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The Workplace Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Bridgeport, CT EIN: 22-2484517 Website

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES JOB TRAINING, PLACEMENT, AND COUNSELING FOR DISLOCATED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN THE BRIDGEPORT, NORWALK, STAMFORD AND VALLEY LABOR MARKET AREAS.

Key facts about The Workplace Inc

EIN
22-2484517
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$3,221,746
Grants made (2025)
7
Average grant
$460,249
Median grant
$118,235
Total assets
$10,621,183
Primary geography
Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Workplace Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Workplace Inc's 7 itemized 2025 grants were Connecticut (100%). None of its 7 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support.

How The Workplace Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$10.6M

+0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.2M

-19.8% YoY

Grant Count

7

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$460K

-19.8% YoY

About The Workplace Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Workplace Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Employment, based in Bridgeport, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $3.2M. Net investment income was $8K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 7 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

BridgeportNew HavenHamdenHartfordWoodbridgeWest HartfordMilfordCranstonStamford

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$11M$22M$33M$43M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$10,621,183$10,572,968$10,516,105
Revenue$39,487,648$39,400,507$32,044,197
Expenses$39,369,194$39,471,518$31,994,631
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$8,160$7,782$4,268
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$5M12 grants20199 grants20209 grants202110 grants20228 grants20237 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Career Resources Inc: $2.3MCareer Resources Inc$2.3MCapital Workforce Partners: $335KCapital Workforce Partners$335KWorkforce Alliance: $240KWorkforce Alliance$240KThe Justice Education Center Inc: $118KThe Justice Education CenterInc$118KMarrakech Inc: $118KMarrakech Inc$118KMorrison Group LLC: $96KMorrison Group LLC$96KCT Retail Merchants Association Inc: $17KCT Retail MerchantsAssociation Inc$17K

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K6$50–100K13$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Career Resources Inc ($2,297,554), Capital Workforce Partners ($335,021), Workforce Alliance ($240,098).

RecipientPurposeAmount
CAREER RESOURCES INC Bridgeport, CTUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THROUGH VARIOUS ONE STOP CENTERS SET UP IN SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT$2,297,554
CAPITAL WORKFORCE PARTNERS Hartford, CTJOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE TO BORROWERS WHO HAVE GONE INTO MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE & WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED$335,021
WORKFORCE ALLIANCE New Haven, CTPROVIDE RE-TRAINING & TEMPORARY JOB PLACEMENT TO MATURE WORKERS SEEKING TO REENTER THE JOB MARKET$240,098
THE JUSTICE EDUCATION CENTER INC West Hartford, CTGRANT FUNDS SUPPORTED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO EARN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS IN MANUFACTURING AND STRENGTHEN THEIR READINESS FOR EMPLOYMENT$118,235
MARRAKECH INC Woodbridge, CTUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THROUGH VARIOUS ONE STOP CENTERS SET UP IN SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT$117,726
MORRISON GROUP LLC Hamden, CTPROVIDE TRAINING TO CANDIDATES ENROLLED IN THE HEALTH CARE OPPORTUNITY GRANT$95,714
CT RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC Milford, CTGRANT FUNDS SUPPORTED OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR IN-SCHOOL YOUTH, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO EARN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SALES TO PREPARE THEM FOR ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYMENT IN THE RETAIL SECTOR$17,398

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Joseph Carbone — President & CEO: $342KJoseph CarbonePresident & CEO$342KAdrienne Parkmond — Chief Operating Officer: $314KAdrienne ParkmondChief Operating Officer$314KTom Long — Sr VP of Communications &: $190KTom LongSr VP of Communications &$190KMichael Hayden — Sr VP of Workforce Develop: $182KMichael HaydenSr VP of Workforce Develop$182KFrancesca Romano — Chief Financial Officer: $173KFrancesca RomanoChief Financial Officer$173KMichael McCarthy — Vice President Human Resou: $170KMichael McCarthyVice President Human Resou$170KMichael Morgan — VP of Business Management: $133KMichael MorganVP of Business Management$133K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Yecenia AcostaBoard Member14—
Frank AlvaradoBoard Member14—
George AndersonBoard Member14—
Pablo ColonBoard Member14—
Jillian BaldwinBoard Member14—
Mary BurgardBoard Member14—
Bing CarboneBoard Member14—
Heather CavanaghBoard Member14—
Thomas ColeyBoard Member14—
Julie DemarcoBoard Member14—
Monette FergusonBoard Member14—
Terrence FloydBoard Member14—
Victor FudaBoard Member14—
Fred GillBoard Member14—
Lindy Lee GoldBoard Member14—
Bradley HardyBoard Member14—
Meghan HopkinsBoard Member14—
Juvenel LevrosBoard Member14—
John LoeserBoard Member14—
Jim LohrBoard Member14—
Sabrina ManciniBoard Member14—
William McBrideBoard Member14—
Matthew McSpendonBoard Member14—
Stephen MoroneyBoard Member14—
Jim OddoBoard Member14—
Robert OmaraBoard Member14—
Win OppelBoard Member14—
Mike ProtoBoard Member14—
Cindy RafaelBoard Member14—
Loni RichardsBoard Member14—
Nicole RussoBoard Member14—
Larry SaffranBoard Member14—
Matthew SeebeckBoard Member14—
Bruce SilverstoneBoard Member14—
Thomas SportiniBoard Member14—
Brian TruiniBoard Member14—
Dennis YaremichBoard Member14—
Joseph CarbonePresident & CEO35$342,032
Francesca RomanoChief Financial Officer35$173,008
Adrienne ParkmondChief Operating Officer35$313,606
Tom LongSr VP of Communications &35$190,008
Michael McCarthyVice President Human Resou35$169,950
Michael MorganVP of Business Management35$132,820
Michael HaydenSr VP of Workforce Develop35$181,708

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Workplace Inc?

The Workplace Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Employment, based in Bridgeport, CT. It holds $10.6M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is The Workplace Inc?

As of 2025, The Workplace Inc holds $10.6M in total assets with $39.5M in annual revenue. It awarded 7 grants totaling $3.2M in 2025.

Where does The Workplace Inc operate?

The Workplace Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut, Rhode Island.

What size grants does The Workplace Inc award?

In 2025, The Workplace Inc awarded 7 grants totaling $3.2M — an average of about $460K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Workplace Inc's EIN?

The Workplace Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2484517. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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