New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc
To provide civil legal aid to people with low income and older (age 60 and up) adults.
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc at a glance
In short: New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc gave $300K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $299,853
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $99,951
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $52,132
- Total assets
- $7,174,097
- +5.5% 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 New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 603 Legal Aid ($242K). Together the top 3 received $300K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 14 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $205K (2021) to $300K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 603 Legal Aid Concord, NH | See Part IV | $242,071 |
| Wise Lebanon, NH | Subgrant Funds | $52,132 |
| NH Fiscal Policy Institute Concord, NH | Subgrant Funds | $5,650 |
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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 | $7,174,097 | $6,751,514 | $5,955,284 | $299,853 | 3 | $129,252 |
| 2024 | $6,800,829 | $6,742,993 | $5,975,696 | $300,210 | 3 | $97,919 |
| 2023 | $6,017,860 | $6,091,238 | $5,731,161 | $287,730 | 4 | $64,434 |
| 2022 | $5,592,412 | $5,202,591 | $5,258,622 | $252,151 | 2 | $13,568 |
| 2021 | $4,742,563 | $5,337,369 | $5,065,559 | $205,293 | 2 | $10,324 |
| 2020 | $5,370,326 | $6,060,133 | $4,860,954 | $229,040 | 3 | $19,584 |
| 2019 | $4,181,826 | $3,865,854 | $4,565,781 | $284,360 | 3 | $25,179 |
About New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc
Based on IRS filings
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc is a public charity, based in Concord, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $129K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc is led by Anne Jenness, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Jenness
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn McKinney
Policy Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$109K (2024) → $113K (2025)
Claire H. Gagnon
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas P. Hill Esq.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Vanden Borre
Director
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Snow Chadwick
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Flinchbaugh
Director
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Alvarez
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig McMahon
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Holmes Rheaume
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ophelia Burnett
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abbygale Martinen Dow
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Bushnell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Martineau
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Caristi
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Macdonald
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Dignard
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Steinberg
Attorney
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$105K (2019) → $124K (2025)
Kay Drought
Attorney
Litigation D → Attorney, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$111K (2019) → $140K (2025)
Lori Wamser
Controller
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $140K (2025)
Ruth Heintz
Attorney
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $123K (2025)
Sarah Mattson Dustin
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $146K (2025)
Michelle Wangerin
Attorney
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Herz
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Streeter
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Margaret Goodlander (2019–2024) — Leave of Abs
- Former: Bartolome Almonte (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Stephanie St John (2024) — Attorney
- Former: Elizabeth Greenwood (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John T. Beardmore (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Bray (2019–2023) — Attorney
- Former: Geoff Ketcham (2020–2023) — Attorney
- Former: Abbygale Martinen (2023) — Director
- Former: Deborah Butler CPA (2019–2022) — Director & Executive
- Former: George Dana Bisbee Esq. (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: John J. Pelletier Sr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Quinn Kelley Esq. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Talesha Saint-Marc (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Benjamin Ming (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Lewis (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Annie Fogg (2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Mee (2021) — Director
- Former: Deborah Kane Rein Esq. (2019) — Co-Chair
- Former: Kile Adumene (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Michael Delaney (2019) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Nann (2019) — Director
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 $146K, to Sarah Mattson Dustin (Executive Di). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc
How much does New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc give each year?
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc gave $300K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $300K across 3 grants.
What is New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc's typical grant size?
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc's median grant in 2025 was $52,132, and its average grant was $99,951, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc give grants?
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc gives mostly in New Hampshire: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, NH (2 grants).
Does New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc?
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.
What is New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc's EIN?
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0300897. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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