Granite Edvance Corporation
To support New Hampshire students and families in navigating their education and career pathways by providing free advisory services, student loans and scholarships for post-secondary education.
Granite Edvance Corporation at a glance
In short: Granite Edvance Corporation gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $200,000
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $912,774,268
- +0.9% 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.
How to apply to Granite Edvance Corporation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Granite Edvance Corporation
Who Granite Edvance Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University System of New Hampshire ($100K). Together the top 2 received $200K.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $125K (2024) to $200K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University System of New Hampshire Concord, NH | To provide support to enrolled students with short-term financial needs. | $100,000 |
| Community College System of New Hampshire Concord, NH | To provide support to enrolled students with short-term financial needs. | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $912,774,268 | $61,204,622 | $59,200,848 | $200,000 | 2 | $7,508,016 |
| 2024 | $904,473,074 | $63,939,847 | $60,059,105 | $125,000 | 1 | $7,930,559 |
| 2023 | $915,716,327 | $61,725,667 | $60,413,588 | — | — | $5,113,698 |
| 2022 | $928,313,847 | $60,034,018 | $52,511,711 | — | — | $6,491,850 |
| 2021 | $910,620,336 | $75,110,962 | $62,096,640 | — | — | $5,900,484 |
| 2020 | $867,907,952 | $54,814,259 | $56,076,554 | — | — | $593,340 |
| 2019 | $772,977,645 | $54,774,294 | $53,581,370 | — | — | $1,143,766 |
About Granite Edvance Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Granite Edvance Corporation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Concord, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $912.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $200K. Net investment income was $7.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Granite Edvance Corporation is led by Christiana Thornton, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 13 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christiana Thornton
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$321K (2021) → $507K (2025)
Paul Provost
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair & Trustee → Trustee & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Huard
Chair & Trustee
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
Chair → Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Lloyd
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Koff
Vice Chair & Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Burger
Trustee
Chairman → Chair, 2021
Chair → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Burnett
Secretary & Trustee
Secretary & Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Secretary & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Elwell
Trustee
Treasurer → Treasurer & Trustee, 2024
Treasurer & Trustee → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Houle
Treasurer & Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Tracy
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Miller
Trustee
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Trustee, 2023
Vice Chair & Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hans Olson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Dwyer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
MB Lufkin
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Coughlan
Vice President Capital Markets & Asset Management
Vice President Finance → Vice President Capital Markets & Asset Management, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$94K (2021) → $153K (2025)
Erik Sobel
Vice President Technology Solutions & Security
Vice President Information Services → Vice President Technology Solutions & Security, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$118K (2021) → $195K (2025)
John Flanders
Vice President, Chief Strategy & Lending Officer
Vice President & COO → Vice President, Chief Strategy & Lending Officer, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$131K (2021) → $225K (2025)
Carlton Lewis
Solutions Architect
Software Development Architect → Solutions Architect, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$97K (2021) → $133K (2025)
Scott Rogers
Vice President & CFO
CFO → Vice President & CFO, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$132K (2022) → $281K (2025)
Danielle Barrick
Vice President Chief Communications Officer
Vice President Communications & External Affairs → Vice President Chief Communications Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $191K (2025)
Kathy-Ann Maguire
Vice President People & Talent Management
Vice President Human Resources → Vice President People & Talent Management, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$134K (2023) → $151K (2025)
Blessing Chimwanda
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$140K (2024) → $234K (2025)
Christopher Nadeau
Vice President, Information Security & Business Solutions
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$131K (2025)
Matthew Wallace
Vice President, Education & Career Pathways
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Merek Weisensee
Assistant Vice President, Technical Solutions & Support
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$129K (2025)
Minatchy Visvanathan
Business Systems & Data Architect
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Former officers (20)
- Former: Ann Marie Thomas (2021–2024) — Former Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
- Former: Robert Woodburn (2021–2024) — Assistant Vice President & Business Systems
- Former: Susan Hollinger (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph Atchinson (2022) — Vice President Community Engagement
- Former: Rob Willey (2022) — Software Developer Lead
- Former: Daniel Dubreuil (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Dean Grondin (2019–2021) — Former Vice President & CFO
- Former: Debby Miller (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tori Berube (2020–2021) — Former Vice President Ccp & Committee Engagement
- Former: Barton Nichelson (2021) — Database Administrator
- Former: Linda Crump (2021) — CFO
- Former: Linda Normandin (2019–2020) — Vice Chair & Treasurer
- Former: Rene A Drouin (2019–2020) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Tim Sink (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Karen Losik (2020) — Vice President Loan Services
- Former: Kathy Maguire (2020) — Vice President Human Resources
- Former: Michael Levasseur (2020) — Vice President Compliance
- Former: Sara Tremaine (2020) — Former Vice President & Cso
- Former: Steve Webb (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Howard (2019) — Secretary
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $507K, to Christiana Thornton (President & CEO). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Granite Edvance Corporation
How much does Granite Edvance Corporation give each year?
Granite Edvance Corporation gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $125K across 1 grant.
How large is Granite Edvance Corporation?
Granite Edvance Corporation reported $912.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61.2M.
What is Granite Edvance Corporation?
Granite Edvance Corporation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Concord, NH. It holds $912.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Granite Edvance Corporation operate?
Granite Edvance Corporation has awarded grants in New Hampshire.
What is Granite Edvance Corporation's EIN?
Granite Edvance Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0368776. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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