Puppetry in Practice Inc
Puppetry in Practice (PIP) is committed to using the arts as a lens through which students experience, learn from, and appreciate the world's rich cultural history.
Puppetry in Practice Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,042,157
- +50.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $597,349
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $27,167
- Expenses (2025)
- $327,197
- -41.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Puppetry in Practice Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2024) to $400K (2019). In 2024 it reported $100K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,042,157 | $597,349 | $327,197 | — | — | $27,167 |
| 2024 | $693,400 | $530,743 | $560,473 | $100,000 | Total only | — |
| 2023 | $732,124 | $581,702 | $492,758 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $641,880 | $773,871 | $489,229 | — | — | $27 |
| 2021 | $424,856 | $323,427 | $369,365 | — | — | $383 |
| 2020 | $463,294 | $395,160 | $413,471 | — | — | $2,134 |
| 2019 | $416,487 | $290,894 | $1,163,831 | $400,000 | 1 | $4,413 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Puppetry in Practice Inc
Based on IRS filings
Puppetry in Practice Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $27K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Puppetry in Practice Inc is led by Boruch Ackerman, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Boruch Ackerman
President
Fiscal Officer → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$62K (2019) → $26K (2025)
Rivka R. Mandelbaum
Secretary
Treasurer → Secretary-Treasurer, 2022
Secretary-Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alan Siegel
Treasurer
Board Member → Director, 2023
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Susan Moses (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Carol Leshner (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dolores Bashinsky (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Judith Schwartz (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Lillian O'Reilly (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: TOVA ACKERMAN dec'd March (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $26K, to Boruch Ackerman (President).
Frequently asked questions about Puppetry in Practice Inc
How large is Puppetry in Practice Inc?
Puppetry in Practice Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $597K.
What is Puppetry in Practice Inc?
Puppetry in Practice Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Puppetry in Practice Inc operate?
Puppetry in Practice Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Puppetry in Practice Inc's EIN?
Puppetry in Practice Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3228052. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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