Granite State Economic Development Corp

PORTSMOUTH, NH EIN: 02-0385121 Website

TO CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY ASSISTING BUSINESSES TO ACQUIRE SBA 504 FINANCING TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES BY ACQUIRING, RENOVATING OR CONSTRUCTING REAL ESTATE AND/OR ACQUIRING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT. THE EXPANDED BUSINESSES LEAD TO THE CREATION AND/OR RETENTION OF JOBS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$25.3M

+12.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$374K

+10.8% YoY

Grant Count

10

+66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$37K

-33.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$25,295,149$22,447,674$20,832,618
Revenue$10,340,764$9,828,396$9,324,758
Expenses$8,048,792$8,049,295$8,300,783
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,799,737$1,188,210$618,375
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$94K$187K$281K$374K7 grants20205 grants20214 grants20226 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL$200KUNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSH…$99KUTEC INC$10KVERMONT COMMUNITY LOAN C…$10KNEW HAMPSHIRE SMALL BUSI…$10KCHILDRENS MUSEUM$10KSEEDS OF HOPE$10KFRIENDS FOREVER$10KGIRLS INC$8KNEW ENGLAND VILLAGE$8K

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

STEVE ALDRICHPRESIDENT$422KFRED PALAZZOLOSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$387KSCOTT GARDINERFORMER EMPLOYEE$359KSEAN FITZGERALDVICE PRESIDENT$300KPAUL COLLINSVICE PRESIDENT$280KMATTHEW COLLINSVICE PRESIDENT$235KPAM BAILEYVICE PRESIDENT$225KROBIN LAPOINTEVICE PRESIDENT$209KBARBARA ARENAVICE PRESIDENT$208KETHAN SWAINVICE PRESIDENT$190KTRACY GAYLORDVICE PRESIDENT$190KCARISSA MURRAYVICE PRESIDENT$175KALAN ABRAHAMFORMER EMPLOYEE$165KLISA MOUSSEAUKEY EMPLOYEE$159KASHLEY MCCARTHYEMPLOYEE$148KPIERRE DURANDEMPLOYEE$127KCATHY PICARDOEMPLOYEE$123KJACLYN ST ONGEEMPLOYEE$108KBRANDT ABRAHAMEMPLOYEE$101K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEVE ALDRICHPRESIDENT40$422,250
FRED PALAZZOLOSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40$387,025
SEAN FITZGERALDVICE PRESIDENT40$300,400
SCOTT GARDINERFORMER EMPLOYEE$359,132
PAUL COLLINSVICE PRESIDENT40$280,225
MATTHEW COLLINSVICE PRESIDENT40$235,400
PAM BAILEYVICE PRESIDENT40$225,200
BARBARA ARENAVICE PRESIDENT40$208,100
ROBIN LAPOINTEVICE PRESIDENT40$209,300
ETHAN SWAINVICE PRESIDENT40$190,200
CARISSA MURRAYVICE PRESIDENT40$175,083
TRACY GAYLORDVICE PRESIDENT40$190,200
LISA MOUSSEAUKEY EMPLOYEE40$158,600
ASHLEY MCCARTHYEMPLOYEE40$147,508
PIERRE DURANDEMPLOYEE40$126,850
ALAN ABRAHAMFORMER EMPLOYEE$165,000
CATHY PICARDOEMPLOYEE40$122,800
JACLYN ST ONGEEMPLOYEE40$107,517
BRANDT ABRAHAMEMPLOYEE40$100,900
DAVID GOMPERSDIRECTOR1.5
PAUL BERGERONDIRECTOR1.5
BIRGIT CHRISTIANSENDIRECTOR1.5
NANCY CARMERDIRECTOR1.5
MARY DRISCOLLDIRECTOR1.5
CAROLYN CLOUTIERDIRECTOR1.5
JEFF ANGERSDIRECTOR1.5
WILLIAM POWERSDIRECTOR1.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BostonDoverDurhamHamptonHolyokeLowellMarshfieldMontpelierNaplesNewportPembrokePortsmouthStrathamWestbrook

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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