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Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail

Public charity · Grantmaker Concord, NH EIN: 45-3829131 Website

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Concord, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $230K in total assets.

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail at a glance

Total assets
$229,771
+30.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$71,095
+178.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$17,058
-89.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

1state

Cities

Concord

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Concord Parks and Recreation Department City of Concord New Hampshire Concord, NHDonation toward construction costs for Phase 2 of Trail$150,000
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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$229,771$71,095$17,058———
2024$175,696$25,521$156,753———
2023$306,791$252,582$158,874$150,0001$1,613
2022$212,933$78,127$5,543———
2021$140,349$52,790$2,799———
2020$90,358$55,076$82,625———
2019$117,907$6,447$1,749———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail is led by Richard Lemieux, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Lemieux

    President

    President & Treasurer → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Ovitt Puc

    Chair & Board of Trustees

    Chair & Board of Trustees → Chair, Board of Trustees & Assistant Treasurer, 2021

    Chair, Board of Trustees & Assistant Treasurer → Chair & Board of Trustees, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Bakos

    Trustee

    Trustee → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Silverberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russ Aubertin

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Tufts

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Holmes

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    2.7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Clark

    Treasurer

    Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Chistine Vigneault (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrice Rasche (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Katy Murray (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Christopher Kane (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rick Silverman (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Connor Brown (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Roland Berube (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jack Shields (2019) — Trustee

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 Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail

How large is Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail?

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail reported $230K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $71K.

What is Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail?

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Concord, NH. It holds $230K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail operate?

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail's EIN?

Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3829131. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)

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