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Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated

501(c)(6) organization Wallingford, CT EIN: 06-0632049 Website

Cha's mission is to advance the health of individuals and communities by leading, representing, and serving hospitals and their related healthcare organizations.

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated at a glance

In short: Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated gave $3.4M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $840K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,358,896
+19.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+300.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$839,724
-70.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,038
Total assets
$26,392,361
-3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Connecticut Health Research & Education Foundation: $3.3MConnecticut Health Research &Education Foundation$3.3MSaint Francis Foundation: $10KSaint Francis Foundation$10KGriffin Hospital Development Fund: $6KGriffin Hospital DevelopmentFund$6KThe Stamford Hospital: $6KThe Stamford Hospital$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Connecticut Health Research & Education Foundation ($3.3M). Together the top 4 received $3.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

WallingfordDerbyHartfordStamford

How Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated gives

  • Giving grew 193% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $676K (2019) to $3.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $3.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Connecticut Health Research & Education Foundation Wallingford, CTAssistance with Charitable Mission$3,336,821
Saint Francis Foundation Hartford, CTAssistance with Charitable Mission$10,000
Griffin Hospital Development Fund Derby, CTAssistance with Charitable Mission$6,075
The Stamford Hospital Stamford, CTAssistance with Charitable Mission$6,000
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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$26,392,361$14,094,038$13,578,214$3,358,8964$525,416
2024$27,340,366$13,373,486$13,209,773$2,818,6381$388,242
2023$25,777,702$11,755,353$10,559,450$1,468,3091$23,391
2022$20,376,618$10,735,493$8,701,008$1,146,8041$33,655
2021$16,308,205$10,507,431$7,718,190$913,8701$32,373
2020$13,984,351$10,470,643$9,182,014$1,228,5811$61,649
2019$12,396,745$9,022,124$8,608,614$676,0221$74,580

About Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated

Based on IRS filings

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated is a public charity, based in Wallingford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3.4M. Net investment income was $525K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated is led by Jennifer D. Jackson, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 12 of 36 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jennifer D. Jackson

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    19 hrs/week

    $887K (2019) → $1.2M (2025)

  • Patrick A. Charmel

    Chairman

    Chairman & Dns Board → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Schiessl

    Senior Director & Regulator

    Senior Director & Regulatory Advocacy → Senior Director & Regulator, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $252K (2023) → $272K (2025)

  • Mary Altieri

    Director, Healthcare Reimbursement & Financing

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $239K (2025)

  • Nicole Rall

    Director & Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $205K (2025)

  • Robin Scott

    Director & Strategic Initiatives

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2025)

  • Anne Diamond JD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bimal G. Patel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David A. Whitehead

    Trustee

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2020

    Immediate Past Chairman → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John M. Murphy MD

    Trustee

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2022

    Immediate Past Chairman → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt A. Barwis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William M. Jennings

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ena Williams RN

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James E. Shmerling Dha

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith A. Carey Rsm PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Ricci

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas J. Balcezak MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah K. Weymouth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Handley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syed Hussain MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • D. Montez Carter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Sutton-Wallace

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Kyle Kramer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Kilpern MD

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryellen Kosturko Dnp

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas G. Cayer

    Vice President, Finance & Business Operations

    Senior Director & Organizat → Senior Director & Organization, 2024

    Senior Director & Organization → Vice President, Finance & Business Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $228K (2019) → $316K (2025)

  • Grace Napolitan

    Senior Vice President & Administration

    Vice President & Administration → Senior Vice President & Administration, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    19 hrs/week

    $281K (2019) → $420K (2025)

  • James Iacobellis

    Senior Vice President, Govt & Regulaton

    Senior Vice President, Govt & Regulatory Affairs → Senior Vice President, Govt & Regulato, 2023

    Senior Vice President, Govt & Regulato → Senior Vice President, Govt & Regulaton, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $408K (2019) → $446K (2025)

  • John J. Brady

    Chief Operating Officer

    CFO, Vice President & Strategic Planning → CFO, Senior Vice President & Strategic Planning, 2023

    CFO, Senior Vice President & Strategic Planning → Chief Operating Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    19 hrs/week

    $322K (2019) → $617K (2025)

  • Karen Buckley

    Vice President & Advocacy

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $298K (2019) → $380K (2025)

  • Mark Schaefer

    Vice President & System Innovation

    Vice President, System Innovation & Financing → Vice President & System Innovation, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $341K (2021) → $452K (2025)

  • Paul Kidwell

    Senior Vice President & Policy

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $356K (2021) → $460K (2025)

  • Christopher M. O'Connor

    Immediate Past Chairman

    Vice Chairman & Treasurer → Chairman, 2022

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey A. Flaks

    Vice Chairman

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent G. Capece Jr.

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Silard

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Mary Lyon (2019–2024) — Vice President & Integrated Health Info
  • Former: Lisa Douglas (2022–2024) — Senior Director & Performance
  • Former: Patrick L. Green (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Megan Smith (2023–2024) — Senior Director & Community
  • Former: Reginald J. Eadie MD (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kyle Kramer (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Anthony Dias (2019–2022) — Vice President & Data Services
  • Former: Gil Peri (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stuart Rosenberg (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Marguerite Dresser (2022) — Senior Director & Chimedata Operations
  • Former: John F. Rodis MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Marna P. Borgstrom (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Rohit Bhalla MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephen A. Frayne (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & Health Policy
  • Former: Elliot T. Joseph (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Michelle Sharp (2019–2020) — Vice President, Membership & Communications
  • Former: Allan J. Pinard (2020) — Assistant Vice President Finance
  • Former: Bruce D. Cummings (2019) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Colleen O. Smith RN (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: James E. Shmerling (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: James Mitchell (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Judith A. Carey (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Reich Cooper (2019) — Senior Vice President & Clinical Services

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

Jennifer Jackson — President and CEO: $1.2MJennifer JacksonPresident and CEO$1.2MJohn J Brady — Chief Operating Officer: $617KJohn J BradyChief Operating Officer$617KPaul Kidwell — Senior VP, Policy: $460KPaul KidwellSenior VP, Policy$460KMark Schaefer — VP, System Innovation: $452KMark SchaeferVP, System Innovation$452KJames Iacobellis — Sr. VP, Govt & Regulaton: $446KJames IacobellisSr. VP, Govt & Regulaton$446KGrace Napolitan — Sr. VP, Administration: $420KGrace NapolitanSr. VP, Administration$420KKaren Buckley — VP, Advocacy: $380KKaren BuckleyVP, Advocacy$380KDouglas G Cayer — VP, Finance and Business Operations: $316KDouglas G CayerVP, Finance and Business…$316KCarl Schiessl — Senior Director, Regulator: $272KCarl SchiesslSenior Director, Regulator$272KMary Altieri — Director, Healthcare Reimbursement and Financing: $239KMary AltieriDirector, Healthcare…$239KNicole Rall — Director, Communications: $205KNicole RallDirector, Communications$205KRobin Scott — Director, Strategic Initiatives: $189KRobin ScottDirector, Strategic Initiatives$189K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.2M, to Jennifer Jackson (President and CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated

How much does Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated give each year?

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated gave $3.4M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.8M across 1 grant.

What is Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated's typical grant size?

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated's median grant in 2025 was $8,038, and its average grant was $839,724, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated give grants?

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Assistance with Charitable Mission" (4 grants).

How large is Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated?

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated reported $26.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.1M.

What is Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated's EIN?

Connecticut Hospital Association Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0632049. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 14, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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