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The Jim Henson Foundation: 50 grants to organizations, $227,250 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Jim Henson Foundation, a private foundation in Long Island City, NY, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $227,250 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $10,000 to Dixon Place in New York, NY for puppet production.
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- EIN
- 133133702
- Based in
- Long Island City, NY
- Assets
- $7,682,345
- Grants paid
- $227,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202621319349101657. It reported $227,250 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Place | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Mama | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Victory Theater | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Automata | Los Angeles, CA | Puppet production | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival | Chicago, IL | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Small Works | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skysaver Productions | New York, NY | Puppet production | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Brick Theater | Brooklyn, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival | Chicago, IL | Allelu award | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dixon Place | New York, NY | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Allelu award | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Mama | New York, NY | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Research Foundation of the Cuny | New York, NY | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Battery Conservancy | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center at West Park | New York, NY | Puppet production | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Waterford, CT | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wakka Wakka Productions Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Allelu award | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mesner Puppet Theater | Kansas City, MO | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paperhand Puppet Project | Graham, NC | Puppet production | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Concrete Temple Theatre | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Drama of Works | Brooklyn, NY | Puppet production | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Small Works | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rattapallax Inc | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shake On the Lake | Silver Lake, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shake On the Lake | Silver Lake, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skysaver Productions | New York, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Cell Theatre Company | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Feather Foundation | New York, NY | Patch (puppetry at the carriage house) | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Feather Foundation | New York, NY | Patch (puppetry at the carriage house) | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loco7 Dane Puppet Theatre Company | New York, NY | Patch (puppetry at the carriage house) | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shake On the Lake | Silver Lake, NY | Patch (puppetry at the carriage house) | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unima-Usa Inc | Atlanta, GA | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic House Trust of Nyc | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202501259349102255. It reported $261,000 in grants paid; 45 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Atlanta, GA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Puppetry Arts | Atlanta, GA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dixon Place | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Mama | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Victory Theater | New York, NY | Puppet production | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Austin Creative Alliance | Austin, TX | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dixon Place | New York, NY | Puppet production | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Puppet production | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monkeybar's Harmolodic Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rogue Artists Ensemble | Sun Valley, CA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shadowlight Productions | San Francisco, CA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shake On the Lake | Silver Lake, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dixon Place | New York, NY | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Here Arts Center | New York, NY | Allelu award | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Battery Conservancy | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bushwick Starr | Brooklyn, NY | Allelu award | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center at West Park | New York, NY | Puppet production | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center | Waterford, CT | Puppet production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tank | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Cherry Puppet Theater | Baltimore, MD | Puppet production | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Arizona Puppet Theater | Phoenix, AZ | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haiti Cultural Exchange | Brooklyn, NY | Puppet production | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Peter's Episcopal Church | Detroit, MI | Puppet production | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Concrete Temple Theatre | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Create in Chinatown Inc | New York, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| In the Heart of the Beast | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loco7 Dane Puppet Theatre Company | New York, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mixed Emotion Theatrix | Beverly Hills, CA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandglass Theater | Putney, VT | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shake On the Lake | Silver Lake, NY | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skysaver Productions | New York, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Actor's Gymnasium | Evanston, IL | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Field | New York, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turnpark Art Space | West Stockbridge, MA | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Untitled Theater Company #61 | New York, NY | Puppet production | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puppeteers of America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Puppet production | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unima-Usa Inc | Atlanta, GA | Puppet production | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $248,000 |
| Religion-related | $10,000 |
| Human services | $7,000 |
| Education | $4,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $308,250 |
| Georgia | $51,500 |
| Minnesota | $42,500 |
| California | $28,000 |
| Illinois | $15,000 |
| Connecticut | $10,000 |
| Texas | $7,000 |
| Missouri | $4,000 |
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Updated May 11, 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.