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
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Kay | EXECUTIVE DI | 2019-2025 | $18,000 | $142,769 | 1 |
| Jen Gerber | FILM PROGRAM | 2022-2025 | $26,667 | $75,000 | 1 |
| Robert Nixon | ARTISTIC DIR | 2019-2025 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Carroll | TREASURER | 2022-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Annie Gerber | SECRETARY | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rob Cox | VICE PRESIDE | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cheryl Roorda | PRESIDENT/BO | 2019-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Zac Smith | DIRECTOR | 2022-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Erin Baber (former) | TREASURER | 2019-2021 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Clayton Blackstock (former) | VICE PRESIDE | 2019-2021 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Zachary Smith (former) | KUHS DIRECTOR | 2019 | 40 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Marisa Rodgers (former) | SECRETARY | 2019 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leslie Gibson (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Giovanna Splawn (former) | DIRECOTR | 2019 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brook Olsen (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Josh Macfarland (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $45K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEN GERBER | FILM PROGRAM | 0 | $26,667 | - | - | $26,667 | 1 |
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DI | 0 | $18,000 | - | - | $18,000 | 1 |
| BRENT CARROLL | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROB COX | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT/BO | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ROBERT NIXON | ARTISTIC DIR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ZAC SMITH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DI | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BRENT CARROLL | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROB COX | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT/BO | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ROBERT NIXON | ARTISTIC DIR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JEN GERBER | FILM PROGRAM | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ZAC SMITH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $72K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DI | 0 | $36,000 | - | - | $36,000 | 1 |
| JEN GERBER | FILM PROGRAM | 0 | $35,833 | - | - | $35,833 | 1 |
| BRENT CARROLL | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROB COX | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT/BO | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ROBERT NIXON | ARTISTIC DIR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ZAC SMITH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $48K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DI | 0 | $36,000 | - | - | $36,000 | 1 |
| JEN GERBER | FILM PROGRAM | 0 | $12,500 | - | - | $12,500 | 1 |
| BRENT CARROLL | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROB COX | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT/BO | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ROBERT NIXON | ARTISTIC DIR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ZAC SMITH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DI | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIN BABER | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | SECRETARY | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CLAYTON BLACKSTOCK | VICE PRESIDE | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT/BO | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $38K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $25,846 | - | - | $25,846 | 1 |
| ROBERT NIXON | ARTISTIC DIR | 20 | $12,000 | - | - | $12,000 | 1 |
| ERIN BABER | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CLAYTON BLACKSTOCK | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT/BO | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
2019 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $40K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONNY KAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $26,923 | - | $0 | $26,923 | 1 |
| ROBERT NIXON | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 20 | $13,000 | - | $0 | $13,000 | 1 |
| ZACHARY SMITH | KUHS DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| CHERYL ROORDA | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| CLAYTON BLACKSTOCK | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIN BABER | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARISA RODGERS | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LESLIE GIBSON | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GIOVANNA SPLAWN | DIRECOTR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROB COX | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BROOK OLSEN | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNIE GERBER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSH MACFARLAND | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $175,577 | $178,053 | $31,418 | $23,258 | $170,727 | $4,850 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $184,795 | $164,025 | $135,812 | $124,024 | $88,628 | $43,609 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $156,007 | $193,514 | $113,963 | $103,254 | $33,496 | $106,965 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $132,487 | $167,855 | $145,443 | $140,761 | $39,801 | $87,183 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $209,340 | $91,478 | $177,189 | $176,129 | $146,247 | $18,696 | - | 2 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $99,474 | $83,356 | $59,077 | $58,267 | $72,386 | $26,819 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2012, 2014-2016, 2022, 2024 | 12 | $58,248 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $25,500 | 2024 | $25,500 | show |
| ARVEST FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Low Key Arts Incorporated” | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $6,090 | 2016 | $6,090 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LOW KEY ARTS INCORPORATED” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $346 | 2023 | $51 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $178,053 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $164,025 spent · pay $81,814 · grants $0 · events $2,265
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,265 | reported apart |
| Total | $164,025 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $193,514 spent · pay $84,864 · grants $0 · events $136
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $136 | reported apart |
| Total | $193,514 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $167,855 spent · pay $65,128 · grants $0 · events $408
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $408 | reported apart |
| Total | $167,855 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $91,478 spent · pay $49,028 · grants $0 · events $1,331
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income $18,020 | $1,331 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $91,478 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $83,356 spent · pay $40,742 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $83,356 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $129,086 spent · pay $39,923 · grants $0 · events $9,417
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $9,417 | reported apart |
| Total | $129,086 | 100% |