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Inspirica Inc

EIN 06-1172535 · Stamford, CT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

INSPIRICA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF EMERGENCY HOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT. EACH NIGHT, WE HOUSE OVER 500 PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN. WE OPERATE 12 FACILITIES IN STAMFORD AND PROVIDE AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT; HOUSING PLACEMENT; EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING; VOCATIONAL TRAINING; JOB PLACEMENT; CHILDREN'S SERVICE; EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PARENTING PROGRAMMING; AND SENIOR SERVICES. THROUGH A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ALSO ENSURE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, DENTAL CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED OF CARE.

Income
$9.2 million
Spending
$9.9 million
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
-0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 34%
Employees
118
Volunteers
429
Highest pay
$178,730, vice president of operations

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 22% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    19 of 19 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $3.4 million spent. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGOUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM GOES BEYOND PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE. RESIDENTS RECEIVE ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES JOB TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING AND KEEPING EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES ALL CRUCIAL ELEMENTS FOR BUILDING A STABLE AND FULFILLING LIFE.RENTS FOR TENANTS ARE AFFORDABLE (30% OF A PERSON'S INCOME, WHATEVER IT MAY BE), AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON-SITE OR ON OUR FRANKLIN COMMON MAIN CAMPUS. FOR PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR EXITING HOMELESSNESS.WE OPERATE NINE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN CT: - ATLANTIC PARK APARTMENTS: 27 STUDIO APARTMENTS - COLONY APARTMENTS: 29 STUDIO APARTMENTS - MCKINNEY RESIDENCE: 15 BEDS IN 2 SUITES - METCALF HOUSE: 10 SINGLE RESIDENCY APARTMENTS - ROSE PARK APARTMENTS: 3 TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS (12 BEDS) - SUMMER PLACE: 48 STUDIOS AND ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS (64 BEDS) - GILEAD HOUSE: 13-BED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND 3-BED JAIL DIVERSION TRANSITIONAL HOUSING - INSPIRE HOUSE: 13-BEDROOM COMMUNAL LIVING HOUSING - COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM (CSP): CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY THROUGHOUT STAMFORD AND NORWALK.
  2. $2.4 million spent. HOMELESS PROGRAMS - EMERGENCY SHELTER/TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND SINGLE WOMEN OUR FAMILY HOUSING EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES CRITICAL HOUSING TO 45 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UP TO 18 YEARS OF AGE FOR UP TO TWO MONTHS. OUR APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE GROWING HOUSING NEEDS OF UNHOUSED FAMILIES IS NOT JUST TO PROVIDE HOUSING, BUT ALSO THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. WE SUPPORT ADULTS THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES BY PROVIDING A HOME AND WITH OUR SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING REASONS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THEM TO BECOME UNHOUSED.PARTICIPANTS LIVE IN A SUITE ENVIRONMENT WITH: - PRIVATE FAMILY BEDROOMS - SHARED BATHROOMS - SHARED KITCHENS - COMMON TV/DINING ROOMOUR COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE - CASE MANAGEMENT - EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT - VOCATIONAL TRAINING - JOB PLACEMENT - HOUSING PLACEMENT - JOB & HOUSING RETENTION SUPPORT - CHILDREN'S SERVICES - EARLY CHILDHOOD & PARENTING PROGRAMEMERGENCY SHELTER FOR WOMEN:THE HOME OF INSPIRICA'S EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR WOMEN IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE AREA. THE SHELTER HOUSES UP TO 35 SINGLE WOMEN AND PROVIDES THEM WITH EMERGENCY HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES, SUCH AS:- VOCATIONAL TRAINING- JOB PLACEMENT- CASE MANAGEMENT- PARTICIPANTS LIVE IN A BOARDING HOUSE STRUCTURE WITH:- SHARED BEDROOMS- SHARED BATHROOMS- COMMON TV/COMPUTER ROOM- RESIDENTS RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND DINNER THROUGH OUR MEAL PROGRAM, OFTEN COURTESY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
  3. $900,317 spent. MENTAL ILLNESS PROGRAMS - OUTREACH, JAIL DIVERSION AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING & SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSINSPIRICA SERVED INDIVIDUALS IN OUTREACH, JAIL DIVERSION, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. ALL INDIVIDUALS SUFFERED FROM PERSISTENT, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. THE OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES RETENTION SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY BUT NEED SOME FORM OF SUPPORT SERVICES. THE JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PEOPLE ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED NON-VIOLENT CRIMES AS THEIR CASES MOVE THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED FROM MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS OR GROUP HOMES, BUT ARE NOT YET ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING HOUSING, ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE ABOVE PROGRAMS RECEIVED THE SAME COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED SERVICES LISTED ABOVE.
  4. $1.7 million spent. EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (EEFE):AT INSPIRICA, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO THRIVE IN THEIR CAREERS, EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL LIVES. INSPIRICA PROVIDES HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO GUIDE PEOPLE TOWARDS PERSONAL GROWTH AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:OUR L.I.F.E PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE THREE-WEEK PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS WITH ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND EDUCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE. IT EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS TO ENHANCE PERSONAL GROWTH, IMPROVE JOB READINESS, AND LEARN ABOUT HOUSING AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:WE OFFER PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE IN CRAFTING EFFECTIVE RESUMES AND EXCELLING IN INTERVIEWS, ALONG WITH LOGISTICAL PLANNING TO ASSIST WITH INTERVIEW ATTIRE AND TRANSPORTATION. WE ALSO PROVIDE STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO HELP CLIENTS ADVANCE THEIR EARNING POTENTIAL, ENSURING THEY ARE WELL-EQUIPPED TO ACHIEVE CAREER GROWTH AND SUCCESS.GOVERNMENT BENEFITS ASSISTANCE (CONNECTICUT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS):WE FACILITATE OUR CLIENTS' APPLICATIONS FOR VITAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS FOOD STAMPS, CASH ASSISTANCE, MEDICAID, UNEMPLOYMENT, SSI, AND SSDI.FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING:INSPIRICA HELPS CLIENTS MANAGE THEIR FINANCES EFFECTIVELY BY CREATING TAILORED EXPENSE SHEETS AND BUDGETS. WE ALSO PROVIDE STRATEGIES FOR REBUILDING CREDIT HEALTH AND EMPOWER CLIENTS TO MAKE INFORMED AND BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL DECISIONS, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY.VOCATIONAL TRAINING:WE ALSO OFFER VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS ACQUIRE IN-DEMAND SKILLS. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ENROLLING IN VOCATIONAL COURSES SUCH AS CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA), PHLEBOTOMY, AND SECURITY GUARD CERTIFICATION, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1987.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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