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Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hartford, CT EIN: 06-1453727 Website

The mission of the organization is to ensure that all people have equal access to housing opportunities in Connecticut.

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc at a glance

Total assets
$5,274,113
+6.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,928,030
-14.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$222,448
+70.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,361,672
-19.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K5$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 12 (42%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

HartfordWest HavenWethersfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $289K (2024) to $1.1M (2023). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $289K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Connecticut Veterans Legal Center West Haven, CTEviction Protection$100,094
Statewide Legal Services of CT Inc Wethersfield, CTEviction Protection$81,981
University of CT Law School Hartford, CTEviction Protection$79,456
Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc Hartford, CTEviction Protection$27,036
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,274,113$2,928,030$2,361,672——$222,448
2024$4,946,979$3,440,506$2,933,025$288,5674$130,700
2023$4,987,457$3,572,042$3,459,441$1,059,5554$71,531
2022$4,400,550$3,135,262$2,893,884$428,6514$15,061
2021$3,208,691$2,336,538$2,177,813——$141,618
2020$3,007,530$2,322,524$2,098,109——$41,633
2019$2,707,142$2,195,903$2,025,302——$86,137

About Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $222K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc is led by Katie Burton, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Katie Burton

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David F. Lavery

    Director-Ope

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2023) → $117K (2025)

  • Paulette Anon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Stewart

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Straub

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nadiyah Humber

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Kirschner

    Executive Di

    Legal Director → Acting Executive, 2021

    Acting Executive → Executive Di, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2019) → $156K (2025)

  • Pamela Heller

    Staff Attorn

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2020) → $126K (2025)

  • Jessica Labrencis

    Staff Attorn

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2024) → $124K (2025)

  • Sarah White

    Staff Attorn

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $106K (2025)

  • Amber Elliot

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Pomroy

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Catherine Blinder (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Earl Stallings (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Erin Kemple (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jamelia N. Morgan (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jeffrey Gentes (2019–2022) — Managing Att
  • Former: Amber Chandler (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Fionnuala Darby (2022) — Operations D
  • Former: Andraya Pulaski Brunau (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Barris Malcolm (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Christian Sager (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Nancy Hronek (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Nilda Havrilla (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: William Clark (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jasmine Alcantara (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

Greg Kirschner — Executive Di: $156KGreg KirschnerExecutive Di$156KPamela Heller — Staff Attorn: $126KPamela HellerStaff Attorn$126KJessica Labrencis — Staff Attorn: $124KJessica LabrencisStaff Attorn$124KDavid F Lavery — Director-Ope: $117KDavid F LaveryDirector-Ope$117KSarah White — Staff Attorn: $106KSarah WhiteStaff Attorn$106K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $156K, to Greg Kirschner (Executive Di). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc

How large is Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc?

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

What is Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc?

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Hartford, CT. It holds $5.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc operate?

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc's EIN?

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1453727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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