Public Charity

COMMUNICATION ADVOCACY NETWORK CORP

COMMUNICATION ADVOCACY NETWORK CORP, of Hartford, CT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $361K in revenue, $362K in expenses, $60K in total assets. 17 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $389K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 371506932 Hartford, CT Blind & Visually Impaired Centers NTEE: P86 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$361K
Total Expenses$362K
Total Assets$60K
Grant Records17
Funding Total$389K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The mission of the Communication Advocacy Network is to empower Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing blind individuals in Connecticut by providing advocacy and culturally sensitive living services. These services are designed to preserve dignity, promote independence, and foster meaningful connections within their community.

Where $100 goes at Communication Advocacy Network Corp

How Communication Advocacy Network Corp divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$53 Programs the work itself
$47 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $53 for programs

$28
Provide personal service to DeafBlind clients utilizing trained support service providers among these with various communication strategies including tactile American Sign Language
53% of program spending
$15
Provide service to DeafBlind and Deaf elders for peer mentoring, training, workshops, and consulting for web tech services including interpreting services
28% of program spending
$7
Provide personal services to Deaf elders utilizing trained client support providers among these with various communication strategies including American Sign Language
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CAN Assistant Director Cheri Lynn Hembree
Board Treasurer Debbie Bosworth
Board Chair Edward Peltier
CAN Director Jennifer White-Jackson
Board Vice Chair Leroy Terrio Jr
Board Director Lisa Flaherty-Vaughn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$203,106 10 grants
General Support
$5,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$180,529 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $361K $362K $60K
2024 $372K $350K $93K
2023 $244K $221K $71K
2022 $200K $201K $49K
2021 $197K $196K $49K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $197K to $361K (+83%), with total assets most recently reported at $60K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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