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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CREATIVE ARKANSAS COMMUNITY AND EXCHANGE INC CACHE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,453,074
Total expenses
$1,859,565
Contributions and grants received
$2,242,433
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$210,641
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,270,568
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,550
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,232,018
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,356,315
Management and general expenses
$503,250
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,356,315

Program services were 72.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,722

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,227,711

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPACE RENTAL

    total $126,180 · related or exempt $126,180

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $84,155 · related or exempt $84,155

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SALES OF MERCHANDISE

    total $306 · related or exempt $306

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $131,634 · management and general $131,634

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $638,256 · program services $489,267 · management and general $148,989

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,459 · program services $18,826 · management and general $14,633

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $34,896 · program services $18,477 · management and general $16,419

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $57,611 · program services $36,726 · management and general $20,885

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,275 · program services $1,005 · management and general $270

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,814 · program services $21,696 · management and general $37,118

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $581,631 · program services $475,101 · management and general $106,530

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $48,322 · program services $47,898 · management and general $424

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $85,462 · program services $75,580 · management and general $9,882

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $81,201 · program services $80,693 · management and general $508

  • 17 · Travel

    total $47,017 · program services $38,643 · management and general $8,374

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,130 · program services $6,001 · management and general $129

  • 20 · Interest

    total $36 · management and general $36

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,884 · program services $5,884

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,553 · program services $7,364 · management and general $1,189

  • 24a · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE TECHNOLOGY REI

    total $12,205 · program services $8,954 · management and general $3,251

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $11,533 · program services $11,533

  • 24c · Other expenses: INTERNAL EVENT EXPENSES

    total $7,807 · program services $7,594 · management and general $213

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING EXPE

    total $4,319 · program services $2,477 · management and general $1,842

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,520 · program services $2,596 · management and general $924

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $612,985 · end of year $1,232,844

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $14,722

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $3,095

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $25,791 · end of year $19,907

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $161

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $21,513

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $267 · end of year $16,876

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $638,509 · end of year $1,232,018

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CACHE WORKS WITH CREATIVES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO EMPOWER A MORE INSPIRING, INCLUSIVE, AND EQUITABLE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

  • THE MEDIUM: THE MEDIUM IS CACHE'S 25,000 SQ FT RADICALLY INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. THE MEDIUM OFFERS AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO STUDIO, PERFORMANCE, REHEARSAL, EXHIBITION, AND MEETING SPACE FOR ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. CXF, AN INITIATIVE AT THE MEDIUM, WHICH PROVIDED CREATIVES WITH SPACE, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO EXPERIMENT AND EXPAND THEIR AUDIENCE.

    Expenses $698,139 · Revenue $128,846

  • THE ARTISTS CREATIVE FUND (ACF): THE ARTISTS CREATIVE FUND PROVIDES FUNDING, VISIBILITY, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ARTISTS AND CREATIVES LIVING IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. FUNDED BY THE GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY CACHE, WHICH OVERSEES THE INITIATIVE AS A WHOLE. THROUGH 20 PROJECT-SPECIFIC AWARDS OF $10,000 EACH, A DIVERSE GROUP OF ARTISTS IS INVITED TO TEST IDEAS, EXPLORE COLLABORATIONS, AND BUILD SKILLS WHILE GENERATING NEW CREATIVE WORK.

    Expenses $109,632

  • COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES, TRAINING, CONSULTATIONS & PROMOTIONS: THE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMMING OF CACHE FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A SERIES OF RESOURCES FOR CREATIVES AND CREATIVE NONPROFITS, INCLUDING AN ARTIST DIRECTORY, REGIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE EVENT CALENDAR, A ROLLING LIST OF CURRENT GRANT AND OPPORTUNITIES AND A MEDIA LIST. CACHE ALSO HOSTS A BIENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY BUILDING AND COMMUNICATIONS SKILL DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $92,581

  • CACHE IS AN ARTS ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS CREATIVES AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS BECOME STRONGER AND MORE INFLUENTIAL WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK UNFOLDS ACROSS THREE MUTUALLY REINFORCING PHASES: RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND CONVENE. RESEARCH: WE ASSESS EXISTING CREATIVE ECOSYSTEMS TO DETERMINE GAPS AND ENGAGE IN DATA STORYTELLING OF FINDINGS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ACTION. DEVELOP: WE PROVIDE MULTI-YEAR AND METHODICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS, ARTS, AND ART SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. CONVENE: WE HOST AN ONGOING SERIES OF CURATED CONVENINGS AIMED AT SPECIFIC CREATIVE AUDIENCES.

    Expenses $455,963 · Revenue $81,795

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeannette Balleza Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bjorn Simmons

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kassie Misiewicz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Olivia Tyson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lia Uribe

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Josh Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Graham Cobb

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Brence

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelsey Howard

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,534
    From this org
    $131,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,900
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349310784

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