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← NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$93,727,028
Total expenses
$77,100,407
Contributions and grants received
$66,730,002
Grants paid
$63,969,290
Program service revenue
$135,174
Investment income
$27,158,895
Other revenue
-$297,043
Total assets, end of year
$1,002,905,419
Total liabilities, end of year
$66,831,662
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$936,073,757
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$69,715,266
Management and general expenses
$5,616,387
Fundraising expenses
$1,768,754
Program service expenses (Part III)
$69,715,266

Program services were 90.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $4,056

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $18,445

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $66,707,501

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,901,611

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Foundation Admin Fees

    total $121,481 · related or exempt $121,481

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program Loan Interest

    total $13,435 · related or exempt $13,435

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Scholarship Loan Interest

    total $256 · related or exempt $256

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Grant Administration

    total $2 · related or exempt $2

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,232,186 · unrelated business $1,425,154 · excluded $7,807,032

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,700

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $5,764

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $5,936

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $5,936 · excluded $5,936

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $61,111,790

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $43,185,081

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $17,926,709

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $17,926,709 · excluded $17,926,709

  • 11a · Other revenue: Grantmaking Administration

    total $45,907 · unrelated business $45,907

  • 11b · Other revenue: Discontinued Operations

    total -$348,886 · excluded -$348,886

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$302,979

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $54,303,072 · program services $54,303,072

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,695,715 · program services $7,695,715

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,970,503 · program services $1,970,503

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,213,723 · program services $576,221 · management and general $415,302 · fundraising $222,200

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,498,821 · program services $2,135,834 · management and general $1,539,373 · fundraising $823,614

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $431,874 · program services $205,034 · management and general $147,776 · fundraising $79,064

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $656,868 · program services $311,851 · management and general $224,762 · fundraising $120,255

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $389,595 · program services $184,962 · management and general $133,309 · fundraising $71,324

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $82,964 · program services $59,545 · management and general $15,256 · fundraising $8,163

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,500 · program services $30,147 · management and general $21,728 · fundraising $11,625

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,310,498 · management and general $2,310,498

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,465,169 · program services $1,181,124 · management and general $185,042 · fundraising $99,003

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $77,719 · program services $39,242 · management and general $25,067 · fundraising $13,410

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $704,674 · program services $334,547 · management and general $241,120 · fundraising $129,007

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $197,095 · program services $93,572 · management and general $67,440 · fundraising $36,083

  • 17 · Travel

    total $205,387 · program services $121,399 · management and general $54,714 · fundraising $29,274

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $159,069 · program services $113,920 · management and general $29,413 · fundraising $15,736

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $189,504 · program services $89,968 · management and general $64,843 · fundraising $34,693

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $55,082 · program services $25,927 · management and general $18,993 · fundraising $10,162

  • 24a · Other expenses: Communications

    total $284,526 · program services $135,080 · management and general $97,357 · fundraising $52,089

  • 24b · Other expenses: Other fund expenses

    total $74,762 · program services $67,325 · management and general $4,845 · fundraising $2,592

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $57,133 · program services $27,124 · management and general $19,549 · fundraising $10,460

  • 24d · Other expenses: Provision for bad debt

    total $13,154 · program services $13,154

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $94,694 · end of year $503,213

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $93,232,513 · end of year $67,019,282

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,533,650 · end of year $6,410,092

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,001,660 · end of year $562,246

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,847,469 · end of year $2,046,710

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,188 · end of year $198,489

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,625,695

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,279,659

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,414,453 · end of year $1,346,036

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $156,642,242 · end of year $208,592,337

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $642,129,336 · end of year $706,188,997

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,724,653 · end of year $10,038,017

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $772,989 · end of year $775,686

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $9,427,844 · end of year $8,456,898

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,629,908 · end of year $2,917,289

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $51,690,420 · end of year $54,681,789

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $706,934,840 · end of year $787,671,998

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $135,253,857 · end of year $148,401,759

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

We achieve our purpose by: supporting New Hampshire's nonprofit organizations and students; connecting generous people with pressing community needs and effective ways to give; collaborating, building relationships and learning from all of our community partners; advocating and using our voice on important public issues; and investing charitable assets in alignment with our purpose and values and to ensure a perpetual source of philanthropic capital.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To make New Hampshire a more just, sustainable, and vibrant community where everyone can thrive.

  • The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is the state's largest provider of grants to nonprofits and scholarships to local residents. In 2023, that included more than $56 million in grants and program initiatives, including grants to 1,897 nonprofit organizations. These grants support nonprofit organizations that advance health and well-being, environmental protection, education, housing and other basic needs, arts and culture, civic health and economic security. Nearly $8 million in scholarships were awarded to 1,835 students pursing a wide range of educations opportunities, including traditional colleges and universities, technical training and certificate programs, as well as programs that prepare students to succeed in the workforce and in their community.

    Expenses $63,969,290 · Grants $63,969,290 · Revenue $135,174

  • Special funds: There are a select group of funds at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation which support focused programs to respond to community needs. These include the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund, which seeks to create and enhance opportunity in the North Country, reserve and uplift the historical and cultural assets that make the region unique and hold the confidence and capabilities to foster strong communities and healthy rural landscapes; the Wellborn Ecology Fund, which seeks to increase knowledge of the environment and natural history of the Upper Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont; and the Artist Advancement Fund, which provides support to an individual artist in the Greater Portsmouth area.(See Schedule O for a continued description of NHCF Special Funds) Other Special Funds include: the Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund, which seeks to restore, protect and enhance the watershed near the confluence of the Connecticut and White rivers; and the Oliver J. and Dorothy Penniman Hubbard Fund, which supports efforts to prevent substance use disorders among the state's residents.

    Expenses $1,151,762

  • Expenses for Grant Programs: In the case of these exceptional funds, programs have been created that connect resources made available by generous donors to the goals that motivated their gifts. This expense line includes dedicated staff to execute the intent of the donors, communications to present the goals and work of the funds to the communities they serve, and support for convening to advance these goals.

    Expenses $4,594,214

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Ober

    President

    Total calculated
    $471,518
    From this org
    $406,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,580
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $384,438
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,580
    Filer's total
    $471,518
  • Bobbie Bagley

    Board Member (start 8/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • JerriAnne Boggis

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Laurie Gabriel

    Board Member (start 8/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Kristin Girald

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Pawn Nitichan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Emmett Soldati

    Board Member (start 7/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 3 related
  • Ritu Gupta Ullal

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Joseph G Morone

    Chair; Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Barbara Couch

    Vice Chair; Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • John F Weeks

    Treasurer; Board Member (end 7/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Sarah Mattson Dustin

    Treasurer; Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • A Robert Hirschfeld

    Secretary; Board Member (end 6/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Evelyn Aissa

    Secretary; Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5
  • Michael Wilson

    Chief Investment & Finance Off./SVP

    Total calculated
    $330,548
    From this org
    $272,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,924
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,124
    Bonus
    $5,500
    Other
    $16,000
    Deferred
    $26,372
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,552
    Filer's total
    $330,548
  • Jennifer Perkins

    VP of Administration

    Total calculated
    $220,351
    From this org
    $191,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,311
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,540
    Bonus
    $4,500
    Other
    $7,000
    Deferred
    $18,417
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,894
    Filer's total
    $220,351
  • Melinda Mosier

    VP Donor Engagement and Philanthropy

    Total calculated
    $191,306
    From this org
    $161,510
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,796
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,010
    Bonus
    $4,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,439
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,357
    Filer's total
    $191,306
  • Rebecca Carr

    Senior Director of Accounting

    Total calculated
    $186,263
    From this org
    $159,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,151
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,612
    Bonus
    $5,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,898
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,253
    Filer's total
    $186,263
  • Kristen Oliveri

    VP of Communications & Marketing

    Total calculated
    $174,034
    From this org
    $149,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,713
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,821
    Bonus
    $3,500
    Other
    $5,000
    Deferred
    $14,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,297
    Filer's total
    $174,034
  • Simon Delekta

    VP Community Engagement and Impact

    Total calculated
    $176,985
    From this org
    $136,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,440
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,045
    Bonus
    $4,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,481
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,959
    Filer's total
    $176,985
  • Michael Turmelle

    Director, Educ. & Career Initiatives

    Total calculated
    $146,204
    From this org
    $123,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,627
    Hours/week
    50
  • Laura Rauscher

    Dir., Development & Philanthopy Svcs

    Total calculated
    $145,997
    From this org
    $120,074
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,923
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
At-risk compensation, which is subject to review and paid annually. It is based on several predefined metrics.
Schedule J, Part II:
Deferred Compensation Accrual: The Foundation adopted a 457(b) deferred compensation plan during 2010 for certain key employees. The purpose of the plan is to provide supplemental retirement income and the retention of key employees by offering benefits comparable with similar organizations. The plan calls for set annual contributions and the cost is expensed when each contribution is made. The total cost of the plan charged to operations amounted to $50,500 and $50,667 in 2023 and 2022, respectively. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, $608,454 and $512,399, respectively, was accrued for this obligation. Total compensation including the deferred compensation plan is evaluated and approved annually by the Board. This process is documented in the Board minutes. Per IRS instructions for Form 990 and Schedule J, deferred compensation plans under 457(b) are not required to be further disclosed as part of non-qualified deferred compensation in Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a. However, any amount attributable to a single individual in Form 990, Part VII has been disclosed, as appropriate in Schedule J, Part II, Columns B(iii) and/or C.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • OCG LLC co Cleveland Waters & Bass

    To manage contributed shares of Tillotson Corp and subsidiaries · MN · income -$348,886 · assets $1,945,101

    Directly controlled by New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Tillotson Corporation

    C · Latex, Luxury, and Resort · MA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423179349301232

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