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The Jane Henson Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $773,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Jane Henson Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $773,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 1, 2026. The largest was $500,000 to American Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY for to support the jim henson collection & related programming.
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- EIN
- 061573700
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $8,181,521
- Grants paid
- $773,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202621219349102252. It reported $773,000 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Museum of the Moving Image | Astoria, NY | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Atlanta, GA | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Waterford, CT | National puppetry conference at the o'neill | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Storrs, CT | $10,000 ballard institute and museum of puppetry (fund 0020262), $10,000 dramatic arts - puppetry (fund 0021546) | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unima-Usa Inc | Atlanta, GA | General operating expenses | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blair Thomas & Company | Chicago, IL | To support of chicago international puppet theater festival | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jim Henson Legacy | Hoosick Falls, NY | General operating expenses | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Museum of American History | Washington, DC | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | Jim henson artist-in-residency fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support academy museum of motion pictures for the jim henson exhibit & related programming | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Washington County Inc | Greenville, MS | To support the legacy of henson through the jim henson's boyhood exhibit fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead School for Human Development Inc | Stamford, CT | In memory of jane anne nebel henson | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Pop Culture (mopop) | Seattle, WA | To support jim henson exhibit opportunities and programming | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern High School | Hyattsville, MD | To support the legacy of henson through the jim henson high school of arts & media | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | To support the preservation of jim henson's work on sesame street | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Strong National Museum of Play | Rochester, NY | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Automata Arts | Los Angeles, CA | To support american puppet theater | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob Baker Marionettes Theater | Los Angeles, CA | To support american puppet theater | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia Marionette Theatre | Columbia, SC | To support american puppet theater | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Arizona Puppet Theater | Phoenix, AZ | To support american puppet theater | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Street Arts | Portland, ME | To support american puppet theater | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Eye Figure Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | To support american puppet theater | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puppet Showplace Theater | Brookline, MA | To support american puppet theater | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandglass Theater | Putney, VT | To support american puppet theater | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish | Kent, CT | For the st. bridget church in memory of jane anne nebel henson | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Paul the Apostle | New York, NY | For music ministry program in memory of jane anne nebel henson | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202521359349100137. It reported $755,000 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Museum of the Moving Image | Astoria, NY | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Atlanta, GA | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Waterford, CT | National puppetry conference at the o'neill | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Storrs, CT | $10,000 ballard institute and museum of puppetry (fund 0020262), $10,000 dramatic arts - puppetry (fund 0021546) | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unima-Usa Inc | Atlanta, GA | General operating expenses | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jim Henson Legacy | Hoosick Falls, NY | General operating expenses | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Museum of American History | Washington, DC | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | Jim henson artist-in-residency fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support academy museum of motion pictures for the jim henson exhibit & related programming | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Automata Arts | Los Angeles, CA | To support american puppet theater | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blair Thomas & Company | Chicago, IL | To support of chicago international puppet theater festival | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Washington County Inc | Greenville, MS | To support the legacy of henson through the jim henson's boyhood exhibit fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Arizona Puppet Theater | Phoenix, AZ | To support american puppet theater | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Street Arts | Portland, ME | To support american puppet theater | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead School for Human Development Inc | Stamford, CT | In memory of jane anne nebel henson | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Pop Culture (mopop) | Seattle, WA | To support jim henson exhibit opportunities and programming | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern High School | Hyattsville, MD | To support the legacy of henson through the jim henson high school of arts & media | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Eye Figure Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | To support american puppet theater | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puppet Showplace Theater | Brookline, MA | To support american puppet theater | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint's Place | Pittsford, NY | In memory of isabell miller to make this world a better place | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandglass Theater | Putney, VT | To support american puppet theater | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | To support the preservation of jim henson's work on sesame street | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jim Henson Foundation | Long Island City, NY | To support patch puppetry at the carriage house | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish | Kent, CT | For the st. bridget church in memory of jane anne nebel henson | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Paul the Apostle | New York, NY | For music ministry program in memory of jane anne nebel henson | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bob Baker Marionettes Theater | Los Angeles, CA | To support american puppet theater | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia Marionette Theatre | Columbia, SC | To support american puppet theater | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Strong National Museum of Play | Rochester, NY | To support the jim henson collection & related programming | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,206,000 |
| Education | $60,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Human services | $9,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,053,000 |
| Georgia | $175,000 |
| Connecticut | $106,000 |
| Minnesota | $42,000 |
| Maryland | $30,000 |
| California | $25,000 |
| District of Columbia | $20,000 |
| Illinois | $15,000 |
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Updated May 1, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.