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United Way of Greater Nashua Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Nashua, NH EIN: 02-6015642 Website

To make measurable improvements in peoples lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities.

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc at a glance

In short: United Way of Greater Nashua Inc gave $79K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$79,317
-76.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-61.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,915
-39.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,619
Total assets
$1,708,448
-0.7% 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 United Way of Greater Nashua Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Nashua Police Athletic League: $23KNashua Police Athletic League$23KGirls Inc of NH: $18KGirls Inc of NH$18KGranite United Way: $9KGranite United Way$9KThe Front Door Agency: $7KThe Front Door Agency$7KBridges: $6KBridges$6KBoys & Girls Club of Nasua: $6KBoys & Girls Club of Nasua$6KMarguerite's Place: $5KMarguerite's Place$5KBig Brothers Big Sisters of NH: $5KBig Brothers Big Sisters of NH$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Nashua Police Athletic League ($23K). Together the top 8 received $79K.

Grant Size Distribution

118 grants across all recorded years

110<$50K6$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 110 grants of 118 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

NashuaManchesterMerrimackMilfordHudsonHollisBrooklineConcordKeeneLondonderry

How United Way of Greater Nashua Inc gives

  • Giving fell 91% 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$1M18 grants2019 21 grants2020 23 grants2021 30 grants2022 36 grants2023 21 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $79K (2025) to $930K (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $79K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nashua Police Athletic League Nashua, NHProgram Services and donor designations$22,725
Girls Inc of NH Manchester, NHProgram Services and donor designations$18,103
Granite United Way Manchester, NHProgram Services and donor designations$9,375
The Front Door Agency Nashua, NHProgram Services and donor designations$6,816
Bridges Nashua, NHProgram Services and donor designations$6,422
Boys & Girls Club of Nasua Nashua, NHProgram Services and donor designations$5,813
Marguerite's Place Nashua, NHProgram Services and donor designations$5,063
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH Manchester, NHProgram Services$5,000
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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$1,708,448$1,977,710$1,868,920$79,3178$48,157
2024$1,720,824$2,099,121$2,146,786$343,45021$28,032
2023$1,731,497$2,306,924$2,458,519$930,20936$19,544
2022$1,945,140$2,501,353$2,411,077$902,32330$9,425
2021$1,859,412$2,418,474$2,326,866$487,68523$9,749
2020$1,734,954$2,164,532$1,532,505$410,45721$7,521
2019$1,021,428$1,515,185$1,567,177$384,90018$7,674

About United Way of Greater Nashua Inc

Based on IRS filings

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc is a public charity, based in Nashua, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $79K. Net investment income was $48K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc is led by Michael Apfelberg, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Apfelberg

    President

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $95K (2019) → $109K (2025)

  • Amir Toosi

    Governance Chair

    At Large Member & Strategic Planning Chair → At Large Member & Strategic, 2022

    At Large Member & Strategic → Governance Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Dinkel Jr.

    Community Investment Chair

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Reid

    Community Advisory Council Chair

    Community Advisory Council Chair → Community Advisory Council, 2022

    Community Advisory Council → Community Advisory Council Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Chaloner

    Treasurer Finance Committee Chair

    Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair → Treasurer & Finance Committee, 2022

    Treasurer & Finance Committee → Treasurer Finance Committee Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert S. Larmouth

    Nominating Chair

    At Large Member & Nominating Chair → At Large Member & Nominating, 2022

    At Large Member & Nominating → Nominating Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Minkarah

    Community Assessment Chair

    Director → Community Assessment Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Plante

    Rd Committee Chair

    Director → Rd Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Munroe

    Immediate Past Chair Governance Board

    Treasurer → Governance Chair, 2021

    Governance Chair → Immediate Past Chair Governance Board, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Moran

    Secretary

    Rd Committee Chair → Secretary Rd Committee Chair, 2024

    Secretary Rd Committee Chair → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Mack

    At Large Member

    Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2021

    Immediate Past Chair → At Large Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Ura Bollinger Esq.

    At Large Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (34)
  • Former: Deb Howes (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Donchess (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lucille Jordan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: John Jurczyk Fache (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Leahy (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Clark Gaphardt (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Galen B. Williams (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mario Andrade (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Padmaja Kunapareddy (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Parker Williams (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Patricia M. Lafrance Esq. (2022–2024) — Policy Chair
  • Former: Abimana Kgira (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Calabria (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Curran (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Reverend Kathy Boss (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Whitaker Psyd Mladc (2024) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Whitaker Psyd (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Johnson (2023) — Director
  • Former: Heather Tebbetts (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rolf Goodwin (2019–2022) — At Large Member & Policy Cha
  • Former: Doug Howard M. Ed (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Burdette (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kristy Bessada (2022) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Hunt (2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Armstrong (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bernard Rousseau (2019–2020) — Secretary & Rd Committee Co-Chair
  • Former: Galina Szakacs (2019–2020) — Community Assessment Chair
  • Former: Kaylee Eno (2020) — Director
  • Former: Leuson Veloz (2020) — Director
  • Former: Mohammad Mustak Arif (2020) — Director
  • Former: Heather Henline (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Pappas (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Slattery (2019) — At Large Executive
  • Former: Susan McHugh (2019) — Immediate Past Chair

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

Michael Apfelberg — President: $109KMichael ApfelbergPresident$109K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to Michael Apfelberg (President).

Frequently asked questions about United Way of Greater Nashua Inc

How much does United Way of Greater Nashua Inc give each year?

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc gave $79K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $343K across 21 grants.

What is United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's typical grant size?

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,619, and its average grant was $9,915, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does United Way of Greater Nashua Inc give grants?

United Way of Greater Nashua 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 Nashua, NH (5 grants) and Manchester, NH (3 grants).

Does United Way of Greater Nashua Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Services and donor designations" (7 grants).

Who are United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's largest grantees?

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Nashua Police Athletic League ($22,725), Girls Inc of NH ($18,103) and Granite United Way ($9,375), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is United Way of Greater Nashua Inc?

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's EIN?

United Way of Greater Nashua Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-6015642. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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