Program areas at New Canaan Historical Society
The Society's daily operations encompass many different activities: the Society maintains and operates New Canaan's first town hall (1825), now expanded to house a library and valut with documents, genealogies, art and artifacts, as well as the silliman-monroe-cody drug store museum (1846) and an extensive clothing and textile collection; the hanford-silliman house museum (c.1764); the rodgers studio museum (1878); the tool museum and nineteeth-century printing office; the rock school (1799); off campus the little red school house (1855), and the mid-century modern gores pavillion (1960). It operates a research library; a full scheudle of educational programs for both children and adults; a plaquing program for historic homes; publications on New Canaan's history. It has three gallery spaces and puts on exhibitions in each of those. It runs programs, events and lectures. The largest programs for fiscal 2022 were: 1. October4design, a month long serices of programs, lectures, and activites involving architecture, art, and design. 2. Fall back into history - a party held in september 2021 that welcomed people back to campus3. Women of waveny - an exhibition of sculpture and photography curated by michela porta and arianne kolb 4. Step into summer - major spring fundraiser
Who funds New Canaan Historical Society
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at New Canaan Historical Society
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Nancy Geary | Executive Director | $107,404 | 2022-12-11 |
Whitney Williams | Events Manager | $0 | 2022-12-11 |
Mark Markiewicz | President | $0 | 2022-12-11 |
Thomas Monahan | Past Treasurer | $0 | 2021-04-13 |
Lawerence Caldwell | President | $0 | 2020-06-30 |
...and 2 more key personnel |
Financials for New Canaan Historical Society
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $521,870 | $567,428 | -8% |
Program services | $11,553 | $21,485 | -46.2% |
Investment income and dividends | $75,256 | $29,146 | 158.2% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $5,263 | -100% |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $11,273 | $1,464,909 | -99.2% |
Net income from fundraising events | $-129,227 | $-24,656 | -424.1% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $13,992 | $11,755 | 19% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $3,225 | -100% |
Total revenues | $504,717 | $2,078,555 | -75.7% |
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Data update history
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $12,000 from MLE Foundation December 11, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
August 4, 2022
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $22,727 from Connecticut Humanities September 28, 2021
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $70,000 from Swordspoint Foundation August 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
MembershipsConservation easementPartially liquidatedFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 13 Oenoke Ridge Rd
- New Canaan, CT 06840
- Metro area
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- County
- Fairfield County, CT
- Website URL
- nchistory.org/Â
- Phone
- (203) 966-1776
IRS details
- EIN
- 06-0727288
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1893
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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