Stonelion Puppet Theatre

Analysis

Stonelion Puppet Theatre is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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 December 2023, Stonelion Puppet Theatre reported income of $360k and spending of $356k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $239k to $360k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Stonelion Puppet Theatre sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gunston Hall Foundation ($360k), San Diego Craft Collective ($360k) and Classical Uprising ($360k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $464k against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $378k. It reported 4 employees.