HIGHLAND LAKES CREATIVE ARTS

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $122K · expenses $124K · assets $16K

EIN
47-3977254
Address
PO BOX 8936, HORSESHOE BAY, TX 78657-8936
Website
WWW.HLCARTS.COM
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
CAROLYN BATES (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Bill Rives PRESIDENT2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Janey Rives VICE PRESIDENT2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Cathy Burgess TREASURER2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Marta Stafford BOARD MEMBER2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Erin Hinzmann MEMBER AT LARGE2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Amy Taylor MEMBER AT LARGE2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lindsey Smith MEMBER AT LARGE2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Harry Angel (former) MEMBER AT LARGE2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Larry Crow (former) FINANCIAL OFFICER2017-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Betsy Walker (former) BOARD MEMBER2017-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Moss (former) BOARD MEMBER2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL RIVES PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ERIN HINZMANN MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
AMY TAYLOR MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
LINDSEY SMITH MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL RIVES PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ERIN HINZMANN MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
AMY TAYLOR MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
LINDSEY SMITH MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL RIVES PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ERIN HINZMANN MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
AMY TAYLOR MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
HARRY ANGEL MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL RIVES PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ERIN HINZMANN MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
AMY TAYLOR MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
HARRY ANGEL MEMBER AT LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL RIVES PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
LARRY CROW FINANCIAL OFFICER0 $0-$0 $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
BETSY WALKER BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ERIN HINZMANN MEMBER AT-LARGE0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BILL RIVES PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER1 $0-- $01
LARRY CROW FINANCIAL OF1 $0-- $01
ROBERT MOSS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BETSY WALKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY WALKER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JANEY RIVES VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
BILL RIVES SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
CATHY BURGESS TREASURER1 $0-- $01
LARRY CROW FINANCIAL OF1 $0-- $01
ROBERT MOSS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MARTA STAFFORD BOARD MEMBER1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,682$123,734 $16,432$16,432 $21,027$97,255 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,917$164,154 $23,034$23,034 $46,613$110,104 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$161,449$144,489 $24,465$24,465 $42,748$118,701 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,769$124,386 $7,505$7,505 $44,058$70,711 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,852$56,913 $17,293$17,120 $61,675$3,177 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,870$93,497 $7,612$7,612 $46,933$48,937 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,483$68,290 $5,239$5,239 $14,207$53,276 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $49,207 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
MARBLE FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $41,6753 $14,0002023 2020, 2022-2023 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $6,3921 $6,3922023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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BELOVED IN CHRIST GALLERY $1,1401 $1,1402023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HIGHLAND LAKES CREATIVE ARTS”
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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
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HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSTXA20 $131,917$164,916 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
LAMPASAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE ARTSTXA20 $138,328$109,988 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTS COUNCIL OF BROWNWOODTXA20 $103,627$90,255 Bookkeeper$1,500 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
BOX13 ARTSPACETXA20 $109,004$105,955 Treasury Rep$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXANS FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATIONTXA20 $107,276$107,711 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$28,664 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
HISTORIC BAYTOWNS ARTS CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL INCTXA20 $103,154$96,973 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS CITY CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION INCTXA20 $144,285$227,035 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
FLUTE N FEATHER ARTS FOUNDATIONTXA20 $114,660$118,318 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
SONG RISE ARTSTXA20 $110,769$75,201 Executive Director$4,910 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
PARIS AREA ARTS ALLIANCETXA20 $103,285$88,005 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE HOUSTON JAZZ COLLECTIVETXA20 $106,225$79,382 MUSICIAN$2,250 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ART LEAGUE OF FORT BEND COUNTYTXA20 $137,743$119,649 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTSTILLERYTXA20 $115,314$121,897 Executive & Artistic Director$7,600 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATIONTXA20 $111,630$96,332 Exec. Director$8,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TELANGANA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER HOUSTON INCTXA20 $111,597$84,925 JOINT TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS PIONEER ARTS FOUNDATIONTXA20 $123,859$322,663 VP/SEC/TRUSTEE$60,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTE Y PASION FLAMENCO AND SPANISH PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY INCTXA20 $118,457$90,729 Founder Artistic Director$30,000 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
VISUAL ARTS GUILD OF FRISCOTXA20 $113,988$111,910 President$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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ART COMMUNITY BUILDERSTXA20 $112,512$125,542 Director$0 Same NTEE code A20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BURKE COUNTY $521,1992 1DAF sponsor2011–2014 HIGHLAND AREA PARTNERSHIP INC
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SAN ANGELO AREA FOUNDATION $330,77312 2DAF sponsor2010–2025 ART IN UNCOMMON PLACES; SAN ANGELO CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one $314,94916 7DAF sponsor2019–2025 FLUTE N FEATHER ARTS FOUNDATION; SAND POINT ARTS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE; PORTLAND QUEER ARTS INC; ART ACTIVE INC and 3 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $312,40214 10DAF sponsor2018–2024 RIVER VALLEY ARTS COLLECTIVE INC; WIMBUM CULTURAL & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION-USA; AUSTIN TEXAS MUSICIANS FUND; INTERNATIONAL THEATRE DEVELOPMENT INC and 6 more
WINDHOVER FOUNDATION INC $300,0005 1Private foundation2020–2024 CONECTA MIAMI ARTS INC
AL HELD FOUNDATION INC $225,1006 1Private foundation2020–2025 RIVER VALLEY ARTS COLLECTIVE INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY $225,0002 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 CIRCLE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE INC
BAINBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $224,90915 1DAF sponsor2011–2025 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL
TIDES FOUNDATION $180,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 INTERNATIONAL THEATRE DEVELOPMENT INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $175,0006 3DAF sponsor2019–2024 FIRELIGHT CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS; SAND POINT ARTS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE; BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL
MAJESTIC RANCH ARTS FOUNDATION $171,8039 1Private foundation2015–2023 HILL COUNTRY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
ELIS OLSSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION $120,0006 1Private foundation2020–2025 ARTS ALIVE INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS $117,28813 4DAF sponsor2018–2024 WOMANS CLUB OF FORT WORTH HISTORICAL PRESERVATION TRUST; TEXAS VIGNETTE; FORT WORTH JAPANESE SOCIETY FUND; ARTSTILLERY
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $123,734 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $122,332 98.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,170 0.9%
Printing, publications, postage $232 0.2%
Total$123,734100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $164,154 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $164,154 100.0%
Total$164,154100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $144,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $144,489 100.0%
Total$144,489100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $124,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $124,386 100.0%
Total$124,386100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $56,913 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,913 100.0%
Total$56,913100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $93,497 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $92,632 99.1%
Fees to independent contractors $865 0.9%
Total$93,497100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $68,290 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,803 97.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,237 1.8%
Fees to independent contractors $250 0.4%
Total$68,290100%

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