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The Connection Inc

MIDDLETOWN, CT EIN: 06-0886125 Website

BUILDING SAFE, HEALTHY, CARING COMMUNITIES AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE AND VALUED CITIZENS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.2M

+2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.8M

Grant Count

10

Avg Grant Size

$183K

About The Connection Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Connection Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in MIDDLETOWN, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $1.8M. Net investment income was $127K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

HartfordNew HavenNorth HavenNorwalkPlainvilleStorrsTorringtonWaterburyWillimanticWindsor

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$13M$26M$39M$52M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,164,139$7,986,712$7,501,686
Revenue$47,192,654$45,103,206$46,242,308
Expenses$46,819,088$45,171,940$43,123,644
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$127,359$42,490$15,924
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$474K$949K$1M$2M11 grants202010 grants20210 grants20220 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S AG…$389KWHEELER CLINIC$303KBH CARE$260KFELLOWSHIP PLACE INC$223KTHE ACCESS AGENCY$214KWELLMORE INC$209KPRIME TIME$80KLIBERTY COMMUNITY SERVIC…$63KUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$50KCORNELL SCOTT HILL$42K

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K7$50–100K10$100–250K9$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LISA DEMATTEIS-LEPORECEO/PRESIDENT$385KSTEPHEN ABSHIRECFO$274KBETH CONNORCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER$252KJESSICA SMITHDUPTY CHIEF OF BUSINESS DEVE…$165KJOHN GORCYNSKIDIRECTOR OF FINANCE (FORMER)$125KSUSAN PHILLIPSDIRECTOR OF QUALITY, INFORMA…$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LISA DEMATTEIS-LEPORECEO/PRESIDENT27$384,768
MARGARET JORDAN ADDOVICE CHAIR3
KAREN BUCKLEYCHAIR3
CHRISTINE A CAPPIELLOSECRETARY3
RAYMOND BOVICHDIRECTOR3
EILEEN O'NEILDIRECTOR3
JOHN LAROSADIRECTOR3
BILL CARBONETREASURER3
BEVERLEY HENRYDIRECTOR3
YARDLEY MESSEROUXDIRECTOR30
KATHY SAVINOCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER46
STEPHEN ABSHIRECFO27$273,863
BETH CONNORCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER27$251,856
JESSICA SMITHDUPTY CHIEF OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT27$165,404
SUSAN PHILLIPSDIRECTOR OF QUALITY, INFORMAION, RISK27$123,446
ALISON FRIARDIRECTOR OF CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT27
TERESA FERRARODIRECTOR OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS27
JOHN GORCYNSKIDIRECTOR OF FINANCE (FORMER)27$125,208

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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