Great Arizona Puppet Theater Inc
Donations deductibleGreat Arizona Puppet Theater Inc's network
7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kiene III Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Aubrey Watkins | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Camilla Ann Mican (also filed as Camilla Ann Mican) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Maurice Portley | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Nancy Smith | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sally Jesse | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Shari Lightstone | SecretaryTreasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Kliene III | Chair | 2021 |
| Shari Lighthouse | Secretary/Treasurer | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Lazos Ferns | Executive Director | 30 | $50k | ||
| Richard Kiene III | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shari Lightstone | SecretaryTreasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maurice Portley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Camilla Ann Mican | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aubrey Watkins | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Great Arizona Puppet Theater Inc
- EIN
- 860487231
- Address
- 302 W Latham St, Phoenix, AZ, 85003-1233
- State
- Arizona
- Mission
- To educate through the art of puppetry. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A65Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1984
- Principal officer
- Jeffrey Lazos Ferns (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1985
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsCamilla Ann Mican
≥5years on the filingsMaurice Portley
≥5years on the filingsNancy Smith
≥5years on the filingsSally Jesse
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $271k
- Total liabilities
- $468k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $197k
- Contributions and grants received
- $146k
- Program service revenue
- $244k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2k
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 10