Affordable Housing Education and Development (AHEAD)

Affordable Housing Education and Development (AHEAD) is a housing developer and property manager based in Littleton, New Hampshire. Founded in 1991, AHEAD owns and manages property in northern New Hampshire and provides financial coaching and homeownership counseling services to low-income families.  1  2  3

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Ideological Alignment: Left of Center
Issue Areas: Housing Policy
Website: www.newwestcomms.com
Formation:

1991

Director:

Harrison Kanzler

Location: Palo Alto, CA View on map
Tax ID: 47-5446562
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,297,273,570 Revenue: $64,282,904 Expenses: $125,629,253

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    As of 2026, the executive director of AHEAD was former New Hampshire State Representative Harrison Kanzler (D-Carroll). 4

    Background

    Affordable Housing Education and Development was founded in 1991 in response to affordable housing shortages in New Hampshire. The organization is a charitable nonprofit that focuses on Coös and northern Grafton Counties in New Hampshire’s North Country region. 5  6

    AHEAD acquires and rehabilitates rental housing and constructs new rental housing units. 1

    Activities

    Affordable Housing Education and Development operates three primary programs: housing development, property management, and homeownership and foreclosure counseling. The organization’s housing development program constructs and renovates rental housing units. 1

    Affordable Housing Education and Development’s property management division owns and manages rental properties. 1

    The organization’s HomeOwnership Center educates families purchasing homes. Affordable Housing Education and Development also provides financial literacy, mortgage-default, and foreclosure-prevention counseling. 2  3

    In 2014, AHEAD launched Better Homes Ahead, a manufactured and modular housing business designed to sell to low-income buyers.  7

    AHEAD is committed to the left-of-center principles of equity and anti-racism, and the organization states that it is “learning how we marginalize others because of their race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, income, and/or disability.” 8

    Leadership

    As of February 2026, the executive director of Affordable Housing Education and Development was Harrison Kanzler, who was appointed to the position in August 2022. Kanzler replaced Michael Claflin, who had held the position for a decade. 9

    Kanzler is a native of New Hampshire. Prior to joining AHEAD, Kanzler was the associate director of admissions at Fryeburg Academy, a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Carroll County District 2, and the executive director of the Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition. 9  4

    Kanzler sits on the governing council of Housing Action New Hampshire, is the Housing Domain Chair for Mount Washington Valley Age-Friendly Community, and is a member of the Governor’s Council on Housing Stability. 9

    Financials

    According to tax filings, in 2024, Affordable Housing Education and Development reported $5,012,542 in revenues, $3,647,679 in expenses, and $11,621,788 in assets. 1

    AHEAD has received multiple grants from NeighborWorks America, including $307,832 in 2025 and $283,460 in 2024. 1

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $3,297,273,570 $64,282,904 $125,629,253 View
    2023 $2,328,710,419 $27,776,631 $103,739,204 View
    2022 $1,401,385,958 $-6,597,016 $111,874,734 View
    2021 $2,231,760,897 $172,961,534 $94,936,036 View
    2020 $2,010,566,070 $59,411,015 $109,057,254 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2015

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Yana KalikaPRESIDENT$430,300

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $532,940,571
    • Number of Grants: 645
    • Number of Recipients: 211

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $10,000,0002021 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $7,500,0002020 STANFORD UNIVERSITYGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,538,0002024 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,481,5002023 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,452,2472022 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,450,0002024 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,336,5002023 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,060,0002022 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,000,0002021 STANFORD UNIVERSITYGENERAL CHARITY
    $5,000,0002020 Israel Healthcare Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $4,994,5422020 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $4,863,2202020 European Jewish Association IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $4,000,0002021 Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,750,0002023 Stanford University Board of Trustees of the Leland StanfordGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,410,0002020 Russian Speaking Jewish Community of SF Bay AreaGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,120,0002021 Jewish Community Center of MoscowACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN JEWISH COMMUNITIES
    $3,000,0002021 American Committee for Shaare ZedekGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,000,0002021 Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,000,0002021 Friends of Ir David IncGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,000,0002021 Jewish Community Center of MoscowACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN JEWISH COMMUNITIES
    $3,000,0002020 American Committee for Shaare ZedekGENERAL CHARITY
    $3,000,0002020 Jewish Community Center of MoscowGENERAL CHARITY
    $2,900,0002021 Shalva Israel Assocfor Care & Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (ra)GENERAL CHARITY
    $2,500,0002024 Oshman Family Jewish Community CenterGENERAL CHARITY
    $2,335,0002020 Friends Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterGENERAL CHARITY

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    Financials, employee compensation, and grant information provided by Candid.

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    References

    1. “Affordable Housing Education and Development (AHEAD).” Cause IQ. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/affordable-housing-education-and-development,223159643/.
    2. “Affordable Housing Education And Development Inc.” GuideStar. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.guidestar.org/profile/22-3159643.
    3. “Homeownership Services.” Affordable Housing, Education and Development. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.homesahead.org/homeownership-education/.
    4. “Harrison Kanzler.” LinkedIn. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrison-kanzler-85651324b/.
    5. “About AHEAD.” Idealist. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/a90c70cf65784f069e76510c44688519-affordable-housing-education-and-development-littleton.
    6. “Affordable Housing Education and Development.” eHome America. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.ehomeamerica.org/ahead.
    7. “Raising The Roof: North Country Nonprofit Breaks Into The Manufactured-Modular Housing Business.” New Hampshire Public Radio. October 22, 2014. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.nhpr.org/post/raising-roof-north-country-nonprofit-breaks-manufactured-modular-housing-business.
    8. “Equity Statement.” Affordable Housing, Education and Development. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.homesahead.org/about-us/equity-statement/.
    9. “Announcing AHEAD’s next Executive Director.” Affordable Housing, Education and Development. Accessed February 20, 2026. https://www.homesahead.org/news/announcing-aheadamp39s-next-executive-director.