Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation
Donations deductibleMercy Housing and Shelter Corporation's network
14 people2 organisationsi14 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (23) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Bengston Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew Meehan | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anthony Torsiello | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eric Hanly | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Francia Echevarria Thru 6302023 | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ken McAvoy | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lisa Hoisl | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Marie Spadorica | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marva Patterson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Matthew Candiloro | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Muhammad Chudary | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicole Terry | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sister Janic Kidney | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Taylor Shea | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Gordon | Director of | 2023 |
| Andrew Meehan | Company secretary | 2021 |
| Anthony Torsiello | Trustee | since 2019 |
| Christina Lessard | Director of Development and Communications | 2022 |
| Christina Lessard Thru 6302023 | Dir. of Deve | 2023 |
| Daniel Gurvich | Chief Financial Officer | since 2020 |
| Diane Bengston | Vice Chair | since 2019 |
| Errol Bartley | Director of | 2023 |
| Henrietta Rand | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Kara A Capone | Chief Executive Officer | since 2020 |
| Kathleen Shaw | COO | since 2019 |
| Matthew Candiloro | Treasurer | 2021 |
| Sarah Treese | Chair | since 2019 |
| Steve Abshire | Director of Finance | 2018 |
| Taylor Shea | Vice Chair | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara A Capone | CEO | 26 | $184k | $18k | |
| Daniel Gurvich | CFO | 26 | $177k | $17k | |
| Diane Bengston | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Hoisl | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Candiloro | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leah Chapman | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ken McAvoy | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marva Patterson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marie Spadorcia | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Terry | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Torsiello | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mark Turek | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Colin Wrinn | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Hamilton | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Karen Matheson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Shaw | COO | 26 | $0 | $151k | $17k |
About
- Legal name
- Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation
- EIN
- 061090211
- Address
- 221 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- Mercy housing and shelter corporation provides housing assistance and supportive services to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Mercy works to empower its clients to become independent, so they may live and work with dignity and respect. Mercy seeks to end homelessness by advocating for changes in the social systems that perpetuate homelessness. Mercy welcomes and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L410 Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- Kara A Capone (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDiane Bengston
≥8years on the filingsAndrew Meehan
≥8years on the filingsEric Hanly
≥7years on the filingsMarva Patterson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $13.6m
- Total liabilities
- $1.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $12m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.9m
- Program service revenue
- $56k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $532k
- Employees
- 138
- Volunteers
- 1,477
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Mercy Housing And Shelter Corporation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Connecticut
- Entity type
- Non-Stock
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 8 September 1983
- Registered agent
- Kara Capone (city and state not held)
Officers (4)
- Dan Gurvich Officer
- Errol Bartley Officer
- Kara Capone Officer, Director
- Kathleen Shaw Officer
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.