2026-04-14T08:25:22-07:00 2025-06-30 922053187 Hezlep Nonprofit Advisors 3050 Five Forks Trickum Rd SW Suite Lilburn GA 30047 990 2024-07-01 581275610 CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTSINC CENT 4048815110 1404 SPRING STREET NW ATLANTA GA 30309 ELIZABETH SCHIAVO Executive Dir. 2026-04-14 true true ADAM HEZLEP P03216230 7705127600 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH SCHIAVO 1404 SPRING STREET NW ATLANTA GA 30309 4820845 false X www.puppet.org X 1978 GA To inspire imagination, education, and community through the global art of puppetry. The Centers performances, Museum, and workshops encourage creativity, support learning, fuel holistic development, and provide accessible, hands-on opportunities to engage in the arts. 17 17 151 40 0 1505233 1308144 2547959 2666351 80665 136126 421827 528429 4555684 4639050 3000 4000 0 3268613 3001142 0 343662 2233532 2207103 5505145 5212245 -949461 -573195 18862217 18057378 1527740 1106934 17334477 16950444 To inspire imagination, education, and community through the global art of puppetry. Our performances, Museum & workshops encourage creativity, support learning, fuel holistic development, and provide accessible opportunities to engage in the arts. false false 2493031 1286356 PERFORMANCES: THE CENTER OFFERED 553 PERFORMANCES506 FAMILY SERIES AND 47 NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES FOR ADULTS AND TEENSACROSS SEVENTEEN THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS. FAMILY SERIES PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED CENTER PRODUCTIONS LIKE RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, THE CAT IN THE HAT, AND HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, CO-PRODUCTIONS OF ROCKEFELLER PRODUCTIONS SESAME STREET THE MUSICAL AND PANCHO RABBIT AND THE COYOTE, AND TOURING PRODUCTIONS LIKE GALAPAGOS GEORGE AND MILO THE MAGNIFICENT. NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED THE CENTERS THE GHASTLY DREADFULS AND XPERIMENTAL PUPPETRY THEATER, ALONG WITH TOURING PRODUCTIONS LIKE MAROONED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER CELEBRATED AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS JON LUDWIG WAS SELECTED AS A 2024 GOVERNORS AWARD FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES HONOREE. 1238081 960010 MUSEUM: IN ADDITION TO WELCOMING OVER 100,000 VISITORS INTO THE MUSEUMS TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITION GALLERIES, THE CENTER OFFERED A VARIETY OF POP-UP AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING. SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED DOWN IN FRAGGLE ROCK, WHICH SHOWCASED PUPPETS FROM JIM HENSONS ORIGINAL 1980S TELEVISION SERIES ALONGSIDE SOME CREATED FOR THE REVIVAL ON APPLETV+; FESTIVE FEATURES, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED PUPPETS CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE WINTER HOLIDAYS SUCH AS TWO OF THE STOP MOTION PUPPETS FROM THE 1964 RANKIN/BASS RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER TELEVISION SPECIAL, RAYMOND CARRS PUPPETRY NOW EXIBITION SHOWCASING PIECES MADE FOR TELEVISION, FILM, AND STAGE PRODUCTIONS; AND AFFECTIONATE ANARCHY: THE HENSON WAY, WHICH SHOWCASED THE ARTISTS, INNOVATORS, AND CREATORS WHO WORKED ALONGSIDE JIM HENSON DURING THE FIRST 25 YEARS OF THE JIM HENSON COMPANY. 276772 4000 419985 EDUCATION: IN ADDITION TO OFFERING OVER 1,000 HOURS OF THE CENTERS SIGNATURE CREATE-A-PUPPET WORKSHOPS TO OVER 30,000 PARTICIPANTS, STAFF REACHED OVER 1,400 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH OUTREACH PROGRAMMING AND 850 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES WITH SPECIAL WORKSHOPS. THIS INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH THE 2ND GRADE CLASSROOMS OF BURGESS-PETERSON ACADEMY AND M. AGNES JONES ELEMENTARY (BOTH ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS) TO ENSURE DIVERSE VOICES AND IDEAS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE CENTERS 2026 PRODUCTION THE STINKY CHEESE MAN. MEANWHILE, THE DIGITAL LEARNING TEAM USED ZOOM TO SHARE WORKSHOPS AND PUPPET SHOWS WITH OVER 3,400 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND WON ANOTHER PINNACLE AWARD FROM THE CENTER FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND COLLABORATION (CILC). 4007884 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 66 0 true 151 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false GA X X ALYSSA JAMES 4048815113 1404 SPRING STREET NW ATLANTA GA 30309 ELIZABETH SCHIAVO Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 192715 0 6078 SARAH DYLLA CHIEF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 112725 0 9336 JEFFREY BLAKE Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DANA SUGAR Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SYDNEY LANGDON VC DEVELOP 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY M MARK VC GOVERNANCE 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD T GARLAND Director 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 J CAMERON HARDIN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL HENSON Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HICKS ELLIS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAL JENNISON Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH A KING Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIE MERVEN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW PRITCHARD Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LYNN REALFF Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KIM ROUSSEAU Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TODD SANDERS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN T TESTER Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WILSON Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 305440 15414 2 false true false DATATRENDS TECHNOLOGY 301 HIGHTOWER TRAIL STE200 ATLANTA GA 30350 IT 114501 ROCKEFELLER STUDIOS 4301 21ST STREET STE123 LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 PRODUCTION SERV 461135 2 141100 1167044 56645 1308144 EDUCATION REVENUE 419985 419985 MISC. REVENUE 250032 250032 MUSEUM ADMISSION 709978 709978 PERFORMANCE REVENUE 1286356 1286356 2666351 136126 136126 0 0 0 0 353540 49237 304303 304303 0 356684 132558 224126 224126 0 4639050 2666351 664555 X 0 4000 4000 0 0 207184 51796 103592 51796 0 2366803 1859905 351490 155408 21154 15711 3740 1703 208750 155038 36907 16805 197251 146498 34874 15879 0 0 15862 15862 0 0 0 572685 482296 59931 30458 182775 59402 114234 9139 19457 14451 3440 1566 18761 13934 3317 1510 140347 140347 197868 190373 4997 2498 24829 20212 832 3785 0 0 44805 43107 1132 566 0 492735 474071 12445 6219 118726 114229 2999 1498 SUPPLIES 113112 94604 1941 16567 BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES 88412 88412 TICKET SALES SOFTWARE 81147 81147 OTHER EXPENSES 77945 41320 14360 22265 17637 5443 6194 6000 5212245 4007884 860699 343662 8772 5575 334124 341274 421933 50643 0 0 0 0 36598 45330 46081 58641 21057099 10614020 10884536 10443079 2633951 2559969 0 0 0 4496222 4552867 18862217 18057378 593244 326927 278374 122481 656122 657526 1527740 1106934 X 9865492 9452664 7468985 7497780 17334477 16950444 18862217 18057378 -573195 189162 X false true X true false X 2900958 2449216 1298659 1501608 1308144 9458585 0 0 2900958 2449216 1298659 1501608 1308144 9458585 815780 8642805 84094 131191 73890 85052 136126 510353 0 0 9968938 2610165 0.86700 0.86610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 56645 4552867 X X false 2676437 280484 295000 14931 2646990 2507773 355641 175000 11977 2676437 2382789 236553 100000 11569 2507773 2920823 -425293 100000 12741 2382789 2483823 649448 200000 12448 2920823 1.00000 false false false 1781074 1781074 17660689 9048792 8611897 43161 43161 1572175 1522067 50108 10443079 MUSEUM COLLECTION 4552867 4552867 X 5113244 189162 152474 132558 474194 4639050 4639050 5497277 152474 132558 285032 5212245 5212245 Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. The museum collection represents works of arts or historically significant items in the field of puppetry that are held for public exhibition in the Organization's museum or exhibits. The Organization's policy is to capitalize all collections at cost or, for donated items, at fair market value at the time of the donation. In accordance with the Organization's policy, the proceeds from the sale of collection items must be used to acquire other collection items. The Organization has designated the collection as inexhaustible and, accordingly, does not record depreciation for these assets. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Building endowment fund - earnings for building and facility expensesArtistic endowment fund- earnings for artistic programming. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, there are no known items which would result in a material accrual related to where the Organization has federal or state attributable tax positions. Generally, taxing authorities have three years to examine a filing from the later of the filing date or the extended due date of the filing. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 COST OF GOODS SOLD IN EXPENSES ON F/S $132558 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S COST OF GOODS SOLD IN EXPENSES ON F/S $132558 false string fling 353540 353540 49237 353540 353540 49237 49237 304303 X false false false false false false false false false ELIZABETH SCHIAVO Executive Dir. 192715 6078 198793 X 31 56645 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The policy is distributed to each new board member and periodically reviews the policy with board members and key employees Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board's executive committee considers comparable market data and other factors prior to authorizing the compensation of the president. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 upon request