Mission
The organization's mission is to inspire play and cultivate connections through puppetry.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Executive Artistic Director
$48k
$53k
Interim Executive Director
director (operational)
$24k
$27k
Executive Artistic Director
$7k
$7k
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Executive Artistic Director | $48k $53k |
Interim Executive Director director (operational) | $24k $27k |
Executive Artistic Director | $7k $7k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 5 unpaid individuals.
Down 34%
from 2022
From $72k in 2022 to $48k in 2023.
$72k
2022
$48k
2023
$72k
2022
$48k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 36% in real terms$82k to $53k
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
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