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Jim Henson Foundation

  • Long Is City, NY
  • Tax-exempt since June 1984
  • EIN: 13-3133702

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.97M (2024)

Expenses
$499k (2024)

Total Assets
$6.63M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$3.94k (2024)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$2,967,828
Expenses
$499,284
Net Income
$2,468,544
Net Assets
$6,625,636
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $2,686,344
90.5%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $185,152
6.2%
Sales of Assets $96,332
3.2%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $452,762
90.7%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,629,579
Total Liabilities $3,943
Net Assets $6,625,636
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lindsey C Briggs (Foundation Manager) $57,016 $0
Cheryl Henson (President) $0 $0
Richard Termine (Vice President) $0 $0
Hanne Tierney (Secretary) $0 $0
Louis Borodinsky (Treasurer) $0 $0
Janie Geiser (Director) $0 $0
Chris Green (Director) $0 $0
Kristin Haverty (Director) $0 $0
Maiko Kikuchi (Director) $0 $0
Tarish Jeghetto Pipkins (Director) $0 $0
Preston Whiteway (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on May 5, 2025

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$668,615
Expenses
$534,180
Net Income
$134,435
Net Assets
$4,167,327
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $250,624
37.5%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $155,917
23.3%
Sales of Assets $262,074
39.2%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $499,592
93.5%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,169,876
Total Liabilities $2,549
Net Assets $4,167,327
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lindsey C Briggs (Foundation Manager) $108,640 $0
Cheryl Henson (President) $0 $0
Richard Termine (Vice President) $0 $0
Hanne Tierney (Secretary) $0 $0
Louis Borodinsky (Treasurer) $0 $0
Pam Arciero (Director) $0 $0
Janie Geiser (Director) $0 $0
Chris Green (Director) $0 $0
Tarish Pipkins (Director) $0 $0
Leslie Strongwater (Director) $0 $0
Blair Thomas (Director) $0 $0
Chamindika Wanduragala (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on June 11, 2024

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$893,497
Expenses
$440,740
Net Income
$452,757
Net Assets
$4,032,892
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $754,736
84.5%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $124,882
14.0%
Sales of Assets $13,879
1.6%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $406,637
92.3%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,032,892
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,032,892
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lindsey C Briggs (Foundation Manager) $92,862 $0
Cheryl Henson (President) $0 $0
Richard Termine (Vice President) $0 $0
Hanne Tierney (Secretary) $0 $0
Louis Borodinsky (Treasurer) $0 $0
Pam Arciero (Director) $0 $0
Raymond Carr (Director) $0 $0
Leslie Strongwater (Director) $0 $0
Blair Thomas (Director) $0 $0
Dan Hurlin (Director) $0 $0
Chamindika Wanduragala (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on May 15, 2023

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$728,685
Expenses
$409,340
Net Income
$319,345
Net Assets
$3,580,135
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $204,806
28.1%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $110,074
15.1%
Sales of Assets $413,805
56.8%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $383,334
93.6%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,580,253
Total Liabilities $118
Net Assets $3,580,135
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lindsey C Briggs (Foundation Manager) $91,059 $0
Cheryl Henson (President) $0 $0
Richard Termine (Vice President) $0 $0
Pam Arciero (Secretary) $0 $0
Louis Borodinsky (Treasurer) $0 $0
Leslee Asch (Director) $0 $0
Raymond Carr (Director) $0 $0
Ping Chong (Director) $0 $0
Kurt Hunter (Director) $0 $0
Dan Hurlin (Director) $0 $0
Hanne Tierney (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on May 12, 2022

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$443,745
Expenses
$466,717
Net Income
-$22,972
Net Assets
$3,260,790
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $285,434
64.3%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $107,273
24.2%
Sales of Assets $51,038
11.5%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $449,971
96.4%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,260,805
Total Liabilities $15
Net Assets $3,260,790
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lindsey C Briggs (Foundation Manager) $88,805 $0
Cheryl Henson (President) $0 $0
Richard Termine (Vice President) $0 $0
Pam Arciero (Secretary) $0 $0
Louis Borodinsky (Treasurer) $0 $0
Leslee Asch (Director) $0 $0
Bruce Cannon (Director) $0 $0
Ping Chong (Director) $0 $0
Kristin Haverty (Director) $0 $0
Kurt Hunter (Director) $0 $0
Hanne Tierney (Director) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on May 5, 2021

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$598,926
Expenses
$391,982
Net Income
$206,944
Net Assets
$3,257,146
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $154,349
25.8%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $109,480
18.3%
Sales of Assets $335,097
55.9%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $372,790
95.1%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,257,623
Total Liabilities $477
Net Assets $3,257,146

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$123,094
Expenses
$324,986
Net Income
-$201,892
Net Assets
$2,903,501
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $31,372
25.5%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $111,084
90.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $326,985
> 100%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,077,050
Total Liabilities $173,549
Net Assets $2,903,501

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$215,167
Expenses
$316,883
Net Income
-$101,716
Net Assets
$3,285,619
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $51,650
24.0%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $128,819
59.9%
Sales of Assets $33,776
15.7%
Other Income $922
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $260,482
82.2%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,483,844
Total Liabilities $198,225
Net Assets $3,285,619

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$751,943
Expenses
$324,378
Net Income
$427,565
Net Assets
$3,280,777
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $541,043
72.0%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $114,959
15.3%
Sales of Assets $94,568
12.6%
Other Income $1,373
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $313,514
96.7%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,447,486
Total Liabilities $166,709
Net Assets $3,280,777

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$227,355
Expenses
$298,998
Net Income
-$71,643
Net Assets
$2,830,074
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $93,391
41.1%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $115,702
50.9%
Sales of Assets $18,262
8.0%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $286,444
95.8%
Compensation of Officers* $58,151
19.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,005,751
Total Liabilities $175,677
Net Assets $2,830,074

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990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$191,935
Expenses
$304,174
Net Income
-$112,239
Net Assets
$2,849,443
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $63,815
33.2%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $125,100
65.2%
Sales of Assets $3,020
1.6%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $262,688
86.4%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,032,480
Total Liabilities $183,037
Net Assets $2,849,443

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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