Georgia · Nonprofit
UNIMA USA INC
UNIMA USA INC (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $110,570 to it, the largest being THE JANE HENSON FOUNDATION ($107,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $63k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $111k
- Net assets
- $253k
What Unima USA Inc does
Mission
The organization's mission is to link puppeteers nationally and internationally, publish information on and for the field, offer support and technical assistance for professional puppeteers through seminars, conferences, and symposia; stimulate the general public's interest in the art of puppetry; and promote the visibility of American puppeteers all over the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Puppetry International magazine gives you insights into the fascinating world of puppetry arts. From the hottest new shows and emerging artists to the traditions held most dear, Puppetry International draws you into the community with up-to-date news and inspirational articles. Our coverage is a broad spectrum of puppetry where you can always get the information you want from the experts. Use it to stay in the know.
$22,530 spent88% of program spendingThe Organizations other program service accomplishments. Since 1982 UNIMA-USA has offered over 40 scholarships to underwrite professional puppetry training abroad for North American UNIMA members. Study in different countries and different cultures actively encourages "building bridges of international understanding" with puppeteers from around the globe, a major aim of UNIMA Centers around the world.Since 1975 UNIMA-USA has awarded Citations of Excellence (the "UNI") that recognize and reward the best of the puppetry arts in this country. In addition to encouraging worthy puppeteers, the goal of the Citations program is to provide credible recognition that will aid puppeteers as they seek audiences in this country and abroad. The Citations are awarded to shows that touch their audiences deeply; that totally engage, enchant and enthrall. In meeting the criteria for excellent puppetry, Citation-worthy shows must also stand as prime examples of excellent theatre.The Organization maintains the Puppetry Yellow Pages which is a resource guide to professional services and activities related to the puppetry arts.
$2,971 spentof which $1,500 as grants12% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $25,501.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $183k to $202k (+10%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $13k.
From the IRS filings of UNIMA USA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
UNIMA USA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 95% · 2021 97% · 2022 99% · 2023 92% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
UNIMA USA INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding UNIMA USA INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $50k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$50k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like UNIMA USA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
73%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNIMA USA INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNIMA USA INC?
- UNIMA USA INC (Georgia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $110,570 to it, the largest being THE JANE HENSON FOUNDATION ($107,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNIMA USA INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $110,570 in grants to UNIMA USA INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNIMA USA INC?
- THE JANE HENSON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $107,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNIMA USA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing