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EIN 23-7357943

Westport Country Playhouse

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
123
City
Westport
State
Connecticut
Year formed
1973
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A65: Theater
Description
The Westport Country Playhouse is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, professional theater under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos and management leadership of Michael Ross.
Total revenues
$3,818,608
2022
Total expenses
$5,704,936
2022
Total assets
$12,245,477
2022
Num. employees
123
2022

Program areas at Westport Country Playhouse

In 2022, Westport Country Playhouse resumed its five-play mainstage production season.in 2022, education and community programs at Westport Country Playhouse served Westport and neighboring towns, as well as reached out to underserved urban communities of bridgeport, norwalk, new haven and stamford. The family festivities series for family audiences resumed. The education department also manages the woodward internship program, a nationally respected training program for new and emerging theater professionals, which resumed in person in 2022.

Who funds Westport Country Playhouse

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Shubert FoundationGeneral Operating Support for Theatrical$70,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$67,850
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven2022 Burry Fredrik Foundation Grant$60,000
...and 37 more grants received totalling $612,198

Personnel at Westport Country Playhouse

NameTitleCompensation
Beth HuiskingManaging Director
Gerry AppelDirector of Finance
Elizabeth L. FortDirector of Marketing and Audience Development
Rj RomeoTechnical Director and Associate Director of Production
Gretchen WrightDirector of Development
...and 24 more key personnel

Financials for Westport Country Playhouse

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,568,186
Program services$1,141,291
Investment income and dividends$27,056
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$94,500
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$163,252
Net income from fundraising events$-237,669
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$61,992
Total revenues$3,818,608

Form 990s for Westport Country Playhouse

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-10-24990View PDF
2020-122021-10-22990View PDF
2019-122021-02-22990View PDF
2018-122020-02-05990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

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Portland Center Stage (PCS)Portland, OR$7,749,940
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New York Theatre WorkshopNew York, NY$9,167,560
Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyChicago, IL$12,210,403
Pasadena PlayhousePasadena, CA$10,639,168
The Connecticut Players FoundationNew Haven, CT$2,866,631
Maltz Jupiter TheatreJupiter, FL$12,334,404
Hartford Stage CompanyHartford, CT$6,909,222
Goodspeed MusicalsEast Haddam, CT$12,508,073
Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater CenterWaterford, CT$4,453,187
Data update history
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 12 new personnel
July 16, 2024
Received grants
Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $70,000 from Shubert Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $21,819 from American Online Giving Foundation
January 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsTheatersCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
25 Powers CT
Westport, CT 06880
Metro area
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
County
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Website URL
westportplayhouse.org/ 
Phone
(203) 227-4177
Facebook page
WestportCountryPlayhouse 
Twitter profile
@wcplayhouse 
IRS details
EIN
23-7357943
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1973
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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