Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc
Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Bear, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025.
Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $308,787
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $308,787
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $10K (2024). In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $308,787 | $308,787 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $357,704 | $357,704 | $10,000 | Total only | $10,000 |
| 2023 | $252,657 | $252,657 | $5,000 | Total only | $5,000 |
| 2022 | $220,000 | $220,000 | — | — | $100,000 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc is led by Octavia Dryden, Executive Director on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Octavia Dryden
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$50K (2022) → $110K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 $110K, to Octavia Dryden (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc
What is Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc?
Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Bear, DE.
What is Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc's EIN?
Community Housing & Empowerment Connection Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0411465. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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