Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity
The corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, to solicit gifts, grants and contributions, hold, invest, manage and use its endowment assets and make gifts, grants and contributions out of its assets or annual net income, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the odd fellows home of Connecticut, inc, which is an organization that is tax exempt under code section 501(c)(3).
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity at a glance
In short: Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity gave $69K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $69,451
- +439.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $69,451
- +439.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $69,451
- Total assets
- $3,766,305
- -0.3% 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 Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut Inc ($69K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity gives
- Giving fell 65% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $200K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $69K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut Inc Groton, CT | General Support | $69,451 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,766,305 | $105,016 | $154,185 | $69,451 | 1 | $31,917 |
| 2024 | $3,776,404 | $136,335 | $35,682 | $12,876 | 1 | $27,544 |
| 2023 | $3,610,252 | $136,818 | $171,257 | $112,509 | 1 | $9,324 |
| 2022 | $3,800,331 | $220,391 | $259,718 | $200,000 | 1 | $7,433 |
| 2021 | $3,732,417 | $285,189 | $160,707 | — | — | $4,910 |
| 2020 | $3,554,077 | $255,003 | $130,157 | $9,000 | 1 | $4,425 |
| 2019 | $3,612,782 | $626,754 | $156,908 | $42,000 | 1 | $494,426 |
About Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity
Based on IRS filings
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Groton, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $69K. Net investment income was $32K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity is led by William Nelson, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Nelson
CEO
Executive Director → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Giuffre
President
First Vice President → Vice President President, 2021
Vice President President → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edith Kalin
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Burkard
Director
Director → Assistant Secretary, 2023
Assistant Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Nelson Doyle
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Pinkowitz
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Potter
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Espitee
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Stein
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Ford
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Braucci
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucille Kutz
Secretary
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liisa Livingston
CFO
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Piel
1st Vice President
Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lana Smolitsky
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: David Brown (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Warren Smith (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Denise Stewkesbury (2022) — CFO
- Former: Constance Kloskowski (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Pamela Klapproth (2019–2021) — Former CEO
- Former: Margaret Trakas (2020–2021) — Former Secretary
- Former: James Spencer (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: C. Henry Lucas (2019) — Former Treasurer
- Former: James Rosenman (2019) — CEO & Administrator
- Former: Peggy Trakas (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Vincent Barbieri (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 Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity
How much does Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity give each year?
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity gave $69K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.
How large is Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity?
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $105K.
What is Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity?
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Groton, CT. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity operate?
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity's EIN?
Odd Fellows Faith Hope and Charity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2507307. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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