
Gibson center for Senior Services Inc
Kearsarge Cemetery
Kearsarge Lighting
Memorial Hospital
Mount Washington Observatory
Mount Washington Valley Preservation Assoc.
Mount Washington Valley Trails Assoc.
Mt. Washington Ski Touring
MWV Chamber of Commerce
MWV Children’s Museum
MWV Kiwanis Club - Angels & Elves
NE Ski Museum
North Conway Community Center
North Conway Library
Pequawket Foundation
Pope Memorial Library
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Vaughan Community Center
White Mountain Musical Arts
Final disbursements were made in 2022 to benefit the MWV Trails Association; the Eastern Slope Ski Club; the North Conway Community Center; and the Pope Memorial Library. The Connie Davis Watson Foundation was then terminated.
Thank you to all the committee members for their work and dedication to evaluating proposals in accordance with Foundation guidelines.
THE BILL AND ESTHER LEVY SCHOLARSHIP
THE BILL AND ESTHER LEVY SCHOLARSHIP is open to Kennett High School seniors only. It has the potential to be renewable for four years and can be used at any college or university. The amount granted ranges from $1,000 to $6,000 per year, based on financial need, with an average award size of $4,200 per year. Since its inception in 2004, the fund has made more than $1.3M in scholarship awards.
Bill and Esther Levy owned and operated the Yield House in North Conway for over a half century and were involved as community leaders in many civic projects. Bill was a founding member of the Pequawket Foundation. When the Levys died, they made a scholarship bequest to the Pequawket Foundation, which partners with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to invest and administer the funds.
“He could have left his money to anything,” said Stefi Hastings, whose father, Carroll Reed, was a longtime friend of Bill Levy’s.
“For him to leave it in such a smart way to preserve the principal so it would go on forever to help these local kids,” she said, “is an ongoing gift to generations in the Mount Washington Valley.”
For more information and to download an application, go to: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Applications and information for this scholarship will also be available in the guidance department at Kennett High School in the winter of each year.
Bill and Esther Levy owned and operated the Yield House in North Conway for over a half century and were involved as community leaders in many civic projects. Bill was a founding member of the Pequawket Foundation. When the Levys died, they made a scholarship bequest to the Pequawket Foundation, which partners with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to invest and administer the funds.
“He could have left his money to anything,” said Stefi Hastings, whose father, Carroll Reed, was a longtime friend of Bill Levy’s.
“For him to leave it in such a smart way to preserve the principal so it would go on forever to help these local kids,” she said, “is an ongoing gift to generations in the Mount Washington Valley.”
For more information and to download an application, go to: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Applications and information for this scholarship will also be available in the guidance department at Kennett High School in the winter of each year.