Bear-Paw Regional Greenways

What Bear-Paw Regional Greenways does

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust (EIN 04-3340659) established by resident volunteers to permanently protect wild and working lands across 11 New Hampshire communities: Allenstown, Barnstead, Candia, Deerfield, Epsom, Hooksett, Northwood, Nottingham, Pittsfield, Raymond, and Strafford. The organization has conserved more than 11,000 acres through conservation easements and operates Bear-Paw Preserves, which are protected natural lands open to the public for outdoor recreation, wildlife observation, and nature-based education. Its core products and services are Land Conservation Services, the Bear-Paw Preserves portfolio, Volunteer Programs (trail maintenance, stewardship, committee participation), and Landowner Resources (guidance on conservation easements and land protection). Supporting programs include the Pathfinder monthly giving program, the Leaving Tracks Legacy Circle for planned giving, Gifts of Retirement Assets via Qualified Charitable Distributions, and Gifts of Stock facilitated through Morgan Stanley.

The organization's go-to-market is community-led: it reaches supporters through its Squarespace-hosted website (bear-paw.org), newsletters, volunteer engagement, business partnership outreach, and community events. There is no technology product, no mobile app, and no proprietary software platform; the only notable technology infrastructure is a NeonCRM-powered online donation portal. Revenue mechanics are entirely donation-based — voluntary one-time and recurring monetary gifts, estate-planned legacy gifts, IRA QCDs, and appreciated-securities transfers — with no pricing tiers, no products sold, and no contracts. The organization maintains a PO Box mailing address in Northwood, NH (no physical office) and is governed by a board of directors and operated with volunteer involvement. The organization is privately held as a nonprofit, with no parent company, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no institutional investors identified in the available data.

Name

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways

Legal name

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways

Website

https://bear-paw.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust that permanently protects wild and working lands through conservation easements and public preserves across 11 New Hampshire communities, serving landowners, donors, volunteers, and local business partners via community-led outreach and voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Conservation Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH)

Keywords

• Land conservation services
• Conservation land trust
• Natural resource preservation
• Conservation easements
• Habitat conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Northwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts monetary donations through an online portal. Donors can give one-time or recurring monthly gifts as 'Pathfinder' supporters, which fund land conservation projects, perpetual stewardship, and community outreach programs.
2. Planned Giving / Legacy Gifts: Donors who include Bear-Paw in their estate planning (wills or trusts) become members of the 'Leaving Tracks Legacy Circle.' This represents deferred charitable giving that will support the organization long-term.
3. Gifts of Retirement Assets (IRA): Donors can direct IRA custodians to make Qualified Charitable Distributions to Bear-Paw, allowing 100% of funds to go to local conservation without being declared as taxable income.
4. Gifts of Securities: Donors can transfer appreciated securities directly to Bear-Paw. They receive a charitable deduction for the average value on transfer date and avoid capital gains tax. Gifts are received at Morgan Stanley (DTC #0015, Account #419033037).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust operating in the Bear-Paw region of New Hampshire. The organization permanently conserves open space, farmland, forests, and other natural resources by holding conservation easements, acquiring land, and stewaging a network of public preserves. It is funded by individual donors, monthly members, and local business sponsors, and offers multiple giving programs to support its conservation mission.

Product overview

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit land trust offering a portfolio of conservation services centered on permanent land protection. The core offerings include Land Conservation Services (guiding landowners through protection processes), management of Bear-Paw Preserves (over 11,000 acres of protected wild and working lands), and community engagement through Volunteer Programs. The organization supports its mission through multiple donation programs: Monthly Giving (Pathfinder Program), Planned Giving (Leaving Tracks Legacy Circle), Gifts of Retirement Assets, and Gifts of Stock. Additionally, the Business Partners Program enables local businesses to sponsor conservation efforts. Together, these products form a comprehensive approach to land conservation combining direct land protection, community stewardship, and sustainable funding mechanisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Land Conservation Services
• Bear-Paw Preserves
• Monthly Giving (Pathfinder Program)
• Planned Giving (Leaving Tracks Legacy Circle)
• Gifts of Retirement Assets
• Gifts of Stock

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Business Partners (General)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBear-Paw has a Business Partners program inviting local businesses to support land conservation efforts in exchange for recognition and association with the organization's mission. The program positions business partners as contributors to community character and local economy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit that works with communities and landowners to protect land for public use, including conservation easements and park creation. A broader, well-capitalized incumbent competing for the same NH landowner transactions and public funding pools.
• Appalachian Mountain Club: Large regional recreation and conservation organization stewarding trails, backcountry facilities, and conservation easements across the Northeast. Touches Bear-Paw's mission around outdoor recreation and land protection but operates at far greater scale.
• The Nature Conservancy (New Hampshire): Global conservation organization with an active NH presence that protects land through easements, purchases, and stewardship. Competes with Bear-Paw for large landowner deals, grants, and major donors, but operates at a vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Direct peers

• Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests: New Hampshire's largest and oldest land trust, directly comparable as a NH-focused nonprofit that conserves forests and working lands through easements, owns preserves, and runs education and volunteer programs. Operates in overlapping and adjacent geographies to Bear-Paw.
• Monadnock Conservancy: Regional NH land trust conserving the greater Monadnock region through easements and stewardship. Same 501(c)(3) land-trust model with similar donation programs, volunteer engagement, and conservation-easement services targeting private landowners.
• Piscataquog Land Conservancy: Small central NH land trust protecting the Piscataquog River watershed via conservation easements and preserves. Highly comparable as a volunteer-driven, donor-funded nonprofit land trust operating in a similar New Hampshire geography.
• Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire: Regional NH land trust that permanently conserves land in southeastern New Hampshire through conservation easements and owned preserves. Directly competes with Bear-Paw for landowners, donors, and volunteers in the greater Seacoast/central NH region.
• Lakes Region Conservation Trust: NH-based land trust that protects wild and working lands in the Lakes Region, using the same nonprofit-land-trust model — easements, owned preserves, donor-funded operations, and volunteer stewardship. Overlaps with Bear-Paw in mission and funding sources.

Regional players

• Upper Saco Valley Land Trust: Land trust serving the Upper Saco Valley region spanning western Maine and the White Mountains of NH. Uses the same community-based land trust model — easements, preserves, donors, volunteers — but in an adjacent, non-overlapping geography.
• Tin Mountain Conservation Center: NH-based nonprofit focused on land conservation and environmental education in the Mount Washington Valley. Comparable as a community-led conservation organization with preserves, education programming, and donor-supported operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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