Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd

Analysis

Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Putney, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd reported income of $318k and spending of $321k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $301k to $318k (+5.8%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clackamas County Historical Society ($318k), Juan de Fuca Fesitval of the Arts ($318k) and New City Arts Initiative ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $114k. It paid $298 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $295k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $267k. It reported 5 employees.