2026-06-23T09:01:21-04:00 2025-12-31 020400031 VACHON CLUKAY & COMPANY PC 608 CHESTNUT ST MANCHESTER NH 03104 990 2025-01-01 020300897 NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC NEWH 6032244107 117 NORTH STATE STREET CONCORD NH 03301 SARAH MATTSON DUSTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6032062226 2026-06-16 true GARY G BOISVERT P01695727 6036227070 2026-06-16 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANNE JENNESS 17 AUBURN STREET CONCORD NH 03302 6785127 false X WWW.NHLA.ORG X 1971 NH TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME AND OLDER (AGE 60 AND UP) ADULTS. 19 19 51 7 0 6342575 6363647 50196 46202 97919 129252 252303 212413 6742993 6751514 300210 302378 0 4580501 4549371 0 167218 1094985 1103535 5975696 5955284 767297 796230 6800829 7174097 1387820 962411 5413009 6211686 TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME AND OLDER (AGE 60 AND UP) ADULTS. false false 4876870 302378 46202 NH LEGAL ASSISTANCE (NHLA) PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL AID TO PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME AND OLDER (AGE 60 AND UP) ADULTS. DURING 2025, NHLA CLOSED 763 CASES. OVERALL, NHLA HELPED 3,080 PEOPLE,INCLUDING CLIENTS, CLIENTS' HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED REFERRALS. NHLA FOCUSES OUR EFFORTS ON CASES INVOLVING CLIENTS' MOST BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING HOUSING, SUBSISTENCE INCOME, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE,AND SAFETY FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.NHLA.ORG. 4876870 true true false true false false false false true false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 true 51 true false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false true false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false NH X X LORI WAMSER CONTROLLER 6032244107 117 NORTH STATE STREET CONCORD NH 03301 ANNE JENNESS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SINDISO MNISI WEEKS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COURTNEY HERZ SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW STREETER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE FLINCHBAUGH DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 HILARY ALVAREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OPHELIA BURNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BUSHNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CARISTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN DIGNARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE H GAGNON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS P HILL ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HILARY HOLMES RHEAUME DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE MACDONALD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE MARTINEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBYGALE MARTINEN DOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG MCMAHON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN SNOW CHADWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN VANDEN BORRE DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH MATTSON DUSTIN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 145530 0 26006 LORI WAMSER CONTROLLER 40.00 X 139972 0 7638 KAY DROUGHT ATTORNEY 40.00 X 139728 0 9025 CHERYL STEINBERG ATTORNEY 40.00 X 123989 0 7022 RUTH HEINTZ ATTORNEY 40.00 X 122979 0 8446 DAWN MCKINNEY POLICY DIREC 40.00 X 112600 0 29538 MICHELLE WANGERIN ATTORNEY 40.00 X 110453 0 7604 895251 95279 10 false true false 3510126 2853521 6363647 CASE REVENUE(ATTORNEYS' FEES) 46202 46202 46202 129252 129252 246026 33613 212413 6751514 46202 129252 302378 302378 319146 319146 3357125 2958671 287715 110739 157974 140049 15451 2474 438114 377853 52150 8111 277012 225628 43992 7392 23950 23950 19306 19306 393207 319992 53534 19681 61169 41339 6191 13639 26297 22692 3605 264186 205168 59018 69018 67396 1622 27172 24728 1607 837 47132 39591 7541 40789 26589 14200 LIBRARY 57579 57579 CLIENT CASE-RELATED EXP 35811 35811 DUES AND FEES 26638 24767 1813 58 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPEN 9866 6639 355 2872 1415 1415 5955284 4876870 911196 167218 500 500 1842230 2605988 2262957 2175189 19847 30584 930748 691216 235675 239532 1541692 1608008 98538 104355 799390 409941 6800829 7174097 589187 558304 14168 9091 784465 395016 1387820 962411 X 3176543 3349724 2236466 2861962 5413009 6211686 6800829 7174097 X 796230 2447 X false true X true true true X 5130192 4991806 5779176 6342575 6363647 28607396 5130192 4991806 5779176 6342575 6363647 28607396 28607396 10324 13568 64434 97919 129252 315497 216600 239282 275912 321302 354329 1407425 30330318 924249 0.94320 0.95020 X PART II, LINE 10 FUNDRAISING & CASE REVENUE 1,407,425 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1994 19784 21778 4855092 4876870 393844 98461 436558 448785 393844 1279187 1918781 27665 25459 21778 74902 109140 112196 98461 319797 479696 2733 4108 1994 8835 SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1 NH LEGAL ASSISTANCE ADVOCATES IN THE NH LEGISLATURE AND WITH STATE AGENCIES ON THE ISSUE OF FUNDING FOR OUR PROGRAM AND ON POLICY ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY, SUCH AS HOUSING, FAMILY LAW, PUBLIC BENEFITS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE. WE HAVE A POLICY DIRECTOR WHO COORDINATES POLICY ADVOCACY AS WELL AS STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORK ON SPECIFIC ISSUES ACCORDING TO THEIR EXPERTISE. WE COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. OUR ACTIVITIES GENERALLY INCLUDE OP-ED ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS WITH MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA; LETTERS, EMAILS, PHONE CALLS AND MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS, AND COORDINATION AND PRESENTATION OF ORAL AND WRITTEN TESTIMONY AT LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS AND BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES. WE OCCASIONALLY ASK OUR BOARD MEMBERS TO CONTACT STATE LEGISLATORS AND MEMBERS OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT OUR FUNDING. WE VERY OCCASIONALLY ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OR FEDERAL AGENCIES. SCHEDULE C, PART II-A IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION MADE THE 501(H) ELECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME. false true X 10000 10000 524183 360130 164053 396565 331086 65479 239532 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 395016 117 NO. STATE STREET, CONCORD 9000 1850 ELM ST, MANCHESTER 3750 24 OPERA HOUSE SQUARE, CLAREMONT 1300 38 GLEN AVE, BERLIN 875 409941 LEASE LIABILITY 395016 395016 X 6835607 2447 48033 33613 84093 6751514 6751514 6036930 48033 33613 81646 5955284 5955284 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B CLIENT FUNDS, FOR EXAMPLE SETTLEMENT FUNDS, ARE HELD IN OUR TRUST ACCOUNT AND DISTRIBUTED AS APPROPRIATE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INCOME TAXES AND, THEREFORE, HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITY HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE ENTITY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS AND IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740 ENTITLED ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES REQUIRES THE ENTITY TO REPORT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. THE ENTITY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 OR 2024 AND, ACCORDINGLY, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 33,613 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 33,613 KICKOFF BREAKFA 207271 207271 32032 5K RUN/WALK 33415 33415 1256 1 5340 5340 325 246026 246026 33613 33613 212413 true 603 LEGAL AID 93 NORTH STATE STREET SUITE 200 CONCORD NH 03301 020484379 3 242071 SEE PART IV WISE 38 BANK STREET LEBANON NH 03766 020346512 3 52132 SUBGRANT FUNDS NH FISCAL POLICY INSTITUTE 100 NORTH MAIN STREET STE 400 CONCORD NH 03301 270841484 3 5650 SUBGRANT FUNDS SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 SUBGRANTS ARE INCLUDED IN GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT NHLA SUBMITS TO VARIOUS FUNDERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS. OUR PROGRAM STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF OF THE SUBGRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS ON THESE PROJECTS AND WE ARE WELL-INFORMED AND AWARE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SUBGRANTEES. THE SUBGRANTEES SUBMIT INVOICES TO US FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE APPLICABLE GRANTS. SUBGRANTEES ARE PERIODICALLY MONITORED BY NHLA PROJECT DIRECTORS AND THE NHLA CONTROLLER IF REQUIRED BY GRANT TERMS. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV SCHEDULE I, PART II, LINE 2 - 603 LEGAL AID - PURPOSE OF GRANT OR ASSISTANCE. PAYMENTS TO 603 LEGAL AID REPRESENT THE DISTRIBUTION OF NET FUNDRAISING PROCEEDS TO 603 LEGAL AID, BASED ON AN AGREEMENT GOVERNING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM A JOINT FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR WHICH NHLA IS THE FISCAL AGENT. (NOTE - THE AMOUNT PAID TO 603 LEGAL AID INCLUDES FUNDRAISING DISTRIBUTIONS OF 212,071 AND SUBGRANTS OF 30,000). X X false false false false false false false false false SARAH MATTSON DUSTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 145530 7277 18729 171536 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS IN JUNE, 2025 TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS AROUND DIRECTOR LEAVES OF ABSENCE; TO ADD A PROGRAM COMMITTEE: AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DRAFT FORM BY THE BOARD FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. IT WAS THEN CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BEFORE THE BOARD'S ANNUAL MEETING, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SENDS EACH BOARD MEMBER COPIES OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTE GOVERNING CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS FOR NON- PROFIT CORPORATIONS. AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS TO RESOLVE ANY CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE. PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE ANNUAL MEETING, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THESE FORMS, WHICH ARE KEPT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S RECORDS. ANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED DURING THE YEAR ARE GIVEN COPIES OF THE POLICY AND IT IS DISCUSSED DURING THEIR ORIENTATION. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY AMONG BOARD MEMBERS TO ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT.WE HAVE REQUIRED THIS DISCLOSURE BY BOARD MEMBERS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND AS OF 2012 WE HAVE EXTENDED THIS PRACTICE TO KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ANY CHANGES TO COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERIODICALLY COMPARES OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY TO THAT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT SIMILIAR ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW ENGLAND AND OTHER STATES TO MAKE SURE THAT NHLA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THIS WAS MOST RECENTLY DONE IN 2025. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE CONTROLLER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NHLA'S FORM 990, OUR ANNUAL AUDIT, BYLAWS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. COPIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 33,613 FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES -33,613 IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION MADE THE 501(H) ELECTION FOR THE FIRST TIME.