Interlakes Scholarship Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Meredith, NH EIN: 22-2474302

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation based in Meredith, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing reports 20 grants totaling $20,400, all with scholarship purposes.

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation at a glance

In short: Interlakes Scholarship Foundation gave $20K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,400
+15.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
20
+81.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,020
-36.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$850
Total assets
$432,403
+9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Interlakes Scholarship Foundation

How to Apply

The 2024 filing lists an application as the required form and materials and restricts awards to graduates of Interlakes High School. It gives the annual deadline as the Friday before April school vacation; the 2026 deadline has passed.

Contact

Application contact: Interlakes Scholarship
Mailing address: C/O Donna Depoian PO Box 575, Laconia, NH 03246
Phone: (603) 455-8621

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Interlakes Scholarship Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants across all recorded years

96<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 96 grants of 96 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, grant dollars went to recipients in New Hampshire (50%), New York (17%), Massachusetts (7%), Rhode Island (7%), and Connecticut (6%). The filing also lists grants to individual recipients in Vermont and Colorado.

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.

Cities

DurhamPlymouthBeverlyBostonBrooklynConcordManchesterProvidenceWashingtonAnnapolisBurlingtonClintonColchesterFairfieldHamdenHanoverHonoluluKeeneKingstonLewiston

How Interlakes Scholarship Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. 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$10K$20K$30K23 grants2021 24 grants2022 18 grants2023 11 grants2024 20 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $28K (2022). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
20 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$20,400
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$432,403$47,530$28,448$20,40020$20,400$16,523
2024$396,797$31,585$25,308$17,60011$17,600$15,425
2023$400,020$24,941$35,020$27,50018$27,500$26,053
2022$336,069$53,387$34,893$27,99024$27,990$42,418
2021$317,575$49,046$19,006$14,80023—$25,028

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is provided. The reported grants support scholarships to individual recipients.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave 20 grants totaling $20,400. Grant amounts ranged from $400 to $2,300, with a median of $850. The largest reported grants were $2,300 to an individual recipient in New York, $2,100 to an individual recipient in New Hampshire, and two grants of $1,900 each to individual recipients in New Hampshire. All were for scholarships.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Don Crowell as President, Wendy Bagley as Vice President, Mary Cove as Secretary, and Marianne Leberman as Treasurer. Trustees listed are Chris Burton, Dave Carpentiere, Barbara Ulm, Lorraine Jenks, Samantha Smith, and Edward DeTolla.

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chris Burton

    Trustee

    Vice President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Carpentiere

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lorraine Jenks

    Trustee

    Co Secretary → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Ulm

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Smith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward DeTolla

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Crowell

    Presidemt

    President → Presidemt, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marianne Leberman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Cove

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Bagley

    Vice President

    Co Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2023

    Vice President & Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Merron Treadwell (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Tiffany Pena (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Holly Vienten (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kim Baker (2021–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Interlakes Scholarship Foundation

How much does Interlakes Scholarship Foundation give each year?

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation gave $20K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 11 grants.

What is Interlakes Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $850, and its average grant was $1,020, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Interlakes Scholarship Foundation give grants?

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation gives mostly in New Hampshire: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (17%) and Massachusetts (7%).

Does Interlakes Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Interlakes Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (19 grants).

How large is Interlakes Scholarship Foundation?

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation reported $432K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $48K.

What does Interlakes Scholarship Foundation fund?

No mission statement is provided. The reported grants support scholarships to individual recipients. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Interlakes Scholarship Foundation?

The 2024 filing lists an application as the required form and materials and restricts awards to graduates of Interlakes High School. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Interlakes Scholarship Foundation's EIN?

Interlakes Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2474302. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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