GRD Memorial Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Center Sandwich, NH EIN: 82-1642965

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Center Sandwich, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K.

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: GRD Memorial Foundation Inc gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,500
-83.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,500
-50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$25,939
-8.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who GRD Memorial Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Sandwich Community Nurse Association: $3KSandwich Community NurseAssociation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sandwich Community Nurse Association ($3K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

PlymouthCenter OssipeeLaconiaSandwich

How GRD Memorial Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 180% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $15K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sandwich Community Nurse Association Sandwich, NHDonation$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$25,939$175$2,651$2,5001$2,500$1,389
2024$28,415$26,515$27,178$15,0003$15,000$1,534
2023$29,078$25,315$21,765$8,0002$8,000$1,409
2022$25,528$20,295$17,225$5,0001$5,000$1,213
2021$22,458$17,865$15,136$5,0001$5,000$1,175
2020$19,729$18,960$12,254$5,0001—$811

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, GRD Memorial Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc is led by Denise Read, President & Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Denise Read

    President & Director

    President → President & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ariane Shuffleton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Kissell

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Rotonnelli

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Dunlap

    Vice President & Director

    Vice President → Vice President & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hannah Kruger

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Hill

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leonard J. Kerr

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Arthur Kerr (2020–2021) — Treasurer & 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.

Frequently asked questions about GRD Memorial Foundation Inc

How much does GRD Memorial Foundation Inc give each year?

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 3 grants.

How large is GRD Memorial Foundation Inc?

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc reported $26K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is GRD Memorial Foundation Inc?

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Center Sandwich, NH. It holds $26K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does GRD Memorial Foundation Inc operate?

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is GRD Memorial Foundation Inc's EIN?

GRD Memorial Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1642965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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