Community Action Pioneer Valley
Community Action Pioneer Valley is a public charity based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It assists people with low incomes and operates programs addressing needs including food, housing, energy assistance, early learning, family support, and employment; its 2025 filing also reports grants to other organizations.
Community Action Pioneer Valley at a glance
In short: Community Action Pioneer Valley gave $3.7M across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $261K), mostly in Massachusetts. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,651,763
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $260,840
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $162,743
- Total assets
- $11,053,746
- -9.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (7 of 14, 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 Community Action Pioneer Valley
- Contact
Mailing address: 393 Main Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: (413) 774-2318
Website: https://communityaction.us
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Community Action Pioneer Valley funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was HUD Louison House ($829K). Together the top 10 received $3.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
76 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 76 (30%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants listed in the filing went entirely to recipients in Massachusetts. The organization’s 2024 filing describes its fuel-assistance service area as Franklin and Hampshire counties and its Head Start and Early Head Start service area as Franklin County, Hampshire County, and western Hampden County.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Community Action Pioneer Valley open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 14 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $393K; repeat grants $129K. How we count
Medians: $383K first-time, $161K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2020) to $3.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $3.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HUD Louison House North Adams, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $828,630 |
| Food Bank of W MA Chicopee, MA | Food Donated | $769,822 |
| HUD Franklin County Dialself Greenfield, MA | Youth Services | $557,902 |
| Gandara Mental HLTH Ctr Springfield, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $383,100 |
| Berkshire Reg Hous Auth Pittsfield, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $298,660 |
| Mental Health Assoc Springfield, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $212,225 |
| Clinical Support Options Northampton, MA | Family Support Services | $164,580 |
| Independent Housing Solutions Northampton, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $160,905 |
| HUD Cooley Dick Hospital Northampton, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $140,428 |
| HUD Hilltown CDC Chesterfield, MA | Homelessness Prevention | $59,368 |
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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 | $11,053,746 | $45,323,597 | $45,547,915 | $3,651,763 | 14 | — |
| 2024 | $12,274,362 | $46,303,494 | $45,195,351 | $3,604,250 | 15 | $1,599 |
| 2023 | $9,386,917 | $43,069,645 | $42,543,741 | $2,760,914 | 16 | $1,497 |
| 2022 | $8,699,823 | $42,326,091 | $42,299,003 | $2,740,424 | 18 | $2,170 |
| 2021 | $9,379,762 | $31,048,815 | $30,439,920 | $2,157,751 | 13 | $46,997 |
| 2020 | $7,969,732 | $29,838,934 | $29,768,504 | $1,309,140 | 10 | $2,732 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to help people with low incomes achieve economic stability and security and to build communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Its website identifies access to healthy food, safe and affordable housing, living-wage work, affordable education, and participation in the democratic process among its priorities.
Its programs include fuel assistance, weatherization and heating-system services, Head Start and Early Head Start, WIC, food and nutrition services, family support, youth programs, adult education and job skills, money management, and homelessness prevention. The organization’s 2024 filing describes fuel assistance as payments to vendors for eligible people with low incomes; that is a program service, not a grant to outside applicants.
The 2025 filing lists grants for homelessness prevention, food donations, youth services, family support services, and heat. One grantee, Clinical & Support Options, describes its own mission as providing mental health, crisis stabilization, psychiatric, and counseling services to people across western Massachusetts.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Community Action Pioneer Valley reported 14 grants totaling $3,651,763. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $828,630, with a median of $162,742.
The largest listed grants included $828,630 to HUD Louison House for homelessness prevention; $769,822 to Food Bank of Western Massachusetts for food donated; $557,902 to HUD Franklin County Dial/Self for youth services; and $383,100 to Gandara Mental Health Center for homelessness prevention. Other listed recipients included Berkshire Regional Housing Authority ($298,660), Mental Health Association ($212,225), Clinical Support Options ($164,580), and Independent Housing Solutions ($160,905).
The organization’s Three County Continuum of Care posted an FY26 local competition for HUD funding. That RFP is described as closed; its listed application dates were in 2026 and have passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Charity Day as president/director; Anita McConnell as vice president; Lizbeth Del Toro-Mejias as clerk; and Chelsea DePault as treasurer. It also lists Maria Moreno, Rachel McMahon, Alyssa Sutton, Ellen Cain, Nellie Taylor, and Barbara Black as directors; Barbara Black is listed as director at large.
Community Action Pioneer Valley is led by Mary Clare Higgins, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 4 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Clare Higgins
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$139K (2020) → $112K (2025)
Charity Day
President & Director
Director & President → Director, 2021
Director → President & Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Labounty
Director of Operations
Director of Finance → Director of Operations, 2025
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$94K (2020) → $131K (2025)
Janna Tetreault
Program Director
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $121K (2025)
Jessica Thompson
Communications Director
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$120K (2024) → $121K (2025)
Alyssa Sutton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Black
Director & At Large
Director → Director & At Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Cain
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nellie Taylor
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel McMahon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Moyston
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lewis Metaxes
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Moreno
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Spatcher
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alena Bartoli
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hird
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita McConnell
Vice President
Director & V. President → Director, 2021
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chelsea Depault
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lizbeth Del Toro-Meijas
Clerk
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Jackie Brousseau-Pereira (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Aleo (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Brainin (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Wendy Berg (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Gabrielle Field (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Amber Ortiz Houghton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Yogeth Malik (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Crystalyn Osborne (2021) — Director
- Former: Josh Bain (2020) — Director
- Former: Maite Parsi (2020) — Director
- Former: Marianne Bullock (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $131K, to Laura Labounty (Director of Operations). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Community Action Pioneer Valley
How much does Community Action Pioneer Valley give each year?
Community Action Pioneer Valley gave $3.7M across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.6M across 15 grants.
What is Community Action Pioneer Valley's typical grant size?
Community Action Pioneer Valley's median grant in 2025 was $162,743, and its average grant was $260,840, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Community Action Pioneer Valley that year got $393K on average.
Where does Community Action Pioneer Valley give grants?
Community Action Pioneer Valley 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 Springfield, MA (3 grants), Greenfield, MA (3 grants) and Northampton, MA (3 grants).
Does Community Action Pioneer Valley give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Community Action Pioneer Valley's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Homelessness Prevention" (8 grants).
Who are Community Action Pioneer Valley's largest grantees?
Community Action Pioneer Valley's largest 2025 grantees include HUD Louison House ($828,630), Food Bank of W MA ($769,822) and HUD Franklin County Dialself ($557,902), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Community Action Pioneer Valley?
Community Action Pioneer Valley reported $11.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.3M.
What does Community Action Pioneer Valley fund?
The organization’s mission is to help people with low incomes achieve economic stability and security and to build communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Community Action Pioneer Valley?
Community Action Pioneer Valley has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check communityaction.us for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Community Action Pioneer Valley's EIN?
Community Action Pioneer Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2384972. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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