Mesner Puppet Theater

Analysis

Mesner Puppet Theater is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1988, 38 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mesner Puppet Theater reported income of $675k and spending of $642k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $410k to $675k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mesner Puppet Theater sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Gifts Theatre Inc ($675k), Arts Council for Wyoming County ($675k) and Lynn Arts Inc ($675k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $364k. It paid $9,592 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $489k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $426k. It reported 12 employees.