Keene Endowment Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Keene, NH EIN: 02-6009681

Keene Endowment Association (KEA) helps donors to provide scholarships for Keene State College (KSC) students and resources to enhance their education. The KEA Board also helps to give donors the assurance that their philanthropy will make a difference for KSC students in perpetuity.

Keene Endowment Association at a glance

In short: Keene Endowment Association gave $873K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $873K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$872,566
+12.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$872,566
+12.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$872,566
Total assets
$26,406,886
+20.0% 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.

Who Keene Endowment Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

Cities

KeeneConcord

How Keene Endowment Association gives

  • Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $436K (2021) to $873K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $873K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$872,566
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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$26,406,886$4,249,631$1,031,992$872,5661$1,422,885
2024$22,005,553$1,286,162$905,122$777,4371$854,198
2023$19,709,344$2,703,446$961,695$846,5411$699,095
2022$16,865,844$3,071,802$741,673$619,4171$791,569
2021$12,021,054$1,464,084$539,001$435,5341$547,979

About Keene Endowment Association

Based on IRS filings

Keene Endowment Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Keene, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $873K. Net investment income was $1.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Keene Endowment Association is led by Melinda D Treadwell, Ksc President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melinda D Treadwell

    Ksc President

    Ksc President → Ksc President Executive, 2024

    Ksc President Executive → Ksc President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Kurowski

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David A Westover

    Alumni Trustee

    Ksc Alumni Rep to Usnh Board → Ksc Alumni Rep to Usnh Boad, 2024

    Ksc Alumni Rep to Usnh Boad → Alumni Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edmund F Wojenski

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Johnson Wilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ockle E Johnson

    Trustee

    Vice President → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott McPherson

    Trustee

    Trustee → Past Trustee, 2022

    Past Trustee → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William W Adams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Wink Faulkner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Confessore

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Jue

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madison Olsen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Bethel

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • C Paul Vincent

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Sheil

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Giang

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Elliot-DiSenso

    Past Trustee

    Trustee → Past Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • MaryBeth Lufkin

    Ksc Vice President Student Enroll & Engagement

    Trustee → Ksc Vice President Student Enrollment & Engagement, 2024

    Ksc Vice President Student Enrollment & Engagement → Ksc Vice President Student Enroll & Engagement, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond A Jobin

    2nd Vice President

    Trustee → 2nd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Poulin

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Rodrigue

    Vice President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathalie Houder

    Ksc Vice President Finance & Administrator

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Warner

    Past Trustee

    Trustee → Past Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hilary Shepard

    Ksc Vice President Advancement

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Dan S Kurowski (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Philip Racicot (2021–2024) — Past Trustee
  • Former: Bill Poulin (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ed Wojenski (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul Vincent (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ray Jobin (2022–2024) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Will Adams (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Wink Faulkner (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Marty Sheil (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Indrika A Arnold (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Jason P Knights (2021–2023) — Past Trustee
  • Former: Veronica L Rosa (2021–2023) — Ksc Vice President Advancement
  • Former: Louise R Zerba (2021–2022) — Past Trustee
  • Former: Wendell L Pollock (2021–2022) — Past 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 Keene Endowment Association

How much does Keene Endowment Association give each year?

Keene Endowment Association gave $873K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $777K across 1 grant.

How large is Keene Endowment Association?

Keene Endowment Association reported $26.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.

What is Keene Endowment Association?

Keene Endowment Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Keene, NH. It holds $26.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Keene Endowment Association operate?

Keene Endowment Association has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is Keene Endowment Association's EIN?

Keene Endowment Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-6009681. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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