The Hubbell Difference Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453639526
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Litchfield, CT, USA
Phone
8605670675
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Eye Diseases, Blindness and Vision Impairments

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,043
Expenses
$48,485
Assets
$39,889
Liabilities
$275

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HARVEY HUBBELL V (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • STEPHEN KASSEL (DIRECTOR): $93,343 total reported compensation
  • ERIC GARDNER (DIRECTOR): $23,475 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The hubbell difference foundation is a not-for-profit public charity. Our vision is to produce enriching media and experiential learning resources to address critical social challenges. We do this by promoting positive change globally through individuals, communities, and organizations at micro and macro levels.major projects that the thdf is currently focused on include tackling the literacy crisis via its film, hopeville, how to win the reading wars, and addressing food scarcity by showcasing hands-on regenerative farming practices through programs that educate the public in 21st century techniques.other on-going projects to advance the vision, include: harvey hubbell's show'n tell podcast and the advocacy toolkit.

What it reported doing in 2025

Farm program at chanticleer acres

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.3%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 44.4%; rating input score 44
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.7%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.5% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.3% of revenue deployed · 44.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $93K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.