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Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Franconia, NH EIN: 81-2864631 Website

To preserve the franconia airport for future generations of aviation and outdoor recreational use. To provide educational programs and training materials related to the science and art of motorless flight. Provide flying equipment and facilities to assist in the promotion and education of students, pilots, youth organizations and the general public related to motorless flight and public safety. To encourage, promote and provide for the training of knowledge, skills and practices of motorless flight. To study and research the scientific techniques of soaring in the meteorological condition in the local area of the organization and to make these findings available to the public. To provide enhanced opportunities for motorless flight by facilitating oeprations in close proximity to the uniquely favorable soaring conditions in franconia, New Hampshire.

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,971,450
+22.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$270,297
+105.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$117,823
+82.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Littleton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hugh Gallen Technical Center Littleton, NHAviation Program$6,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,971,450$270,297$117,823——
2024$1,609,010$131,672$64,531——
2023$1,079,398$562,962$40,519$6,3001
2022$456,180$125,755$31,150——
2021$370,808$69,013$24,592——
2019$327,012$182,195$12,262——

About Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Franconia, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc is led by Thomas Ganse, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas Ganse

    President

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Eiche

    Director

    Tresurer → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Riff

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Kwasnik

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Lareau

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Mori

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James David

    Airport Mana

    Director → Airport Mana, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Stauble

    Chief Instru

    Director → Chief Instru, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Tewes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Noordergraaf

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Lee Lareau (2021–2024) — Former Treasurer
  • Former: David Desfosses (2024) — Director
  • Former: William Pauley (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: tom ganse (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: jay riff (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: jess pauley (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: joe kwsnik (2022) — Director
  • Former: john zanki (2019) — Director

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 Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc

How large is Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc?

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $270K.

What is Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc?

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Franconia, NH. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc operate?

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc's EIN?

Franconia Soaring Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2864631. 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-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)

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