Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Recognizing the dignity of all, cmha leads a collaborative response to homelessness that fosters long-term housing stability through prevention, quality services, education and advocacy.
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc at a glance
In short: Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc gave $6.0M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $663K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,962,983
- +17.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $662,554
- +43.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $241,329
- Total assets
- $25,220,915
- +160.3% vs 2024
- 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.
How to apply to Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Elder Home Repair & Maintenance (EHRM)
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Homeowner Assistance Fund (MA HAF)
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Rental Assistance for Tenants (RAFT / Emergency Rental Assistance Program - ERAP)
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Healthlink Inc ($2.6M). Together the top 9 received $6.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
54 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 18 grants of 54 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc gives
- Giving fell 21% 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 $5.1M (2024) to $8.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $6.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Healthlink Inc Worcester, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $2,593,331 |
| South Middlesex Opportunity Council Inc Framingham, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $1,189,394 |
| Friendly House Inc Worcester, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $831,233 |
| AIDS Project Worcester Inc Worcester, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $400,547 |
| Genesis Club House Inc Worcester, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $241,329 |
| YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc Worcester, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $200,269 |
| LUK Ydhp Fitchburg, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $194,599 |
| Open Sky Community Services Worcester, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $186,948 |
| Making Opportunity Count Inc Fitchburg, MA | Housing and Stabilization Assistance | $125,333 |
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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 | $25,220,915 | $44,577,325 | $43,250,833 | $5,962,983 | 9 | $68,038 |
| 2024 | $9,689,610 | $33,639,971 | $32,601,071 | $5,069,741 | 11 | $28,308 |
| 2023 | $7,219,550 | $24,190,226 | $23,016,986 | $6,348,829 | 12 | $161 |
| 2022 | $4,123,695 | $29,447,381 | $29,192,938 | $7,501,841 | 11 | $401 |
| 2021 | $6,603,285 | $21,612,482 | $21,162,320 | $8,330,403 | 11 | $1,478 |
| 2020 | $2,681,539 | $15,481,374 | $15,450,754 | $7,446,811 | 11 | $1,944 |
| 2019 | $2,186,003 | $14,979,438 | $14,984,052 | $6,942,626 | 10 | $1,639 |
About Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
Based on IRS filings
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc is a public charity, based in Worcester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $6.0M. Net investment income was $68K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc is led by Leah M. Bradley, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leah M. Bradley
Executive Director
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2022
Chief Executive Officer → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$45K (2021) → $209K (2025)
Sam Bitar
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doreen Samuels
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert McLaren
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Longvall Johnson
Director
Vice President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Haffty
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Keohane
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winifred Octave
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Martin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Koshgarian
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Brown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josephine Fitzgerald
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lea Christo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Krefetz
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven C. Kennedy
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jen Nickerson
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Matthew Palmgren (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Ron Hayes (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Stanhope (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Daniel J. Stanhope (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jane L. Edmonstone (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Martin Pellegrino (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Baldassarre (2022) — Interim CFO
- Former: Kelly Caraballo (2022) — Per Diem CFO
- Former: Rosa Nguyen (2022) — Director
- Former: Ann Gibbons-Smith (2019–2021) — Interim Executive Director & Assistant Executive Director
- Former: Mary Daly (2019–2021) — Director of Finance
- Former: Ann Flynn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Murphy (2019–2020) — Clerk
- Former: Grace Carmark (2019–2020) — Executive 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $209K, to Leah Bradley (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc
How much does Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc give each year?
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc gave $6.0M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.1M across 11 grants.
What is Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's typical grant size?
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's median grant in 2025 was $241,329, and its average grant was $662,554, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc give grants?
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance 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 Worcester, MA (6 grants) and Fitchburg, MA (2 grants).
Does Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Housing and Stabilization Assistance" (9 grants).
Who are Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's largest grantees?
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Community Healthlink Inc ($2,593,331), South Middlesex Opportunity Council Inc ($1,189,394) and Friendly House Inc ($831,233), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc?
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc reported $25.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $44.6M.
What is Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's EIN?
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2791448. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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