Connecticut · Nonprofit
THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC
THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,545 to it, the largest being The Kevin Wendle Foundation ($1,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $634k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $607k
What The Best Production Company Inc does
Mission
The organization is committed to providing high quality theatrical experiences that entertain audiences, educate students, and nurture and develop the local arts community. We strive to be a major catalyst for community involvement and revitalization through the arts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Main stage productions:in alignment with our mission to promote and support live performances at affordable prices, we successfully presented five main stage productions this year, showcasing diverse talents and artistic expression. These productions included over 50 individual performances, attracting more than 3,000 attendees. Our main stage productions not only provided engaging entertainment but also fostered community involvement and supported local artists and creative professionals, enhancing cultural enrichment in our community.
$131,369 spent$80,692 earned by the program94% of program spendingLocal playwrights festival:as part of our commitment to fostering local talent and enriching the arts community, the local playwrights festival provides an invaluable platform for emerging and established local writers to present their original plays to the public. With over 150 attendees, the festival not only celebrated local storytelling but also encouraged dialogue and collaboration within the arts. The program serves as a crucial step in the development of new works, with the potential for select plays to advance to full-scale production. This initiative underscores our dedication to nurturing artistic voices and contributing to the growth of performing arts in our region.
$8,513 spent$4,920 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $139,882.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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.
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 $188k to $607k (+222%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 65% · 2023 48% · 2024 83%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
86% of THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Joseph Strafaci
Board president
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $11 → $2k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY 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.
How concentrated its funding is
THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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
THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $45 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
65% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC?
- THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,545 to it, the largest being The Kevin Wendle Foundation ($1,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,545 in grants to THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY INC?
- The Kevin Wendle Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY 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 FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 2 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