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New Years Fest of Kalamazoo Inc

EIN 38-2680407 · Kalamazoo, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak14 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PRESENT A MEMORABLE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL CELEBRATION THAT SHOWCASES THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH AN ARRAY OF SHORT PERFORMANCES THAT ARE REPEATED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OF NEW YEAR'S EVE IN DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO. WORKING WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND BRONSON PARK CHURCHES, NEW YEAR'S FEST IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EVENT THAT IS FAMILY FOCUSED CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL ARTS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY.

Income
$74,316
Spending
$83,024
Reserves
0.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 14 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 88% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $81,731 spent. TO PRESENT A MEMORABLE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL CELEBRATION THAT SHOWCASES THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH AN ARRAY OF SHORT PERFORMANCES THAT ARE REPEATED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OF NEW YEAR'S EVE IN DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO. WORKING WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND BRONSON PARK CHURCHES, NEW YEAR'S FEST IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EVENT THAT IS FAMILY FOCUSED CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL ARTS IN KALAMAZOO COUNTY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1986.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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