Illuminating Impact
Welcome to Illuminating Impact, where PORT is committed to making a difference by supporting local charities and communities through our charitable giving initiatives.
Vote For Your Illuminating Impact Nominees
July 2026
About This Month's Illuminating Impact Nominees:
NHSPCA
The New Hampshire SPCA (NHSPCA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the lives of companion animals through rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption while promoting compassion and advancing the highest standards of animal welfare. As an open-admission, unlimited-stay shelter, the NHSPCA provides individualized care for nearly 2,500 animals each year, ensuring they receive the medical attention, shelter, and support they need until they find loving homes.
Beyond adoption, the organization offers positive reinforcement training programs, humane education for thousands of children and adults, cruelty investigations and advocacy across New Hampshire, and a wide range of volunteer and community initiatives that strengthen the bond between people and animals.
American Independence Center
Founded in 1991 as a shared enterprise between the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire, the State of New Hampshire, and the Exeter community, the American Independence Center develops programs, exhibits, tours, and events that advance a deeper understanding of the ongoing struggle for American freedom and self-governance.
Through its museum, historic buildings, educational programming, and public events, the Center helps visitors connect with the stories, artifacts, and ideals that shaped the founding of the United States. Its mission is to preserve history while inspiring future generations to better understand and participate in American democracy.
Illuminating Impact: Lighting the Way for a Brighter Future
At PORT Lighting, we believe in more than just illuminating spaces—we’re committed to lighting up lives and creating a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Illuminating Impact is our charitable initiative, focused on supporting causes that align with our core values of integrity, quality, innovation, and community. Through financial donations, employee involvement, and community partnerships, we strive to make a meaningful difference.
Whether it's contributing to local arts programs, supporting educational initiatives, or helping those in need, we are dedicated to shining a light on what matters most.
At PORT Lighting, we're proud to bring people together—not just through our work in lighting but through our commitment to building a brighter, more connected future for all.
We need your help to pick our monthly winners! You can vote once per day, so be sure to return daily and encourage others to vote!
Nominate A Charity
To nominate an organization for Illuminating Impact, please fill out the form below. We encourage you to share your experiences with the organization and explain why they would be a great fit for our Illuminating Impact initiative.
Each month, PORT Lighting will select a number of organizations from the pool of nominees to be eligible for voting. Nominees will be chosen based on various factors, with the final decision made by the PORT Lighting Leadership team.
Nominate A Charity
Organizations We've Illuminated
- Brighter Boston
- Behind The Scenes
- Our Place, NH
- Gather NH
- Seacoast Mental Health
- Veterans Inc.
- Celebrity Series of Boston
- Mass General for Children
- New Generation, Inc.
- SENH Habitat for Humanity
- Birthday Wishes
- CASA of NH
- Friends In Action
- Girls at Work, Inc.
- NCC Food Pantry
- New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
- Wonderfund
- Manchester Community Music School
- Prescott Park Arts Festival
- Toys For Tots (Seabrook Fire Department)
- Seabrook Recreation Department
- PCA School
- St. Vincent De Paul - PEA
- Pan Mass Challenge
- Zoo New England
- Peabody Essex Museum
- NHSPCA
- Operation Blessing Inc.
- American Red Cross NE
- Cross Roads House
- The Chase Home
- Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains
- Easterseals NH
- San Antonio Food Bank
- Humane Society for Greater Nashua
- Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire
- Webster House Children's Home
- Yoga in Action
- Community Day Center of Waltham
- Media Power Youth
- Camp Resilience
- Joppa Hill Educational Farm
- Waypoint
- Dismas Home
- End 68 Hours Of Hunger
- American Heart Association
- Granite State Independent Living
- Goodwill New England
- Granite VNA
- Harbor Care
- Friends of Amesbury Aging Council
Congratulations to our June 2026 winner Manchester Community Music School
Manchester Community Music School provides accessible music education and music therapy services for people of all ages, abilities, and interests across southern New Hampshire. Its programs include early childhood classes, private lessons, ensembles, Suzuki instruction, summer camps, outreach partnerships, and more than 50 concerts and recitals each year.
Learn About Our Previous Illuminating Impact Winners

Shine A Light On Yoga In Action

Shine A Light On Harbor Care

Shine A Light On Granite State Independent Living

Shine A Light On American Heart Association

Shine A Light On End 68 Hours Of Hunger

Shine A Light On Dismas Home

Shine A Light On Camp Resilience

Shine A Light On Community Day Center of Waltham

Shine A Light On Webster House Children's Home

Shine A Light On The Humane Society of Greater Nashua

Shine A Light On NH Charitable Foundation

Shine A Light On NCC Food Pantry

Shine A Light On Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains

Shine A Light On Friends In Action

Shining A Light on CASA of NH

Shining A Light on Birthday Wishes
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Shining A Light on SENH Habitat for Humanity

Shining A Light on New Generation, Inc.

Shining A Light on Seacoast Mental Health

Shining A Light on Brighter Boston

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