The Franconia Soaring Foundation greatly appreciates our generous financial supporters!
Corporate Sponsors and Government Contributors
- Northern Border Regional Commission
- State of New Hampshire
- Union Bank
- United States Department of Agriculture
NH Tax Credit Patrons
The following donors supported our mission through the purchase of NH Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) Tax Credits:
- Air Combat Effectiveness Consulting Group
- Badger-Peabody and Smith Realty
- Bar Harbor Bank and Trust
- Cohos Advisors
- Geo. M Stevens and Son Insurance
- Meredith Village Savings Bank
- Northern Tire of Colebrook, Inc
- Passumpsic Savings Bank
- ReVision Energy, Inc.
- Union Bank
- Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank
Major Donors
The following donors generously contributed a minimum of $10,000.
- Air Combat Effectiveness Consulting Group
- Common Man Family
- Cut and Fill Dirt Works
- Jim David in memory of Ritts Howard
- L. L. Cote
- Meredith Village Savings Bank
- New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
- Northern Tire of Colebrook, Inc
- Passumpsic Savings Bank
- ReVision Energy, Inc.
- Tillotson Foundation
- Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank
Cornerstone Members
The following donors generously contributed a minimum of $30,000 over a five-year period toward the purchase of the airfield. They put us over the top!
- Carol and Tom Ganse
- David Dodge
- Easton Valcourt
- FSA Sponsor-A-Foot Club*
- Jess and Tina Pauley
- Jim David
- Joe Kwasnik
- Susan Buist
*Sponsor-A-Foot Club
The following donors generously contributed a minimum of $100 to sponsor a foot of runway at $100 per foot. This was a huge help in enabling the purchase of the airfield!
- Dustin Adams
- Ken Baker
- Robert Banta
- Jeremiah Chace
- Steve Chardon
- Matt Cote
- Richard Devellian
- Peter Dodd
- David Dodge
- Pete & Shirley Eiche
- Gregory Fall
- Cynthia Fitzgerald
- Keith Fong
- Edward Gaffey
- Indu Gupta
- Ted Hauri
- Ritts Howard
- Nelson Howe
- Jeff Inglis
- Lawrence Jenkyn
- Catherine Keller
- Andy Kingswood
- David Kirk
- Philip Knowlton
- Susan Laliberte
- Lee Lareau
- Dennis & Jacklyn Laurendeau
- Don Lockwood
- Niles Lund & Indu Gupta
- Henry Lynch
- Roland Mallett
- Tom Mason
- Jeanine Mettinen
- Alex & Lori Noordergraaf
- Jepson Ordway
- Mark & Alice Palmer
- Lois Piper Pauley
- John Pernokas
- Jason Piper
- Doug Smith
- Robert Spencer
- Julia Stauble
- Peter Stauble
- George Wilk
- George Young
- Robert Zacharski
- John Zanchi
Ritz Howard Legacy Society (Learn More)
The following donors generously contributed or pledged lifetime giving amounts as indicated below.
Thermal – $1,000-$9,999
- Ken Baker
- Ed and Kathleen Bergeron
- Roy Bourgeois
- Steve Brown
- Peter Dodd
- EAA Chapter 15
- Major John Edgerton
- Cynthia Fitzgerald
- Ed Gaffey
- Michael Newkirk and Olivia Garfield
- William and Carrie Gendreau
- John Hansman
- Ted Hauri
- Nelson Howe
- Dr. Lawrence Jenkyn
- Andy Kingswood
- David Kirk
- Lee Lareau
- Don Lockwood
- Indu Gupta and Niles Lund
- Henry Lynch
- Mike Mack
- Roland Mallet
- Christopher and Mary Elleen Patton
- Lois Piper Pauley
- John Pernokas
- Rick Roelke
- Doug Smith
- Julia Stauble
- Robert Zacharski
- John Zanchi
Ridge – $10,000-$24,999
- Pete and Shirley Eiche
- Ritz Howard
- Phil Reeder
- Carol Tewes
Wave
Lennie 1 – $25,000-$49,999
- Susan Buist
- Jess and Tina Pauley
- Easton Valcourt
Lennie 2 – $50,000-$99,999
- Joe Kwasnik
- Alex and Lori Noordergraaf
Lennie 3 – $100,000 or more
- Jim David
- David Dodge
- Carol and Tom Ganse, in memory of Bernie and Betty Ganse
- Jason Piper