Arkansas · Nonprofit
Lucky Star Handmade
Lucky Star Handmade (Arkansas) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,200 to it, the largest being Artists in Residence at Lucky Star Farm Inc ($23,200). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $35k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $28k
- Net assets
- $50k
What Lucky Star Handmade does
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.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
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…
$6,795 spentof which $6,000 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $6,795.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Lucky Star Handmade’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Lucky Star Handmade leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of Lucky Star Handmade's grant income comes from Arkansas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Lucky Star Handmade runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like Lucky Star Handmade
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Arkansas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Lucky Star Handmade: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Lucky Star Handmade?
- Lucky Star Handmade (Arkansas) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,200 to it, the largest being Artists in Residence at Lucky Star Farm Inc ($23,200). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Lucky Star Handmade have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $28,200 in grants to Lucky Star Handmade.
- Who is the largest funder of Lucky Star Handmade?
- Artists in Residence at Lucky Star Farm Inc is the largest funder on record, with $23,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Lucky Star Handmade find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arkansas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing