New Hampshire · Public charity
New Hampshire Bar Foundation
The NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR FOUNDATION promotes philanthropy dedicated to ensure that all people in new hampshire, especially those with limited means, are able to understand and participate fully in the justice system. The bar foundation serves as the unique charitable instituion for members of the new hampshire bar association and others who…
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $143,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $897,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations New Hampshire Bar Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $1.6M | 20% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $728k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $819k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $890k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $876k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $830k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $803k | 54% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc | $5,625,827 | 9 | 28% |
| 603 Legal Aid | $1,953,627 | 9 | 53% |
| New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral System | $1,088,500 | 5 | 41% |
| Disability Rights Center - Nh Inc | $580,677 | 9 | 6% |
| New Hampshire Bar Association | $95,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Children's Law Center of New Hampshire | $94,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Hampshire Public Radio Inc | $33,255 | 2 | 0% |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nh Civics | $9,400 | 1 | 12% |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc | $5,625,827 | 9 | 28% |
| 603 Legal Aid | $1,953,627 | 9 | 53% |
| New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral System | $1,088,500 | 5 | 41% |
| Disability Rights Center - Nh Inc | $580,677 | 9 | 6% |
| New Hampshire Bar Association | $95,500 | 7 | 1% |
| Children's Law Center of New Hampshire | $94,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Hampshire Public Radio Inc | $33,255 | 2 | 0% |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nh Civics | $9,400 | 1 | 12% |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope on Haven Hill Inc | $6,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridges Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Services | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New Hampshire Supreme Courthistorical Society Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 11% |
| The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
New Hampshire Bar Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About New Hampshire Bar Foundation
- How much does New Hampshire Bar Foundation give?
- New Hampshire Bar Foundation reported 5 itemized grants totaling $1,647,000, out of $1,820,237 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does New Hampshire Bar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (93%), Human Services (6%), Public Benefit (0%).
- Who are New Hampshire Bar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: New Hampshire Legal Assistance Inc ($5.6M), 603 Legal Aid ($2.0M), New Hampshire Pro Bono Referral System ($1.1M).
- Does New Hampshire Bar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as New Hampshire Bar Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Granite United Way, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is New Hampshire Bar Foundation based?
- New Hampshire Bar Foundation is based in NH.
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