FundersNew Hampshire

Madelaine G Vonweber Trust

Manchester, NH · EIN 04-6055699. Reported 155 grants totalling $1,754,006 to 133 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$9,000median grant
$1,754,006granted, 2021-2024
133organizations funded
15%of grantees funded again the next year
$11.0Massets, latest filing

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. Madelaine G Vonweber Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $9,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $11,000; the smallest was $1,020 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
13 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
69 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
67 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants
$100,000 and Up
4 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
New Hampshire Catholic CharitiesManchester, NH$400,000442024
Webster House Children's HomeManchester, NH$40,000222024
Building Community in New HampshireManchester, NH$32,500222024
Canterbury Shaker VillageCanterbury, NH$30,000222022
The Webster HouseManchester, NH$30,000222022
Tin Mountain Conservation CenterConway, NH$29,500222023
Girls Incorporated of New HampshireManchester, NH$27,500332024
Belknap HouseLaconia, NH$21,000222024
Newfound Lake Region AssociationBristol, NH$20,000112023
Stepping StonesNashua, NH$20,000112022
The Front Door AgencyNashua, NH$20,000222024
Animal Rescue League of New HampshireBedford, NH$19,520222022
The Park Theatre of Jaffrey NhJaffrey, NH$18,000112022
Gibson Center for Senior ServicesNorth Conway, NH$15,825112022
Great North Woods Center for the ArtsColebrook, NH$15,500222023
Concord Community Music SchoolConcord, NH$15,000112022
Manchester Historic AssociationManchester, NH$15,000112023
Operation Delta DogHollis, NH$15,000112024
Organization for Refugee and Immigrant SuccessManchester, NH$15,000112022
Pope Memorial SPCA of ConcordConcord, NH$15,000112022
Riverbend Community Mental HealthConcord, NH$15,000112024
See Science CenterManchester, NH$15,000112023
Seeds of Faith IncSomersworth, NH$15,000112022
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire ForestsConcord, NH$15,000112024
The Mayhew ProgramBristol, NH$15,000112023
The River CenterPeterborough, NH$15,000222024
Marguerite's Place IncNashua, NH$14,250222024
Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music IncNelson, NH$14,000222024
Adaptive Sports Partners of the North CountryFranconia, NH$12,500112021
Dover Children's HomeDover, NH$12,500112023
Friends of the Music HallPortsmouth, NH$12,500112021
Mont Vernon Library Charitable FoundationMont Vernon, NH$12,500112024
Penacook Assisted Living Facility IncConcord, NH$12,500112022
The Colonial Theatre Group IncKeene, NH$12,500112022
Land for GoodKeene, NH$12,089112024
Nh CivicsConcord, NH$12,000222024
The Circle ProgramPlymouth, NH$12,000112022
WaypointManchester, NH$12,000112021
The Andover Community HubAndover, NH$11,000112024
Wren Women's Rural Entrepreneurial NetworkBethlehem, NH$10,791222024
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter IncNashua, NH$10,660112024
Greater Nashua Dental ConnectionNashua, NH$10,600112022
Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley IncMilford, NH$10,000112024
Bristol Recreation Advisory CouncilBristol, NH$10,000112023
Camp AllenBedford, NH$10,000112023
CASA of New HampshireManchester, NH$10,000112021
Claremont Learning PartnershipClaremont, NH$10,000112023
Claremont Opera House IncClaremont, NH$10,000112024
Concord ChoraleConcord, NH$10,000222024
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New HampshireManchester, NH$10,000112024
Dismas Home of Nh IncManchester, NH$10,000112022
Friends of Centennial Hall IncNorth Hampton, NH$10,000112024
Homeless Center for Strafford CountyRochester, NH$10,000112021
Hope on Haven HillSomersworth, NH$10,000112021
Lakes Region Model Railroad Museum IncWolfeboro, NH$10,000112024
Lebanon Outing ClubLebanon, NH$10,000112021
Mount Saint Mary AcademyManchester, NH$10,000112021
Nature Conservancy in New HampshireConcord, NH$10,000112021
New Hampshire Historical SocietyConcord, NH$10,000112021
New Hampshire Institute for Civics EducationConcord, NH$10,000112021
New Hampshire Lakes Association IncConcord, NH$10,000112024
Seacoast Repertory TheatrePortsmouth, NH$10,000112024
Society for the Protection of Nh ForestsConcord, NH$10,000112022
Squam Lakes Natural Science CenterHolderness, NH$10,000112023
Symphony NhNashua, NH$10,000222022
Taproot Farm & Environmental Education CenterLancaster, NH$10,000112024
The Birchtree CenterPortsmouth, NH$10,000112023
The Chase HousePortsmouth, NH$10,000112022
Vision for Creative Housing SolutionsEnfield, NH$10,000112022
Vna at Hcs IncKeene, NH$10,000112021
Willing Hands EnterpriseNorwich, VT$10,000112024
Granite State AdaptiveMirror Lake, NH$9,450112021
Queen City Bicycle CollectiveManchester, NH$9,325222023
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council IncLebanon, NH$9,054112024
Journeys in EducationPeterborough, NH$9,000112023
Society of St Vincent De PaulHudson, NH$8,600112024
Androscoggin Valley Home Care ServicesBerlin, NH$7,500112023
Audubon Society of New HampshireConcord, NH$7,500112022
Bethlehem Redevelopment AssociationBethlehem, NH$7,500112023
Chase's Millmill Hollow Heritage AssociationAlstead, NH$7,500112023
Chocorua Lake ConservancyTamworth, NH$7,500112023
Crisis Center of Central New HampshireConcord, NH$7,500112023
Historical Society of Cheshire CountyKeene, NH$7,500112023
Monadnock Art X TechPeterborough, NH$7,500112024
New England Healing Sports AssociationNewbury, NH$7,500112024
New London Barn Playhouse IncNew London, NH$7,500112024
Peterborough PlayersPeterborough, NH$7,500112023
Portsmouth Historical SocietyPortsmouth, NH$7,500112023
Rochester Opera HouseRochester, NH$7,500112023
Seacoast Community Music SchoolPortsmouth, NH$7,500112022
The Community Players of Concord NhConcord, NH$7,500112023
The Friends ProgramConcord, NH$7,500112022
The Women of the Mountains Birth InitiativeLittleton, NH$7,500112022
White Mountain Science IncLittleton, NH$7,500112024
Northeast Resource Recovery AssociationEpsom, NH$7,434112021
Moore Center Service IncManchester, NH$7,198112024
Home Healthcare Hospice & Community Services IncKeene, NH$7,000112022
Warner House AssociationPortsmouth, NH$7,000112023
Family Promise of Southern New HampshireNashua, NH$6,140112024
The Upper Room a Family Resource CenterDerry, NH$6,059112023
Farmsteads of New EnglandHillsborough, NH$6,000112021
New Horizons Musical Organization of Lakes RegionBelmont, NH$6,000112023
Family Promise of Southern NhNashua, NH$5,597112022
Animal Rescue League of NhBedford, NH$5,000112024
Appalachian Mountain ClubBoston, MA$5,000112022
Arts in ReachPortsmouth, NH$5,000112021
Carter Community Building AssociationLebanon, NH$5,000112024
Girl Scouts of the Green and White MountainsBedford, NH$5,000112022
Live and Let Live Farm Rescue IncChichester, NH$5,000112024
Monarch School of New EnglandRochester, NH$5,000112022
Mount Washington Valley Adult Day CenterCenter Conway, NH$5,000112024
New Hampshire Children's TrustConcord, NH$5,000112022
North Country Center for the Arts IncLincoln, NH$5,000112024
Northern Forest CenterConcord, NH$5,000112022
Opportunity Networks IncAmherst, NH$5,000112023
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA$5,000112022
Squam Lake AssociationHolderness, NH$5,000112022
Starting PointConway, NH$5,000112022
The ActorsingersNashua, NH$5,000112021
The Barnstormers TheatreTamworth, NH$5,000112023
Upbeat New HampshireNashua, NH$5,000112022
Wakefield Brookfield Historical SocietyWakefield, NH$5,000112023
Community Volunteer Transportation CompanyPeterborough, NH$4,800112024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater NashuaNashua, NH$4,000112021
Moose Mountains Regional GreenwaysUnion, NH$4,000112021
Volunteers in Medicine of New HampshireNewfields, NH$3,600112021
Future in SightConcord, NH$3,000112022
New Hampshire Boat MuseumWolfeboro, NH$2,580112023
New Hampshire Master ChoralePlymouth, NH$2,500112023
Nh Philharmonic Orchestra IncConcord, NH$2,500112023
The Majestic TheatreManchester, NH$1,800112023
Hospice Help FoundationPortsmouth, NH$1,614112021
Community Caregivers of Greater DerryDerry, NH$1,020112024

19 of 133 (14%) 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 15%, 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 102 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
28 grants
Human Services
25 grants
Environment
12 grants
Education
11 grants
Health Care
5 grants
Recreation & Sports
4 grants
Youth Development
3 grants
Mental Health
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202131$373,923$10,000
202241$481,542$10,000
202340$426,730$7,500
202443$471,811$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.

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.

New Hampshire
$1.7M
Vermont
$10K
Massachusetts
$10K

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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.

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation91 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund71 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc41 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc38 shared recipientsCogswell Benevolent Trust36 shared recipientsBangor Savings Bank Foundation27 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $9,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Hampshire.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Madelaine G Vonweber Trust'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: Co William C Tucker Esq 95 Mrkt, 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.

EIN 04-6055699 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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