Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc.

What Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc. does

Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc. is a private nonprofit arts organization headquartered at 718 High St. in Baldwin City, Kansas. It operates a single physical venue that functions as the community's home for multidisciplinary arts, delivering gallery exhibitions (monthly rotating shows of local and regional artists), live theatre (Baldwin City Players and youth programs), classes and open studios (textile arts, visual arts, writing), and a portfolio of recurring community programs including BCK United, Quilt Capital of Kansas, Community Mural Program, Writers Circle, Lumberyard Live on High (live music), Spoken Word, and Pas De Deux (dance). The center also produces signature annual fundraisers — Maple Leaf Festival, BC Fashion Show, Ugly Sweater Fun Run, and Gingerbread House Party — alongside recurring Third Friday Markets and a brick-paver capital fundraiser, supported by facility rental and individual/corporate memberships.

The organization's revenue model is a typical nonprofit arts-center mix: individual and corporate memberships, donations, program and class fees, facility rental income, event-based fundraising, and grants from institutional funders (Kansas Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Douglas County Community Foundation, and the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce). Its technology footprint is minimal — a Wix-hosted website as the primary digital presence, Facebook and Instagram for community engagement, a 'From the Lumberyard' email newsletter, Givebutter for event registration, and SignUpGenius for volunteer scheduling — with no mobile app, API, or proprietary platform. Customer segments are local residents and families in Baldwin City and Douglas County seeking creative experiences, plus local and regional artists seeking exhibition venues. The center operates with a 1–10 employee headcount and no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or financial metrics.

Name

Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc.

Legal name

Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc.

Website

https://lumberyardartscenter.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc. is a nonprofit arts organization in Baldwin City, Kansas, operating a single multidisciplinary venue offering gallery exhibitions, theatre, classes, community programs, and annual fundraisers for local residents and regional artists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baldwin City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lumberyard Arts Center is a single-venue nonprofit arts organization that operates a multidisciplinary arts center out of its facility at 718 High St. in Baldwin City, Kansas. It sells access to gallery exhibitions, theatre performances (including Baldwin City Players and youth programs), arts classes and open studios, live music, spoken word, dance programming, and community events, and supports these offerings with individual/corporate memberships, donations, facility rentals, and annual fundraisers.

Product overview

Lumberyard Arts Center is a single-venue nonprofit arts organization offering a unified set of in-person arts programming and community events. Rather than a software platform with separate modules, it provides an integrated portfolio of services centered around its physical facility at 718 High St. in Baldwin City. The core offerings include gallery exhibitions (monthly rotating shows), theatre performances (Baldwin City Players and youth theatre), visual and performing arts classes, open studio sessions, and community events. The center also hosts recurring programs such as the Quilt Capital of Kansas initiative, Community Mural Program, Writers Circle, BCK United gatherings, and Third Fridays markets. Annual signature fundraisers include the Maple Leaf Festival, BC Fashion Show, Ugly Sweater Fun Run, and Gingerbread House Party. Additional services encompass facility rentals, individual and corporate membership programs, and brick fundraising. Programming extends to dance (Pas De Deux), spoken word, and live music (Lumberyard Live on High), supported by partnerships with Baker University Art Department, local artists, and community volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lucy's Corner: Local artisan goods and Lumberyard Arts Center merchandise retail space
• BCK United
• Community Mural Program

Products and services

• Gallery Exhibitions

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record.

• Kansas Arts CommissionOthersState arts agency providing grant funding support as evidenced by logo placement acknowledging 'State of Kansas through the Kansas Arts Commission'
• National Endowment for the ArtsOthersFederal arts agency providing grant funding support as evidenced by logo placement acknowledging 'National Endowment for the Arts'
• Douglas County Community FoundationOthersLocal community foundation providing funding support shown in logos section of website
• Baldwin City Chamber of CommerceOthersLocal chamber of commerce partnership shown in logos section supporting community economic development

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Baker University: Baldwin City, Kansas institution and named Lumberyard programming partner (Art Department collaboration). Not a direct operating peer but a key local institutional counterpart that shapes Lumberyard's program mix and audience.
• Mid-America Arts Alliance: A regional nonprofit arts organization serving Kansas and neighboring states, providing grant programs, exhibition touring, and capacity-building for community arts organizations. Comparable as a peer funding/intermediary in the same Kansas nonprofit arts ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Lawrence Arts Center: A nonprofit community arts center in nearby Lawrence, Kansas offering exhibitions, theatre, classes, and youth programming in a single facility. Highly comparable operating model, governance, and funding profile, just at a larger scale and in a bigger market.
• Mulvane Art Museum: A community art museum in Topeka, Kansas offering exhibitions, classes, and arts programming supported by memberships and donations. Directly comparable as a Kansas-based nonprofit arts institution serving a similar regional audience.
• The Arts Center: A small community arts center serving rural Kansas through exhibitions, classes, and events; directly comparable as a small Kansas nonprofit arts institution reliant on similar funding streams.

Broad incumbents

• Beach Museum of Art: A Kansas-based university art museum (Kansas State University) providing exhibitions, educational programming, and community events. Comparable in mission and program mix, though its scale and university affiliation differ.
• Spencer Museum of Art: The University of Kansas art museum in Lawrence, offering exhibitions, educational programming, and community engagement. Comparable in Kansas arts-community context though larger and academically anchored.

Regional players

• Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art: A regional art museum in St. Joseph, Missouri that combines rotating exhibitions, arts education, and community events. Comparable in that it is a mid-size nonprofit arts institution in a smaller Midwestern market with similar reliance on memberships, grants, and donations.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lumberyardartscenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/lumberyardartscenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lumberyard-arts-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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