SIMSBURY SUMMER THEATER FOR YOUTH INC

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2020 · Form 990EZ · revenue $2K · expenses $31K · assets $24K

Also known as
INC
EIN
06-1100550
Address
85 PLANK HILL RD, SIMSBURY, CT 06070-2104
Website
SIMSBURYSUMMERTHEATRE.ORG
NTEE code
O99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Rebecca Truscio (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROVIDE QUALITY ONSTAGE, BACKSTAGE, AND ORCHESTRA OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS INTERSTED IN MUSICAL THEATRE WITH 31 PERSONS THAT HAVE BENEFITED.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Melissa Richards PRESIDENT2017-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Courtney Eisenhaure VICE-PRESIDE2013-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Shari Shenkman TREASURER2017-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Christopher Riso SECRETARY2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Anna Zuckerman-Vdovenko (former) MEMBER AT LARGE2018-2019 6 $0 reported 1
Nancy Grandin (former) PRESIDENT2013-2018 6 $0 reported 1
Susan Murphy (former) SECRETARY2015-2018 6 $0 reported 1
Courtney Eisenhaur (former) VICE PRESIDENT2015-2017 6 $0 reported 1
Ann Zuckerman-Vdovenko (former) MEMBER AT LARGE2017 6 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Paddock (former) Member At Large2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Boeshans (former) Member At Large2015-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Eleni Degraw (former) 2nd Vice President2015-2016 4 $0 reported 1
Michelle Meace (former) Vice President2013-2014 3 $0 reported 1
Barry Petruzzi (former) Treasurer2014 12 $0 reported 1
Carolyn Clement (former) Member At Large2013-2014 1 $0 reported 1
Jodi Monroe (former) Member At Large2013 4 $0 reported 1
Pinchas Schreiber (former) Member2013 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA RICHARDS PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
COURTNEY EISENHAURE VICE-PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
SHARI SHENKMAN TREASURER5 $0-- $01
CHRISTOPHER RISO SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA RICHARDS PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
COURTNEY EISENHAURE VICE-PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
SHARI SHENKMAN TREASURER6 $0-$0 $01
ANNA ZUCKERMAN-VDOVENKO MEMBER AT LARGE6 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER RISO SECRETARY6 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY GRANDIN PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
COURTNEY EISENHAURE VICE-PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN MURPHY SECRETARY6 $0-$0 $01
SHARI SHENKMAN TREASURER6 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA RICHARDS MEMBER AT LARGE6 $0-$0 $01
ANNA ZUCKERMAN-VDOVENKO MEMBER AT LARGE6 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY GRANDIN PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
COURTNEY EISENHAUR VICE PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN MURPHY SECRETARY6 $0-$0 $01
SHARI SHENKMAN TREASURER6 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA RICHARDS MEMBER AT LARGE6 $0-$0 $01
ANN ZUCKERMAN-VDOVENKO MEMBER AT LARGE6 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY GRANDIN President14 $0-- $01
COURTNEY EISENHAUR Vice President & Treasurer12 $0-- $01
SUSAN MURPHY Secretary12 $0-- $01
CHERYL PADDOCK Member At Large1 $0-- $01
STEPHANIE BOESHANS Member At Large1 $0-- $01
ELENI DEGRAW 2nd Vice President4 $0-- $01
2015 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY GRANDIN President14 $0-- $01
COURTNEY EISENHAUR Vice President & Treasurer12 $0-- $01
SUSAN MURPHY Secretary12 $0-- $01
CHERYL PADDOCK Member At Large1 $0-- $01
STEPHANIE BOESHANS Member At Large1 $0-- $01
ELENI DEGRAW 2nd Vice President4 $0-- $01
2014 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY GRANDIN President14 $0-- $01
MICHELLE MEACE Vice President3 $0-- $01
BARRY PETRUZZI Treasurer12 $0-- $01
CAROLYN CLEMENT Member At Large1 $0-- $01
COURTNEY EISENHAURE Member At Large1 $0-- $01
CHERYL PADDOCK Secretary4 $0-- $01
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY GRANDIN President14 $0-- $01
CAROLYN CLEMENT Vice President3 $0-- $01
MICHELLE MEACE Treasurer12 $0-- $01
JODI MONROE Member At Large4 $0-- $01
PINCHAS SCHREIBER Member1 $0-- $01
COURTNEY EISENHAURE Member At Large1 $0-- $01
CHERYL PADDOCK Secretary4 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,958$31,150 $24,101$24,101 -- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,486$52,059 $53,293$53,293 -$42,755 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,669$55,186 $53,866$53,866 -$25,666 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,943$68,287 $60,383$60,383 -$27,276 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,124$50,042 $59,727$59,727 $0$30,697 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,860$57,356 $50,645$50,645 $10,760$24,622 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,350$49,507 $60,141$60,141 $0$22,333 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,235$59,242 $68,298$68,298 $0$26,799 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC DAF sponsor$20,0002 12014–2015 CULPEPER ROBOTICS
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NEW FRONTIERS FOUNDATION Private foundation$14,00014 12010–2023 ILLINOIS FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE
MINNESOTA POWER FOUNDATION Private foundation$14,0004 12019–2023 CARING FOR THE KIDS COMMUNITY
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$12,5001 12023–2023 FOUNDATION FOR FULL POTENTIAL

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2020 · Form 990EZ · $31,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $21,540 69.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,149 26.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,320 4.2%
Printing, publications, postage $141 0.5%
Total$31,150100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $52,059 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,499 45.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,650 35.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,200 15.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,710 3.3%
Total$52,059100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $55,186 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,089 34.6%
Fees to independent contractors $17,780 32.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,253 27.6%
Printing, publications, postage $3,064 5.6%
Total$55,186100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $68,287 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,587 41.9%
Fees to independent contractors $19,840 29.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,377 24.0%
Printing, publications, postage $3,483 5.1%
Total$68,287100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $50,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,374 50.7%
Fees to independent contractors $16,668 33.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,000 16.0%
Total$50,042100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $57,356 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $11,742
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,674 51.7%
Fees to independent contractors $20,465 35.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,000 12.2%
Printing, publications, postage $217 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,742reported apart
Total$57,356100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $49,507 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,333 47.1%
Fees to independent contractors $18,279 36.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,649 15.5%
Printing, publications, postage $246 0.5%
Total$49,507100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $59,242 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $28,524 48.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,436 39.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,000 11.8%
Printing, publications, postage $282 0.5%
Total$59,242100%

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