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COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC

COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,500 to it, the largest being OLEAN FOUNDATION INC ($5,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$2.3M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$6k
Net assets
$401k
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What Community Vocational Services Inc does

Mission

Community vocational services, inc. Provides opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities by providing supported employment services and other community involvement activities.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Dso - day service options prepares participants for work and/or community participation, emphasizes socializations, self-care skills, independent functioning skills, developing friendships, obtaining volunteer opportunities, supporting therapeutic activities relating to physical therapy and behavior management where needed. Services are conducted at the site in waterford and many other generic resources within the community. Each person is referred and supported by division of developmental disabilities(dds, ct) and has an individual plan with specific goals. A total of 9 clients benefitted from this program.

    $323,265 spent
    15% of program spending

  2. Supported employment (ise) participants in ise obtain jobs in the community while receiving other supports for nonwork needs through community vocational services or other organizations. The main focus of ise is for cvs to obtain meaningful paid work in the community, assist the person in keeping their job, and work closely with the management of the worksite in order to address any particular job related changes, issues or questions. Many people served assimilate into the culture of each job thus reducing dependence on the support system and more reliance on natural supports within the community. A total of 4 clients benefitted from this program.

    $27,043 spent
    1% of program spending

  3. Continuous residential supports (crs) community vocational services currently provides crs supports through three residences operated by cvs, but leased by each participant. The main focus of a crs is to offer community based housing throughout various towns where a person can become a member of their community, learn independent living skills, reside with others, be more reliant on a less dependent support system, learn responsibilities of caring and maintaining their own home while working on any number of residential goals contained within their individual plan. A total of 10 clients benefitted from this program.

    $1,398,623 spent
    66% of program spending

  4. Individual day; non-vocational and vocational: this service focuses on community as well as home based supports in order to allow for growth in interpersonal skills, self care skills, community access, and one on one or small group activities all designed with a high attention to independence, community integration and independence even though paid employment is not necessarily the goal. A total of 18 clients benefitted from this program. Senior supports: senior supports are provided for older individuals, or individuals who have needs that closely resemble those of an older person, who desire a lifestyle consistent with that of the community's population of similar age or circumstances. This support is intended to facilitate independence and promote community inclusion as well as prevent isolation. Senior supports consist of a variety of activities that are designed to assist the individual in maintaining skills and stimulating social interactions with others. Services may be in the community or the home. A total of 3 clients benefitted from this program. Individual home supports (ihs): ihs focuses on providing assistance to individuals with intellectual disability who live on…

    $366,491 spent
    17% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,115,422.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.4M) Expenses 100 ($1.4M) Net assets -37 ($-15298)2018 Revenue 106 ($1.5M) Expenses 103 ($1.5M) Net assets -32 ($-12950)2019 Revenue 110 ($1.6M) Expenses 107 ($1.6M) Net assets -26 ($-10546)2020 Revenue 120 ($1.7M) Expenses 114 ($1.6M) Net assets 100 ($41k)2021 Revenue 124 ($1.8M) Expenses 113 ($1.6M) Net assets 391 ($160k)2022 Revenue 127 ($1.8M) Expenses 124 ($1.8M) Net assets 386 ($157k)2023 Revenue 145 ($2.1M) Expenses 138 ($2.0M) Net assets 516 ($211k)2024 Revenue 194 ($2.7M) Expenses 175 ($2.5M) Net assets 1017 ($415k)2025 Revenue 164 ($2.3M) Expenses 162 ($2.3M) Net assets 982 ($401k)
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Revenue (164)Expenses (162)Net assets (982)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $957k to $1.3M (+38%).

$176k
$230k
$236k
$437k
$606k
$957k
$1.3M
$1.3M
$1.1M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 99% · 2018 98% · 2019 99% · 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 99% · 2023 100% · 2024 100% · 2025 100%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (16% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 1,617 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$30k
’17
$2k
’18
$2k
’19
$51k
’20
$119k
’21
−$2k
’22
$53k
’23
$205k
’24
−$14k
’25
3.9
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed444555886
Joined·+0+0+2+0+0+3+1+0
No longer listed·00100012
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'21
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 1 state in all.

RI

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC has grown faster than half of the 1,012 employment nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−1% · below the median
Months of reserve3.9mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,012 employment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025

Government funding COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $17.1M on record.

State$17.1M
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Top programs
  • Board & Care Of Clients$11.5M
  • Client Services-General$5.6M
  • Client Subsidies$1k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Connecticut

Community Systems Inc87%United Services Inc83%New Foundations Inc83%Whole Life Inc83%Community Solutions Inc83%Abilis Inc82%Ccarc Inc82%Opportunity Works Connecticut Inc82%

Nationally

Community Support Services Inc90%Community Living Services Incorporated90%Community Interface Services89%Community Systems Inc87%Community Services for Every1 Inc87%Opportunities for Inclusion Inc87%Community Work and Independence Inc87%Center for Disability Services86%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

90% of spending goes to programs.

Program 90%Management 10%Fundraising 0%

Governance

5
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC?
COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,500 to it, the largest being OLEAN FOUNDATION INC ($5,500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $5,500 in grants to COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC.
Who is the largest funder of COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC?
OLEAN FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $5,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL SERVICES INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing