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League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc (New Hampshire) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $206,717 to it, the largest being New Hampshire Charitable Foundation ($170,542). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2026
$1.4M
Funders on record
9
Grants received
$207k
Net assets
$2.8M
3/9 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 5%
01What it does

What League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc does

Mission

The mission of the League of NH Craftsmen is to advance, cultivate and champion excellence in fine craft. We envision that through our work: People regard craft as inspirational, meaningful, and relevant to their lives as individuals and as community members. Makers of fine craft are inspired, enriched, supported, and honored. The League is widely respected across New England and the country as a leader in craft.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The Annual Craftsmen's Fair began in 1933 and runs for nine days, featuring the juried work of approximately 350 members with sales booths, educational workshops, demonstrations, and exhibitions attracting over 20,000 visitors annually.

    $578,756 spentof which $18,919 as grants$963,962 earned by the program
    75% of program spending
  2. The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Exhibition Gallery is dedicated to the exhibition of work by its juried members and invited or affiliated craftsmen and artists featuring three to four exhibitions per year, attracting over 2,000 visitors annually.

    $157,904 spentof which $9,423 as grants$28,412 earned by the program
    20% of program spending
  3. Standards and Education is a jury program that nurtures the development of New Hampshire fine craftsmen together with education programs and grants for non-member craftsmen, lifelong learners and the public.

    $36,587 spentof which $1,147 as grants
    5% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $773,247.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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.

100 = 20192019 Revenue 100 ($1.3M) Expenses 100 ($1.4M) Net assets 100 ($2.2M)2020 Revenue 117 ($1.5M) Expenses 104 ($1.4M) Net assets 101 ($2.2M)2021 Revenue 68 ($857k) Expenses 57 ($776k) Net assets 110 ($2.4M)2022 Revenue 125 ($1.6M) Expenses 88 ($1.2M) Net assets 125 ($2.7M)2023 Revenue 110 ($1.4M) Expenses 97 ($1.3M) Net assets 126 ($2.8M)2024 Revenue 108 ($1.4M) Expenses 102 ($1.4M) Net assets 131 ($2.9M)2025 Revenue 110 ($1.4M) Expenses 110 ($1.5M) Net assets 127 ($2.8M)2026 Revenue 112 ($1.4M) Expenses 106 ($1.4M) Net assets 129 ($2.8M)
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Revenue (112)Expenses (106)Net assets (129)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $2.6M to $2.9M (+11%).

$2.6M
$2.6M
$2.9M
$3.2M
$3.1M
$3.3M
$3.2M
$3.3M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 5% · 2021 56% · 2022 9% · 2023 4% · 2024 5% · 2025 5% · 2026 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

23% of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 5,395 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$85k
’19
$81k
’20
$81k
’21
$385k
’22
$82k
’23
−$14k
’24
−$100k
’25
−$5k
’26
8.7
months of
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

Kate Saunders

Executive Director

Board chair

Zachary Jonas

Chair/Secretary

As listed on its FY2026 Form 990.

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Listed141415111519158
Joined·+4+3+3+4+5+4+1
No longer listed·4270188
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $34k → $8k.

3 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 93% 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 League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc’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

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

93% 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 League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc.

83%
largest funder
95%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 66% · 2018 100% · 2019 98% · 2022 97% · 2023 99% — growing more concentrated.

“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

0% of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 33% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y

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

93% of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc'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 $14k that is directly attributable, 99% of it comes from funders outside New Hampshire, across 6 states.

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NH
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OH
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In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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New Hampshire out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $192k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 62 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−0% · below the median
Months of reserve8.7mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)2% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 62 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2026

Government funding League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $90k on record.

Federal$90k
grants $90kcontracts $0
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Top agencies
  • National Endowment for the Arts$90k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

54% of spending goes to programs.

Program 54%Management 40%Fundraising 6%

Governance

7
board members
86%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

93%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NH

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Questions and answers

Who funds League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc?
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc (New Hampshire) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $206,717 to it, the largest being New Hampshire Charitable Foundation ($170,542). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc have?
IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $206,717 in grants to League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc?
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $170,542 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Inc 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 2019–2026), and the filings of 9 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