Puppetry Arts Institute

Analysis

Puppetry Arts Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Independence, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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, Puppetry Arts Institute reported income of $63k and spending of $70k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $71k to $63k (-12%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Puppetry Arts Institute sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ogallala Quilters Society ($63k), Landing Craft Support Museum Corporation ($63k) and Central Ohio Youth Ballet ($63k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $33k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $33k.