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Alexander Eastman Foundation

Accepts applications Derry, New Hampshire · EIN 020222124

Alexander Eastman Foundation is a private foundation in Derry, New Hampshire. In tax year 2024 it gave $386,434 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $257,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $617,068 the year before.

40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$620,62818$10.2 million
2023$617,06822$9.2 million
2024$386,43415$12.1 million

How to apply

ContactDavid McPherson
4 Birch Street, Derry, NH 03038
Phone or email(603) 685-4275, executivedirector@alexandereastman.org
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee attachment

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alexander Eastman Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire15$386,434

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Anne's Community Outreach
Hampstead, NH
Food truck and various programs$257,000
The Upper Room
Derry, NH
Family wellness program$50,000
Family Promise of Southern NH
Nashua, NH
To assist homeless individuals$30,000
Community Caregivers
Derry, NH
Support of the loaners closet$20,000
Amoskeag Health
Manchester, NH
Care to remove barriers$7,500
FBC Food Pantry
Derry, NH
Food pantries$5,000
Sanborn Solutions of Derry
Derry, NH
Support for community health program$4,970
Nhaadaca
Concord, NH
Counselor training$2,500
Derry Fire Department
Derry, NH
Funding for peer support program$2,500
Community Fund Drives
Derry, NH
Food drive$2,039
Rotary International
Derry, NH
Annual diaper drive$2,000
Chester Fire Department
Chester, NH
Aed loaner program$1,000
NAMI NH
Concord, NH
Cover expenses$1,000
Derry Friendship Center
Derry, NH
Support of peer support program$560
Chester School Store
Chester, NH
Hygenie/school supplies$365

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alexander Eastman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See attachment.

How much does Alexander Eastman Foundation give?

$386,434 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Alexander Eastman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Laurie Warnock (Vice Chair), Angela Boyle (Trustee), Mike Hughes (Chairman) and Lauren Abbott (Trustee) among 15 officers and trustees.

What does Alexander Eastman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, health and community development.

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