New Hampshire · Nonprofit
HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION
HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION (New Hampshire) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,665,247 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,892,700). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $2.2M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $13M
What Hanover Improvement Society Corporation does
Mission
To provide recreational and cultural opportunities to hanover and neighboring communities at our three facilities: storrs pond recreation area, the james w. Campion iii skating rink, and the nugget theaters.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Storrs pond recreation area - spra serves thousands of upper valley community members and visitors year-round throughout 23 acres of scenic woodlands and recreational amenities. Visitors walk the trails, camp, swim and boat in the 13-acre pond, splash in the heated pool, play tennis and disc golf, and host special events in our covered pavilions. In partnership with the town of hanover, dartmouth, and oak hill outdoor center, the site hosts cross-country skiing in the winter months. These opportunities help foster an active, healthy, and connected community.
$378,187 spent$397,245 earned by the program22% of program spendingJames w. Campion iii rink - ice skating is a signature upper valley tradition that inspires joy, health and fitness, athleticism, and creative expression among people of all ages. In support of a passionate skating community, the campion rink offers a variety of programs for experienced and novice skaters, including figure skating, youth and adult hockey, sled hockey, and competitive high school teams. Recent renovations have created a state-of-the-art facility to improve the skaters and spectators' experiences, and to upgrade the complex refrigeration systems.
$678,037 spent$585,443 earned by the program39% of program spendingNugget theater - since 1916, the nugget theater has been bringing the cinematic arts to hanover, new hampshire. People from all over the twin states come to enjoy first run and independent films in an historic main street setting. The nugget helps fuel the cultural and economic vitality of our small town, opening hearts and minds to the world around us.
$676,400 spent39% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,732,624.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $7.9M to $10.0M (+26%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 16% · 2022 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
8% of HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 10 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jennifer Rickards
Executive director
As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $4k → $605k.
7 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 84% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 88% · 2018 99% · 2019 92% · 2020 52% · 2021 56% · 2022 60% · 2023 68% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
75% of HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
84% of HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $426k that is directly attributable, 68% of it comes from New Hampshire funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION is better cushioned than half of the 85 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 85 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2026
Organizations like HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Hampshire
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION?
- HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION (New Hampshire) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,665,247 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,892,700). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 84% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $2,665,247 in grants to HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,892,700 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HANOVER IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY CORPORATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Hampshire. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing