The Workplace Inc
The organization provides job training, placement, and counseling for dislocated and economically disadvantaged individuals in the bridgeport, norwalk, stamford and valley labor market areas.
The Workplace Inc at a glance
In short: The Workplace Inc gave $3.2M across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $460K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,221,746
- -19.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $460,249
- -19.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $118,235
- Total assets
- $10,621,183
- +0.5% 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 Workplace Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Career Resources Inc ($2.3M). Together the top 7 received $3.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 13 grants of 41 (32%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Workplace Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). 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 $3.2M (2025) to $5.0M (2019). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Career Resources Inc Bridgeport, CT | Universal access to comprehensive employment services through various one stop centers set up in southwest Connecticut | $2,297,554 |
| Capital Workforce Partners Hartford, CT | Job training & placement assistance to borrowers who have gone into mortgage foreclosure & who are unemployed or underemployed | $335,021 |
| Workforce Alliance New Haven, CT | Provide re-training & temporary job placement to mature workers seeking to reenter the job market | $240,098 |
| The Justice Education Center Inc West Hartford, CT | Grant 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, CT | Universal access to comprehensive employment services through various one stop centers set up in southwest Connecticut | $117,726 |
| Morrison Group LLC Hamden, CT | Provide training to candidates enrolled in the health care opportunity grant | $95,714 |
| CT Retail Merchants Association Inc Milford, CT | Grant 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 |
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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 | $10,621,183 | $39,487,648 | $39,369,194 | $3,221,746 | 7 | $8,160 |
| 2024 | $10,572,968 | $39,400,507 | $39,471,518 | $4,018,951 | 7 | $7,782 |
| 2023 | $10,516,105 | $32,044,197 | $31,994,631 | $3,883,107 | 8 | $4,268 |
| 2022 | $7,146,791 | $31,767,204 | $31,368,516 | $3,968,063 | 10 | $121 |
| 2021 | $5,776,825 | $31,198,484 | $31,756,734 | $3,484,861 | 9 | $164 |
| 2020 | $6,663,384 | $35,161,792 | $35,789,467 | $3,732,281 | 9 | $1,169 |
| 2019 | $5,459,004 | $38,839,173 | $38,775,403 | $5,027,024 | 12 | $1,913 |
About The Workplace Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Workplace Inc is a public charity 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.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Workplace Inc is led by Joseph Carbone, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Carbone
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$362K (2019) → $342K (2025)
Adrienne Parkmond
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$229K (2019) → $314K (2025)
Michael McCarthy
Vice President Human Resou
Vice President Human Resou → Vice President Human Resource & Talent Managemen, 2023
Vice President Human Resource & Talent Managemen → Vice President Human Resou, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$126K (2019) → $170K (2025)
Tom Long
Senior Vice President of Communications
Assistant Vice President P → Senior Vice President of Communications & Scsep Operations, 2022
Senior Vice President of Communications & Scsep Operations → Senior Vice President of Communications, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$145K (2019) → $190K (2025)
Francesca Romano
Chief Financial Officer
Controller → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $173K (2025)
Michael Hayden
Senior Vice President of Workforce Development
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$149K (2023) → $182K (2025)
Michael Morgan
Vice President of Business Management
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$120K (2023) → $133K (2025)
Bruce Silverstone
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Rafael
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Alvarado
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Gill
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Lohr
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Oddo
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Loeser
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Demarco
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Saffran
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindy Lee Gold
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loni Richards
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Burgard
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew McSpendon
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Proto
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sabrina Mancini
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Coley
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Sportini
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Fuda
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Win Oppel
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yecenia Acosta
Board Member
On filings since 2019
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bing Carbone
Board Member
On filings since 2020
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Truini
Board Member
On filings since 2020
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Cavanagh
Board Member
On filings since 2020
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Seebeck
Board Member
On filings since 2020
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monette Ferguson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Hopkins
Board Member
On filings since 2021
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Russo
Board Member
On filings since 2021
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William McBride
Board Member
On filings since 2022
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Yaremich
Board Member
On filings since 2023
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Anderson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jillian Baldwin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pablo Colon
Board Member
On filings since 2023
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Omara
Board Member
On filings since 2023
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Hardy
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juvenel Levros
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Moroney
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terrence Floyd
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Clodmiro Falcon (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Morgan (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Garry Feldman (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Bentley (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Labella (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Valerie Watson (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dwayne Smith (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: William Coleman II (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Doug Holcomb (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gino Venditti (2019–2022) — Chief Administrative Officer
- Former: Joseph Grabinski (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Leon Bailey (2019–2022) — Chairperson
- Former: Margaret Sheahan (2019–2022) — Vice Chairperson
- Former: Nestor Leon (2019–2022) — Vice President Programs
- Former: Lindy-Lee Gold (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Devon O'Nalty (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dionne T. Pulcinella (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pablo Colon Avangrid (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Debra Watson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Joyce Barcley (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President Special Proje
- Former: Anthony Bolden (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Celina Hudson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Craig Hoekenga (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Eileen Lopez-Cordone (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Aresta Johnson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Arthur Bogen (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Ann Deleo (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Matt Seebeck (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Wilkinson (2019) — Board Member
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 $342K, to Joseph Carbone (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Workplace Inc
How much does The Workplace Inc give each year?
The Workplace Inc gave $3.2M across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 7 grants.
What is The Workplace Inc's typical grant size?
The Workplace Inc's median grant in 2025 was $118,235, and its average grant was $460,249, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The Workplace Inc give grants?
The Workplace Inc gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does The Workplace Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on The Workplace Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Workplace Inc's largest grantees?
The Workplace Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Career Resources Inc ($2,297,554), Capital Workforce Partners ($335,021) and Workforce Alliance ($240,098), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Workplace Inc?
The Workplace Inc reported $10.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $39.5M.
What is The Workplace Inc?
The Workplace Inc is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Bridgeport, CT. It holds $10.6M in total assets as of 2025.
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.
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 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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