New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is a public charity based in Concord, an individual recipient, formed in 1962. It supports nonprofit organizations and students, connects donors with community needs, and invests charitable assets to maintain a source of philanthropic capital.
Key facts about New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
In short: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation gave $59.7M across 949 grants in 2024 (avg $63K), mostly in New Hampshire. 21% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 02-6005625
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024
- Annual giving (2024)
- $59,747,839
- Grants made (2024)
- 949
- Average grant
- $62,959
- Median grant
- $25,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (196 of 944, 2024)
- Total assets
- $1,160,183,639
- Primary geography
- New Hampshire (83% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- For Responsive Grants, use the Foundation’s application process; the program announcement describes a streamlined application, rolling deadline and 20-business-day decision turnaround. Full details ↓
- Deadline
- Rolling
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$1.2B
+15.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$59.7M
+13.7% YoY
Grant Count
949
+2.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$63K
+11.0% YoY
Is New Hampshire Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 196 of 944 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $36K; repeat grants $70K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $27K repeat.
- 66% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation says it achieves its purpose by supporting an individual recipient nonprofits and students; connecting donors with community needs and ways to give; collaborating with community partners; advocating on important public issues; and investing charitable assets in alignment with its purpose and values.
Its stated funding areas include health and well-being, environmental protection, education, housing and other basic needs, arts and culture, civic health, and economic security. The Foundation also identifies targeted work in basic needs, environment and climate, civic health, behavioral health, education and career pathways, and early childhood and family supports. Its 2024 filing describes special funds focused on areas including an individual recipient opportunity, the Upper Valley environment, arts in Greater Portsmouth, watershed protection, and substance-use prevention.
The Foundation’s grantees illustrate the range of organizations it supports. Tilton School describes its work as preparing students for lifelong success and service. The Society for the Protection of an individual recipient Forests says it works to protect important landscapes and promote wise use of natural resources. New Futures describes its work as improving Granite Staters’ health and well-being through public policy change and civic empowerment.
Grantmaking
The Foundation reports that it awarded $87 million in grants in 2025 to 2,500 nonprofit organizations, alongside scholarships to 2,000 an individual recipient students. Separately, its 2024 filing reports 949 itemized grants totaling $59,747,839. Those grants ranged from $5,102 to $2,615,500, with a median of $25,000.
Among the largest itemized 2024 grants were $2,615,500 to Tilton School for a capital campaign and financial aid; $1,383,255 to Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association for designated distributions and a capital campaign; $1,304,301 to an individual recipient Children’s Trust for designated distributions, general and operating support, and the Trestle Fund; and $1,195,062 to New Futures for work on substance-use disorders, children’s behavioral health, early childhood, and other health policies.
The Foundation’s Responsive Grants program replaced its Community Grants program in 2026. The announced program offers one year of support of up to $10,000 for operating expenses, projects or initiatives, for eligible nonprofits whose work benefits an individual recipient communities. The announcement said applications would open March 9, 2026, with a rolling deadline and funding decisions within 20 business days. The Foundation said it would notify nonprofits over the summer about when applications would close for 2026; no closing date is provided here.
The Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation’s 2026 Small Grants and Targeted Grants cycles had a September 30, 2026 deadline, which has passed. The Small Grants program was for organizations serving Strafford County residents working on access-to-care challenges; the Targeted Grants program focused on mental health, behavioral health and substance-use services, early education and childcare, and food security. In 2026, applicants could submit to only one of those two programs.
How to Apply
For Responsive Grants, use the Foundation’s application process; the program announcement describes a streamlined application, rolling deadline and 20-business-day decision turnaround. The program is for eligible nonprofit organizations whose work benefits an individual recipient communities.
Open Grants
19 open opportunities from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship Grant
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Caroline L. Gross Fellowship
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical Grant
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Amount
Up to US $12,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes itself as New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation, and its Responsive Grants program is for eligible nonprofits whose work benefits an individual recipient communities. In the 2024 filing, 83% of itemized grant dollars went to recipients in an individual recipient; other listed recipient-state shares were Massachusetts at 5%, Vermont at 4%, Pennsylvania at 1%, and Washington, DC at 1%.
Some funds have narrower geographies. For example, the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund is described as supporting Coös County and bordering communities.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 949 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $44.2M (2020) to $59.7M (2024). In 2024 it made 949 grants totaling $59.7M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Tilton School ($2.6M). Together the top 10 received $11.5M.
Organizations only. It also paid 6 grants to individuals ($198,436), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
4,467 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3,287 grants of 4,467 (74%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tilton School Tilton, NH | To support capital campaign and financial aid | $2,615,500 |
| Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association Portsmouth, NH | For a designated distributions and capital campaign | $1,383,255 |
| NH Children's Trust Inc Concord, NH | For a designated distributions and general/operating support, the Trestle Fund | $1,304,301 |
| New Futures Concord, NH | For SUD, Children's Behavioral Health, Early Childhood and other health policies | $1,195,062 |
| Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | For general support, scholarships | $1,006,108 |
| JSI Research & Training Inst Bow, NH | For Tick Free NH, Medicaid to schools program, general support | $940,000 |
| North Country Education Services Agency Gorham, NH | For general support and programs | $836,350 |
| Society for the Protection of NH Forests Concord, NH | For a designated distributions and genera support, repairs, education, easements | $783,371 |
| Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire Epping, NH | For general support, conservation, capital, programs | $723,161 |
| Post-Landfill Action Network Philadelphia, PA | For general support and designated distribution | $695,103 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Itemized grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,160,183,639 | $231,461,448 | $85,965,187 | $59,747,839 |
| 2023 | $1,002,905,419 | $93,727,028 | $77,100,407 | $52,544,595 |
| 2022 | $906,709,858 | $65,087,484 | $72,174,040 | $47,435,579 |
The filing identifies the organization as New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, EIN 02-6005625, located in Concord, an individual recipient
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1,160,183,639 | $1,002,905,419 | $906,709,858 |
| Revenue | $231,461,448 | $93,727,028 | $65,087,484 |
| Expenses | $85,965,187 | $77,100,407 | $72,174,040 |
| Net Investment Income | $76,031,738 | $27,158,895 | $20,195,254 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists the following board members: Bobbie Bagley, JerriAnne Boggis, Laurie Gabriel, Kristin Girald, Pawn Nitichan and Emmett Soldati. It also lists George Bald, Peter Bergh, Jada Keye Hebra and Dottie Morris as board members, each with a start date in October 2024.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is led by Richard Ober, President on every filing since 2020; 10 of 26 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Richard Ober
President
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$381K (2020) → $480K (2024)
Joseph G Morone
Chair & Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair & Board Member, 2022
Vice Chair & Board Member → Chair & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Goodman
Director of Information Servcies
Director & Information Services → Director of Information Servcies, 2024
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$116K (2020) → $125K (2024)
Laura Rauscher
Director, Development & Philanthopy Svcs
Director, Development & Philanthropy → Director, Development & Philanthopy Svcs, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$117K (2020) → $130K (2024)
Rebecca Carr
Senior Director of Accounting
Controller → Senior Director of Accounting, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$146K (2020) → $149K (2024)
Sonya Salanti
Director of Tillotson Funds
New on the 2024 filing
50 hrs/week
$125K (2024)
Kristen Oliveri
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
Vice President of Communications → Vice President of Communications & Marketing, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$125K (2020) → $154K (2024)
Michael Wilson
Chief Investment, Finance Officer & Senior Vice President
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer → Chief Investment, Finance Officer & Senior Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$240K (2020) → $336K (2024)
Melinda Mosier
Vice President Donor Engagement & Philanthropy
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$162K (2023) → $176K (2024)
Simon Delekta
Vice President Community Engagement & Impact
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$137K (2023) → $174K (2024)
Katie Dionne
Controller
New on the 2024 filing
50 hrs/week
$166K (2024)
Barbara Couch
Vice Chair & Board Member
Board Member → Chair & Board Member, 2022
Chair & Board Member → Vice Chair & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
JerriAnne Boggis
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pawn Nitichan
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evelyn Aissa
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Girald
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ritu Gupta Ullal
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Mattson Dustin
Treasurer & Board Member
Board Member → Treasurer & Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bobbie Bagley
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emmett Soldati
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Gabriel
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dottie Morris
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Bald
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jada Keye Hebra
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Williams
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Bergh
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: A Robert Hirschfeld (2020–2023) — Secretary & Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Perkins (2020–2023) — Vice President of Administration
- Former: John F Weeks (2020–2023) — Treasurer & Board Member
- Former: Michael Turmelle (2020–2023) — Director, Educ. & Career Initiatives
- Former: Diane M Mercier (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Merrow (2020–2022) — Vice President of Community Impact
- Former: Kenneth R Kinder (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lucy C Hodder (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Johanna Brown (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Maureen A Beauregard (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Peck (2020–2022) — Vice President, Development & Philanthropy
- Former: Larissa Ruiz Baia (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Christina D'Allesandro (2022) — Director, Childhood & Family Support
- Former: Jeffrey Meyers (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sherilyn Burnett Young (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sister Paula Marie Buley IHM (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $480K, to Richard Ober (President). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 37 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301-4005
Phone: (603) 225-6641
Website: https://nhcf.org
Frequently asked questions about New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
How much does New Hampshire Charitable Foundation give each year?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation gave $59.7M across 949 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $52.5M across 926 grants.
What is New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $25,000, and its average grant was $62,959, across 949 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation that year got $36K on average.
Where does New Hampshire Charitable Foundation give grants?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New Hampshire: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, NH (83 grants), Manchester, NH (58 grants), Portsmouth, NH (44 grants) and Keene, NH (31 grants).
Does New Hampshire Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 65% of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (618 of 949) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "For a designated distribution" (35 grants), "For a designated distributions" (9 grants) and "For designated distributions" (5 grants).
Who are New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Tilton School ($2,615,500), Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association ($1,383,255) and NH Children's Trust Inc ($1,304,301), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. It also paid 6 grants to individuals ($198,436), which are not listed by name. Together they received 9% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is New Hampshire Charitable Foundation?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation reported $1.2B in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $231.5M.
What does New Hampshire Charitable Foundation fund?
The Foundation says it achieves its purpose by supporting an individual recipient nonprofits and students; connecting donors with community needs and ways to give; collaborating with community partners; advocating on important public issues; and investing charitable assets in alignment with its purpose and values. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation?
For Responsive Grants, use the Foundation’s application process; the program announcement describes a streamlined application, rolling deadline and 20-business-day decision turnaround. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's EIN?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-6005625. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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