Connecticut Institute for Refugees and

BRIDGEPORT, CT EIN: 06-0669118 Website

THE CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, INC. (CIRI) IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS RESOLVE LEGAL, ECONOMIC, LINGUISTIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS SO THAT THEY BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, INTEGRATED AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. CIRI ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING A COMPASSIONATE ARRAY OF HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND BY PROMOTING CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND DECENT TREATMENT FOR ALL.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.0M

+117.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$83K

+118.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$83K

+118.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,984,369$2,750,952$2,319,724
Revenue$9,994,606$6,024,581$6,924,109
Expenses$7,252,635$5,672,727$6,516,574
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$54,194$47,625$1,279
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$51K$102K$154K$205K10 grants20209 grants20218 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

THE CENTER FOR FAMILY JU…$83K

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SUSAN SCHNITZERPRESIDENT AND CEO$126KJESSICA CAMPBELLCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$100K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT SMITHCHAIR2
GARY HOLMESVICE CHAIR2
JURGEN LINKTREASURER2
ALICIA KINSMANSECRETARY2
YOUSSEF BOUTROSDIRECTOR2
BAYARD DODGEDIRECTOR2
STEPHEN FUZESI ESQDIRECTOR2
BARBARA GREENDIRECTOR2
ROBERT MARESCA ESQDIRECTOR2
JOE MASSOUDDIRECTOR2
NINA NIEUWOUDTDIRECTOR2
JANE NORGRENDIRECTOR2
CAROLINE PECHDIRECTOR2
PETER PENCZER ESQDIRECTOR2
MIMI ROGDIRECTOR2
FRANCES ROWLANDDIRECTOR2
JAMES RULMYRDIRECTOR2
SHERRY SCHREIBER ESQDIRECTOR2
DEBBIE STECKLERDIRECTOR2
REVEREND DR BERNARD L WILSONDIRECTOR2
GREGORY J ZORTHIANDIRECTOR2
CARL ZUANELLIDIRECTOR2
SUSAN SCHNITZERPRESIDENT AND CEO40$126,305
JESSICA CAMPBELLCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$99,847

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AllstonBridgeportBrooklynFairfieldMaldenMiddletownNew HavenNew LondonStamfordWest HavenWestport

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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