About Neil and Louise

Neil Tillotson was an entrepreneur who, from the humblest beginnings, built numerous companies that employed thousands of people. He invented the latex glove and built factories to manufacture it, and owned, operated and lived at The Balsams in Dixville Notch, becoming known as “the mayor of Dixville Notch.” Louise Tillotson, his wife, was a force all her own — she had worked for the BBC, had once built her own house and her own business. They traveled the world, but were deeply attached to the North Country as “home.”

Neil Tillotson’s philosophy was simple: “Be humble, be creative and be kind.”

When he passed away in 2001 at 102, Neil Tillotson left the bulk of his assets for charitable purposes. Louise Tillotson established the donor-advised Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation in 2006. The Tillotsons’ gift was among the largest charitable gifts in the history of the state. The fund is one of the largest permanent rural philanthropies in the country and is positioned to support the region in perpetuity.