New York, NY

GREAT SMALL WORKS INC

EIN 13-3862351

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

Great Small Works makes participatory, community-minded theater and puppetry that brings political and social issues to public life across scales — from miniature toy-theater performances to large outdoor pageants — and cultivates artists through festivals, workshops, and touring presentations.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About GREAT SMALL WORKS INC

Great Small Works, founded in 1995 and based in New York, is a collective of theater artists and puppeteers that produces toy theater, puppet pageants, variety cabarets (including the long-running Spaghetti Dinner series), school workshops, and touring programs. The company is known for combining avant-garde, folk, and popular theater traditions to address contemporary social and political themes and for curating international toy-theater festivals that support and revive the paper/toy-theater form.

The organization is an active 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 13-3862351) with a documented sequence of IRS Form 990 filings through 2024, and it continued presenting performances, workshops, and tour dates in the 2022–2024 period (including toy-theater programs and appearances at regional puppet venues). Great Small Works collaborates with museums, theaters, schools, and community organizations to present both small-scale indoor shows and larger community pageants.

Notable achievements

Jim Henson Award for Innovation

Recipient of the Puppeteers of America Jim Henson Award for Innovation in the Field of Puppetry (honors the company’s inventive contributions to contemporary puppetry).

OBIE Award Grant

Awarded a Village Voice OBIE grant in 1997 recognizing significant achievement in off‑Broadway/off‑off‑Broadway theater production and project support.

International Toy Theater Festivals

Curated multiple International Toy Theater Festivals (bringing national and international artists together), creating sustained renewed interest and new work in the toy-theater form and supporting touring presentations.

At a glance

Total assets: $154K
Annual revenue: $137K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 13-3862351
Location: New York, NY
Website: greatsmallworks.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized by national and field organizations (including UNIMA citation for excellence in puppetry) and listed among New York arts service directories and nonprofit registries.

NEA and other grantmakers have supported touring and production activities in prior grant cycles, reflecting peer and funder recognition of the company’s artistic and educational impact.

Maintains regular IRS Form 990 filings and public nonprofit profiles demonstrating continued organizational activity and financial transparency through 2024.

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