2024-05-14T06:42:58-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 881914643 LEX CENTER FOR CREATIVE REUSE INC LEXC 8594926725 110 Luigart Court Suite 150 Lexington KY 40508 Rebecca Mead Treasurer 8593334728 2024-05-14 Rebecca Mead 999009999 1 0 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X https://www.lexcreativereuse.org X X 65602 X 1349 64253 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65602 3582 0 0 4869 11266 181 9620 29518 36084 110005 0 146089 X 10005 46089 0 0 100000 100000 110005 146089 0 0 110005 146089 Our Creative Reuse Center's primary service is to divert arts and crafts supplies from the landfill, and to support local artists and crafters by selling those supplies back to the community at a deep discount. Our greatest expense in 2023 was in running and maintaining our secondhand arts & crafts shop through rent, transaction fees, and supplies. Our Creative Reuse Center's primary service is to divert arts and crafts supplies from the landfill, and to support local artists and crafters by selling those supplies back to the community at a deep discount. Our greatest expense in 2023 was in running and maintaining our secondhand arts & crafts shop through rent, transaction fees, and supplies. 0 17330 We inspire creativity and demonstrate environmental sustainability by offering classes for a variety of creative skills. These classes empowered 74 of our community members to reuse the secondhand materials that we sell, as well as those that they have at home. Our second greatest expense in 2023 was payment to teachers. 0 4869 We support local public school teachers by offering them the ability to shop for free from the materials that we sell for anything that they can use as class supplies. We made class supply donations to 90 teachers in 2023. These donations were our third greatest expense in 2023. 3582 0 We host community events to celebrate the creations and contributions of our community members, including volunteers, donors, artist, and makers. Our fourth greatest expense in 2023 was for costs to facilitate these community events. 0 280 22479 Stacey Stone Chair 1.00 0 0 0 Colleen Merrill Secretary 1 0 0 0 Rebecca Mead Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Elise Mandel Board Member 1 0 0 0 Reba Martinez Board Member 1 0 0 0 Renee Rigdon Board Member 1 0 0 0 Amy Cozette Board Member 1 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KY Stacey Stone 3800 Bay Meadows Court Lexington KY 40514 8594926725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 3299 1349 4648 17089 64253 81342 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20388 65602 85990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20388 65602 85990 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 We support local public school teachers by offering them the ability to shop for free from the materials that we sell for anything that they can use as class supplies. In 2023, the value of these donations amounted to $3582. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Our other expenses include: Fees to Square and Venmo, which we use to manage payments to our shop; Taxes paid; Liability insurance; Supplies for our shop, including supplies for organizing and display, office supplies, and tools; Snacks provided for our customers and volunteers; Fees for participation in local arts community events. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 For insurance purposes, the value of our shop's inventory, shelving, and other supplies was appraised to be $100,000. Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 In 2023, the LCCR Board created our organization's Bylaws. These governing documents were finalized and documented in November 2023.