Art Parts Creative Reuse Center

What Art Parts Creative Reuse Center does

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a single retail storefront at 3080 Valmont Road in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2011 by Denise Perreault and incorporated as a nonprofit in 2015, the organization accepts donations of art and craft supplies and resells them to the community at deeply discounted unit prices, with a 25% credential discount offered to teachers at the register. It serves roughly 30,000 community members annually and has processed over 520,000 pounds of materials since 2015, diverting usable creative supplies from landfill. Inventory is continuously rotating and entirely donation-sourced rather than purchased, and unaccepted materials are referred to Eco-Cycle's CHARM facility and Resource Central under established operational partnerships.

The center operates a hybrid revenue model combining direct retail sales of donated goods with charitable contributions from individuals and corporations. Retail transactions are processed through Square, with digital gift cards available via the same channel, and donations are accepted through Colorado Gives, PayPal Give at Checkout, the King Soopers Community Rewards Program (code TX436), and corporate employee-matching programs from Patagonia, Google, IBM, and Kaiser Permanente. Distribution is exclusively through the physical Boulder storefront, with marketing limited to a bi-monthly email newsletter and an Instagram presence (@artpartscrc), supplemented by word-of-mouth through a volunteer network. The organization is governed by a board chaired by Katie Horney and led operationally by Executive Director Megan Moriarty.

Leadership is supported by a staff of approximately 17 organized around reuse specialists handling donations, intake, and pricing, plus register operations, an assistant manager role, and a partnership-builder function. Learning-resource linkages with BLDG 61 Maker Space, Creativebug, and SewBo embed the center in the regional maker and reuse ecosystem. Technology adoption is minimal: there is no proprietary platform, mobile app, or AI/ML capability, and the storefront relies on Square-based payment infrastructure only. The business is intentionally local and mission-driven, with no announced plans for additional sites, franchising, or digital expansion.

Name

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center

Legal name

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center

Website

https://artpartsboulder.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center is a Boulder, Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a single retail storefront that resells donated art and craft supplies at deep discounts, serving 30,000+ community members annually and diverting 80,000+ pounds of materials from landfills each year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Reuse Retail

NAICS

Used Merchandise Retailers (459510), Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers (4594)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro primary industry

General Arts & Crafts Supplies Retail (CRALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Art Materials Retail (Paint, Canvas, Drawing) (CRALACAB)

Keywords

• Creative reuse center
• Art supplies resale
• Donated craft materials
• Nonprofit thrift store
• Sustainable craft supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales of Donated Materials: Primary revenue from selling donated art and craft supplies at deeply discounted prices. Revenue supports non-profit operations and community access programs.
2. Donations and Financial Support: Accepts financial donations through Colorado Gives, PayPal Give at Checkout, King Soopers Community Rewards Program, and employee matching programs from employers like Patagonia, Google, IBM, and Kaiser Permanente.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center is a non-profit creative reuse center that accepts donations of unwanted art and craft supplies and resells them to the community at deeply discounted prices. Its physical Boulder retail storefront carries a rotating, daily-changing inventory spanning fiber arts, paper crafts, fine art materials, jewelry-making supplies, and specialty creative materials, with 25% off for teachers and gift cards available via Square.

Product overview

Art Parts Creative Reuse Center is a non-profit creative reuse center offering a single integrated retail experience focused on selling donated art and craft supplies at deeply discounted prices. The core offering is the retail store, supplemented by gift cards, a teacher discount program (25% off), and large donation acceptance services. The organization emphasizes environmental sustainability by keeping usable materials out of landfills while providing affordable creative supplies to the Boulder community. The Made with Art Parts wall showcases community projects created using purchased materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Parts Retail Store
• Gift Cards

Quantifiable outcome

• 520,000+ pounds of materials diverted from landfill since 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Eco-Cycle's Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARM)minorOthersReferral partner for materials Art Parts cannot accept, such as scrap metal, electronics, plastic. Co-housed with Resource Central.
• Resource CentralminorOthersCo-housed with CHARM, accepts tools, wood, metal, tiles and other materials. Additional resource for donations Art Parts cannot accept.
• King Soopers Community Rewards ProgramminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKing Soopers shoppers can support Art Parts through the Community Rewards Program using loyalty cards. Art Parts listed under code TX436.
• PayPal Give at CheckoutminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPayPal users can set Art Parts as their favorite charity to make small donations during checkout transactions.
• BLDG 61 Maker Space at Boulder Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured on Art Parts Inspire page as a partner for creative learning, offering classes in sewing, welding, 3D printing, and more.
• CreativebugminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline arts and craft classes available free with Boulder Library card, featured as learning resource on Art Parts Inspire page.
• SewBominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSewing classes for kids and adults featured as learning resource on Art Parts Inspire page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• ReCreative: Denver-area nonprofit creative reuse center operating the same donated-supplies-to-affordable-retail model in a neighboring Colorado market — directly comparable but geographically adjacent rather than overlapping.
• Eco-Cycle's CHARM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials): Boulder-based reuse and recycling partner explicitly listed by Art Parts as a referral partner for materials they cannot accept; overlapping sustainability mission and direct operational adjacency.

Direct peers

• The Scrap Exchange: Durham, NC nonprofit creative reuse center reselling donated art, craft, and maker supplies to the community; directly comparable operating model and donation-to-retail pipeline as Art Parts.
• Materials for the Arts: NYC-based nonprofit creative reuse center, substantially larger in scale but offering the same donated-supplies resale and arts-education programming to artists, teachers, and schools as Art Parts.
• SCRAP (Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts): San Francisco-based nonprofit creative reuse center that accepts and resells donated art and craft supplies at low cost — nearly identical mission, retail model, and customer base to Art Parts.

Broad incumbents

• Michaels Stores: National specialty retailer of arts, crafts, and hobby supplies; competes for the same teacher, hobbyist, and parent customer base as Art Parts but with standardized wholesale-sourced inventory rather than donations.
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Boulder County): Nonprofit home-furnishings reuse retailer that also diverts donated goods from landfill via resale; shares the donation-driven retail model but focuses on furniture and building materials rather than art and craft supplies.
• Goodwill Industries of Colorado: Large, established nonprofit thrift and reuse operator in Colorado with broad donated-merchandise resale; overlaps with Art Parts on the donation/resale model but operates at much greater scale and across all secondhand categories rather than specializing in art/craft supplies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/artpartscrc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/art-parts-creative-reuse-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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