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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3862042

Steele Foundation for Hope

A private foundation in Nashua, NH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Steele Foundation for Hope
99 Pine Hill Rd
Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 661-2781
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letters of inquiry with required materials are submitted via the website, how we work page, letter of inquiry link.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
See www.steelefoundationforhope.org, how we work page for areas of focus and eligibility.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,558,503

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $421,990,330

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,854,265

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $363,001,219

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,137,415

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $243,336,912

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,394,775

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $146,060,422

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $180,038,268

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Project Life InternationalBoston, MA

    Program support

    $1,000,000
  2. AkirachixNairobi, Kenya

    Program support

    $250,000
  3. Kickstart InternationalSan Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $250,000
  4. Zenysis Technologies IncSan Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $33,467
  5. Mafami Pty LTD (vulva Medical)Greenpoint, South Africa

    Program support

    $25,036

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $1,000,00080% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $250,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000,000
  2. California2 grants $283,467

Officers, directors and trustees

14 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joe ExnerCEO AND DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $1,000,000
  • Stuart SteeleFOUNDING DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Suzanne SteeleFOUNDING DIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jane ExnerSECRETARY AND TREASURER Hours 10Pay $0
  • Howard BrodskyDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Kevin CurranDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Art DesaulnierDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Katie EmondDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Mike EmondDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Chad GiffordDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Joe SimoneDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Erinn SteeleDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Jamie SteeleDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Tom WarrenDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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