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LOW KEY ARTS INCORPORATED

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $176K · expenses $178K · assets $31K

EIN
20-4093585
Address
PO BOX 467, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71902-0467
NTEE code
A60
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2008
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Mission

PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IN HOT SPRINGS AR

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Sonny Kay EXECUTIVE DI2019-2025 $18,000$142,769 1
Jen Gerber FILM PROGRAM2022-2025 $26,667$75,000 1
Robert Nixon ARTISTIC DIR2019-2025 $0$25,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Brent Carroll TREASURER2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Annie Gerber SECRETARY2019-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Rob Cox VICE PRESIDE2019-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Roorda PRESIDENT/BO2019-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Zac Smith DIRECTOR2022-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Erin Baber (former) TREASURER2019-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Clayton Blackstock (former) VICE PRESIDE2019-2021 Not reported $0 reported 1
Zachary Smith (former) KUHS DIRECTOR2019 40 $0 reported 2
Marisa Rodgers (former) SECRETARY2019 5 $0 reported 1
Leslie Gibson (former) DIRECTOR2019 2 $0 reported 1
Giovanna Splawn (former) DIRECOTR2019 2 $0 reported 1
Brook Olsen (former) DIRECTOR2019 2 $0 reported 1
Josh Macfarland (former) DIRECTOR2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $45K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEN GERBER FILM PROGRAM0 $26,667-- $26,6671
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DI0 $18,000-- $18,0001
BRENT CARROLL TREASURER0 $0-- $01
ANNIE GERBER SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
ROB COX VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT/BO0 $0-- $02
ROBERT NIXON ARTISTIC DIR0 $0-- $01
ZAC SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
BRENT CARROLL TREASURER0 $0-- $01
ANNIE GERBER SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
ROB COX VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT/BO0 $0-- $02
ROBERT NIXON ARTISTIC DIR0 $0-- $01
JEN GERBER FILM PROGRAM0 $0-- $01
ZAC SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $72K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DI0 $36,000-- $36,0001
JEN GERBER FILM PROGRAM0 $35,833-- $35,8331
BRENT CARROLL TREASURER0 $0-- $01
ANNIE GERBER SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
ROB COX VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT/BO0 $0-- $02
ROBERT NIXON ARTISTIC DIR0 $0-- $01
ZAC SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $48K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DI0 $36,000-- $36,0001
JEN GERBER FILM PROGRAM0 $12,500-- $12,5001
BRENT CARROLL TREASURER0 $0-- $01
ANNIE GERBER SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
ROB COX VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT/BO0 $0-- $02
ROBERT NIXON ARTISTIC DIR0 $0-- $01
ZAC SMITH DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DI- $0$0$0 $01
ERIN BABER TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
ANNIE GERBER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
CLAYTON BLACKSTOCK VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT/BO- $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $38K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DI40 $25,846-- $25,8461
ROBERT NIXON ARTISTIC DIR20 $12,000-- $12,0001
ERIN BABER TREASURER5 $0-- $01
ANNIE GERBER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CLAYTON BLACKSTOCK VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT/BO5 $0-- $02
2019 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONNY KAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $26,923-$0 $26,9231
ROBERT NIXON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR20 $13,000-$0 $13,0001
ZACHARY SMITH KUHS DIRECTOR40 $0-$0 $02
CHERYL ROORDA PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $02
CLAYTON BLACKSTOCK VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ERIN BABER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MARISA RODGERS SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
LESLIE GIBSON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
GIOVANNA SPLAWN DIRECOTR2 $0-$0 $01
ROB COX DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BROOK OLSEN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ANNIE GERBER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOSH MACFARLAND DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$175,577$178,053 $31,418$23,258 $170,727$4,850 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,795$164,025 $135,812$124,024 $88,628$43,609 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$156,007$193,514 $113,963$103,254 $33,496$106,965 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,487$167,855 $145,443$140,761 $39,801$87,183 ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$209,340$91,478 $177,189$176,129 $146,247$18,696 -2-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,474$83,356 $59,077$58,267 $72,386$26,819 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,002$129,086 $44,343$42,149 $20,774$66,333 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $100,184 in all, tax years 2012 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2012, 2014-2016, 2022, 2024 12$58,248 2024$15,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,500 2024$25,500
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ARVEST FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Low Key Arts Incorporated” 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$6,090 2016$6,090
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LOW KEY ARTS INCORPORATED” 2020-2023 4$346 2023$51
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,415,92524 122016–2024 UP WITH PEOPLE-INCORPORATED CALIFORNIA; PARNASSUS PERFORMANCE LABORATORY INC; NEWTOWN ARTS COMPANY; GLOBAL LOUNGE INCORPORATED and 8 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$656,30025 102016–2024 MANDELSTAM THEATRE CORPORATION; UP WITH PEOPLE-INCORPORATED CALIFORNIA; ENNIS PUBLIC THEATRE; STOWE PERFORMING ARTS INC and 6 more
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$386,46711 82020–2024 UP WITH PEOPLE-INCORPORATED CALIFORNIA; TRILOK FUSION ARTS INC; PILOT LIGHT INCORPORATED; NORTHAMPTON ARTS COUNCIL INC and 4 more
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$307,5006 12011–2024 UP WITH PEOPLE-INCORPORATED CALIFORNIA
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$293,0004 12019–2023 ALISAL CENTER FOR THE FINE ARTS INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$211,7729 12016–2024 ENNIS PUBLIC THEATRE
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$186,4359 42016–2024 SUMMERTRIOS INCORPORATED; OPERA PROJECT COLUMBUS INCORPORATED; ANKENY FRIENDS OF THE ARTS; NEWTOWN ARTS COMPANY
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $178,053 spent · pay $91,417 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $91,417 51.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,667 37.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,361 8.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,725 2.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,883 1.1%
Total$178,053100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $164,025 spent · pay $81,814 · grants $0 · events $2,265
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $81,814 49.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,864 32.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,946 12.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,250 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $4,151 2.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,265reported apart
Total$164,025100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $193,514 spent · pay $84,864 · grants $0 · events $136
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $84,864 43.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $83,392 43.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,748 8.7%
Printing, publications, postage $4,670 2.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,840 2.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$136reported apart
Total$193,514100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $167,855 spent · pay $65,128 · grants $0 · events $408
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,216 43.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $65,128 38.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,668 11.7%
Printing, publications, postage $8,143 4.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,700 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$408reported apart
Total$167,855100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $91,478 spent · pay $49,028 · grants $0 · events $1,331
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $45,615-$45,615- 49.9%
All other expenses $8,776$3,577$5,199- 9.6%
Other (as described)TALENT $6,320$6,320-- 6.9%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION $5,256$5,256-- 5.7%
Insurance $4,232$414$3,818- 4.6%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $3,461$3,461-- 3.8%
Payroll taxes $3,413-$3,413- 3.7%
Office expenses $3,163-$3,163- 3.5%
Advertising and promotion $3,049$3,049-- 3.3%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXP $2,800$2,800-- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $2,433-$2,433- 2.7%
Occupancy $2,000$350$1,650- 2.2%
Travel $810$810-- 0.9%
Fees: other services $150$150-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $18,020$1,331reported apart
Total$91,478100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $83,356 spent · pay $40,742 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,742 48.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,998 42.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,315 5.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,301 4.0%
Total$83,356100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $129,086 spent · pay $39,923 · grants $0 · events $9,417
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,062 56.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $39,923 30.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,207 9.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,815 2.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,079 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$9,417reported apart
Total$129,086100%

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