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STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC

STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $500 to it, the largest being THE JANE T MUHLETHALER FOUNDATION INC ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$66k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$500
Net assets
$51k
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Staples Players Boosters Inc does

Mission

The primary purpose of the program is to create an enriching atmosphere where young people can learn and grow through the fun of theater whiledeveloping new and lasting friendships. The program fosters a love and appreciation of the arts, and it is very dependent on the support of the parents/care givers of the teen actors.Staples Players Boosters Inc will assist by providing high end costuming, renovations of work spaces, replacement of necessary tools for set designand organization, enhancements to lighting and sound equipment, microphones and specialized props. We will sponsor speakers, and technical seminars that benefit all student players. All of the support provided seeks to enrich the mission of the extra curricular staples players program.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. 2024-2025 fall, winter and spring shows - program service expenses

    $73,146 spent
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $73,146.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($96k) Expenses 100 ($31k) Net assets 100 ($65k)2023 Revenue 57 ($55k) Expenses 236 ($74k) Net assets 71 ($46k)2024 Revenue 68 ($65k) Expenses 139 ($43k) Net assets 104 ($67k)2025 Revenue 69 ($66k) Expenses 263 ($82k) Net assets 79 ($51k)
2022202320242025
Revenue (69)Expenses (263)Net assets (79)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $46k to $67k (+47%).

$65k
$46k
$67k
$51k
2022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

0% of STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (65% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 26,798 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$65k
’22
−$19k
’23
$21k
’24
−$16k
’25
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.

CT

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC's revenue fell 31% between 2022 and 2025.

Operating margin−25% · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−12% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CT

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Questions and answers

Who funds STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC?
STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $500 to it, the largest being THE JANE T MUHLETHALER FOUNDATION INC ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $500 in grants to STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC.
Who is the largest funder of STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC?
THE JANE T MUHLETHALER FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like STAPLES PLAYERS BOOSTERS INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing