Mission
TO BE AN ESSENTIAL PLACE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, CULTURE AND CONNECTION FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY
Public Charity
THE NEW CANAAN LIBRARY INC
Based in NEW CANAAN, CT, THE NEW CANAAN LIBRARY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.0M in revenue, $5.2M in expenses, $51.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 79 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $7.6M.
EIN: 060646764
NEW CANAAN, CT
Libraries
NTEE: B70
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.0M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$51.0M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$7.6M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at The New Canaan Library Inc
How The New Canaan Library Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$35
Learning programsadultsas the community's platform for lifelong learning, the library provides programs to support the creativity and curiosity of our youth and adult populations
$26
New Canaan library is the community's platform for lifelong learning, and provides expansive collections of both print and digital content
$10
Space offeringsproviding a variety of accessible spaces for individuals and groups from our community to meet and work is an integral part of our offerings
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$103,125
EDUCATION
$54,250
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$50,000
EDUCATION
$19,350
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$16,250
Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Alicia Wyckoff
TRUSTEE
Allison Rees
TRUSTEE
Anne Tseng
DIRECTOR- LIBRARY OPERATIONS
Cheryl Capitani
VICE CHAIRMAN
Christine Seaver
TRUSTEE
Christopher Craig
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.0M | $5.2M | $51.0M |
| 2024 | $6.5M | $5.1M | $52.4M |
| 2023 | $10.1M | $4.2M | $50.2M |
| 2021 | $4.4M | $3.3M | $23.8M |
| 2020 | $9.9M | $3.5M | $23.3M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.9M to $5.0M (-49%), with total assets most recently reported at $51.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.