Nonprofit · EIN 41-1251313
IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $409,965 | $488,506 | -$78,541 | $494,084 | $279,347 | $214,737 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $394,874 | $553,240 | -$158,366 | $544,170 | $252,430 | $291,740 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $402,093 | $449,722 | -$47,629 | $675,879 | $225,773 | $450,106 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $283,017
- of which government grants
- $136,591
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6
- Net rental income
- $12,444
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,349
- Other revenue
- $126,942
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $149,455
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $182,007
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $18,243
- Travel
- $1,777
- Depreciation
- $34,579
- Program services (functional)
- $211,237
- Management and general (functional)
- $254,715
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,554
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $544,170
- Total assets, end of year
- $494,084
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $279,347
- Net assets, end of year
- $214,737
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $439,473
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $383,915
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- -$169,178
- Gross receipts
- $409,965
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN ALPHONSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LYS AKERMAN-FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| YANI FOREMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HOPPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ANITA NEWHOUSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TERRI SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ELINA KOTLYAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malia Burkhart | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Ellen Alphonso | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Adrian Cox-Thurmond | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Lacinea McBride | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Erin Emory | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Muskin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Kallie Melvin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Caspian Wirth | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Cecilia Benimon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Elina Kotlyar | Interim Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE PETT | CO INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIREC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| PRAKSHI MALIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MALIA BURKHART | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LACI MCBRIDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCOTT MUSKIN | CHAIR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KALLIE MELVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIA LAUVE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KATIE PEACOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIN EMORY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADEDOTUN SALAMI | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ANITA NEWHOUSE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2411 HENNEPIN AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405-2605
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELINA KOTLYAR
- Signed the 990
- ELLEN ALPHONSO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (612) 217-0648
- Website
- WWW.HOBT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
NONE
Program accomplishments
- THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DEEPENED OUR ROOTS IN SPACES WHERE WE'VE COLLABORATED FOR YEARS, WHILE PLANTING THE SEEDS OF FIRST-TIME PARTNERSHIPS: STRENGTHENING OUR CONNECTIONS TO OLD FRIENDS, AND BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES ALONGSIDE NEW ONES! OUR STORYTIME HAS FOUND A HOME NOT ONLY AT HOBT BUT AT CENTRAL LIBRARY IN ST. PAUL, WHERE WE'VE PRESENTED A STORYTIME PROGRAM ALMOST EVERY MONTH DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. STORYTIME TRAVELED TO THE MIDTOWN GLOBAL MARKET SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE YEAR, AND IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED EVERYWHERE FROM PRESCHOOLS TO LIBRARIES, DAYCARES TO BACKYARDS, PARKS TO COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATIONS, SUCH AS OPEN STREETS. WE WERE DELIGHTED TO PARTICIPATE IN 21 EVENTS; OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING SERVED OVER 7,700 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND WE HAD STORYTIME AUDIENCES OF OVER 4,500.Expenses $211,237 · revenue $126,924
- OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE WERE GRATEFUL TO CELEBRATE WINTER AND SUMMER SOLSTICES. TWO ARTIST COHORTS HAVE WORKED FOR A YEAR TO BUILD TWO STEM PUPPET SHOWS GEARED TOWARDS ELEMENTARY GRADES, AND THEY WILL BE READY TO PERFORM IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR! "WHERE THE RIVER RUNS CREATED BY SPENCER AREVALO, DANIELLE HENDRICKS AND LU CALVO-SEARLE BEGAN TOURING THIS FISCAL YEAR AND "TREES ARE COOL CREATED BY JULIE BOADA, ESTHER OURAY AND IMIX YBARRA IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR!
- OUR ARTIST TRAINING WORKSHOPS BROUGHT BACK SEVERAL VETERAN ARTISTS, WHO PRESENTED ON SUCH TOPICS AS MOLDING FROM CLAY, PUPPET MECHANISMS, AND OBJECT MOVEMENT TO A COHORT OF EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS, AS WELL AS LOCAL TEACHERS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BUILDING THEIR PUPPETRY SKILLS. OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA CONTINUED WITH 13 ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND 1,191 STUDENTS SERVED BY THOSE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1251313
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $494,084
- Income (IRS master file)
- $409,965
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $409,965 | $488,506 | $494,084 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $394,874 | $553,240 | $544,170 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $402,093 | $449,722 | $675,879 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $431,345 | $586,383 | $666,424 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1251313).
Questions about IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE
- What is the EIN of IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE is 41-1251313.
- Is IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELINA KOTLYAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does IN THE HEART OF THE BEAST PUPPET AND MASK THEATRE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $409,965, expenses of $488,506 and total assets of $494,084 at year end.
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