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THE CONNECTICUT PLAYERS FOUNDATION, INC. D/B/A LONG WHARF THEATRE (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. FOUNDED IN 1965, ITS MISSION IS TO PRODUCE BOUNDARY-BREAKING THEATRE WITH AND FOR ITS MANY KALEIDOSCOPIC COMMUNITIES. OVER 60 YEARS, LONG WHARF THEATRE HAS GIVEN NEW VITALITY TO THE AMERICAN DRAMATIC CANON BY PRODUCING CLASSIC PLAYS, COMMISSIONING NEW WORKS, AND PREMIERING MORE THAN 100 PLAYS AND MUSICALS. MANY PRODUCTIONS INCUBATED AT LONG WHARF THEATRE HAVE GONE TO HAVE LIFE ON BROADWAY, OFF-BROADWAY, AND AT THEATRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE PULITZER PRICE-WINNING THE GINE GAME, THE SHADOW BOX, AND WIT. THE COMPANY'S WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED TONY, NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS; A MARGO JONES AWARD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW WORK; AND NOMINATIONS AND CONNECTICUT CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS IN NEARLY EVERY CATEGORY.
Source: IRS Form 990 (Tax Year 2025)
Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2024
Total Revenue
▼$3.9M
Program Spending
72%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$3.3M
Total Expenses
▼$5.1M
Total Assets
$10.1M
Total Liabilities
▼$426.7K
Net Assets
$9.7M
Officer Compensation
→$466.2K
Other Salaries
$2.8M
Investment Income
$144.4K
Fundraising
▼N/A
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
Total Federal Funding
$342.6K
Awards Found
17
National Endowment for the Arts
$50K
TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$40.6K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PASS THE MIC, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE EVENT AND POST-SHOW CONVERSATION SERIES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE SOCIAL CONNECTION.
National Endowment for the Arts
$35K
TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND ARTIST FEES FOR LONG WHARF THEATRES PRODUCTION OF JELLYS LAST JAM WITH BOOK BY GEORGE C. WOLFE MUSIC BY JELLY ROLL MORTON AND LUTHER HENDERSON AND LYRICS BY SUSAN BIRKENHEAD.
National Endowment for the Arts
$30K
TO SUPPORT A ADAPTATION FOR THE STAGE OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S PULITZER AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNING 1952 NOVELLA, "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA."
National Endowment for the Arts
$27K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT LONG WHARF THEATRES DEVELOPMENT OF STORIES OF THE LAND.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE LONG WHARF THEATRE PRODUCTION OF €ŒUNBECOMING TRAGEDY€ BY TERRENCE RIGGINS.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE WORLD PREMIERE ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE'S "MACBETH," ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ERIC TING.
National Endowment for the Arts
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF "LIL'S 90TH" BY DARCI PICOULT.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORIES OF THE LAND BY MADELINE HUTCHINS MADELINE SAYET CANDY TESTA AND MELISSA TANTAQUIDGEON; CAPSULE BY WHITNEY WHITE AND PETER MARK KENDALL; AND DOUBLESPEAK BY RAJA FEATHER KELLY AT LONG WHARF THEATRE.
National Endowment for the Arts
$15K
TO SUPPORT LONG WHARF THEATRES CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN VOICES FESTIVAL.
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE LONG WHARF THEATRES CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN VOICES FESTIVAL A FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS IN DEVELOPMENT.
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE PREMIERE OF "LEWISTON" BY SAMUEL D. HUNTER.
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN VOICES FESTIVAL.
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD PREMIERE OF "TABLE," A NEW MUSICAL BY COMPOSER DAVID SHIRE AND WRITER ADAM GOPNIK.
National Endowment for the Arts
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE PREMIERE PRODUCTION "JANUARY JOINER" BY LAURA JACQMIN.
National Endowment for the Arts
$0
PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT LONG WHARF THEATRE'S DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF DIGNITY, ALWAYS DIGNITY BY ZACK FINE, BRYCE PINKHAM, RONA SIDDIQUI, AND KIRYA TRABER.
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2025 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990Schedule J available
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024IRS e-File | $3.9M | $3.3M | $5.1M | $10.1M | $9.7M |
| 2023IRS e-File | $3.5M | $2.8M | $3.8M | $10.8M | $10.2M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $4.1M | $5.4M | $14.8M | $11.8M |
| 2021 | $4.5M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2024 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2024)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2025)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Jacob G Padron | Artistic Director | 50 | $207.9K | $0 | $6,520 | $214.4K |
| Christine Ingui | Managing Director (through November 2024) | 50 | $192.4K | $0 | $6,597 | $199K |
| Eric Gershman | Managing Director (effetive November 2024) | 50 | $42.9K | $0 | $1,663 | $44.5K |
| Nancy Alexander | Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| William J Aseltyne Esq | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Carrillo | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Babz Rawls Ivy | Secretary | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Jacob G Padron
Artistic Director
$214.4K
Hrs/Wk
50
Compensation
$207.9K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$6,520
Christine Ingui
Managing Director (through November 2024)
$199K
Hrs/Wk
50
Compensation
$192.4K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$6,597
Eric Gershman
Managing Director (effetive November 2024)
$44.5K
Hrs/Wk
50
Compensation
$42.9K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$1,663
Nancy Alexander
Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
William J Aseltyne Esq
Vice Chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Jenny Carrillo
Treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Babz Rawls Ivy
Secretary
$0
Hrs/Wk
3
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Rehman Maliko | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Anita Shariff-Hyder | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Franke | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brendan Woo | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Edwards | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Constance Royster | Director |
Abdul-Rehman Maliko
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Anita Shariff-Hyder
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Barbara Franke
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $3.8M |
| $3.5M |
| $17.3M |
| $13.7M |
| 2020 | $5.9M | $4.6M | $6.5M | $14.5M | $10.8M |
| 2019 | $6.2M | $3.1M | $6.5M | $15.2M | $11.5M |
| 2018 | $5.1M | $1.9M | $7M | $16.5M | $12.5M |
| 2017 | $5.7M | $2.2M | $7.5M | $16.6M | $13.8M |
| 2016 | $7.6M | $2.3M | $7M | $15.8M | $14.4M |
| 2015 | $7.3M | $3.2M | $6.8M | $19.3M | $16.8M |
| 2014 | $5.9M | $2.5M | $6.2M | $19M | $16.4M |
| 2013 | $5.7M | $2.3M | $6.1M | $17.8M | $15.2M |
| 2012 | $8.8M | $5.8M | $6.4M | $16.2M | $14.7M |
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| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | — |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990 | — |
| 2008 | 990 | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2006 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
| 2004 | 990 | — |
| 2003 | 990 | — |
| 2002 | 990 | — |
| 2001 | 990 | — |
| 1 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| Diane Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Frances Padilla | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Brekke | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Roach | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Boroson | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Cruz | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Liana Garcia | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Twitty | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Yao | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Esposito | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ruby Melton | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Padilla-Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Brendan Woo
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Cathy Edwards
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Constance Royster
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Diane Brown
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Frances Padilla
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Gail Brekke
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Joseph Roach
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Kenneth Boroson
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Lee Cruz
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Liana Garcia
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Michael Twitty
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Nancy Yao
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Robert Esposito
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ruby Melton
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Victor Padilla-Taylor
Director
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0