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12 funders with a record of paying for “puppetry”
Where the money went The San Diego Foundation → Bocon Inc: $322K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Jane Henson Foundation → Center for Puppetry Arts: $305K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Puppeteers of America Inc → Z Puppets Rosenschnoz: $272K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Zeist Foundation Inc → Center for Puppetry Arts: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Afognak Fund → Center for Puppetry Arts: $120K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Jim Henson Foundation → Center for Puppetry Arts: $115K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Sara Giles Moore Foundation → Center for Puppetry Arts: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Center for Puppetry Arts Inc: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Luluma Charitable Trust Xxxxx8009 → Center for Puppetry Arts: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2025 New England Foundation for the Arts → Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research: $54K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Frances and Beverly Dubose → Center for Puppetry Arts: $50K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc → Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Jane Henson Foundation → Eugene O'neill Theater Center: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The San Diego Foundation → Fern Street Community Arts: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2022 New England Foundation for the Arts → Sandglass Center for Theater and Puppetry Research: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2021 Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc → Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Jim Henson Foundation → American Theater for Puppetry Arts: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Jane Henson Foundation → University of Connecticut Foundation Inc: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The San Diego Foundation → San Diego Guild of Puppetry: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc → Sandglass Center for Puppetry Theatre: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Jim Henson Foundation → Green Feather Foundation: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Jane Henson Foundation → Arts Connection: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Jane Henson Foundation → Puppetry in Practice: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Jane Henson Foundation → Artstart: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Jane Henson Foundation → The Jim Henson Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Jane Henson Foundation → Puppet Showplace Theater: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Jane Henson Foundation → Cedars of Marin: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Jane Henson Foundation → Studio in A School Assoc: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Jim Henson Foundation → Loco7 Dane Puppet Theatre Company: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Jim Henson Foundation → Shake On the Lake: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Jane Henson Foundation: $531K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jane Henson Foundation $531K The San Diego Foundation: $429K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Diego Foundation $429K The Puppeteers of America Inc: $272K on this topic. Open the funder. The Puppeteers of America Inc $272K The Zeist Foundation Inc: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. The Zeist Foundation Inc $150K The Jim Henson Foundation: $122K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jim Henson Foundation $122K The Afognak Fund: $120K on this topic. Open the funder. The Afognak Fund $120K The Sara Giles Moore Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Sara Giles Moore Foundati… $100K New England Foundation for the Arts: $78K on this topic. Open the funder. New England Foundation for th… $78K The Shubert Foundation Inc: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. The Shubert Foundation Inc $75K Luluma Charitable Trust Xxxxx8009: $60K on this topic. Open the funder. Luluma Charitable Trust Xxxxx… $60K The Frances and Beverly Dubose: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. The Frances and Beverly Dubose $50K Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc $30K Center for Puppetry Arts: received $780K on this topic Center for Puppetry Arts $780K Bocon Inc: received $322K on this topic Bocon Inc $322K Z Puppets Rosenschnoz: received $272K on this topic Z Puppets Rosenschnoz $272K Center for Puppetry Arts: received $120K on this topic Center for Puppetry Arts $120K Eugene O'neill Theater Center: received $100K on this topic Eugene O'neill Theater Center $100K University of Connecticut Foundation Inc: received $80K on this topic University of Connecticut Found… $80K Center for Puppetry Arts Inc: received $75K on this topic Center for Puppetry Arts Inc $75K Fern Street Community Arts: received $64K on this topic Fern Street Community Arts $64K Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research: received $54K on this topic Sandglass Center for Puppetry a… $54K San Diego Guild of Puppetry: received $43K on this topic San Diego Guild of Puppetry $43K Sandglass Center for Theater and Puppetry Research: received $24K on this topic Sandglass Center for Theater an… $24K Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater Research Ltd: received $15K on this topic Sandglass Center for Puppetry &… $15K Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater: received $10K on this topic Sandglass Center for Puppetry a… $10K Arts Connection: received $10K on this topic Arts Connection $10K Puppetry in Practice: received $10K on this topic Puppetry in Practice $10K Artstart: received $8K on this topic Artstart $8K Sandglass Center for Puppetry Theatre: received $5K on this topic Sandglass Center for Puppetry T… $5K The Jim Henson Foundation: received $5K on this topic The Jim Henson Foundation $5K Puppet Showplace Theater: received $5K on this topic Puppet Showplace Theater $5K Cedars of Marin: received $4K on this topic Cedars of Marin $4K Studio in A School Assoc: received $4K on this topic Studio in A School Assoc $4K American Theater for Puppetry Arts: received $3K on this topic American Theater for Puppetry A… $3K Green Feather Foundation: received $1K on this topic Green Feather Foundation $1K Loco7 Dane Puppet Theatre Company: received $1K on this topic Loco7 Dane Puppet Theatre Compa… $1K Shake On the Lake: received $1K on this topic Shake On the Lake $1K 12 funders, 25 recipients, grants matching “puppetry” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 ballard institute and museum of puppetry (fund 0020262), $10,000 dramatic arts - puppetry (fund 0021546)
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Largest: $50,000 to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS — puppet production
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Largest: $42,638 to SAN DIEGO GUILD OF PUPPETRY — for roots and wings global arts and puppet camp by bocn partnering with the san diego guild of puppetry, with each funding their own sessions
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Largest: $82,850 to Z Puppets Rosenschnoz — puppetry organization support
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Largest: $31,146 to SANDGLASS CENTER FOR PUPPETRY AND THEATER RESEARCH — general operating, creation and/or presenting support
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Largest: $10,000 to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS — operating funds
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Largest: $25,000 to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS — to support the charitable mission of the recipient organization
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Largest: $20,000 to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS INC — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
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Largest: $10,000 to SANDGLASS CENTER FOR PUPPETRY AND THEATER — festival and exhibition funding
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Largest: $40,000 to Center for Puppetry Arts — general operating support
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Largest: $50,000 to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS — arts & culture
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Largest: $20,000 to CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS — general operating
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