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| Formation | 1982; 43 years ago (1982) |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) private foundation |
| Headquarters | Long Island City, New York,United States[1] |
| Cheryl Henson | |
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| Revenue | $598,926[2] (2019) |
| Expenses | $391,982[2] (2019) |
| Website | www |
TheJim Henson Foundation is a foundation that was founded bypuppeteer andMuppet creatorJim Henson to promote and develop puppetry in theUnited States. Since 1992, Jim Henson's daughterCheryl Henson has served as the president for the Foundation.[3][4]
It is the only grant-making institution with the mission of supporting puppetry.[5] The Jim Henson Foundation has given over 1000 grants to date totaling over $4.2 million in grants, of which over $2.8 million was awarded directly to puppet artists. Past grant recipients includeMacArthur FellowJulie Taymor, director of the Broadway musical,The Lion King; Roman Paska, whose dramatic interpretation of Strindberg'sThe Ghost Sonata was a hit at the 1994 Henson Festival;Ralph Lee, whose productionA Popol Vuh Story was also presented at the 1994 Henson Festival and went on to tourNew York City public schools; MacArthur FellowLee Breuer's companyMabou Mines, whose productionPeter & Wendy was featured at the 1996Spoleto Festival and the 1996 Henson Festival, followed by a month-long run at New York'sNew Victory Theater; Rome Prize recipientDan Hurlin; Doris Duke Award recipientJanie Geiser; and MacArthur Fellow and Doris Duke Performing Artist AwardBasil Twist, whose production Symphonie Fantastique had an acclaimed year-long run in New York.[6]
The Foundation awards Artist Grants in three categories: Production ($7,000), Workshop ($3,000) and Family ($4,000). In 2015, the Jim Henson Foundation Residency at theEugene O'Neill Theater Center was established. In 2017, the Allelu Award for International presentations was created in honor of past board Foundation board member andUNIMA-USA Secretary Allelu Kurten.
The Jim Henson Foundation compiles listings of puppet theater performances, workshops, festivals and exhibits occurring in New York City, around the United States and internationally and shares them through a weekly Friday email list called Puppet Happenings and on the Foundation's website listings of the same name at PuppetHappenings.org.
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