About Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire
We equip girls to reach their full potential and build a new generation of strong, smart, and bold leaders through direct service and advocacy.
Focus Areas
Youth developmentGirls' leadershipEducationFinancial literacyMental health supportsNutrition and food securityMentoring
Who They Fund
local/subgrantee organizations receiving federal pass-through fundsservice providers implementing USDA-funded programsend beneficiaries of USDA programs (indirect)
Funding Style
passthrough funding
About Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire
Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire’s recent grants show a clear operating pattern: it serves as a USDA reimbursement and passthrough funder for local organizations running federally funded programs in New Hampshire. The largest recent grant in the data was $47,021 to The Growing Years in Manchester for USDA reimbursement, followed by another $39,257 reimbursement to the same grantee in 2024. That repeated funding pattern appears across several recipients, including Noah's Ark in Manchester and Minds in Motion in Nashua, both of which received multiple awards. The grant list points to program administration rather than discretionary philanthropy, with awards tied to reimbursement and passthrough grant administration for service delivery. Alongside the reimbursement activity, the foundation’s stated mission centers on helping girls reach their full potential and building strong, smart, and bold leaders through direct service and advocacy. The recent grant record instead reflects a tightly managed funding role connected to USDA-funded programming and compliance-focused grant administration.
What Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire Funds
The foundation’s grantmaking is concentrated in USDA-funded service delivery. In Manchester, it awarded $47,021 to The Growing Years for USDA reimbursement and later provided $13,018 in a passthrough grant. It also supported Noah's Ark in Manchester with $33,526 in 2024 and $24,996 in 2025, showing the same funding relationship across years and grant types. In Nashua, Minds in Motion received $33,097 in 2023, $31,085 in 2024, and $20,665 in 2025, all tied to reimbursement or passthrough support. Other recipients such as Adult Day Health in Hooksett and Nashua Adult Day in Merrimack indicate that the funding reaches adult day and service-provider organizations as part of federally funded program administration.
How Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire Gives
Typical grant size sits in a fairly narrow band: p25 is $19,834, median is $25,708, and p75 is $32,594. The recent record also shows repeat awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing program administration rather than one-off grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments. Its grantmaking is restricted and program-specific, with USDA reimbursement and passthrough grant administration as the dominant mechanism.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$128K
Total Assets
$4.1M
Total Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $33K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHARRON MCCARTHY
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