Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc
The Center for Community Recovery Innovations (CCRI) is a public charity based in Boston, Massachusetts. It supports the creation and preservation of affordable sober housing in Massachusetts for people in recovery and their families, and is a nonprofit subsidiary of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, doing business as MassHousing.
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc at a glance
In short: Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc gave $991K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Massachusetts. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $991,140
- +139.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +125.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $55,063
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,812
- Total assets
- $1,881,110
- -8.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 39% first-time grantees (7 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc
- How to Apply
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Apply through the CCRI grant application process for eligible organizations. The program is not available to individuals seeking rental assistance for sober housing.
- Contact
Mailing address: One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108-3110
Phone: (617) 854-1850
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was High Pointsemcoa (New Bedford) ($200K). Together the top 10 received $855K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 62 (58%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CCRI’s stated housing objectives and grant program focus on Massachusetts. In filing year 2025, all reported grant dollars went to Massachusetts recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc open to new grantees?
39%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 18 grantees (39%) 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 $48K; repeat grants $60K. How we count
Medians: $26K first-time, $34K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $341K (2023) to $991K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $991K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| High Pointsemcoa (New Bedford) New Bedford, MA | Housing Assistance | $200,000 |
| Mental Health Association Springfield Springfield, MA | Housing Assistance | $141,164 |
| Steppingstone Inc Fall River, MA | Housing Assistance | $137,000 |
| Neighborhood Works Southern MA Quincy, MA | Housing Assistance | $100,000 |
| Gaamha Inc Gardner, MA | Housing Assistance | $100,000 |
| Power Forward Inc Marshfield, MA | Housing Assistance | $44,778 |
| Lazarus House Inc Lawrence, MA | Housing Assistance | $36,563 |
| Housing Supports Newburyport Newburyport, MA | Housing Assistance | $33,672 |
| Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | Housing Assistance | $33,062 |
| Gilly's House Wrentham, MA | Housing Assistance | $28,562 |
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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 | $1,881,110 | $813,473 | $995,880 | $991,140 | 18 | $113,473 |
| 2024 | $2,063,517 | $811,458 | $415,326 | $414,607 | 8 | $111,458 |
| 2023 | $1,667,385 | $844,269 | $344,418 | $340,681 | 10 | $69,269 |
| 2022 | $1,167,534 | $804,262 | $563,699 | $563,659 | 11 | $4,262 |
| 2021 | $929,919 | $702,571 | $778,739 | $778,739 | 15 | $2,571 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CCRI states that it awards grants to support the creation or preservation of affordable sober housing in Massachusetts. Its grants may support acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, other related housing development, and program costs. Its stated objectives include increasing affordable alcohol- and drug-free housing, promoting recovery and successful tenancies, and providing equitable services and resources, with special attention to families with children, youth, veterans, formerly incarcerated people, LGBTQIA+ people, and other underserved populations.
CCRI’s FY26 guidelines describe housing proposals as its first priority, including one-time gap funding to acquire or preserve affordable sober housing. A second priority is limited one-time funding for innovation proposals supporting sober housing and recovery communities, such as project start-up, capacity building, or services addressing substance use disorder or addiction.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. Steppingstone describes its mission as strengthening quality of life through client-centered programs and services; GAAMHA says it aims to make help accessible to people who seek it; and Gilly’s House describes its mission as providing a sober house for people recovering from addiction.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CCRI reported 18 grants totaling $991,140. Grants ranged from $8,885 to $200,000, with a median of $30,812. The listed awards were for housing assistance, and all reported grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts.
Among the largest awards were $200,000 to High Pointsemcoa in New Bedford, $141,164 to Mental Health Association Springfield, $137,000 to Steppingstone in Fall River, and $100,000 each to Neighborhood Works Southern MA in Quincy and GAAMHA in Gardner. Other listed recipients included Power Forward ($44,778), Lazarus House ($36,563), Housing Supports Newburyport ($33,672), and Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute ($33,062).
CCRI’s stated award process has three stages: multiple readers review each proposal and make recommendations; recommendations go to the Community Services Advisory Committee for review and a vote; and they then go to the CCRI board for a vote and final approval. Applicants submit proposals in response to a public request for proposals. Awardees must provide quarterly progress reports until project completion and submit invoices and supporting documentation to receive payment. The current program page says the FY27 application is available to registered 501(c)(3) organizations seeking support for affordable sober housing or innovative programming for the recovery community.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeanne Pinado as director-chair and Carolina Avellaneda as director-vice chair. Other listed directors are Patricia McArdle, Darnell Dunn, Herby Duverne, Thomas Flynn, Carmen Panacopoulos, Edward Augustus, Jerald Feldman, and Bran Shim Matthew Gorzkowicz.
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc is led by Chrystal Kornegay, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chrystal Kornegay
President
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Pinado
Director-Chair
Chair → Director-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keven P. Mello
Senior Director of Ho Svcng & Ops
Director of Homeownership → Director of Home Ownership, 2022
Director of Home Ownership → Senior Director of Ho Svcng & Ops, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Flynn
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sergio Alves Ferreira
Senior Director of Rental Underwr
Senior Director of Rental Und → Senior Director of Rental Underwriting, 2024
Senior Director of Rental Underwriting → Senior Director of Rental Underwr, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carmen Panacopoulos
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Augustus
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bran Shim Matthew Gorzkowicz
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Herby Duverne
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darnell Dunn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Glover
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol McIver
Assistant Clerk
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark H. Teden
Vice President Multifamily Programs
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mounzer M. Aylouche
Vice President of Home Ownership
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel C. Madden
Treasurer
Chief Finance & Administrator Officer → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolina Avellaneda
Director-Vice Chair
Director → Director-Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Scola
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Richards
Vice President Strategic Community Investments
Vice President Equitable Business Development → Vice President Strategic Community Investments, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Condon
Vice President
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Quimby
Clerk
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Colin McNiece (2021–2025) — Clerk · Filing note: Term ended 10824
- Former: Jerald Feldman (2021–2025) — Director · Filing note: Term ended 10824
- Former: Patricia McArdle (2021–2025) — Director · Filing note: Term ended 4825
- Former: Michael J. Dirrane (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kaitlyn Connors Matthew Gorzkowicz (2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Kean (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Cynthia D. Lacasse (2021–2023) — Senior Director of Rental Busines · Filing note: Term ended 123
- Former: Henry M. Mukasa (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Maddox (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John Rosenthal (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ping Yin Chai (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kaitlyn Connors (2023) — Director · Filing note: Began 123
- Former: Mark Attia (2023) — Director · Filing note: Term ended 123
- Former: Lisa Serafin Sheehan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Attia For Michael Heffernan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Andris J. Silins (2021) — Director
- Former: Charles Karimbakas (2021) — Treasurer · Filing note: Through 5721
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc
How much does Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc give each year?
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc gave $991K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $415K across 8 grants.
What is Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's typical grant size?
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's median grant in 2025 was $30,812, and its average grant was $55,063, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc that year got $48K on average.
Where does Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc give grants?
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Bedford, MA (2 grants), Quincy, MA (2 grants) and Boston, MA (2 grants).
Does Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Housing Assistance" (18 grants).
Who are Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's largest grantees?
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's largest 2025 grantees include High Pointsemcoa (New Bedford) ($200,000), Mental Health Association Springfield ($141,164) and Steppingstone Inc ($137,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc?
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $813K.
What does Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc fund?
CCRI states that it awards grants to support the creation or preservation of affordable sober housing in Massachusetts. Its grants may support acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, other related housing development, and program costs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc?
Apply through the CCRI grant application process for eligible organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's EIN?
Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3228578. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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