Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker New Haven, CT EIN: 06-1519070

The corporation promotes economic vitality and neighborhood improvement in the greater dwight community through charitable investment and development activities. The organization participates in the development, financing, leasing, and management of dwight place, a community retail center that includes a supermarket intended to serve local residents. The corporation also administers management services for the project and provides financial assistance to the greater dwight development corporation.

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation at a glance

In short: Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation gave $199K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $199K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$198,899
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$198,899
Median grant
$198,899
Total assets
$10,366,869
-1.1% 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 Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Greater Dwight Development Corporation: $199KGreater Dwight DevelopmentCorporation$199K

The largest 2025 recipient was Greater Dwight Development Corporation ($199K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

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

New Haven

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $199K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater Dwight Development Corporation New Haven, CTExempt Purpose Activities$198,899
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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$10,366,869$2,096,121$2,032,606$198,8991$62,343
2024$10,485,892$1,944,668$2,001,420——$52,137
2023$10,524,320$1,837,052$1,531,266——$18,953
2022$10,412,283$1,840,301$1,816,733——$1,837
2021$10,599,774$1,781,532$1,847,649——$2,450
2020$10,850,850$1,956,214$2,803,476——$11,186
2019$11,234,499$2,106,328$3,201,681——$10,712

About Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $199K. Net investment income was $62K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation is led by Linda Townsend Maier, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda Townsend Maier

    President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Dickerson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Demchek

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Tinney

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Linda Townsend-Maier (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Brian McGrath (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sheila Masterson (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 Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation

How much does Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation give each year?

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation gave $199K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation?

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

What is Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation?

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New Haven, CT. It holds $10.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation operate?

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation's EIN?

Greater Dwight Community Investment Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1519070. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 18, 2020)

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