Champions of New Hampshire Farms

501(c)(4) organization Concord, NH EIN: 02-0431355

Champions of New Hampshire Farms conducts a food concession booth featuring local foods and an exhibit general store that sells New Hampshire made specialty products. This work takes place in the New Hampshire building at the annual eastern states exposition in west springfield, ma in september each year. These activities showcase New Hampshire products and promote New Hampshire agriculture. Over one million people attend the exposition. In addition to promoting agriculture it also provides financial support to agricultural organizations and related non-profit agencies. Members and supporters of these organizations volunteer in the booths and a donation is made to the organization for those services. This has become a mojor annyal fund-raising event for most of these organizatons. Approximately 11 groups benefit from this event. The products sold in the general store are taken on a consignment basis. The general store has benefited approximately 30 small New Hampshire businesses. In ad

Champions of New Hampshire Farms at a glance

In short: Champions of New Hampshire Farms gave $53K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$53,440
+23.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,907
+23.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,468
Total assets
$761,682
+24.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Champions of New Hampshire Farms funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Granite State FFA: $10KGranite State FFA$10KNH Farm Bureau Federation: $10KNH Farm Bureau Federation$10KNH Farm Forest & Garden Expo: $10KNH Farm Forest & Garden Expo$10KBelknap Area Market Mgmt: $9KBelknap Area Market Mgmt$9KNH Winery Association: $8KNH Winery Association$8KMt Washington Valley Eaters: $6KMt Washington Valley Eaters$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Granite State FFA ($10K). Together the top 6 received $53K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

ConcordLeeNewfieldsBelmontConwayDurhamPeterborough

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2024) to $53K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $53K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Granite State FFA Concord, NH—$10,000
NH Farm Bureau Federation Concord, NH—$10,000
NH Farm Forest & Garden Expo Concord, NH—$10,000
Belknap Area Market Mgmt Belmont, NH—$8,935
NH Winery Association Newfields, NH—$8,415
Mt Washington Valley Eaters Conway, NH—$6,090
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$761,682$840,901$726,205$53,4406
2024$611,570$792,153$661,798$43,2026
2023$484,761$706,998$539,575——
2022$317,338$631,295$470,613——
2021$103,136$429,177$398,778——
2020$72,737—$24,549——
2019$97,286$420,819$451,311——

About Champions of New Hampshire Farms

Based on IRS filings

Champions of New Hampshire Farms is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Concord, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $762K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $53K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Champions of New Hampshire Farms is led by Tim Bassett, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Bassett

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jasen Stock

    Director

    As Needed → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Porter

    Director

    As Needed → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Spoerl

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Bryer

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Robert Johnson (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brenda Clemons (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nada Haddad (2019–2021) — As Needed

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 Champions of New Hampshire Farms

How much does Champions of New Hampshire Farms give each year?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms gave $53K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $43K across 6 grants.

What is Champions of New Hampshire Farms's typical grant size?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms's median grant in 2025 was $9,468, and its average grant was $8,907, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Champions of New Hampshire Farms give grants?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms gives mostly in New Hampshire: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, NH (3 grants).

Who are Champions of New Hampshire Farms's largest grantees?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms's largest 2025 grantees include Granite State FFA ($10,000), NH Farm Bureau Federation ($10,000) and NH Farm Forest & Garden Expo ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Champions of New Hampshire Farms?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms reported $762K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $841K.

What is Champions of New Hampshire Farms?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Concord, NH. It holds $762K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Champions of New Hampshire Farms's EIN?

Champions of New Hampshire Farms's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0431355. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

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