Catholic Charities New Hampshire

Legal name: New Hampshire Catholic Charities

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 filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
020222163
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Manchester, NH, USA
Phone
6036693030
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 90
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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

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
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 50; 50th 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
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $10.8M reported
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Thomas E Blonski (President & CEO): $453,665 total reported compensation
  • David Hildenbrand (CFO): $256,014 total reported compensation
  • Alain Bernard (VP of Health Care Services): $231,620 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.