The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc
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The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc at a glance
In short: The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc gave $790K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $790K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $790,308
- -59.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $790,308
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $790,308
- Total assets
- $97,883,164
- +2.7% 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 The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The CT Institute for the Blind Inc ($790K).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 7 grants of 10 (70%).
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 The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc gives
- Giving fell 78% 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 $703K (2020) to $3.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $790K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The CT Institute for the Blind Inc Hartford, CT | Support Programs | $790,308 |
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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 | $97,883,164 | $116,081,684 | $118,344,799 | $790,308 | 1 | $693,046 |
| 2024 | $95,322,538 | $110,205,972 | $109,143,956 | $1,942,059 | 3 | $647,313 |
| 2023 | $88,509,484 | $93,522,330 | $100,933,671 | $831,736 | 2 | $343,525 |
| 2022 | $91,592,797 | $81,327,406 | $84,715,267 | $3,603,414 | 2 | $260,892 |
| 2021 | $100,151,013 | $94,829,257 | $81,453,376 | $1,149,549 | 2 | $-1,005,025 |
| 2020 | $80,909,249 | $84,361,152 | $85,269,354 | $703,453 | 2 | $-650,917 |
| 2019 | $79,679,122 | $84,997,609 | $84,350,937 | $925,320 | 3 | $106,509 |
About The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $97.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $790K. Net investment income was $693K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc is led by Barry M. Simon, President on every filing since 2019; 8 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barry M. Simon
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$221K (2019) → $315K (2025)
Michael Hannah
Chairperson
Director → Vice Chairperson, 2022
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Wallace
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Manafort Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Zewinski
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Earley
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wiley Mullins
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Porteus
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Thomas
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Neag
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Chudnow
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Lemek
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hillary Glass
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorna Sedor
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil Harriau
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Gaskell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Wintjen
Secretary
General Counsel → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$142K (2019) → $163K (2025)
Christine D. Leiby
Treasurer
Director of → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $218K (2025)
Michael Martin
Residential
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$131K (2022) → $185K (2025)
Milton Wisdom
Lpn
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$167K (2022) → $245K (2025)
Heidi Taylor
Lpn
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$174K (2024) → $199K (2025)
Javier Padilla
Chief Hr Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$192K (2024) → $207K (2025)
Darlene Buster
Residential
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$197K (2025)
Salvatore Carrabba
Vice Chairperson
Director → Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Cain
Immediate Pa
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2022
Chairperson → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Christine Repasy (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Hyland (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Henry Zachs (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Britt-Marie Cole-Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Adamson (2023–2024) — Lpn
- Former: Ana Wittig (2019–2023) — Chief Administrator
- Former: Uche Okeke (2023) — Lpn
- Former: Amber Tucker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bruce Stovall (2019–2022) — COO
- Former: David Hadden (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cherese Chery (2021–2022) — Chro
- Former: Mark Hedrick (2019–2021) — School Administrator
- Former: Ralph Wentworth (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Douglas Duford (2021) — Sen. Director Co
- Former: Christopher Hanlon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James T. Jones (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Kjell Tollefsen (2019–2020) — Vice President & Operations
- Former: Mary Ann Hanley (2019–2020) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Robert Ellis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Edward Hammett (2019) — Director
- Former: Laura Patey (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 $315K, to Barry M Simon (President &). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc
How much does The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc give each year?
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc gave $790K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.9M across 3 grants.
How large is The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc?
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc reported $97.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $116.1M.
What is The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc?
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hartford, CT. It holds $97.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc operate?
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc's EIN?
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0669111. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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