Private Foundation

THE JANE HENSON FOUNDATION

THE JANE HENSON FOUNDATION, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.2M in revenue, $843K in expenses, $5.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 338 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.2M.

EIN: 061573700 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.2M

Total Expenses$843K

Total Assets$5.7M

Grants Given338

Grant Total$4.2M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE

ASTORIA, NY · 2025

TO SUPPORT THE JIM HENSON COLLECTION & RELATED PROGRAMMING

$500,000

CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS

ATLANTA, GA · 2025

TO SUPPORT THE JIM HENSON COLLECTION & RELATED PROGRAMMING

$85,000

EUGENE O'NEILL THEATER CENTER

WATERFORD, CT · 2025

NATIONAL PUPPETRY CONFERENCE AT THE O'NEILL

$25,000

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC

STORRS, CT · 2025

$10,000 BALLARD INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM OF PUPPETRY (FUND 0020262), $10,000 DRAMATIC ARTS - PUPPETRY (FUND 0021546)

$20,000

UNIMA-USA INC

ATLANTA, GA · 2025

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$15,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Heather Henson

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Top Grant Purposes

TO SUPPORT THE JIM HENSON COLLECTION & RELATED PROGRAMMING

$1,587,000 19 grants

GENERAL

$827,500 122 grants

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$197,000 15 grants

TO SUPPORT AMERICAN PUPPET THEATER

$166,000 36 grants

TO SUPPORT GENERAL FUNDS

$130,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.2M	$843K	$5.7M
2024	$351K	$819K	$5.3M
2023	$212K	$435K	$5.8M
2022	$463K	$642K	$6.0M
2021	$869K	$463K	$6.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $869K to $1.2M (+38%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, and 4 other states.

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