Creativity Unlimited Arts Council

Public charity · Grantmaker North Platte, NE EIN: 20-2209105

The organization encourages creativity through learning programs and creative projects and promotes the arts and humanities at a permanent center in north platte, ne.

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council at a glance

Total assets
$2,751,223
-5.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$227,172
-26.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$356,931
-7.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Creativity Unlimited Arts Council funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

North Platte

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $122K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mid Nebraska Community Foundation North Platte, NE—$121,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,751,223$227,172$356,931———
2024$2,914,575$310,877$387,675——$298
2023$2,992,693$314,150$391,267——$1,375
2022$3,073,956$328,976$308,681——$349
2021$3,038,924$263,194$451,343$121,8001$624
2020$3,223,892$585,531$232,936——$481

About Creativity Unlimited Arts Council

Based on IRS filings

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in North Platte, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council is led by Kendall King, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kendall King

    President

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Horn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Tim O'Neill

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Huppert

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Kingston

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Carlini

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $37K (2020) → $61K (2025)

  • Julie Johng

    Secretary

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Marissa Ramos

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Johnson

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Sherri Stokey (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Anne Hoatson (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Betty Sones (2020–2023) — Building Treasurer
  • Former: Amy Parker (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andrea Melius (2023) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Conell (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Charlene Schneider (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Crystal Welch (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ken Hosmer (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Debord (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Sharon Skinner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Johnson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Wava Best (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy Webb (2020) — Director
  • Former: Judy Thompson (2020) — Director
  • Former: Linda Hosmer (2020) — Director
  • Former: Sherry Polk (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Holly Carlini — Executive Di: $61KHolly CarliniExecutive Di$61K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $61K, to Holly Carlini (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Creativity Unlimited Arts Council

How large is Creativity Unlimited Arts Council?

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $227K.

What is Creativity Unlimited Arts Council?

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in North Platte, NE. It holds $2.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Creativity Unlimited Arts Council operate?

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is Creativity Unlimited Arts Council's EIN?

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2209105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)

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