Connecticut · Nonprofit
SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP
SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100 to it, the largest being CHELSEA GROTON FOUNDATION ($100). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $100
- Net assets
- $9.2M
What Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region Corp does
Mission
Vision: secter is the lead regional economic development resource, stimulating growth and prosperity in southeastern connecticut mission: making southeastern connecticut stronger and more vibrant by 2030 values: secter believes: -in supporting and making our clients and communities successful -our board and staff are reflective of the clients we serve -in valuing our employees and rewarding integrity, teamwork innovation, and excellence -in collaborating with and being responsive to clients and partners -in being accountable fiscally and professionally to all stakeholders -in advocating for our clients, our services, and our community -in diversity and inclusiveness
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Expenses directly incurred in connection with the procurement technical assistance center program
$1,096,664 spentof which $1,043,462 as grants$53,088 earned by the program53% of program spendingExpenses directly incurred in connection with the revolving loan fund programs. Loans are made to southeastern ct businesses to promote job growth in the area.
$139,071 spentof which $108,539 as grants7% of program spendingExpenses incurred to update the comprehensive economic development strategy.
$820,799 spentof which $820,474 as grants40% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,056,534.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $8.4M to $9.8M (+17%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 60% · 2018 63% · 2019 65% · 2020 68% · 2021 84% · 2022 86% · 2023 72% · 2024 73% · 2025 74%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Board chair
Kevin Brown
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP’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
100% of SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.
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.
Government funding SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10.8M on record.
- Department of Commerce$5.5M
- Department of Defense$5.4M
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 SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP
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
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP?
- SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $100 to it, the largest being CHELSEA GROTON FOUNDATION ($100). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $100 in grants to SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP?
- CHELSEA GROTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $100 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT ENTERPRISE REGION CORP 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.
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