Chrysalis Center INC

Tax-deductible

Hartford, CT501(c)(3)Since 1976EIN 06-0986069Revenue $12.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchrysaliscenterct.org255 Homestead Ave, 06112-2392 · Hartford, CTTax-exempt since Oct 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Chrysalis Center is a private, non-profit, socially innovative, multiservice organization that serves individuals and their families living in the state of connecticut. Chrysalis Center helps those living in poverty, veterans, men, women, children, and young adults who are struggling with mental health, addiction, HIV/aids, those returning from incarceration and homelessness.the organization's philosophy of "getting help getting better giving back" is weaved throughout each program and service, inspiring clients to give back to the community, thus truly advancing Chrysalis center's mission and transforming lives. For more information visit www.chrysalicenterct.org.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 538 volunteers and 118 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $722K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$674K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$11.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$12.3M
FY2025$12.0M
Expenses
$11.6M
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$11.6M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1978.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $9.2M Management & general 18% · $2.1M Fundraising 3% · $348K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $674K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$296,461Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$173,152Pt VII · Sec A
CFO - Former
$120,638Pt VII · Sec A
$83,338Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharon Castelli$296,461$304,651$294,833$266,700$273,886$257,535
Wendy D Briere—$183,186$198,394$174,369$180,400$175,724
Judith Gough$173,152$170,294$192,632$171,885$174,917—
Justine Couvares—————$140,907
Wendy Briere$120,638—————
Letticia Brown-Gambino—————$115,248
Marlene Desantis—————$112,269
Kimberly M May-Miller———$107,699——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Helps people in need transform their lives through supportive services.

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3 programs · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Supportive Housing

Chrysalis' supportive housing programs have forged innovative paths to end homelessness for more than 20 years. Chrysalis continues to be dedicated to providing homes to individuals and families struggling with homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and HIV/AIDS.

$5.6Mprogram expense
02

Community Case Management

Community support services and case management services are replicated after national best practices and are designed to assist individuals to meet critical health, recovery, rehabilitative and other individual identified life goals including: OBTAINING/MAINTAINING safe and affordable housing, managing life tasks essential to living in…

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Recovery and Empowerment

Recovery services assist each individual in their recovery process. Aimed at increasing independence and building critical community support networks, these services provide skill based, advocacy, recovery, social, recreational and employment opportunities in a group or one on one setting.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Money outPt IX
$11.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$348K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$12.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$158K
Other assetsLn 15$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5118
VolunteersI 6538
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$617K$413K$180K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$2.4M$1.1M$141K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$38K$16K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$493K$334K$140K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$537K$364K$152K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$338K$247K$9K$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$14K$9K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$48K$27K$349
Information technologyLn 14$186K$129K$50K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$916K$257K$35K
TravelLn 17$94K$68K$26K$305
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$64K$16K$38K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$265K$244K$20K$881
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.8M$3.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$63K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.6M$9.2M$2.1M$348K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $12.0M$11.6M$331K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.3M$11.7M$659K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.9M$11.4M$1.5M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.8M$11.4M$367K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.6M$10.5M$71K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.7M$11.3M$1.4M$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,952,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,748,620$10,604,515
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,106$80,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,159$99,587
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,444,000$1,168,008
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,313,885$11,952,867
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,603,186$5,323,263
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,051,245$6,298,138
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,654,431$11,621,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $659,454$331,466
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,952,867 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $391,508 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$170,128
VIII-1e Government grants$10,192,710
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$241,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,604,515
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,757$80,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $99,587$99,587
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,764$5,764
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $585,735 · Excluded from tax $185,001$770,736
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80,757 · Unrelated business $585,735 · Excluded from tax $681,860$11,952,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,621,401 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $412,742 · Management $180,037 · Fundraising $24,036$616,815
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,418,909 · Management $1,060,081 · Fundraising $140,994$3,619,984
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,480 · Management $16,111 · Fundraising $2,221$56,812
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $333,857 · Management $139,779 · Fundraising $19,288$492,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $363,527 · Management $152,201 · Fundraising $21,000$536,728
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,483$20,483
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,749$84,749
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $246,577 · Management $8,786 · Fundraising $82,258$337,621
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,692 · Management $8,723 · Fundraising $5,132$27,547
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,492 · Management $26,785 · Fundraising $349$75,626
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $129,142 · Management $50,228 · Fundraising $6,780$186,150
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $915,600 · Management $256,933 · Fundraising $34,630$1,207,163
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,649 · Management $25,652 · Fundraising $305$93,606
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,622 · Management $38,046 · Fundraising $10,207$63,875
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $24,151$24,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $243,673 · Management $20,158 · Fundraising $881$264,712
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,846,370$3,846,370
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $62,691 · Management $3,394$66,085
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,157,023 · Management $2,116,297 · Fundraising $348,081$11,621,401
Part X · Balance sheet $9,363,832 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,212,498$1,588,300
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $200,000$2,035,373
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $84,685$192,298
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,672$157,675
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,571,520$5,390,186
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,415,175$9,363,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,932,918$1,385,123
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,326,974
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $161,988$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,094,906$2,712,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,120,269$6,551,735
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $200,000$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,320,269$6,651,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,415,175$9,363,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,651,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,952,867
XI-2 Total expenses$11,621,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$331,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,320,269
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,651,735

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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