Aerospace Components Manufacturers
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Aerospace Components Manufacturers at a glance
In short: Aerospace Components Manufacturers gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,176
- +107.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,176
- Median grant
- $5,176
- Total assets
- $862,980
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Aerospace Components Manufacturers funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New England Air Museum ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Aerospace Components Manufacturers gives
- Giving fell 81% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $28K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New England Air Museum Windsor Locks, CT | New Exhibit | $5,176 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $862,980 | $640,523 | $712,136 | $5,176 | 1 | $12,201 |
| 2024 | $809,805 | $608,498 | $536,266 | $2,500 | Total only | $3,278 |
| 2023 | $697,576 | $404,370 | $315,597 | $10,000 | 1 | $5,807 |
| 2022 | $628,404 | $378,306 | $379,677 | $26,704 | 1 | $1,907 |
| 2021 | $628,436 | $370,845 | $367,362 | $28,204 | 1 | $1,951 |
| 2020 | $627,236 | $350,038 | $323,857 | $28,304 | 1 | $810 |
| 2019 | $610,605 | $392,764 | $432,486 | $28,204 | 1 | $1,300 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Aerospace Components Manufacturers
Based on IRS filings
Aerospace Components Manufacturers is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in East Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $863K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $12K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Aerospace Components Manufacturers is led by Chris Kielb, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Kielb
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Polo
Director
Vice President & Director → President, 2022
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Angelo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brittany Isherwood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Samuel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Cawley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter Beach
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dodie Ross
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Carlone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Merlino
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Taylor
Executive Di
Director → Executive Director, 2021
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Gessay
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Paluch Prou
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Jason Jarvis (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Susan Kasa (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Colin Cooper (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rick Cleary (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Santo Pirrotta (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Micheal Polo (2023) — President
- Former: Glenn Ford (2019–2021) — President & Director
- Former: Paul Murphy (2019–2021) — Outgoing Executive Director
- Former: Gary Connolly (2019–2020) — Vice President & Director
- Former: Pedro Soto (2019–2020) — President & Director
- Former: Tim Ulles (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Arthur Roti (2019) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Michael Scotto (2019) — Secretary, Treasurer & Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Aerospace Components Manufacturers
How much does Aerospace Components Manufacturers give each year?
Aerospace Components Manufacturers gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid.
How large is Aerospace Components Manufacturers?
Aerospace Components Manufacturers reported $863K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $641K.
What is Aerospace Components Manufacturers?
Aerospace Components Manufacturers is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in East Hartford, CT. It holds $863K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Aerospace Components Manufacturers operate?
Aerospace Components Manufacturers has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Aerospace Components Manufacturers's EIN?
Aerospace Components Manufacturers's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1547223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
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