Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut
The Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut (AOASCC) is a public charity based in North Haven, Connecticut. It serves older adults, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers, and funds local organizations providing services that help older adults live independently in their communities.
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut at a glance
In short: Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut gave $3.7M across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $206K), mostly in Connecticut. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,709,615
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $206,090
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $18,992,104
- +5.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut
- How to Apply
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Eligible public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, and proprietary incorporated agencies serving towns within AOASCC’s twenty-town South Central Connecticut service area are invited to apply for Title III funding. The application process begins with a Letter of Intent followed by the proposal process described in the applicable Request for Proposals. The website lists Title III categories of Supportive Services, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and Family Caregiver Support. It also lists Alzheimer’s Aide Grants, but the provided information does not specify that program’s application process.
- Review Cycle
- The posted FY2027 Letter of Intent deadline was January 23, 2026, at 4 p.m.; it has passed.
- Deadline
- The posted FY2027 Letter of Intent deadline was January 23, 2026, at 4 p.m.; it has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 117 Washington Ave Suite 17, North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: (203) 785-8533
Website: https://aoascc.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut
Who Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lifebridge Community Services Inc ($2.6M). Together the top 10 received $3.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
93 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 93 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
AOASCC’s grant programs serve South Central Connecticut. Its Title III grant page invites applications from agencies serving towns within the region’s twenty-town service area. All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Connecticut.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 18 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $217K. How we count
Medians: $23K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.8M (2019) to $4.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $3.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lifebridge Community Services Inc Bridgeport, CT | Nutrition Service | $2,598,363 |
| Team Inc Derby, CT | Social Service | $640,000 |
| Mary Wade at Home New Haven, CT | Social Service | $92,274 |
| Monitor My Health Inc Bridgeport, CT | Outreach | $47,000 |
| Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers Hamden, CT | Social Service | $30,000 |
| Meriden Senior Center Meriden, CT | Social Service | $30,000 |
| New Haven Legal Assistance New Haven, CT | LEGAL | $30,000 |
| Milford Senior Center Milford, CT | Senior Center | $30,000 |
| Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Hamden, CT | Social Service | $25,000 |
| Community Health Center Inc Middletown, CT | Social Service | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
AOASCC’s 2024 filing describes assessment and care management and contracted home care services for more than 4,500 frail people age 65 and older living in the community. It also reports that the organization provided and/or funded social and nutritional services to 21,800 people and provided 73,286 hours of community service through senior volunteers.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,992,104 | $16,684,947 | $15,505,477 | $3,709,615 | 18 | $121,135 |
| 2024 | $17,935,855 | $16,359,413 | $15,783,300 | $4,016,554 | 19 | $174,244 |
| 2023 | $15,019,563 | $15,248,190 | $15,014,570 | $3,747,691 | 21 | $335,407 |
| 2022 | $12,622,205 | $14,052,336 | $13,563,143 | $3,165,415 | 17 | $226,009 |
| 2021 | $13,700,521 | $15,421,651 | $13,505,331 | $3,351,587 | 18 | $384,562 |
| 2020 | $11,480,674 | $13,685,130 | $13,434,822 | $3,461,769 | 17 | $128,951 |
| 2019 | $9,508,458 | $12,987,391 | $12,663,599 | $2,776,223 | 17 | $119,733 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
AOASCC’s mission is to champion and serve older adults and individuals with disabilities so they remain independent and engaged within their communities. Its website describes services and funding that support independent living and in-home and community-based long-term care.
Title III grant categories include supportive services, disease prevention and health promotion, and family caregiver support. Examples of supportive services listed by AOASCC include transportation, information and assistance, outreach, case management, homemaker or chore services, legal services, and adult day centers. AOASCC also offers Alzheimer’s Aide Grants for services and programs related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care.
Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose missions address nutrition, social services, outreach, legal services, and senior-center services. For example, LifeBridge Community Services describes its mission as partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being and strengthen resilience. New Haven Legal Assistance describes its mission as providing legal services to people facing barriers such as limited income, age, or disability. Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of Greater New Haven says it mobilizes volunteers to help older and disabled people live independently and reduce isolation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, AOASCC reported 18 grants totaling $3,709,615. Grant amounts ranged from $13,952 to $2,598,363, with a median of $25,000. The largest awards were $2,598,363 to LifeBridge Community Services for nutrition service and $640,000 to TEAM Inc. for social service. Other listed awards included $92,274 to Mary Wade at Home for social service; $47,000 to Monitor My Health Inc. for outreach; and $30,000 each to Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, Meriden Senior Center, New Haven Legal Assistance, and Milford Senior Center. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to Connecticut recipients.
AOASCC’s grant page says Requests for Proposals are issued each December for the next fiscal-year cycle starting October 1. Its posted FY2027 Letter of Intent deadline, January 23, 2026, has passed. The FY2025 Title III application form requested project and organizational information and specified a non-federal match equal to 25% of the AOASCC grant request. That match requirement is stated in the FY2025 form and may not describe a later cycle.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Melissa Lang as President/CE, Beverly Kidder as Vice Preside, and Renee Huang as CFO. It also lists Melanie Gale as Dir. of CT H, Emily Marble as Dir. of Comm, and Richard Weiss, Richard Sviridoff, David Schneider, Kathy Pontin, and Abram Ozeck as directors.
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut is led by Melissa Lang, President on every filing since 2020; 5 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Lang
President
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$15K (2020) → $229K (2025)
Steven Rubin
Chair
Director → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Marble
Director of Committee
Community Pr → Director of Committee, 2025
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $105K (2025)
Melanie Gale
Director of Ct H
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Kathy Pontin
Director
Director → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Sviridoff
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Weiss
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abram Ozeck
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erika Austin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Schneider
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Ferrall
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Gramse
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jillian Celentano
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Huang
CFO
Controller → CFO, 2021
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$99K (2019) → $132K (2025)
Beverly Kidder
Vice President
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $126K (2025)
Lule Tracey
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Evans-Ariker
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maurice Williams
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Linda Langlais (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Renee Drell (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joanne McGloin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sandra Stein (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Thomasine Thommye Shaw (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Javier Alvarado (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Thommye Shaw (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Priscilla Russell (2021–2022) — Care Management D
- Former: Ronald Webb (2022) — Vol & Train
- Former: Dal Ugrin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Denise Haynes-Rock (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Edward Mapp (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela Feinberg Esq. (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas Penna (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Ron Webb (2020–2021) — Vol. & Train
- Former: Kathleen Tynan McKiernan (2021) — Director
- Former: Gerald Cohen Esq. (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Tynan-McKiernan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nick Olear (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ted Surh (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Michael Levine (2020) — Director
- Former: Edward Konowitz (2019) — Secretary
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $229K, to Melissa Lang (President/Ce). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut
How much does Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut give each year?
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut gave $3.7M across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 19 grants.
What is Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's typical grant size?
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $206,090, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut that year got $23K on average.
Where does Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut give grants?
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Haven, CT (4 grants), Hamden, CT (3 grants), Bridgeport, CT (2 grants) and Derby, CT (2 grants).
Does Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Service" (11 grants).
Who are Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's largest grantees?
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's largest 2025 grantees include Lifebridge Community Services Inc ($2,598,363), Team Inc ($640,000) and Mary Wade at Home ($92,274), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 90% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut?
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut reported $19.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.7M.
What does Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut fund?
AOASCC’s mission is to champion and serve older adults and individuals with disabilities so they remain independent and engaged within their communities. Its website describes services and funding that support independent living and in-home and community-based long-term care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut?
Eligible public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, and proprietary incorporated agencies serving towns within AOASCC’s twenty-town South Central Connecticut service area are invited to apply for Title III funding. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's EIN?
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0915531. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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