Essex County Community Organization

Public charity · Grantmaker Lynn, MA EIN: 04-2768237

To bring people together to create concrete changes for justice in the local communities. Ecco teaches people of faith how to build and excercise their own power to address the root causes of the problems they face.

Essex County Community Organization at a glance

Total assets
$622,113
+42.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$708,711
+46.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$300
-8.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$538,547
+18.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Essex County Community Organization funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Brockton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $46K (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brockton Worker's Alliance Brockton, MASupport IMM Workers$13,580
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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$622,113$708,711$538,547——$300
2024$437,716$484,710$456,035——$327
2023$417,404$617,324$463,122——$300
2022$287,857$487,856$540,289——$200
2021$301,322$632,875$474,794$13,5801—
2020$212,077$493,417$699,378$45,5901$287
2019$334,377$367,316$503,626——$1,111

About Essex County Community Organization

Based on IRS filings

Essex County Community Organization is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lynn, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $622K in total assets. Net investment income was $300.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Essex County Community Organization is led by Reverend Dr Andre Bennett, Co-President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Reverend Dr Andre Bennett

    Co-President

    President → Co-President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Reed-Womack

    Co-President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Co-President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Reynolds

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Reis-Bartlett

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Rhodes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Brauner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Curry

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marjorie Klein

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $67K (2022) → $93K (2025)

  • Bernadette Hickman-Maynard

    Deputy Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $46K (2023) → $58K (2025)

  • Sam Sliverman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sseziwa Mukasa

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Jeffrey Gross (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lacey Rose Cominsky (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Helen Patmon (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rops Previl (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Luz Novas (2024) — Director
  • Former: Vianka Jimenez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Alyssa Rosemartin (2023) — Director
  • Former: Dinorah Mendez (2023) — Director
  • Former: Marlon Padilla (2023) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Boggs (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Ian Holland (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sam Silverman (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Blanca Martinez (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Pineros-Shields (2020–2022) — Frm Executive
  • Former: Bruce Campbell (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen Martinez (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mario Rodriguez (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Xochilt Sorto (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lacey Rose Dysthe (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Angela Arce (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Arthur Akers (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Dulany Alexander (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Best (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Cherish Casey (2020) — Director
  • Former: Alexandra Pineros-Shields (2019) — Executive Di
  • Former: Andre Bennett (2019) — Director
  • Former: Annie Belmer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Debbie Frontierro (2019) — Director
  • Former: Diana Cunningham (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Reis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Oliverio Diaz (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

Marjorie Klein — Executive Di: $93KMarjorie KleinExecutive Di$93KBernadette Hickman-Maynard — Deputy Direc: $58KBernadette…Deputy Direc$58K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $93K, to Marjorie Klein (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Essex County Community Organization

How large is Essex County Community Organization?

Essex County Community Organization reported $622K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $709K.

What is Essex County Community Organization?

Essex County Community Organization is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Lynn, MA. It holds $622K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Essex County Community Organization operate?

Essex County Community Organization has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Essex County Community Organization's EIN?

Essex County Community Organization's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2768237. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 21, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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