Connecticut Broadcasters
To advance the best interests of the broadcast industry in the state of Connecticut.
Connecticut Broadcasters at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,057,658
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $128,584
- -31.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $50,596
- +19.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $208,246
- -12.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Connecticut Broadcasters funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Connecticut Broadcasters gives
- Giving fell 88% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $51K (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Scholarship to Stude | $6,000 |
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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 | $1,057,658 | $128,584 | $208,246 | — | — | $50,596 |
| 2024 | $1,112,668 | $186,586 | $236,951 | — | — | $42,471 |
| 2023 | $1,162,457 | $13,391 | $288,930 | — | — | $-21,984 |
| 2022 | $1,367,755 | $505,099 | $268,730 | $6,000 | 1 | $17,054 |
| 2021 | $1,220,625 | $338,127 | $292,507 | $30,000 | Total only | $22,917 |
| 2020 | $1,176,699 | $352,520 | $280,980 | $25,000 | 10 | $9,655 |
| 2019 | $1,091,689 | $405,135 | $332,260 | $51,000 | 11 | $20,037 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Connecticut Broadcasters
Based on IRS filings
Connecticut Broadcasters is a public charity, based in Litchfield, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $51K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Connecticut Broadcasters is led by Jennifer Parsons Co Wzbg, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Parsons Co Wzbg
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$5K (2024) → $80K (2025)
Kristin Okesson
Chair
Director & Secretary → Director & Fir, 2022
Director & Fir → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kathleen Browne Co Infinity
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rich Graziano
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Hank Guerrero
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Klarn Depalma
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Daryll Huckaby
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Greg Thomas
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Joe Coss
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Brad Dancer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Hughes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Eileen Armas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Kaitlin Decker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Stephanie Perl
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Andy Russell Co Wnlc (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Dana Neves (2019–2024) — 1st Vice Cha
- Former: Michael Rice Co Wili (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Ryan (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Steve Honeycomb (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Humberto Hormaza (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Thomas Carroll (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Diane Hannes (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Eric Kemmler (2019–2022) — General Counsel
- Former: Stephen Raab (2019–2022) — Past Chairman
- Former: Sulma Avenacio (2019–2022) — Director & Cha
- Former: Rima Dael (2021–2022) — Director & Secretary
- Former: Amy Klein (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jon Hitchcock (2019–2021) — Secretary -
- Former: Matt Kiger (2021) — Director
- Former: George Lombardi Co Wshu (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Raymond E. Andrewsen (2019) — 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 $80K, to Jennifer Parsons Co WZBG (President).
Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Broadcasters
How large is Connecticut Broadcasters?
Connecticut Broadcasters reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $129K.
Where does Connecticut Broadcasters operate?
Connecticut Broadcasters has awarded grants in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
What is Connecticut Broadcasters's EIN?
Connecticut Broadcasters's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6069238. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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