Nonprofit · EIN 58-1275610
CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30309
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,639,050 | $5,212,245 | -$573,195 | $18,057,378 | $1,106,934 | $16,950,444 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,555,684 | $5,505,145 | -$949,461 | $18,862,217 | $1,527,740 | $17,334,477 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,321,266 | $5,052,669 | -$731,403 | $19,183,807 | $1,174,845 | $18,008,962 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,308,144
- of which government grants
- $141,100
- Program service revenue
- $2,666,351
- Investment income
- $136,126
- Net income from fundraising events
- $304,303
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $224,126
- Other revenue
- $528,429
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $207,184
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,366,803
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,001,142
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,862
- Occupancy
- $197,868
- Travel
- $24,829
- Depreciation
- $492,735
- Program services (functional)
- $4,007,884
- Management and general (functional)
- $860,699
- Fundraising (functional)
- $343,662
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,862,217
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,057,378
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,106,934
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,950,444
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,443,079
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,559,969
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,452,664
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,497,780
- Gross receipts
- $4,820,845
- Employees
- 151
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SCHIAVO | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $192,715 | $6,078 |
| SARAH DYLLA | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $112,725 | $9,336 |
| JEFFREY BLAKE | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA SUGAR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY LANGDON | VC DEVELOP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY M MARK | VC GOVERNANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD T GARLAND | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| J CAMERON HARDIN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL HENSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HICKS ELLIS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAL JENNISON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A KING | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SOPHIE MERVEN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PRITCHARD | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LYNN REALFF | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM ROUSSEAU | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TODD SANDERS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN T TESTER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANDREW WILSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SCHIAVO | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $191,153 | $5,956 |
| SARAH DYLLA | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $83,939 | $5,984 |
| JEFFREY BLAKE | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA SUGAR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN PEASE LANGFORD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCENT ANTHONY | EXEC DIR EMERIT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO A BRINTON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN T CHANDLER JR | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN DIXON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY GARLAND MRS EDWARD T | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HICKS ELLIS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| J CAMERON HARDIN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LOVE KRAFT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A KING | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SOPHIE MERVEN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY LANGDON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY M MARK | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VIR NANDA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENIS PICHANICK | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PRITCHARD | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LYNN REALFF | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUNDEEP REDDY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN REED | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN T TESTER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SCHIAVO | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $194,067 | $5,201 |
| MICHELLE SCHWEBER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $113,968 | $5,201 |
| ALLEN W YEE | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA SUGAR | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN PEASE LANGFORD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BLAKE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGO A BRINTON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD P CADAGIN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN T CHANDLER JR | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN L CROSS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN DIXON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY MRS EDWARD T GARLAND | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HICKS ELLIS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| J CAMERON HARDIN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE LOVE KRAFT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A KING | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY LANGDON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY M MARK | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VIR NANDA | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN PATTERSON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENIS PICHANICK | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PRITCHARD | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LYNN REALFF | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUNDEEP REDDY | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN REED | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANMRSBRONSON DUBOSE SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN T TESTER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1404 SPRING ST NW, ATLANTA, GA 30309-2820
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH SCHIAVO, 1404 SPRING STREET NW, ATLANTA, GA 30309
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH SCHIAVO, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (404) 881-5110
- Website
- www.puppet.org
- Return prepared by
- Hezlep Nonprofit Advisors
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $2,493,031 · revenue $1,286,356
- 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.Expenses $1,238,081 · revenue $960,010
- 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).Expenses $276,772 · grants $4,000 · revenue $419,985
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1275610
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,057,378
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,820,845
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,639,050 | $5,212,245 | $18,057,378 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,555,684 | $5,505,145 | $18,862,217 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,321,266 | $5,052,669 | $19,183,807 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,683,418 | $4,615,548 | $20,218,801 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1275610).
Questions about CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC is 58-1275610.
- Is CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH SCHIAVO.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $192,715 (ELIZABETH SCHIAVO, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,639,050, expenses of $5,212,245 and total assets of $18,057,378 at year end.
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