Senior Connections Inc
Senior Connections Inc is a Worcester, Massachusetts-based public charity that has worked on services for older adults and caregivers in Central Massachusetts since 1974. It provides leadership, resources, service coordination, and advocacy, and funds services including nutrition, legal assistance, caregiver support, and crisis intervention.
Senior Connections Inc at a glance
In short: Senior Connections Inc gave $2.5M across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $118K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,467,995
- -20.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $117,524
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $2,784,345
- +29.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Senior Connections Inc
- How to Apply
-
Submit a proposal to the organization.
- Contact
Mailing address: 330 Southwest Cutoff Suite 203, Worcester, MA 01604
Phone: (508) 852-5539
Website: https://seniorconnection.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Senior Connections Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Elder Services of Worcester ($1.1M across 5 grants). Together the top 9 received $2.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
120 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 120 (58%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s website identifies Central Massachusetts as its service area, covering 61 cities and towns. All reported grant dollars in filing year 2025 went to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Senior Connections Inc gives
- Giving fell 35% 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 $2.3M (2019) to $3.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Elder Services of Worcester Worcester, MA | Elder Nutrition | $827,934 |
| Tri Valley Inc Dudley, MA | Elder Nutrition | $416,031 |
| Making Opportunity Count Fitchburg, MA | Elder Nutrition | $399,292 |
| Elder Services of Worcester Worcester, MA | NSIP | $163,988 |
| Community Legal Aid Worcester, MA | Legal Assistance | $134,060 |
| Tri Valley Inc Dudley, MA | NSIP | $97,772 |
| Elder Services of Worcester Worcester, MA | Caregiver Support | $81,889 |
| Making Opportunity Count Fitchburg, MA | NSIP | $65,332 |
| Tri Valley Inc Dudley, MA | Caregiver Support | $53,564 |
| Aging Services of North Central MA Leominster, MA | Caregiver Support | $49,749 |
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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 | $2,784,345 | $5,646,746 | $5,150,747 | $2,467,995 | 21 | $7,467 |
| 2024 | $2,155,742 | $5,737,082 | $6,114,932 | $3,096,727 | 23 | $9,261 |
| 2023 | $3,217,146 | $6,014,635 | $6,134,459 | $3,160,068 | 27 | $12,883 |
| 2022 | $4,201,902 | $5,689,161 | $5,618,316 | $3,810,271 | 27 | $3,654 |
| 2021 | $2,752,139 | $4,874,436 | $4,363,785 | $3,044,647 | 22 | $2,831 |
| 2020 | $1,426,521 | $3,663,741 | $3,674,813 | $2,565,704 | 25 | $2,822 |
| 2019 | $1,014,231 | $2,872,920 | $2,858,010 | $2,289,172 | 25 | $3,679 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to provide leadership, resources, coordination of services, and advocacy for older people and their families and caregivers throughout Central Massachusetts. Its filing describes nutrition services and an incentive program for older individuals, grants for supportive services and senior centers, grants for grandparents raising grandchildren, long-term care ombudsman services, disease prevention, and health promotion.
Its 2025 grants included elder nutrition, the National Senior Nutrition Program (NSIP), caregiver support, legal assistance, and crisis intervention. Recipients included service providers and other organizations. For example, Making Opportunity Count’s stated mission is to empower families to achieve economic security by eliminating barriers and creating opportunities. Community Legal Aid states that its mission is to improve the lives of low-income and elderly people through legal assistance that protects fundamental rights, secures access to basic needs, and challenges harmful policies and practices.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Senior Connections reported 21 grants totaling $2,467,995. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $827,934, with a median grant of $25,000.
Among the largest awards were $827,934 to Elder Services of Worcester for elder nutrition; $416,031 to Tri Valley Inc for elder nutrition; $399,292 to Making Opportunity Count for elder nutrition; and $134,060 to Community Legal Aid for legal assistance. Other reported awards included $163,988 to Elder Services of Worcester for NSIP and $81,889 to the same organization for caregiver support.
The organization’s partner-agencies page invites interested organizations to submit a proposal. The available information does not specify required materials or restrictions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Moses Dixon (Executive Di), Anne Schmitt (Finance Dire), Ethan Belding (Director of), Rebecca Benoit (Director), Joanne Calista (Director), Thomas Conroy (Director), Charles Cooper (Secretary), Cecilio Gonzalez (President), Cathleen Grant (Director), and Shirley Hebert (Director). The first three titles are abbreviated in the filing data provided.
Senior Connections Inc is led by Cecilio Gonzalez, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cecilio Gonzalez
President
Director → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Schmitt
Finance Director
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$61K (2020) → $192K (2025)
Ethan Belding
Director of
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$108K (2025)
Rebecca Benoit
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Conroy
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dianne Sandman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Layne
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Rose
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Calista
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathleen Grant
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shirley Hebert
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Moses Dixon
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
82 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $372K (2025)
Rocco Marino
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Rinaldi
Vice President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Cooper
Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Larnese Cook (2023–2024) — Operations D
- Former: John Shoro (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Margaret Rwaramba (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Benetta Kuffour (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Denis Braga (2023) — Director
- Former: Priya Gandhi (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Heather Connors (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Peter Doan (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Beverly Spring (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Judith Shute (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Wayne Bailey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gloria Hall (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Roberto Diaz (2020) — Director
- Former: Angela Rocheleau (2019) — Director
- Former: Eugene O'Rourke (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Kevin Ruddan (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert P. Dwyer (2019) — Executive Di
- Former: Stephen Greenberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Theresa Ekstrom (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $372K, to Moses Dixon (Executive Di). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Senior Connections Inc
How much does Senior Connections Inc give each year?
Senior Connections Inc gave $2.5M across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.1M across 23 grants.
What is Senior Connections Inc's typical grant size?
Senior Connections Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $117,524, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Senior Connections Inc give grants?
Senior Connections Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Worcester, MA (9 grants), Dudley, MA (6 grants), Leominster, MA (4 grants) and Fitchburg, MA (2 grants).
Does Senior Connections Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Senior Connections Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Elder Nutrition" (3 grants), "Nsip" (3 grants) and "Crisis Intervention" (3 grants).
Who are Senior Connections Inc's largest grantees?
Senior Connections Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Elder Services of Worcester ($1,106,311 across 5 grants), Tri Valley Inc ($621,828 across 6 grants) and Making Opportunity Count ($464,624 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Senior Connections Inc?
Senior Connections Inc reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.6M.
What does Senior Connections Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to provide leadership, resources, coordination of services, and advocacy for older people and their families and caregivers throughout Central Massachusetts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Senior Connections Inc?
Submit a proposal to the organization. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Senior Connections Inc's EIN?
Senior Connections Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2547633. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 26, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Senior Connections Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/senior-connections-inc-morg_ee49142c77bb4603aec75a6f7815e0f1
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