EIN 26-0811232

Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2
Year formed
2004
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut empowers the professional arts community to grow the economy and enrich people's lives. It supported a local arts organization to produce six moveable wall murals for Danbury Fair with a related theme of reemergence & aw. The alliance connects with artists, creative entrepreneurs, arts and cultural organizations, and provides support through events and programs such as Walk in Their Shoes - Fiscal Sponsor Project Visual Arts Program and collaboration with bus.
Also known as...
Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance
Total revenues
$173,810
2023
Total expenses
$169,430
2023
Total assets
$79,660
2023
Num. employees
2
2023

Program areas at Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

Elevate the arts by connecting with artists, creative entrepreneurs, arts, and Cultural organizations and provide support to them, as follows: promote arts and culture in community. Provide local, state, national resources for professional growth. Provide fiscal sponsorship services for artists and informal groups to support arts programs.collaborate with business leaders to manage for public art projects, such as the citycenter danbury sculpture project for 2023.advocate for local and state funding and planning priorities to help grow the economy and enrich lives.the organization did received a donation for services rendered in the amount of $1,500 for the year.

Grants made by Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Hometown BethelTo Attract Tourism and Increase Community Awareness in Downtown Bethel, CT.$5,000
Friends of Ridgefield Community ProgramsTo Make the World A More Compassionate Place Through the Sharing of Stories Through Cinema.$5,000
City Center Danbury EventsTo Deepen and Broaden Public Awareness of the Visual and Performing Arts.$4,000
...and 1 more grant made

Who funds Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Connecticut HumanitiesCT Cultural Fund Ope$50,000
Union Savings Bank FoundationExempt Purposes$5,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$5

Personnel at Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

NameTitleCompensation
Lew WallacePresident$0
Dawn KaamVice President$0
Paul SteinmetzSecretary$0
Paula WoodhouseTreasurer$0
Jennifer Dwyer-CastagnaTreasurer / Director$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$77,578
Program services$95,851
Investment income and dividends$381
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$173,810

Form 990s for Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-09990View PDF
2022-122023-09-05990View PDF
2021-122022-10-31990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Connecticut Humanities
November 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsFiscal sponsorAccepts online donations
General information
Address
256 Main St 2
Danbury, CT 06810
Metro area
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
County
09190
Website URL
cawct.org/ 
Phone
(203) 798-0760
IRS details
EIN
26-0811232
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2004
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A26: Arts Council/Agency
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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