Island Housing Trust Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker West Tisbury, MA EIN: 02-0549245

To own and lease land for the purpose of developing, building and maintaining affordable housing on martha's vineyard, Massachusetts.

Island Housing Trust Corporation at a glance

Total assets
$47,946,199
+2.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,568,728
-24.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$270,279
+99.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,268,806
+41.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Island Housing Trust Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 6 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Vineyard HavenEdartownAquinnahEdgartownOak BluffsWest Tisbury

How Island Housing Trust Corporation gives

  • Giving fell 27% from 2021 to 2024. 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$600K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2019) to $600K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Island Autism Group Inc Edgartown, MAContinuing Development of Campus$400,000
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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$47,946,199$7,568,728$7,268,806——$270,279
2024$46,644,818$10,071,962$5,121,979$400,0001$135,369
2023$39,963,181$5,790,854$4,383,899$90,1351$113,738
2022$36,550,950$5,890,388$3,058,527$600,0001$202,144
2021$30,027,553$5,778,836$2,738,182$550,0003$1,835
2020$24,395,346$4,899,334$2,217,411$285,6002$-500,702
2019$22,272,461$2,688,318$1,427,866$21,1752$5,071

About Island Housing Trust Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Island Housing Trust Corporation is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in West Tisbury, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $270K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Island Housing Trust Corporation is led by Philippe Jordi, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 5 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Philippe Jordi

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2019) → $187K (2025)

  • Pamela Craven

    Chair

    Assistant Clerk → President, 2023

    President → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Breeze Tonnesen

    COO & Communications Director

    Chief Administartive Officer → COO & Communications Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    37.5 hrs/week

    $108K (2023) → $129K (2025)

  • Keith McGuire

    Project Development Director

    Real Estate Project Director → Project Development Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2023) → $126K (2025)

  • Terese Bernert

    Director of Real Estate

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2024) → $131K (2025)

  • Delos Lander

    Director

    Vice President → Vice President & Director, 2023

    Vice President & Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Haeselbarth

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Bellissimo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Mazar-Kelly

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Tewhey

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Wright

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Hawkes

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Berkower

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Biskis

    Controller

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2024) → $130K (2025)

  • Norman Werthwein

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Schaefer

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Egerton

    Vice Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moss Hanrahan

    Clerk

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Doug Ruskin (2019–2024) — Clerk
  • Former: Wendy Wolf (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: James Hanrahan (2023–2024) — Director & Clerk
  • Former: Bob Green (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Peter Freeman (2019–2023) — Clerk
  • Former: Richard Leonard (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jefrey Dubard (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Vivian-Jemison (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sophia Welch (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Egerton (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joanna McCarthy (2023) — Chief Advancement Advisor
  • Former: Dan Seidman (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Trey Rasmussen (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Debra Cedeno (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Juliann Vanderhoop (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Swolinzky (2019–2020) — 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

Philippe Jordi — Executive Director: $187KPhilippe JordiExecutive Director$187KTerese Bernert — Director of Real Estate: $131KTerese BernertDirector of Real Estate$131KEllen Biskis — Controller: $130KEllen BiskisController$130KBreeze Tonnesen — COO & Communications Direc: $129KBreeze TonnesenCOO & Communications Direc$129KKeith McGuire — Project Development Direct: $126KKeith McGuireProject Development Direct$126K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Philippe Jordi (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Island Housing Trust Corporation

How large is Island Housing Trust Corporation?

Island Housing Trust Corporation reported $47.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.6M.

What is Island Housing Trust Corporation?

Island Housing Trust Corporation is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in West Tisbury, MA. It holds $47.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Island Housing Trust Corporation operate?

Island Housing Trust Corporation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Island Housing Trust Corporation's EIN?

Island Housing Trust Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0549245. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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