The Mcininch Foundation
Manchester, NH · EIN 02-6006053. Reported 92 grants totalling $1,036,309 to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Mcininch Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Shaker Village | Canterbury, NH | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Granite YMCA - Manchester | Manchester, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soc for the Protection of Nh Forests | Concord, NH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Webster House | Manchester, NH | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Congregational Church | Manchester, NH | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Front Door Agency | Nashua, NH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Park Theatre | Jaffrey, NH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Home Healthcare and Hospice Services | Keene, NH | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Manchester | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Castle Preservation Society | Moultonborough, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hundred Nights Inc | Keene, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum | Wolfboro, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manchester Historic Association | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcdonough Scholarship Foundation | Manchester, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Star Island Corporation | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcauliffe-Shepard Discovery Center | Concord, NH | $21,532 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Belknap Mill Society | Laconia, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marion & Edward Macdowell | Peterborough, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Museum of Nh | Dover, NH | $17,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Families in Transition | Manchester, NH | $17,512 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brookfield Wakefield Historical Society | Sanbornville, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Colonial | Bethlehem, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newfound Lake Region Assoc | Bristol, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nh Historical Society | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nh Public Television | Durham, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harbor Care | Nashua, NH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends Program Inc | Concord, NH | $12,253 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley | Milford, NH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palace Theatre Trust | Manchester, NH | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Independence Museum | Exeter, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music | Sullivan, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Manchester | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concord Family YMCA | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Derryfield School | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Hollis, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborworks of Southern Nh | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborworks Southern Nh | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nh Audobon Society | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nh Childrens Trust | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nh Public Radio | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Forest Center | Manchester, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holderness, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upper Valley Hostel | Hanover, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunset Hill Educational Institute | South Stutton, NH | $9,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Symphony Nh | Nashua, NH | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nashua Adult Learning Center | Manchester, NH | $9,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Nashua | Nashua, NH | $8,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Isaiah 58 Nh | Hampstead, NH | $8,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Actorsingers | Nashua, NH | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Back in the Saddle Equine Therapy | Warner, NH | $7,680 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farmsteads of Ne | Hillsborough, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends Forever International | Durham, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayhew Program | Bristol, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waypoint | Manchester, NH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc | Manchester, NH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashua Center | Nashua, NH | $6,257 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alchemists Workshop | Henniker, NH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brigid's House of Hope | Concord, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of Southern Nh | Nashua, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Francestown Land Trust Inc | Francestown, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keene Housing Kids Collaborative | Keene, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kroka Expeditions | Marlow, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter | Nashua, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera Nh | Manchester, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Piscataquog Land Conservancy | New Boston, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter From the Storm | Jaffrey, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southeast Habitat for Humanity | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Starting Point | Conway, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marguerite's Place Inc | Nashua, NH | $4,625 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Granite Vna | Concord, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nh Healthcare Wkrs - Climate Action | Manchester, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
12 of 73 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 22%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Park Theatre
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - PLEDGE PAYMENT - Star Island Corporation
RENOVATION OF THE BOARDWALK - Castle Preservation Society
RESTORATION OF THE MAPLE LODGE - Hundred Nights Inc
MATCHING FUNDS FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Boys and Girls Club of Manchester
MORE KIDS BRIGHTER FUTURES CAMPAIGN - Soc for the Protection of Nh Forests
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AT THE ROCKS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | $259,450 | $6,750 |
| 2022 | 19 | $224,100 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $250,544 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $302,215 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Mcininch Foundation has 1 of them, worth $25,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Star Island Corporation | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Hampshire. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Hampshire.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Mcininch Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 555 Canal Street 710, Manchester, NH, 03101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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