Lucky Star Handmade

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
990765819
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Yellville, AR, USA
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,137
Expenses
$11,694
Assets
$49,650

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Bruce Meyer (President)
  • Sharon Meyer (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Donna M Musarra (Founding Director)
  • Bruce Meyer (President)
  • Sharon Meyer (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Lucky Star Handmades mission is to cultivate a vibrant creative space that inspires artistic expression strengthens community connections and supports the preservation and growth of traditional crafts. We aim to expand economic and educational opportunities for local artisans while providing the community at large educational services in the arts. Lucky Star Handmade services a rural area with limited financial resources and no public transportation. We bring the arts to a community that would usually not have access to these opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Performances Concerts & Readings - Lucky Star Handmade presents live music and literary events that bring regional and national talent to a rural community while prioritizing fair compensation for artists. Fifteen performances and readings - Average attendance: 35-50 people with an estimated total attendance of 600-850+. Workshops Classes & Hands-On Learning - Hands-on workshops support lifelong learning skill development and creative confidence for adults and families. Class sizes are intentionally small to ensure access and quality instruction. Twelve workshops and classes - Average attendance: 8-12 people with an estimated total attendance of 110 - 170. Exhibitions - Gallery exhibitions provide visibility for artists and encourage repeat visits to the area. One multi-week exhibition with an attendance Estimate of attendance over the course of the exhibit is 50 - 75 people. Community & Public Engagement - Lucky Star Handmade actively participates in town-wide and regional events that broaden access to the arts and create inclusive family-friendly experiences. These public-facing events significantly expand Lucky Star Handmades reach beyond traditional arts audiences and contribute to regional cultural tourism. Turkey Trot Faces Painted: 125; Garden Tour Participants: 75 - 90; Art-Odyssey and Christmas on the Square: 100s of people looking at local art. Ongoing Programs - These recurring programs establish Lucky Star Handmade as a regular gathering place and deepen long-term community engagement. Average attendance per session: 5-8. Dozens of local and regional artists paid through performances teaching and instruction readings lectures and demonstrations. Disciplines supported include music fiber arts visual arts literary arts culinary arts traditional crafts and wellness practices.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 19.4%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 58.1%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 66.7%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.25; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 19.4% of revenue deployed · 58.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.