Arts, Culture & Humanities
(A65)
990 on File
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL
Financial strength (30%)
90/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
81/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$2.7M
Total Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$1.3M
Net Assets
7
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
87.9%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
6.94x
Liability-to-Asset
16.8%
Revenue Diversification
65.0%
Executive Compensation
$188K
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 1,930 similar organizations
(United States, Arts, Culture & Humanities, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
87.9% | 77.7% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
9.0% | 14.2% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
3.1% | 5.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
6.9 mo | 15.8 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
16.8% | 11.4% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
65.0% | 70.6% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
48.8% | 7.9% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
22.8% | 5.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
14.8% | 0.9% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.7M | $2.3M | $1.3M | 87.9% | 7 |
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $943K | 86.2% | 5 |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $1.7M | $1.0M | 87.6% | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | N/A | — | 5 |
| 2021 | $181K | $98K | N/A | — | 4 |
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