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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7357943

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC

Tax-exempt · WESTPORT, CT 06880

Financials

$5.6M$4.7M2023$5.1M$4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,052,629$3,952,398$1,100,231$13,627,049$1,581,954$12,045,095
December 31, 2023990$5,581,363$4,707,459$873,904$12,422,784$1,477,920$10,944,864
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,381,781
of which government grants
$72,204
Program service revenue
$1,581,434
Investment income
$113,221
Net rental income
$51,361
Net gain from sales of assets
-$3,016
Net income from fundraising events
-$81,160
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,600
Other revenue
-$23,807

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$422,895
Other salaries and wages
$1,282,289
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,031,468
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,779
Accounting fees
$74,940
Occupancy
$281,220
Travel
$41,143
Depreciation
$476,218
Program services (functional)
$2,775,135
Management and general (functional)
$961,308
Fundraising (functional)
$215,955

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$12,422,784
Total assets, end of year
$13,627,049
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,581,954
Net assets, end of year
$12,045,095
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,583,070
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,367,740
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,677,355
Gross unrelated business income
$51,361
Gross receipts
$5,890,980
Employees
114
Volunteers
75
Year formed
1973
State of legal domicile
CT

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARK SHANAHANARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$213,748$15,531
ELIZABETH HUISKINGMANAGING DIRECTOR
Officer
40$143,399$11,973
GERARD APPELDIRECTOR OF FINANCE 9/24
Officer
40$24,397$0
MARK LAMOSOUTGOING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$13,846$0
ADAM G CLEMENSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALISON K SMITHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ANNE KEEFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ATHENA T ADAMSONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
BARBARA SAMUELSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA STREICKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN FRIMMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARNELL GRAHAMOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVE ALTMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN H PETRINOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
FREDERICK ZINNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HAROLD BAILEY JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JAKE ROBARDSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET PLOTKINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN LEVYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
JOYCE HERGENHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDY M PHARESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MAGGIE-LEHNERD-REILLYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARJORIE JACOBSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAIGE S COURTUREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK MORROWASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RASHANA GRAHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD SLAVINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ROGER LEIFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STAFFORD W THOMAS JROUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILL HASKELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARK LAMOSARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Officer
40$240,000
SHARON BOLLINIOUTGOING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$57,819
ADAM CLEMENSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TERESA NARDOZZIOUTGOING VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ATHENA T ADAMSONVICE CHAIR/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ANNA CZEKAJ-FARBEROUTGOING CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ELLEN H PETRINOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JESSICA CALDWELLOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ALISYN CAMEROTAOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM COPPOLAOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$0
STEPHEN CORMANOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAIGE S COUTUREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE DELVECCHIOOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY A DIRNBERGEROUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSIE A GILBERTOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RYDELL HARRISONOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILL HASKELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOYCE HERGENHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLE HOCHMANOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARJORIE JACOBSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MAGGIE-LEHNERD-REILLYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROGER LEIFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY ELLEN MARPEOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK MORROWASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TRACY KNIGHT NARANGOUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUDY M PHARESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET PLOTKINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAKE ROBARDSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA SAMUELSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD SLAVINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALISON K SMITHVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BARBARA STREICKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STAFFORD W THOMAS JROUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HAROLD BAILEY JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVE ALTMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BEN FRIMMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DARNELL GRAHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RASHANA GRAHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE KEEFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN LEVYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FREDERICK ZINNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
25 POWERS CT, WESTPORT, CT 06880-3621
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ELIZABETH HUISKING, 25 POWERS COURT, WESTPORT, CT 06880
Signed the 990
ELIZABETH HUISKING, MANAGING DIRECTOR
Phone
(203) 227-5137
Return prepared by
COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC

Mission

OUR AIM IS TO ENRICH, ENLIGHTEN AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED THEATER WORTH TALKING ABOUT AND THE WELCOMING EXPERIENCE OF THE WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE CAMPUS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • IN 2024, WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE CONTINUED ITS MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION SEASON, ITS SCRIPT-IN-HAND SERIES, AND OFFERED SELECT PRESENTED EVENTS. THE FAMILY FESTIVITIES SERIES FOR FAMILY AUDIENCES CONTINUED. IN 2024, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AT WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE CONTINUED TO SERVE WESTPORT AND NEIGHBORING TOWNS, AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO REACH OUT TO UNDERSERVED URBAN COMMUNITIES OF BRIDGEPORT, NORWALK, NEW HAVEN AND STAMFORD. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALSO CONTINUED TO MANAGE THE WOODWARD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, A NATIONALLY RESPECTED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW AND EMERGING THEATER PROFESSIONALS.
    Expenses $2,775,135 · revenue $1,545,164

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7357943
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1974
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$13,627,049
Income (IRS master file)
$5,890,980

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,052,629$3,952,398$13,627,049XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$5,581,363$4,707,459$12,422,784XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$3,818,608$5,704,936$12,245,477IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7357943).

Questions about WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC

What is the EIN of WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC is 23-7357943.
Is WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
Are donations to WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELIZABETH HUISKING.
Who are the officers and directors of WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,748 (MARK SHANAHAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,052,629, expenses of $3,952,398 and total assets of $13,627,049 at year end.

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