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Town Players of New Canaan Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Canaan, CT EIN: 06-6074545 Website

The Town Players of New Canaan is an all volunteer, non-profit producing community theater thatadvances theater arts in Fairfield county through producing theatrical events and educationof drama and theater

Town Players of New Canaan Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,184,525
+52.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$562,798
+42.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$22,991
+61.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$178,159
+10.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Town Players of New Canaan Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New Canaan

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Canaan Community Foundation New Canaan, CT—$18,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,184,525$562,798$178,159——$22,991
2024$778,288$395,235$160,869——$14,279
2023$525,360$366,642$160,643$18,0001$12,196
2022$318,515$136,595$103,889——$-17,965
2021$285,809$96,586$39,062——$18,465
2020$229,986$101,412$62,079——$3,863
2019$190,558$123,501$103,446——$1,082

About Town Players of New Canaan Inc

Based on IRS filings

Town Players of New Canaan Inc is a public charity, based in New Canaan, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $23K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Town Players of New Canaan Inc is led by Nova Hall, Co-President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nova Hall

    Co-President

    Board of Govenor → Co-President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Spugani

    Co-President

    Board of Govenor → Co-President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Burke

    Creative Director New Program

    President → Creative Director New Programs, 2023

    Creative Director New Programs → Creative Director New Program, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Prescott

    Board of Director

    Board of Governor → Board of Govenor, 2020

    Board of Govenor → Board of Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Reynolds

    Board of Director

    1st Vice President → Board of Govenor, 2023

    Board of Govenor → Board of Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Rose Zuckert

    Board of Director

    Board of Govenor → Board of Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carin Zakes

    Board of Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Davidson

    Board of Director

    Recording Secretary → Board of Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Weber Reid

    Board of Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chrisopher Cluett

    Board of Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Langrick

    Board of Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Hazelhurst

    Secretary

    Board of Govenor → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Thunem

    2nd Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Hall

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Mark Sank (2020–2024) — 1st Vice President
  • Former: Terry Le Bel (2024) — Board of Director
  • Former: Kathy Davidson (2019–2023) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Terry LeBel (2019–2023) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Arthur Kitt Watson (2022–2023) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Dana Prinz (2023) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Dwayne Condon (2023) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Laurel Lettieri (2019–2022) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Meredith Bihl (2019–2022) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Patrick DeBlasi (2019–2022) — 2nd Vice President
  • Former: Sheila Toner (2019–2022) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Richard Companik (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Katie Carriero (2022) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Bill Shields (2019–2021) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Kitt Watson (2019–2021) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Doug Zumbach (2020–2021) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Jacquie Carlsen (2020–2021) — Board of Govenor
  • Former: Marcia Vinci (2020–2021) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Dick Stewart (2019) — Board of Governor
  • Former: Scott Bihl (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Town Players of New Canaan Inc

How large is Town Players of New Canaan Inc?

Town Players of New Canaan Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $563K.

Where does Town Players of New Canaan Inc operate?

Town Players of New Canaan Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Town Players of New Canaan Inc's EIN?

Town Players of New Canaan Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6074545. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 28, 2023)

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