Private company

Stave Puzzles

Logo: Stave Puzzles, Inc., Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

American jigsaw puzzle company

Stave Puzzles is an American jigsaw puzzle company located in Norwich, Vermont. The company was started in 1974 by Steve Richardson and Dave Tibbetts and was called Stave—a portmanteau of their first names.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1

Stave Puzzles is an American jigsaw puzzle company located in Norwich, Vermont. The company was started in 1974 by Steve Richardson and Dave Tibbetts and was called Stave—a portmanteau of their first names.2

Products and brands

  • jigsaw puzzle

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Steve Richardson

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$259.4K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $259.4K in all. PPP loans $259.4K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $259.4K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$259.4K$259.4K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 4, 2020$259.4K PPP loan (first draw) from Ledyard National Bank4To STAVE PUZZLES, INC, Norwich VT; $261.8K forgiven Mar 11, 2021

Sources

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