PROVIDENCE, RI, June 15, 2026 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that partner Elizabeth O. Manchester has been appointed to the San Miguel School of Providence Board of Directors for a three-year term effective July 1, 2026. In this role, Manchester will collaborate with fellow board members to support the school’s mission to provide a high quality, holistic education for young men from diverse and challenging backgrounds in a caring, safe, and structured environment.
As Chair of PSH’s Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Practice Group, Manchester represents tax-exempt entities, centered on compliance, formation, charitable gift planning issues, and best practices. She has extensive experience assisting institutions with the inception of planned giving programs, as well as corporate governance matters and maintenance of tax-exempt status. Manchester advises charitable institutions and institutions of higher learning about tax benefits available to donors, to assist in discussions with donors to appropriately advance the organization’s mission. Serving as external general counsel for public charities and private foundations, Manchester advises nonprofits regarding board education and training, fiduciary obligation advice, compliance, donor representation, endowment fund management, finance, Form 990, reporting issues, governance, joint ventures, affiliations and litigation prevention. In addition, she advises nonprofits regarding managing bequests and complex gifts for organizations, mergers and acquisitions, obtaining and maintaining tax exemptions, policies, political and lobbying restrictions and tax.
Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers and accredited by Association of Independent Schools in New England, San Miguel School of Providence serves young men of all cultures and faiths in grades 5-8. Students learn in a caring, structured environment where academics are rigorous, expectations are high, and individual talents are nurtured. Rooted in citizenship, service, and personal responsibility, San Miguel forms young men with a strong sense of purpose and a vision to create positive change in their communities.
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Partridge Snow & Hahn is a full-service business law and litigation firm committed to working collaboratively with clients to develop a deep understanding of their various industries, objectives, and unique ways of working to help advance business goals and solve legal challenges. With offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm focuses on key areas of law: corporate & business, including M&A, employment, tax, and nonprofit; real estate, including commercial financing, environmental, and land use; and complex commercial litigation & disputes.
