Bear Hill Conservancy Trust
Bear Hill Conservancy Trust is a private foundation, based in Lyme, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.7M in total assets. In 2025, it made $219K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $5.2M.
Bear Hill Conservancy Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $31,686,676
- +63.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $12,554,637
- +12974.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $218,574
- +202.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $241,528
- +154.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bear Hill Conservancy Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Bear Hill Conservancy Trust gives
- Giving grew 3900% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $200K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Landscape International Tallahassee, FL | Land Conservation Support | $200,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,686,676 | $12,554,637 | $241,528 | — | — | $218,574 | $5,168,299 |
| 2024 | $19,373,567 | $96,023 | $95,062 | — | — | $72,306 | $94,023 |
| 2023 | $19,372,606 | $413,383 | $468,707 | — | — | $273,412 | $18,279 |
| 2022 | $19,207,930 | $127,362 | $405,849 | $200,000 | 1 | $822,244 | $52,362 |
| 2021 | $18,166,417 | $5,674,402 | $184,952 | — | — | — | $2,814 |
| 2019 | $11,239,486 | $590,186 | $231,149 | $5,000 | 1 | — | $401,625 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bear Hill Conservancy Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara D. Roby
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David M. Roby
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bear Hill Conservancy Trust
How large is Bear Hill Conservancy Trust?
Bear Hill Conservancy Trust reported $31.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $12.6M.
Where does Bear Hill Conservancy Trust operate?
Bear Hill Conservancy Trust has awarded grants in California, Florida.
What is Bear Hill Conservancy Trust's EIN?
Bear Hill Conservancy Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6558010. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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