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The McIninch Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$314k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
67%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$37,400
Organizations funded a year
19 to 28
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$6.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 67% of the organizations The McIninch Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 66% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 34% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $201k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentHousing & ShelterEducationHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving23$314k52%
FY202427$302k67%
FY202323$251k52%
FY202219$224k58%
FY202122$259k77%
FY202028$308kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$490kHuman Services$216kHousing & Shelter$210kEnvironment$203kEducation$141kYouth Development$114kHealth$92kCommunity Improvement$58kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canterbury Shaker Village Inc$90,00034%
Families in Transition$54,91220%
The Park Theatre Inc$50,00025%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester$50,00021%
First Congregational Church$50,0006n/a
Webster House$40,50041%
Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum Inc$40,000317%
Castle Preservation Society$38,00021%
The Star Island Corporation$37,50021%
Belknap Mill Society$30,00033%
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All grantees of The McIninch Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canterbury Shaker Village Inc$90,00034%
Families in Transition$54,91220%
The Park Theatre Inc$50,00025%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester$50,00021%
First Congregational Church$50,0006n/a
Webster House$40,50041%
Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum Inc$40,000317%
Castle Preservation Society$38,00021%
The Star Island Corporation$37,50021%
Belknap Mill Society$30,00033%
Mark Stebbins Community Center$30,0001n/a
The Front Door Agency Inc$30,00030%
The Derryfield School$30,00020%
Palace Theatre Trust$28,00030%
Manchester Historic Association$25,00014%
Meredith Library Fund$25,00015%
Hundred Nights Inc$25,00011%
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Corp$21,53212%
Beaver Brook Association Inc$20,00011%
Marian and Edward Macdowell Inc$20,00010%
Northern Forest Center Inc$20,00020%
Manchester Community Music School$20,00012%
Children's Museum of New Hampshire$17,60011%
Sunset Hill Educational Institute Inc$15,30038%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Nashua$15,00010%
Newfound Lake Region Association$15,00011%
Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum$15,0001n/a
Greater Seacoast Community Health$14,00010%
The Friends Program Inc$12,25311%
Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley Inc$12,00010%
Friends Forever$10,50020%
Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music Inc$10,00011%
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center$10,00010%
American Independence Center$10,00014%
Red River Theatres Inc$10,00011%
Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services Inc$10,00011%
The Way Home Inc$10,00011%
Harbor Homes Inc$10,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Concord Nh$10,00010%
Shelter From the Storm$10,00023%
Upper Valley Hostel Inc$10,00014%
Monarch School of New England Inc$10,00010%
Nashua Adult Learning Center Inc$9,20010%
The Actorsingers Inc$8,50018%
The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester Inc$8,00010%
Concord Area Trust for Community Housing$8,00010%
Friends of Aine$7,50011%
Mayhew$7,50010%
Waypoint$7,50010%
Appalachian Mountain Club$6,50010%
Nashua Center$6,25710%
Alchemists' Workshop$6,0001n/a
Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire$5,00010%
Francestown Land Trust Inc$5,00011%
Keene Housing Kids Collaborative$5,00011%
Granite VNA Inc$5,00020%
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter Inc$5,00010%
Opera New Hampshire Inc$5,0001n/a
Kroka Expeditions Inc$5,00010%
Rochester Opera House Inc$5,00010%
Friends of The Music Hall$5,00010%
Brigid's House of Hope$5,00013%
Piscataquog Land Conservancy$5,00011%
Marguerite's Place Inc$4,62510%
Society for the Preservation of New Engl$3,50010%
Willing Workers Society$2,500162%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($506k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The McIninch Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCanterbury Shaker Village Inc: $90,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetFamilies in Transition: $54,912 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Park Theatre Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWebster House: $40,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetLakes Region Model Railroad Museum Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetCastle Preservation Society: $38,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe Star Island Corporation: $37,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBelknap Mill Society: $30,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetThe Front Door Agency Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Derryfield School: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPalace Theatre Trust: $28,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetManchester Historic Association: $25,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetMeredith Library Fund: $25,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetHundred Nights Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMcAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Corp: $21,532 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBeaver Brook Association Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMarian and Edward Macdowell Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNorthern Forest Center Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetManchester Community Music School: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetChildren's Museum of New Hampshire: $17,600 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSunset Hill Educational Institute Inc: $15,300 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Nashua: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNewfound Lake Region Association: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGreater Seacoast Community Health: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Friends Program Inc: $12,253 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFriends Forever: $10,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetApple Hill Center for Chamber Music Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSquam Lakes Natural Science Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Independence Center: $10,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetRed River Theatres Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetManchester Neighborhood Housing Services Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Way Home Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHarbor Homes Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Concord Nh: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetShelter From the Storm: $10,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetUpper Valley Hostel Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetMonarch School of New England Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNashua Adult Learning Center Inc: $9,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Actorsingers Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetThe Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConcord Area Trust for Community Housing: $8,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Aine: $7,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMayhew: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWaypoint: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAppalachian Mountain Club: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNashua Center: $6,257 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 61.

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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.

New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH104× affinity58 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Samuel P Hunt Foundation · Cogswell Benevolent Trust · Madelaine G Vonweber Trust Todd Fahey & William Tucker Co-Trustees · Eastern Bank Foundation · Arthur Jr Dobles & Olive G Dobles Crut · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc · Trust Uw Oleonda Jameson · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · Fidelity Foundation · Arthur L Getz Charitable Tr · Norwin S and Elizabeth N Bean Foundati

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The McIninch Foundation

How much does The McIninch Foundation give?
The McIninch Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $313,994 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 28 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The McIninch Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Human Services (13%), Housing & Shelter (13%).
Who are The McIninch Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Canterbury Shaker Village Inc ($90k), Families in Transition ($55k), The Park Theatre Inc ($50k).
Does The McIninch Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The McIninch Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The McIninch Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Samuel P Hunt Foundation, Cogswell Benevolent Trust.
Where is The McIninch Foundation based?
The McIninch Foundation is based in NH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 98 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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