Arkansas Learning Through the Arts

Tax-deductible

Hot Springs, AR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 45-4315944Revenue $219K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaltta.org4501 N Highway 7 Ste 8 Pmb 315, 71909-8201 · Hot Springs, ARTax-exempt since Jul 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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ALTTA places arts programs in classrooms to inspire young people to expand their learning through the arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$218K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$219K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$239K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$219K
Expenses
$218K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$238K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$218K
Net assets
$81K
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$38K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$81K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $156K Management & general 23% · $49K Fundraising 6% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Bryan’s $33K as Executive Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022
Craig Welle—$64,848
Karen Bryan$33,238—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings arts programs to classrooms, inspiring young people to expand learning.

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2 programs · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Arkansas Learning Through the Arts places arts programs in classrooms to inspire young people to expand their learning through the arts. The programs support teachers by enhancing the curriculum, lession and subjects they are working on with students.

$156Kprogram expense
02

were at the libraries whose audience is often students from private schools or who are home-schooled.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$218K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$81K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$735
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Other assetsLn 15$63K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$81K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$81K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$32K$31K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$45K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$629
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$6K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$324
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$11K$209$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$218K$156K$49K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $219K$218K$1K$81K 990 PDF
FY2024 $215K$214K$768$81K 990 PDF
FY2023 $202K$160K$42K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 $239K$238K$1K$38K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $218,782 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $173,169$175,312
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,770$34,185
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,013$735
I-11 Other revenue$8,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $214,952$218,782
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $125,261$125,085
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,922$92,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,183$217,503
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $769$1,279
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $218,782 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,345
VIII-1e Government grants$56,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,557
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$175,312
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,185$34,185
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $735$735
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,550$8,550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,920 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,550$218,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,503 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,373 · Management $31,203 · Fundraising $2,500$66,076
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,000$45,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,644$4,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,589 · Management $4,776$9,365
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,573$27,573
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,515 · Management $629$3,144
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,250 · Management $2,708$4,958
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,152$5,152
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,475 · Management $2,803 · Fundraising $1,000$10,278
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,677 · Management $324$12,001
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,870$5,870
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,717 · Management $1,144$2,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,204 · Management $209 · Fundraising $9,168$20,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,887 · Management $48,948 · Fundraising $12,668$217,503
Part X · Balance sheet $96,707 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,732$22,481
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,390
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,230$2,373
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $49,879$63,463
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,854$96,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$567
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,600$11,234
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,600$3,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,200$15,509
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,775$81,198
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,654$81,198
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,854$96,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,198 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$218,782
XI-2 Total expenses$217,503
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,654
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$81,198

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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