Crotched Mountain Foundation

What Crotched Mountain Foundation does

Crotched Mountain Foundation (CMF) is an independent, nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1953 and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, with a 251-500 employee range. Its mission is to empower children, adults, and students with disabilities to reach their maximum potential across the lifespan, delivering services through five core programs: (1) Crotched Mountain Community Care (CMCC), which provides CFI Medicaid-waiver case management to nearly 1,000 adults with disabilities and chronic illness across New Hampshire; (2) CMF Kids, a school-partnership initiative that has invested more than $5 million into special education across New Hampshire school districts; (3) Enhanced Family Care, a shared-living program placing adults with disabilities with home provider families; (4) three HUD-subsidized affordable housing properties in New Hampshire, Maine, and New York; and (5) Accessible Trails, a 1,200+ acre permanently protected forest with ADA-accessible recreation. Founded originally as a 40-bed polio rehabilitation clinic by Harry Gregg, the organization has rebranded multiple times and divested both the Greenfield special education school (to Gersh Autism, 2021) and the Courtyard Apartments in Manchester (to 245 Main Street Manchester LLC, 2022), focusing remaining operations on case management, school partnerships, shared living, affordable housing, and accessible recreation.

CMF's revenue model is entirely non-commercial: services are delivered at no direct cost to beneficiaries. Funding is sourced from foundation grants (Northeast Delta Dental, Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Eversource, Thompson Fund, Samuel Hunt, Athletic Brewing), individual donations and planned giving, an annual fundraising event (Winnipesaukee Volleyball Classic), government-administered Medicaid waiver reimbursements (New Hampshire CFI), and HUD-subsidized housing rents. Marketing and donor acquisition rely on a content-led model via the Horizons newsletter (Constant Contact), social media, the cmf.org website, impact storytelling, and earned media. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and Board of Trustees, with Ned Olney serving as President and CEO and James (Jim) C. Piet as Board Chair (the first person with a disability to hold that role).

Name

Crotched Mountain Foundation

Legal name

Crotched Mountain Foundation

Website

https://cmf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Crotched Mountain Foundation is a New Hampshire-based nonprofit founded in 1953 that delivers case management, school partnerships, shared living, HUD-subsidized housing, and accessible recreation to children, adults, and seniors with disabilities across New Hampshire, Maine, and New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

Keywords

• Disability services
• Special education partnerships
• Case management services
• Affordable accessible housing
• Shared living programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: Receives grants from foundations including Northeast Delta Dental Foundation, Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Eversource Foundation, Thompson Fund, Athletic Brewing Company, and Samuel Hunt Foundation to fund specific programs.
2. Medicaid/Government Funding: Services billed through Choices for Independence (CFI) Medicaid waiver for case management services provided to low-income adults with disabilities and chronic illness.
3. Individual Donations: Direct charitable contributions from individuals, including planned giving, gift annuities, and memorial donations.
4. Event Fundraising: Annual events such as the Winnipesaukee Volleyball Classic raise funds for CMF Kids programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crotched Mountain Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that delivers disability services across New Hampshire. Its core offerings include CMF Kids (school partnership programming for children with disabilities in economically disadvantaged communities), Crotched Mountain Community Care (CMCC) case management for adults with chronic illness and disabilities through the CFI Medicaid waiver, Enhanced Family Care shared living arrangements, and HUD-subsidized affordable housing. Services are funded by foundation grants, government/Medicaid payments, and individual donations rather than client fees.

Product overview

Crotched Mountain Foundation operates as a nonprofit charitable organization serving individuals with disabilities and their families across New Hampshire. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs including: CMF Kids (school partnership program for children with disabilities), Crotched Mountain Community Care (case management for adults with chronic illness and disabilities), Enhanced Family Care (shared living arrangements), Affordable Housing (HUD-subsidized apartment communities), Accessible Trails (accessible outdoor recreation), and the Memorial Garden. The organization was founded in 1953 and provides services aimed at empowering people of all abilities to live, learn, and thrive in their communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMF Kids

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 children with disabilities helped achieve greater independence through CMF Kids programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Manchester Community Music SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025CMF Kids partnership supporting music therapy and sensory room for children with disabilities.
• University of New Hampshire Kinesiology DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025CMF Kids partnering on a groundbreaking two-year research project focused on physical activity and sports participation among children with disabilities in public schools.
• Nashua School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025CMF Kids partnership with TRUST Teams and special education programs. Includes staff training on childhood trauma and student relationship building.
• SEE Science CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Partnership making science accessible for everyone through CMF Kids support, celebrating SEE Science Center's 40th anniversary.
• New Hampshire School Districts (Nashua, Manchester, Warren)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025$1,000,000 investment through CMF Kids in new three-year partnerships with these urban districts.
• Adaptive Sports PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2024CMF Kids partner empowering individuals with disabilities in North Country New Hampshire through adaptive recreation.
• Best Buddies InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2024CMF Kids partner for National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, promoting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Seven Hills FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2022Taking over school services on Greenfield campus from Gersh Autism. CMF expressed support for the transition.
• Evergreens for AutismminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 November 2022Retail business in Kingston, NH donating portion of Christmas tree and wreath profits to CMF Kids. Founded by Ed Cyr, CMF Board Trustee.
• New Hampshire School Districts (Berlin, Milan, Littleton, Lisbon, White Mountain, Northumberland, Stratford, Stark)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2022CMF Kids partnership with North Country school districts totaling nearly $1 million over three years to support children with complex disabilities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seven Hills Foundation: Massachusetts-based nonprofit providing residential, educational, and community-based services for children and adults with disabilities and behavioral health needs. Direct peer — explicitly took over school services on CMF's former Greenfield campus, operating near-identical special-education and adult-program models.
• Ability Beyond: Connecticut-based nonprofit providing residential, vocational, behavioral, and community-based services for people with disabilities. Comparable in shared-living/residential and adult day-services model that overlaps with CMF's Enhanced Family Care and CMCC offerings.
• Granite State Independent Living: New Hampshire-based nonprofit providing independent living, case management, and peer-support services for seniors and people with disabilities. Direct regional peer competing for the same NH CFI/Medicaid waiver case-management population that CMCC serves.
• Best Buddies International: Nonprofit focused on friendship, employment, and inclusion opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Direct peer — explicitly listed as a CMF Kids partner for National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, operating overlapping K–12 and community-inclusion programming.
• Pine Tree Society: Maine-based nonprofit serving children and adults with disabilities through case management, day programs, accessible recreation, and community living services. Comparable in mission and mix of programs and operates in one of CMF's HUD-housing geographies (ME).

Broad incumbents

• The Arc: National advocacy and services organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), with affiliated chapters delivering residential, case management, and family-support services. Comparable to CMF's adult and shared-living programs and their CH/DD target population.
• Easterseals: National nonprofit network delivering disability services including case management, adult day services, special education support, and accessible recreation across all 50 states. Comparable because its portfolio mirrors CMF's CMF Kids, CMCC, EFC, and accessible-trails offerings at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Gateways Community Services: NH-based nonprofit providing early intervention, special education, and community support for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Regional peer in CMF's primary geography with overlapping school-partnership and adult-services work.
• Lakes Region Community Services: NH Area Agency providing case management, in-home supports, and residential services to adults with developmental disabilities and seniors. Regional peer competing for the same CFI waiver and developmental-services population that CMCC serves in New Hampshire.

Emerging players

• Special Olympics New Hampshire: Statewide affiliate delivering adaptive sports, recreation, and inclusive programming for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Overlaps with CMF's accessible-trails and adaptive-recreation activities and shares the same NH geography and beneficiary population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CrotchedMountainFoundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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