EIN 06-0646673

The Cape Playhouse

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
37
Year formed
1946
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Promote and maintain, for the educational benefit of the public, film, seasonal theater, and video art, literature, artifacts, films, pictures and memorabilia.
Also known as...
Hill-Stead Museum
Total revenues
$1,893,334
2023
Total expenses
$1,833,400
2023
Total assets
$10,319,857
2023
Num. employees
37
2023

Program areas at The Cape Playhouse

Education and visitor serviceshill-stead Museum serves as a destination for learners of all ages and offers nearly 7,000 public tours each year in art, architecture, and gardens within the context of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since opening to the public in 1947, over 1 million visitors have toured the pope-riddle house, explored the 152-acre grounds, and participated in art, literature, and nature programs. In keeping with the pope-riddle family's enjoyment of cultural pursuits, hsm offered a wide variety of programming including concerts, camps, workshops, and festivals.
Collections and conservationhill-stead's 1901 country home, characterzied by a 33,000 square foot, 36 room interior and white clapboard exterior with mount vernon veranda, is considered "perhaps the finest colonial revival house and Museum in the united states" (national historic landmark report). Established in 1946 as a cultural resource for the public in perpetuity, hsm is one of the nation's few remaining representations of early 20th-century country place estates. Hsm boasts french impressionist masterpieces - four by claude monet, three by edgar degas - and notable works by edouard manet, mary cassatt, and james mcneill whistler, among others. Collections include 250 prints and photographs, 290 ceramics, 400 pieces of furniture, 3,300 books and 16,000+ archival

Who funds The Cape Playhouse

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG)Arts and Culture$44,393
Connecticut HumanitiesKids Free Summer Mus$18,050
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$17,625
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at The Cape Playhouse

NameTitleCompensation
Anna M SwinbourneExecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer$115,000
Daniel FlynnDirector of Finance$54,416
Renata DixonPast Finance Director / Director of Finance$65,908
Daniel C TracySecond Vice President$0
Lavell M L ThompsonPresident$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for The Cape Playhouse

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,078,959
Program services$320,243
Investment income and dividends$139,786
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$183,885
Net income from fundraising events$139,291
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$31,170
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,893,334

Form 990s for The Cape Playhouse

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-06-17990View PDF
2022-122023-06-19990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-09-30990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
August 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 13, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from John and Kelly Hartman Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $44,393 from Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG)
August 2, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
35 Mountain Rd
Farmington, CT 06032
Metro area
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT
County
Capitol Planning Region, CT
Website URL
hillstead.org/ 
Phone
(508) 385-3838
Facebook page
thecapeplayhouse 
Twitter profile
@capeplayhouse 
IRS details
EIN
06-0646673
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1946
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
NAICS code, primary
711110: Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
Parent/child status
Independent
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