Goodspeed Musicals Announces 2023 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Funding

Goodspeed Musicals’ Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton (L) and Theatre Manager Edward Blaschik accept a $10,000 check from ConnectiCare’s Public Relations Manager Lauren LaChance (R) to support energy efficiency upgrades on the Goodspeed campus through the 2023 Connecticut NAA Tax Credit Program. (Courtesy of Goodspeed Musicals). Click to download high-resolution image.

EAST HADDAM, Conn. (Feb. 12, 2024) – In 2023, Goodspeed Musicals was the recipient of Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) Tax Credit Program funding in partnership with area businesses and corporations. The program is designed to provide funding for nonprofit organizations by providing a tax credit to businesses who make cash contributions to these organizations. Goodspeed Musicals has long-standing, and appreciated, corporate support in the community and throughout the state.

Businesses can receive a credit of 100 percent in the case of certain energy conservation programs, as was the case for Goodspeed in 2023. The program falls under the Department of Revenue Services. Goodspeed has the pleasure of announcing the 2023 approved contribution amounts for energy efficiency upgrades, as support from generous corporations and businesses: ConnectiCare $5,000; ConnectiCare Insurance Company, Inc. $5,000; Webster Bank, N.A. $5,000; Yankee Gas dba Eversource Energy $1,500; The York Hill Trap Rock Quarry Company $1,000; and an anonymous corporation for $20,000.

The NAA is a great way for Connecticut businesses to support local nonprofits like Goodspeed Musicals that makes good business sense. Projects include energy efficiency upgrades to buildings on the Goodspeed campus to reduce expenses. To receive more information about this program for 2024, please contact Mary Miko at [email protected].

ABOUT GOODSPEED MUSICALS

Goodspeed Musicals has achieved international acclaim and is the first theatre in the nation to receive two Tony Awards for outstanding achievement in musical theatre. Under the leadership of Donna Lynn Hilton, Artistic Director and David B. Byrd, Managing Director, Goodspeed Musicals is dedicated to the celebration, development and advancement of musical theatre. Goodspeed creates powerful, world-class productions of enlightening new and established works to delight, inspire and challenge audiences on its two stages – The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn., and The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn. From Goodspeed, 21 musicals have gone to Broadway (including Man of La Mancha, Annie, Shenandoah and Holiday Inn) and 85 new musicals have been launched. Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals, GoodWorks commissioning program and the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed are distinguished cornerstones of the organization that highlight its commitment to nurture creators and the creative process. Goodspeed also maintains The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre and The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre. The organization is supported in part by the Burry Fredrik Foundation; Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts; CT Humanities; The Hoffman Auto Group; Masonicare; The Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; The Shubert Foundation; and WSHU Public Radio. Additional support is provided by Sennheiser, the official audio sponsor; and United Airlines, the official airline of Goodspeed Musicals. For more information, visit www.goodspeed.org.