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Education Alliance for New Hampshire

Public charity · Grantmaker Concord, NH EIN: 02-0524025 Website

The mission of Education Alliance for New Hampshire is to be a catalyst to integrate community service and civic responsibility throughout the academic and student life goals of its member institutions.

Education Alliance for New Hampshire at a glance

In short: Education Alliance for New Hampshire gave $722K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $361K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$722,160
+23.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$361,080
+23.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$361,080
Total assets
$11,994,463
+69.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Education Alliance for New Hampshire funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Partners for Rural Impact: $433KPartners for Rural Impact$433KNew Hampshire College & University Council: $289KNew Hampshire College &University Council$289K

The largest 2025 recipient was Partners for Rural Impact ($433K). Together the top 2 received $722K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 10 (30%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ConcordBereaPortlandFranklinMorgan HillWest Stewartstown

How Education Alliance for New Hampshire gives

  • Giving grew 356% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K4 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $86K (2021) to $722K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $722K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Partners for Rural Impact Berea, KYProgramming Services$433,329
New Hampshire College & University Council Concord, NHProgramming Services$288,831
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$11,994,463$5,706,774$5,878,909$722,1602$11,623
2024$7,080,565$3,071,078$2,941,600$587,2702$6,491
2023$6,536,598$2,134,882$2,140,204$142,7362$3,912
2022$5,819,248$1,502,774$1,533,952$158,3711$5,941
2021$5,228,375$1,519,463$1,444,981$85,8933$-128
2020$4,215,236$1,510,630$1,455,902$96,5214$3,841

About Education Alliance for New Hampshire

Based on IRS filings

Education Alliance for New Hampshire is a public charity focused on Education, based in Concord, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $722K. Net investment income was $12K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Education Alliance for New Hampshire is led by Mica Stark, CEO on the 2025 filing; 3 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mica Stark

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Treadwell

    Chair

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alfred Williams IV

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Birx

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Rubinstein

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard J Lessard

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Fitzgerald

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Lesser

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Tompkins

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Provencher

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth S Chilton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Sykes

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Marsh Ryerson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Eden

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Lesperance

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Beaudin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarmad Saman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Scire

    Past Executive Director

    Executive Di → Past Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2020) → $193K (2025)

  • Jillian Oates

    Chief Operating Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2025)

  • Stephanie Lesperance

    Chief Strategy Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2025)

  • Joseph Favazza

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sister Paula Marie Buley

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Lucille Jordan (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sr Paula Marie Buley (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Chuck Lloyd (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joe Favazza (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Melanie Robbins (2024) — Director
  • Former: Brian Bicknell (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: James Dean (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kim Mooney (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leonidas Koskos (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michele Perkins (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Paul Leblanc (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Susan Stuebner (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Cate (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sian Leah Beilock (2023) — Director
  • Former: Philip Hanlon (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Addy (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gretchen Mullin-Sawicki (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Larissa Baia (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Provencher (2021) — Director
  • Former: Christina Thornton (2020) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Llyod (2020) — Director
  • Former: Susan Huard (2020) — Director
  • Former: Todd Leach (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Deborah Scire — Past Executive Director: $193KDeborah ScirePast Executive Director$193KStephanie Lesperance — Chief Strategy Officer: $120KStephanie LesperanceChief Strategy Officer$120KJillian Oates — Chief Operating Officer: $101KJillian OatesChief Operating Officer$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $193K, to Deborah Scire (Past Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Education Alliance for New Hampshire

How much does Education Alliance for New Hampshire give each year?

Education Alliance for New Hampshire gave $722K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $587K across 2 grants.

How large is Education Alliance for New Hampshire?

Education Alliance for New Hampshire reported $12.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.7M.

What is Education Alliance for New Hampshire?

Education Alliance for New Hampshire is a public charity focused on Education, based in Concord, NH. It holds $12.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Education Alliance for New Hampshire operate?

Education Alliance for New Hampshire has awarded grants in California, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire.

What is Education Alliance for New Hampshire's EIN?

Education Alliance for New Hampshire's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0524025. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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