Catholic Charities New Hampshire
Overview
Mission
Mission, Vision & Values Our Mission Grounded in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, Catholic Charities New Hampshire responds to those in need with programs that heal, comfort and empower. Grounded in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, Catholic Charities New Hampshire responds to those in need with programs that heal, comfort and empower. Our Vision. Become a Part of Our Donor Community Whether you want to make an annual gift or create a lasting legacy, however you choose to get involved, your joy, excitement, and generosity will help New Hampshire – one person at a time. Make an Ongoing Impact.
What it reported doing in 2024
Food Bank: The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, distributes approximately 14 million pounds of food annually to registered agencies throughout the State. These agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, elderly meal sites, children's programs and homeless/emergency shelters. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank also operates the Recipe for Success programs that are designed to help individuals break the cycle of poverty. The culinary training program teaches necessary skills for the unemployed, underemployed, or re-entering individuals to enter the food service and hospitality industry. The Cooking Matters program, an initiative of Share Our Strength, offers a variety of classes to low income individuals teaching nutrition, budgeting, and meal preparation techniques. The Food Bank also has production gardens that supply its programs and registered agencies with fresh produce. The Fresh Rescue program allows the Food Bank to work with supermarkets on the recovery of much-needed protein products by securing meat and poultry that are close to their "sell by" date and would otherwise be discarded. Finally, the Food Bank offers SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) outreach to help eligible individuals enroll in food stamp programs.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 99% of its reported program work directly.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 020222163
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Website reviewed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Manchester, NH, USA
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Standard
- Sector
- Human Services
- Affiliation
- Christianity
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and the website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 70
- Accountability: 83
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 93
- Fundraising efficiency: $19.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public financial transparency: 1 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 20
- Impact reporting controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Public governance controls: 1 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 1.38; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 90.4% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 15 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $90.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $454K · 27 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 42 of 43 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
- Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links