Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

Public charity

DBA: HAMPSHIRE FORESTS

Environment · CONCORD, NH · EIN 02-0222237

Overview Money In Money Out People Positions Interview Endorsements

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2025-04-30

Large (approx.)

Total spending

$6.3M

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Lobbying

$30K

Program services

$2.8M

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

Contractor	Service	State	Compensation
Town 4 Trail Services LLC	Forest maintenance	—	$357K
Ransmeier & Spellman	Legal	—	$125K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$30K

Direct lobbying$27K

Grassroots lobbying$4K

501(h) lobbying ceiling$2.9M

Lobbying nontaxable amount$467K

Grassroots ceiling$725K

Total exempt-purpose expenditures$6.3M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

255 grants · $3.9M total

Recipient	State	IRC section	Cash grant	Purpose
FIVE RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST EIN 020427594	NH	501C3	$32K	MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY EIN 223030420	NH	501C3	$29K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION AND HURLIN FUND FOR LAND PROTECTION IN ANTRIM
ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT ASSOCIATION EIN 042664297	MA	501C3	$25K	MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
NORTH COUNTRY LAND TRUST EIN 223193109	MA	501C3	$23K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
PISCATAQUOG LAND CONSERVANCY EIN 237085677	NH	501C3	$22K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION & QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR TRAIL WORK
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND-VT EIN 237222333	VT	501C3	$22K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST EIN 026032783	NH	501C3	$21K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
PISCATAQUOG LAND CONSERVANCY EIN 237085677	NH	501C3	$21K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY EIN 223030420	NH	501C3	$21K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR TRAIL WORK
FIVE RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST EIN 020427594	NH	501C3	$20K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
PISCATAQUOG LAND CONSERVANCY EIN 237085677	NH	501C3	$20K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EIN 026032783	NH	501C3	$20K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EIN 131837418	NH	501C3	$19K	MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY EIN 223030420	NH	501C3	$19K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
BEAR-PAW REGIONAL GREENWAYS EIN 033340659	NH	501C3	$17K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY EIN 223030420	NH	501C3	$17K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT EIN 042664297	MA	501C3	$16K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
SUDBURY VALLEY TRUSTEES EIN 046049963	MA	501C3	$16K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
SOUTHEAST LAND TRUST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EIN 026032783	NH	501C3	$16K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
PISCATAQUOG LAND CONSERVANCY EIN 237085677	NH	501C3	$15K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
NELSON CONSERVATION COMMISSION	NH	149	$14K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
TOWN OF BROOKLINE EIN 020333986	NH	149	$13K	MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
ESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT ASSOCIATION EIN 042664297	MA	501C3	$13K	MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
TOWN OF BERLIN (BERLIN CONSERVATION COMMISSION)	MA	149	$13K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
TOWN OF HOOKSETT	NH	149	$11K	MERRIMACK RIVER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY EIN 223030420	NH	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
HANOVER CONSERVANCY EIN 026011149	NH	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
NORTH QUABBIN TRAILS ASSOCIATION EIN 455404584	MA	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR TRAIL WORK
HARRIS CENTER EIN 237085105	NH	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR TRAIL WORK
TOWN OF WINCHENDON	MA	149	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY EIN 530242652	NH	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION - ANTRIM WIND ENERGY PROJECT EIN 042664297	NH	149	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION - GRANITE LAKE HEADWATERS EIN 020427594	NH	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTIONQUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
UPPER VALLEY LAND TRUST EIN 030369847	VT	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR LAND PROTECTION
FIVE RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST EIN 020427594	NH	501C3	$10K	MERRIMACK CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM
HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION EIN 237085105	NH	501C3	$10K	QUABBIN TO CARDIGAN LAND TRANSACTION GRANT PROGRAM