Southbridge Credit Union

Public charity · Grantmaker Southbridge, MA EIN: 04-2023790

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Southbridge Credit Union at a glance

In short: Southbridge Credit Union gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,000
-35.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,000
-3.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$236,321,866
+6.2% 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.

Who Southbridge Credit Union funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Opacum Land Trust: $7KOpacum Land Trust$7KFriends of Sturbridge-Fiskdale Seniors Inc: $7KFriends of Sturbridge-FiskdaleSeniors Inc$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Opacum Land Trust ($7K). Together the top 2 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

SturbridgeWorcesterSouthbridge

How Southbridge Credit Union gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). 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$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2022) to $22K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Opacum Land Trust Sturbridge, MAExempt Purpose$7,000
Friends of Sturbridge-Fiskdale Seniors Inc Sturbridge, MAExempt Purpose$7,000
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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$236,321,866$13,160,561$12,155,307$14,0002$1,541,982
2024$222,471,452$11,878,282$11,430,592$21,6403$714,513
2023$213,066,598$10,589,215$10,331,619$13,2002$616,632
2022$210,069,860$9,370,814$8,248,124$12,0002$655,019
2021$204,683,991$8,395,141$7,941,976$16,0002$134,852
2020$202,221,584$8,804,606$8,635,831$21,0003$254,099
2019$189,072,301$9,399,424$8,941,507——$478,242

About Southbridge Credit Union

Based on IRS filings

Southbridge Credit Union is a public charity, based in Southbridge, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $236.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $1.5M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southbridge Credit Union is led by Katherine R. Theodoss, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 7 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Katherine R. Theodoss

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $244K (2022) → $274K (2025)

  • Phil Cyr

    Board Chair & Director

    1st Vice Chair & Director → Chairperson of the Board, 2024

    Chairperson of the Board → Board Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    $11K (2024) → $12K (2025)

  • Madaline I. Bonadeies

    Director

    Board Chair & Director → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $12K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Benjamin Tully

    2nd Vice Chair & Director

    Chair & Clerk → Director, 2023

    Director → 2nd Vice Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Fontaine

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Keyes

    1st Vice Chair & Director

    2nd Vice Chair & Director → Director, 2024

    Director → 1st Vice Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle M. Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Trifone

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Howard

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Dingai

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Bruso

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Belding

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Cantara

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Canniff

    CFO & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $163K (2019) → $309K (2025)

  • Lynn Mero

    Vice President of Consumer Lending

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2022) → $133K (2025)

  • Karen Brousseau

    Senior Vice President of Retail Operations

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2023) → $139K (2025)

  • Maria Garcia-Torres

    Senior Vice President of Administration

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2023) → $138K (2025)

  • Jo-Ann Santelli

    Vice President of Commercial Loans

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2024) → $130K (2025)

Former officers (9)
  • Former: John A Lafleche (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert Caprera (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Palmer (2021–2023) — Vice President Branch Retail Development · Filing note: Ended 102023
  • Former: Chad Moore (2019–2021) — Vice President Consumer & Mortgage Lending
  • Former: Katherine R. Roy (2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Christina Predella (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jordan Hoy (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
  • Former: Katherine R. Alexander (2019–2020) — President & CEO
  • Former: Michael Cantwell (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

Jeffrey Canniff — CFO/Treasurer: $309KJeffrey CanniffCFO/Treasurer$309KKatherine R Theodoss — President/ CEO: $274KKatherine R TheodossPresident/ CEO$274KKaren Brousseau — SVP of Retail Operations: $139KKaren BrousseauSVP of Retail Operations$139KMaria Garcia-Torres — SVP of Administration: $138KMaria Garcia-TorresSVP of Administration$138KLynn Mero — VP of Consumer Lending: $133KLynn MeroVP of Consumer Lending$133KJo-Ann Santelli — VP of Commercial Loans: $130KJo-Ann SantelliVP of Commercial Loans$130KPhil CYR — Board Chair/Director: $12KPhil CYRBoard Chair/Director$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $309K, to Jeffrey Canniff (CFO/Treasurer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Southbridge Credit Union

How much does Southbridge Credit Union give each year?

Southbridge Credit Union gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $22K across 3 grants.

How large is Southbridge Credit Union?

Southbridge Credit Union reported $236.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.2M.

Where does Southbridge Credit Union operate?

Southbridge Credit Union has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Southbridge Credit Union's EIN?

Southbridge Credit Union's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2023790. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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