Mission Statement:
COAST’s mission is to champion and provide customer-focused public transportation with a commitment to excellence in safety and service.
Top Funding Sources:
Advertising, foundations/corporate/individual giving, government, passenger fares and service agreements.
Year Established: 1981
Employees: 70
Annual Revenue: $8,159,788
Service Locations:
COAST connects people and communities with fixed route buses that serve nine communities, and by providing demand paratransit services to 11 communities all in NH and ME. COAST also operates TripLink, a regional transportation call center that takes trip requests on behalf of partner agencies.
Contact:
Joanne Muckenhoupt
Director of Development
42 Sumner Drive
Dover, NH 03820
603-516-0758
jmuckenhoupt@coastbus.org
www.coastbus
For over 40 years, COAST has been a vital thread connecting the people and communities of the Seacoast. A robust public transportation system is a critical component of our long-term economic growth, contributing more than $33 million annually to the region. Across the Seacoast, COAST connects employees, shoppers, clients, patrons and students to the opportunities they need to succeed.
COAST is currently in the midst of a capital campaign that will fund the construction of a new 48,000-square-foot administrative, operations and maintenance facility. Heading into the fall of 2025, over $14 million of the $19.5 million goal was raised. COAST invites the business, foundation and philanthropic communities to help us reach our fundraising goal.
A new facility will be transformational for COAST, as the current facility is long outdated. COAST’s ability to sustain its current transportation services and to grow to meet the region’s future needs depends directly on the completion of our new building. Without it, we risk falling short of serving our communities effectively and efficiently. This investment is more than buses and buildings; it’s about investing in the connections that keep our economy and our communities thriving.
Capital campaign giving opportunities include direct gifts of cash, securities, personal property and various types of planned gifts. Naming opportunities at the new facility are also available.
COAST’s annual operating budget is funded through a blend of sources, one of which is federal funding that requires a local match. Giving opportunities, all of which qualify as a match, include sponsorships of “fare-free days” and advertising on COAST buses and shelters.
Dennis Shanahan, Chair
City of Dover
Scott Bogle, Treasurer
Rockingham Planning
Commission
Margaret Joyce, Secretary
Greater Dover Chamber of
Commerce
Dave Sandmann, Past Chair
Member At-Large
Fred Butler
New Hampshire Dept. of Transportation
Arthur Capello
Town of Berwick
Sean Clancy
City of Portsmouth
Sönke Dornblut
Town of Newmarket
Jason Garnham
Town of Kittery
Emmy Ham
Workforce Housing Coalition
Denis Hebert
Town of Newington
Colin Lentz
Strafford Regional Planning
Commission
Michael Mates
Pease Development Authority
Joann Neumann
Families First Health &
Support Center
Crystal Paradis-Catanzaro
City of Somersworth
David Tovey
Town of Exeter
Kiersten Wright
City of Somersworth
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