Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Shelton, CT EIN: 22-2756052

Rental prop. To 501c(3) organization

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$500,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$500,000
Median grant
$500,000
Total assets
$2,572,445
-14.1% 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 Renaissance Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Connecticut Renaissance Inc: $500KConnecticut Renaissance Inc$500K

The largest 2025 recipient was Connecticut Renaissance Inc ($500K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Shelton

How Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc gives

  • Giving grew 2400% 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $500K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Connecticut Renaissance Inc Shelton, CTGeneral Allocation$500,000
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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$2,572,445$355,394$683,027$500,0001$1,939
2024$2,993,973$381,004$132,802——$6,032
2023$1,892,570$198,370$48,951——$6,407
2022$1,775,570$202,876$84,338$20,0001$16
2021$1,686,349$253,767$68,475——$56
2020$1,533,811$254,295$211,339$100,0001$168
2019$1,538,018$256,973$613,818$485,8491$697

About Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Shelton, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc is led by Kathleen Deschenes, Chief Executive on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathleen Deschenes

    Chief Executive

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Clancy

    President

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Felicia McKoy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Marlene Debellis

    Vice President

    Director → President, 2020

    President → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Alecia Andrews

    Secretary

    Vice President → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Arroyo

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: David Marsh (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Antoinette Stephens (2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Riker (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Gerald Weiner (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Marly Lebeau (2019) — President
  • Former: Timothy Callahan (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: William Malloy (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.

Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc

How much does Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc give each year?

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc?

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $355K.

What is Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc?

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Shelton, CT. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc operate?

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc's EIN?

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2756052. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)

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