Corning Gaffer District Inc

Private foundation Corning, NY EIN: 51-0530236

Corning Gaffer District Inc is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Corning, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $936K in total assets. In 2025, it made $277K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $27K.

Corning Gaffer District Inc at a glance

Total assets
$936,163
-21.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,417,570
-0.6% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$276,958
-23.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,427,240
-0.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$936,163$1,417,570$1,427,240$276,958$26,803
2024$1,187,963$1,426,229$1,440,068$360,173$9,166
2023$1,038,387$1,489,654$1,384,493$324,329$3,063
2022$703,959$1,335,050$1,301,303$323,661$1,082
2021$764,528$1,384,555$1,242,168—$1,732
2020$574,910$1,009,871$1,005,242—$2,584
2019$455,465$1,187,941$1,257,475—$1,788

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Corning Gaffer District Inc is led by Coleen Fabrizi, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Coleen Fabrizi

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2019) → $113K (2025)

  • Jennifer Miller

    President

    Second Vice President → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    2nd Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Courtney Woods

    Director & Interim President

    Director → 1st Vice President & Secretary, 2024

    1st Vice President & Secretary → Director & Interim President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aj Fratarcangelo

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alison Hunt

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Carey

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Navaie

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Roberts

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Olmstead

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Long

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Wagner

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincient Azzarelli

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mackenzie Myers

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Millicent Ruffin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Lukasik

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Maxa

    Past President

    First Vice President & Secretary → President, 2021

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Nicholson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Connie Sullivan-Blum (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Fred Arcuri (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Susan Bull (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beth Duane (2019–2023) — First Vice President & Secretary
  • Former: Dawn Burlew (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Ryckman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Terry Smith (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Sharkey (2023) — Director
  • Former: Christine Sharkey (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Dave Rochelle (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joe Lando (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Dillon (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy Chervinsky (2021) — Director
  • Former: Michele Donegan (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Tranter (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Blumer (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Robert Raczkowski (2020) — Director
  • Former: Holly Segur (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rob Raczkowski (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

Coleen Fabrizi — Executive Director: $113KColeen FabriziExecutive Director$113K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $113K, to Coleen Fabrizi (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Corning Gaffer District Inc

How large is Corning Gaffer District Inc?

Corning Gaffer District Inc reported $936K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Corning Gaffer District Inc?

Corning Gaffer District Inc is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Corning, NY. It holds $936K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Corning Gaffer District Inc's EIN?

Corning Gaffer District Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0530236. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 7, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 5, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 9, 2024)

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