Mission
The Blue River Arts Council is bridging cultures, building community, and boosting the economy by operating the Isis Theatre and providing fun and artistic adventures for all of our geographic area.
Public Charity
Blue River Arts Council Inc
Blue River Arts Council Inc, of Crete, NE, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $177K in revenue, $142K in expenses, $2.0M in total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $24K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 832074441
Crete, NE
Arts Services
NTEE: A90
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$177K
Total Expenses$142K
Total Assets$2.0M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$24K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Blue River Arts Council Inc
How Blue River Arts Council Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$87
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $87 for programs
$50
We offered an average of five events per week throughout the year including at least 6 first-run movies in Spanish and 5 community events that encouraged public health…
$37
The 2025 year was the first full year of operation for the renovated Isis Theatre
<$1
Our arts-based progreamming still revolves primarily around coordination of art shows at the library in town and making our theatre venue available free of charge for an adult…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
UNRESTRICTED
$8,297
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,816
ART SUPPORT
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Isis Avalos
Secretary
Kate Hesser
President
Kristi Capek
Director
Marilea Thiem
Vice President
Michael Stehlik
Director
Miriam Weber
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $177K | $142K | $2.0M |
| 2024 | $519K | $89K | $2.0M |
| 2023 | $650K | $29K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $224K | $183K | $421K |
| 2021 | $239K | $71K | $380K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $239K to $177K (-26%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.