Samuel P Hunt Foundation
Manchester, NH · EIN 02-6004471. Reported 175 grants totalling $3,046,810 to 115 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Samuel P Hunt Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $9,432 and $25,000; the smallest was $870 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite YMCA - Manchester | Manchester, NH | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Canterbury Shaker Village | Canterbury, NH | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Future in Sight | Concord, NH | $83,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Society for the Protection of Nh Forests | Concord, NH | $82,300 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| CASA of Nh | Manchester, NH | $81,521 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Manchester-Derryfield School | Mancehster, NH | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Manchester, NH | $68,695 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Webster House | Mancehster, NH | $58,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Manchester | Manchester, NH | $50,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harbor Homesharbor Care | Nashua, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manchester Historic Association | Mancehster, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mark Stebbins Community Center | Mancehster, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Neighborworks of Southern Nh | Manchester, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Star Island Corporation | Portsmouth, NH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Front Door Agency | Nashua, NH | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Independence Museum | Exeter, NH | $46,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the North Country | Concord, NH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Symphony Nh | Nashua, NH | $40,619 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Upreach Therapeutic Equestrian Center | Goffstown, NH | $39,510 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crotched Mountain Foundation | Mancehster, NH | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nashua Center | Nashua, NH | $36,702 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Families in Transition | Mancehster, NH | $35,320 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Waypoint | Mancehster, NH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mayhew Program | Bristol, NH | $34,744 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Healthcare Hospice & Community Svcs | Keene, NH | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Andover Community Hub | Andover, NH | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holdernes, NH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester | Manchester, NH | $27,970 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manchester Boys and Girls Club | Manchester, NH | $27,604 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kismet Rock Foundation | North Conway, NH | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Amoskeag Health | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music | Sullivan, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barrington Library Foundation | Barrington, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Castle Preservation Society | Moultonborough, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Derryfield School | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Colonial | Bethlehem, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Colonial Bethlehem | Bethlehem, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harbor Homes Inc | Nashua, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hundred Nights Inc | Keene, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manchester Connects | Mancehster, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manchester Police Athletic League | Mancehster, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mcdonough Scholarship Foundation | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter | Nashua, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newfound Lake Region Assn | Bristol, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nh Historical Society | Concord, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| See Science Center | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Starting Point | Conway, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Strawberry Banke | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Childrens Museum of Nh | Dover, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trust for Public Land | Montpelier, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity | White River Junction, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tappley Thompson Community Center | Bristol, NH | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Belknap House | Laconia, NH | $23,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nh Children's Trust | Concord, NH | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges | Nashua, NH | $21,868 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Central Behavioral Health | Lebanon, NH | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beaver Brook Association | Hollis, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Museum of Nh | Dover, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Copper Cannon Camp | Franconia, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cover Home Repair | White River Junction, VT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maynard House | Hanover, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Merrimack River Watershed Council | Lawrence, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moffat-Ladd House & Garden | Portsmouth, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mont Vernon Library Charitable Fdtn | Mont Vernon, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire Boat Museum | Wolfboro Falls, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nh Public Radio | Concord, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red River Theatres | Concord, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Carter Community Building Association | Lebanon, NH | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Haverhill Library Association | Haverhill, NH | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barnstormers Theatre | Tamworth, NH | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Palace Theater Trust | Manchester, NH | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birchtree Center | Portsmouth, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendly Kitchen | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Haven Violence Prevention & Support Svc | Portsmouth, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hubbard Brook Research Foundation | Thornton, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum | Wolfboro, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mill Hollow Heritage Assn | Alstead, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden | Portsmouth, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount St Mary Academy | Manchester, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mwv Habitat for Humanities | Conway, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portsmouth Historical Society | Portsmouth, NH | $13,076 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridges Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services | Nashua, NH | $12,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley | Milford, NH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seacoast Family Promise | Exeter, NH | $11,158 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berlin & Coos City Historical Society | Berlin, NH | $10,870 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Kieran Community Center for the Arts | Berlin, NH | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bedford Historical Society | Bedford, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of Nh | Stratham, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Northern Woodlands Education | Lyme, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Francestown Land Trust | Francestown, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Harrisville | Harrisville, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| NAMI New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Operation Delta Dog | Hollis, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Piscataquog Land Conservancy | New Boston, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seeds of Faith | Somersworth, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Way Home | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Theatre Up | Littleton, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Palace Theatre Trust | Manchester, NH | $9,713 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Keene Housing Kids Collaborative | Keene, NH | $9,455 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Upper Room Family Resource Center | Derry, NH | $8,867 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Caregivers of Greater Derry | Derry, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of the Green & White Mountains | Bedford, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farmsteads of Ne Inc | Hillsborough, NH | $6,882 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visiting Nurse Assn of Franklin | Franklin, NH | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Audobon Society of Nh | Concord, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Southern Nh | Nashua, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends Program | Concord, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concord Community Music School | Concord, NH | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Isaiah 58 Nh | Hampstead, NH | $2,786 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Washington Valley Choral Society | North Conway, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upbeat Nh | Nashua, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Health & Hospice Care | Merrimack, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
34 of 115 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 32%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- YMCA of Greater Nashua
RENOVATION PROJECT AT MERRIMACK YMCA - Society for the Protection of Nh Forests
INST. OF GEOTHERMAL WELLS AT THE ROCKS - CASA of Nh
LEADERSHIP COACHING & SENIOR STAFF RETREAT - Boys & Girls Club of Manchester
RENOVATION OF UNION ST GYM - Granite YMCA - Manchester
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE OUTDOOR POOL - Mark Stebbins Community Center
CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR KELLEY FALLS SITE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 96 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $602,525 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 23 | $526,004 | $21,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $546,165 | $14,527 |
| 2024 | 46 | $782,746 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 37 | $589,370 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Samuel P Hunt Foundation has 2 of them, worth $30,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Hundred Nights Inc | Keene, NH | $25,000 |
| Bedford Historical Society | Bedford, NH | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in New Hampshire. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Hampshire.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Samuel P Hunt Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 555 Canal Street 710, Manchester, NH, 03101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 02-6004471 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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