Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire

Public charity · Grantmaker Epping, NH EIN: 02-0355374

To protect and sustain the significant lands in our community for clean water, fresh food, outdoor recreation, healthy forests, and wildlife.

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire at a glance

Total assets
$48,076,240
+7.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,592,012
-10.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$491,060
-6.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$8,234,403
-3.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

DurhamConcordDeerfieldBostonKingstonYork

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K4 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2021) to $289K (2022). In 2022 it made 5 grants totaling $289K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Town of Kingston Kingston, NHLand Conservation$149,500
City of Rochester Boston, MALand Conservation$80,869
White Pine Programs York, MENature-Based Education$29,786
Society for the Protection of NH Forests Concord, NHEasement Defense, Stewardship Mgmt$18,500
University of New Hampshire Foundation Durham, NHTrail Assessment Training$10,628
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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$48,076,240$10,592,012$8,234,403——$491,060
2024$44,697,271$11,837,053$8,515,771——$525,728
2023$41,366,996$8,972,941$4,947,678——$298,250
2022$36,384,386$7,767,147$3,198,426$289,2835$415,324
2021$33,243,290$7,653,430$2,848,362$45,5193$223,057
2020$27,661,689$8,618,518$3,139,528$111,4504$219,357

About Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire

Based on IRS filings

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire is a public charity, based in Epping, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $491K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire is led by Brian Hart, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Hart

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $92K (2020) → $165K (2025)

  • Brent Merriam

    President

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Hyde

    Land Conservation Director

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $101K (2023) → $110K (2025)

  • Bruce Goodwin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reggie Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Reid

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Marion

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Briselden

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Wallace

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edie Shipley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Chamberlin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Watts

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Varn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Lovejoy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Stephenson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Merrill

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Hall

    Treasurer

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Haley Andreozzi

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Bergh

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Dan Clapp (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beverly Shadley (2021–2024) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Joanie Pratt (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rob Wofchuck (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Malin Clyde (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: VJ Strehl (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Pamela Hall (2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Bill Campbell (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Terru Coyle (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Chamberlin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ann Welsh (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Dan Wyand (2020) — Director
  • Former: Joan Pratt (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Robin Najar (2020) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brian Hart — Executive Director: $165KBrian HartExecutive Director$165KDuane Hyde — Land Conservation Director: $110KDuane HydeLand Conservation Director$110K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $165K, to Brian Hart (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire

How large is Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire?

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire reported $48.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.6M.

Where does Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire operate?

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire.

What is Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire's EIN?

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0355374. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 25, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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