2026-03-20T08:42:11-04:00 2025-10-31 020400031 VACHON CLUKAY & COMPANY PC 608 CHESTNUT ST MANCHESTER NH 03104 990 2024-11-01 020317350 NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES COUNCIL NEWH 6032244071 117 PLEASANT STREET CONCORD NH 03301 MARCIA SCHMIDT BLAINE PHD CHAIR 6032244071 2026-02-25 true false GARY G BOISVERT P01695727 6036227070 2026-03-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARCIA SCHMIDT BLAINE PHD 11 BUCKLAND AVENUE PLYMOUTH NH 03264 1680077 false X WWW.NHHUMANITIES.ORG X 1977 NH THE HUMANITIES HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR COMPLEX PAST THROUGH EXAMINATIONS OF HISTORY AND CULTURE. THEY GUIDE US IN SEEKING UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND ONE ANOTHER THROUGH MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE ABOUT QUESTIONS THAT COUNT. THE HUMANITIES OPENS DOORS OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT HELP US TO BECOME FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 18 18 14 24 0 1204916 1015764 2657 2721 351053 611468 73409 50124 1632035 1680077 302356 184343 0 831334 895179 0 303410 308230 247890 1441920 1327412 190115 352665 6467003 6719860 44874 45605 6422129 6674255 X SINCE 1974, NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMMANITIES HAS BROUGHT THE POWER OF IDEAS TO PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE, IN EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE. OUR PROGRAMS STIMULATE MINDS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BONDS, BOLSTER STRUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR STATE'S CIVIC WEALTH. WE CONNECT THE PEOPLE OF NH TO CULTURE, HISTORY, PLACES, IDEAS, AND TO ONE ANOTHER. WE GET NH CITIZENS TALKING ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, THE ROLE OF RELIGON IN AMERICAN LIFE, AND COMTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES. WE INVITE CITIZENS TO REASON TOGETHER IN FACILITATED GROUPS, TO LEARN FROM AND LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER. WE OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE TEACHING OF HUMANITIES, K-12 AND THROUGH CONNECTIONS WE SUPPORT ADULT LITEACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, WELCOMING NEW READERS AND NEW AMERICANS INTO A WORLD OF BOOKS, IDEAS, AND OPPORTUNITY. NHHC UPDATED THEIR MISSION STATEMENT IN DECEMBER 2022: NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND IDEAS BY DELIVERING AND SUPPORTING STATEW false false 107462 107400 HUMANITIES TO GO (HTG), NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES (NHH) STATEWIDE SPEAKERS BUREAU, ALLOWS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY LECTURES TO THE PUBLIC AT MINIMAL COST. SCHOLARS DELIVER ENGAGING PRESENTATIONS ON A DIVERSE RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING NH AND US HISTORY, HISTORIC EVENTS, AND CURRENT ISSUES. BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO HOST ORGANIZATIONS TO COVER THE PRESENTERS HONORARIUM, NHH ENSURES THAT LIBRARIES, NONPROFITS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WITH LIMITED FUNDING AND STAFFING HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING. 489848 89743 NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE TO CREATE THEIR OWN PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING. FROM DYNAMIC LECTURES AND FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS, TO WALKING TOURS, ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOPS, AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS, THESE PROGRAMS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND DISCUSS UNIVERSAL QUESTIONS. THROUGH GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS, NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES SUPPORTS CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY STRENGTHEN CIVIC DISCOURSE AND FOSTER AN INFORMED CITIZENRY, FUNDAMENTALLY SUPPORTING BOTH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND NATIONAL DEMOCRACY. 88758 18520 NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES' CONNECTIONS PROGRAM CREATES BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS, CULTIVATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IDEAS,REINFORCE FAMILY LITERACY, AND SUPPORT A CULTURE OF READING TO MORE THAN 600 ADULT LEARNERS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EACH YEAR. USING A RANGE OF CHILDRENS AND ADULT LITERATURE, CONNECTIONS PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, REFUGEES, GENERAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS, AND INCARCERATED PARENTS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO SEE THEIR OWN STORIES IN LITERATURE, TO LEARN ABOUT PERSPECTIVES DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN, AND PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO WORLDS REAL OR IMAGINED THROUGH LITERATURE. 9670 8100 MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET - MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET, OR MOMS, IS A UNIQUE ALLIANCE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES), STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND EXPERTS, THESE AMERICANHISTORY FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS GIVE HOST ORGANIZATIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THEIR OWN AUXILIARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND EXHIBITIONS THAT CENTER ON LOCAL HERITAGE. PERSPECTIVES BOOK CLUB - GRANTS 1,800 TOTAL EXPENSES 1,800 9670 8100 695738 true true false false false false false false false true true false true false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 14 true false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NH X X X MICHAEL HALEY GOLDMAN 6032244071 117 PLEASANT STREET CONCORD NH 03301 MARCIA SCHMIDT BLAINE PHD CHAIR 7.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DUBRULLE VICE CHAIR 7.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA WILLIAMSON SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL WITHERSPOON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DR REBECCA E BIRON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR GARY BOUCHARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY S CAMENEKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT E DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR CHRISTINE GUSTAFSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS GERMANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA QUINLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERESA RHODES ROSENBERGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE UMANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA BECKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PYSZKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONSTANCE ROY-CZYZOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE D WERNIMONT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY LUNN OWEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HALEY GOLDMAN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 132948 0 0 132948 1 false false false 447116 568648 1015764 OTHER INCOME 2434 2434 PROGRAM FEES 287 287 2721 178808 -42207 221015 2069114 1636454 432660 432660 432660 62842 12718 50124 1680077 393174 221015 184343 184343 683989 339838 140892 203259 29735 14936 6016 8783 129980 59218 35085 35677 51475 25668 10141 15666 43030 43030 3495 500 2995 27135 766 4460 21909 43294 1789 36788 4717 13916 8010 4336 1570 11044 907 4445 5692 7926 7926 3623 3623 PROGRAM AND SUBAWARD EXP 39421 39421 EXHIBITS AND BOOKS 20241 20088 133 20 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 17627 754 16628 245 MISCELLANEOUS 6294 6244 50 10844 8017 2827 1327412 695738 328264 303410 643721 713063 123072 71601 500 13794 15451 6926 189833 175262 22498 14571 4984368 5212005 677393 687900 6467003 6719860 44874 45605 44874 45605 X 1620821 1628902 4801308 5045353 6422129 6674255 6467003 6719860 352665 -100539 X false true X true X 1834777 994101 1126108 1204916 1015764 6175666 52500 52500 70000 52500 52500 280000 1887277 1046601 1196108 1257416 1068264 6455666 6455666 215432 56194 147824 206592 221015 847057 7302723 871225 0.88400 0.90480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3581026 100 169207 27126 3723207 3556249 1000 579483 26032 3581026 3699038 -135285 7504 3556249 3610898 278156 164089 25925 3699038 3992515 10375 -212978 155462 23552 3610989 false false 189833 175262 14571 14571 NEW VENTURES SPEND DOWN FUND 577212 F HTG SPEND DOWN FUND 110688 F 687900 1634079 -100540 54542 -45998 1680077 1680077 1381954 54542 54542 1327412 1327412 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE CHARLES G. BICKFORD FUND FOR INNOVATION: CREATED IN 2001 IN HONOR OF FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHARLES G. BICKFORD, THIS FUND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INITIATIVES AND THE EXPANSION OF CURRENT PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DIVERSITY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUILDING AND ENCOURAGING A CIVIL SOCIETY, LITERACY, AND CONVERSATIONS IN THE HUMANITIES. PART V LINE 4 - THE DOROTHY B. OSBORNE FUND FOR EDUCATION: CREATED IN 2000 AND NAMED IN HONOR OF BENEFACTORS AND EDUCATOR DOROTHY B. OSBORNE, THIS FUND PROVIDES SUPPPORT FOR CREATIVE AND CHALLENGING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE HUMANITIES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOOL TEACHERS OF GRADES K TROUGH 12. PART V LINE 4 - ON AUGUST 9, 2012, THE PROBATE COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAMED THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE ABNER L. MERRILL TRUST, ENTRUSTING NHHC WITH CARRYING OUT THE MISSION OF THE ORIGINAL TRUST, THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE SPELLED OUT IN THE COURT DOCUMENNT AND IN THE NHHC'S INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICY, AMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON DECEMBER 5, 2020. THE NHHC HAS ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND NAMED "THE MERRILL FUND" WITH THE MONIES TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORIGINAL TRUST: A TOTAL OF 236,049 AWARDED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2012. PART V LINE 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES MOST ACCESSIBLE AND FAR-REACHING PROGRAM IS OUR SPEAKERS BUREAU, HUMANITIES TO GO. IT ENABLES NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO OFFER FREE, HIGH QUALITY CULTURAL PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC AT MINIMAL COST. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED 2017, THE HUMANITIES TO GO ENDOWMENT FUND WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE HUMANITIES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. PART V LINE 4 - FUNDS HELD BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: THE EDUCATION FUND: CREATED IN 1993 BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION ON THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THIS FUND SUPPORTS EDUCATION FOR GRANITE STATE CITIZENS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROJECTS DEALING WITH CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY. THE GILMORE FUND: CREATED IN 1994 BY WILLIAM E. GILMORE ON THE OCCASION OF THE COUNCIL'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY, THIS FUND SUPPORTS HUMANITIES PROGRAMS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FREE PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO SENIOR CITIZENS. NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGACY FUND: CREATED IN 1990 BY THE BOARD AND FRIENDS OF THE HUMANITIES COUNCIL, THIS FUND PROVIDES GENERAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE A PERMANENT HUMANITIES COUNCIL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE WILLIAM "BUD" DUNFEY FUND FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE HUMANITIES: CREATED IN 1991 IN MEMORY OF BUD DUNFEY, THIS FUND HONORS THE WORK OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMANITIES. NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES FUND: THIS FUND WAS CREATED IN 2005 THROUGH A LEGACY FROM THE ESTATE OF FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER MADIE BARRETT. ASSETS WERE ADDED TO THIS FUND IN 2006 THROUGH A LEGACY FROM THE ESTATE OF FORMER BOARD MEMBER ELLIS PHILIPS, JR. ANNUAL CELEBRAT 62842 62842 12718 62842 62842 12718 12718 50124 true BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NH 222 COURT STREET PORTSMOUTH NH 03801 813921917 3 9500 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CHESHIRE CTY PO BOX 803 KEENE NH 03431 026007201 3 10870 NH BOOK AND LITERARY FESTIVAL PO BOX 283 CONTOOCOOK NH 03229 932355378 3 5500 VARIOUS GRANTS - 5000 117 PLEASANT STREET CONCORD NH 03301 3 129198 PORTSMOUTH SUBMARINE & MEMORIAL MUS 569 SUBMARINE WAY PORTSMOUTH NH 03801 020364509 3 9275 QUEERLECTIVE 82 BOBCAT WAY MANCHESTER NH 03109 883631771 3 10000 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION SINCE 1974, NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMMANITIES HAS BROUGHT THE POWER OF IDEAS TO PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE, IN EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE. OUR PROGRAMS STIMULATE MINDS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BONDS, BOLSTER STRUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR STATE'S CIVIC WEALTH. WE CONNECT THE PEOPLE OF NH TO CULTURE, HISTORY, PLACES, IDEAS, AND TO ONE ANOTHER. WE GET NH CITIZENS TALKING ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, THE ROLE OF RELIGON IN AMERICAN LIFE, AND COMTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES. WE INVITE CITIZENS TO REASON TOGETHER IN FACILITATED GROUPS, TO LEARN FROM AND LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER. WE OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE TEACHING OF HUMANITIES, K-12 AND THROUGH CONNECTIONS WE SUPPORT ADULT LITEACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, WELCOMING NEW READERS AND NEW AMERICANS INTO A WORLD OF BOOKS, IDEAS, AND OPPORTUNITY. NHHC UPDATED THEIR MISSION STATEMENT IN DECEMBER 2022: NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND IDEAS BY DELIVERING AND SUPPORTING STATEWIDE PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY, FOSTER CIVIL DIALOGUE AND EXPLORE BIG QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET - MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET, OR MOMS, IS A UNIQUE ALLIANCE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES), STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND EXPERTS, THESE AMERICANHISTORY FOCUSED EXHIBITIONS GIVE HOST ORGANIZATIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THEIR OWN AUXILIARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND EXHIBITIONS THAT CENTER ON LOCAL HERITAGE. PERSPECTIVES BOOK CLUB - GRANTS 1,800 TOTAL EXPENSES 1,800 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ANNUAL REVIEW OF FORM 990 - 1. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL OVERSEE THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990. 2) THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE PREPARER AND RESOLVE SUCH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS IN A TIMELY MANNER TO ALLOW THE FORM 990 TO BE CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMMITTEE REVIEW SHALL BE INCLUDED IN ITS MINUTES. 3)THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SHALL CAUSE THE FORM 990 TO BE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR HIS/HER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY A DATE SPECIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE. 4) EACH BOARD MEMBER SHALL ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS BY THE SPECIFIED RESPONSE DATE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SHALL ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION. THE COMMITEE'S APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 SHALL BE MEMORIALIZED IN ITS MINUTES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE NHHC REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO UPDATE AND SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION, CONSULTING ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND SALARY DATA PROVIDED BY THE NH CENTER FOR NON-PROFITS. THE BOARD CONDUCTS PERFORMANCE SURVEY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MEETS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ANUALLY TO SET COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B OTHER STAFF COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY OF THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS, SALARY DATA PROVIDED BY NH CENTER FOR NON-PROFITS, AND WHERE APPLICABLE, ADVERTISED COMPENSATION RATES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN NH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE NHHC PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT INCLUDES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND LIST OF DONORS, GRANTS AWARDED, BOARD AND STAFF, AND SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITES. WE SUBMIT ALL BOARD MEETING MINUTES TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND MAINTAIN COPIES OF BOARD MEETING MINUTES IN PERPETUITY. THE NHHC'S AUDIT REPORT AND FORM 990 ARE ON THE GIVING PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE. THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, AS ARE COPIES OF THE GRANT APPLICATIONS OF FUNDED PROJECTS. OUR BY-LAWS, WHICH CONTAIN OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.