Public Charity

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

Based in Chicago, IL, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.7M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $1.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 26 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $671K.

EIN: 043587636 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records26
Funding Total$671K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

CREATING INNOVATIVE PUPPETRY PERFORMANCES UTILIZING MUSICAL, LITERARY, AND PUPPETRY TRADITIONS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,200
2024
CULTURE & ARTS
$41,000
$5,100
2023
ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
$60,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,500

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Officers & Directors

Director Alicia Bird
Artistic Dir. Blair Thomas
Director Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Director Jes Sherborne
Director Jin Ivacic
Director John Supera

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$119,000 6 grants
Supporting the International Puppet Theater Festival, general operating support. In support of the Chicago Puppet Lab New Works Pipeline
$90,000 2 grants
TO SUPPORT THE SMART GROWTH PROGRAM.
$78,000 1 grant
SMART GROWTH PROGRAM
$75,725 1 grant
CULTURE & ARTS
$66,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.7M $2.3M $1.6M
2024 $1.8M $1.9M $1.0M
2023 $2.3M $1.7M $1.1M
2022 $1.2M $1.2M $479K
2020 $635K $405K $410K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $635K to $2.7M (+331%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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