Ronald L Dart Evangelistic Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 46% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
PROMOTE THE GOSPEL.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $123,081
- Spent on programs
- 46%
- Reserves
- 13.1 months of spending
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 100% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1546% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 31 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Independent board
0 of 252 of 2 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 (5)
- $56,189 spent. CONSULTANT FEES TO DYNAMIC CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT FEE, PROMOTION EXPENSES FOR WEBSITE CONTENT ON RLDEA.COM. THE ABOVE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY DCM PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND CONTROLLING MOST ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING RLDEA'S MAJOR OBJECTIVE. DCM IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE 2006. SINCE DCM HAS CONTACTS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, RLDEA HAS CONTRACTED WITH DCM TO RUN RLDEA'S ADMINISTATION AND OPERATING FUNCTIONS FOR AN ANNUAL FEE OF 60,000. EVEN THOUGH RLDEA AND DCM HAVE DIFFERENT MISSION STATEMENTS, THE DOCTRINAL BELIEFS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ALLOW THE TWO GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER UNDER THIS BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT. BELOW IS A NON-COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED FOR RLDEA BY DCM: 1) PRODUCE AND BROADCAST RLDEA'S LIVE, MONTHLY SERMON ON THE "REMEMBER THE SABBATH" (RTS) SERMON SERIES. EACH SERMON AVERAGES ABOUT 1,100 HITS ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE LIVE BROADCAST. 2) PROVIDE THREE SLOTS FOR RLDEA COMMERCIALS TO BE PLAYED ON DCM'S "START OUR SABBATH" (SOS) LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT BROADCAST. THIS SHOW AVERAGES ABOUT 1,600 HITS ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE LIVE BROADCAST. 3) RECORD INTRODUCTIONS FOR THE LATE RON DART'S SERMONS ON THE "TURN THE PAGE" (TTP) SERMON SERIES. (THIS RECORDING FUNCTION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FINAL EDITING OF THE TTP PROGRAMS BY SOUND ENGINEERS.) THESE SERMONS ARE NOW RECEIVING ABOUT 3,600 HITS EACH WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH ORIGINAL BROADCAST. 4) WRITE TEXTS FOR AUDIO COMMERCIALS FOR RLDEA. (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FINAL EDITING OF THE COMMERCIALS BY SOUND ENGINEERS.) THESE COMMERCIALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE RLDEA WEBSITE AND ARE PLAYED ON SOS, RTS, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE. 5) DESIGN RLDEA'S WEBPAGE AND MANAGE ITS CREATION. (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL WEBPAGE MAINTENANCE.) 6) HIRE AND SUPERVISE OUTSIDE SERVICES WHO EDIT RON'S SERMON TRANSCRIPTS SO THEY MAY BE TURNED INTO PRINTED BIBLE STUDIES THAT ARE POSTED ON THE RLDEA WEBSITE. 7) MONITOR THE RLDEA WEBSITE AND SUPERVISE THE WEBMASTER. 8) PROVIDE MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND PROMOTION OF AN ANNUAL RLDEA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE. (FUNDING FOR EXPENSES FOR THIS EVENT IS PROVIDED FOR BY RLDEA.) 9) DESIGN AND CREATE AN RLDEA FACEBOOK PAGE. 10) MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE RLDEA FACBOOK PAGE. THIS INCLUDES PURCHASING FACBOOK ADS AND BEHALF OF RLDEA. 11) INTERACT WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ON BEHALF OF RLDEA. 12) PROMOTE RLDEA THRU ATTENDANCE AT THE CHURCH OF GOD ANNUAL FESTIVALS (FEAST OF TABERNACLES) THRU ATTENDANCE AND MINLING. (TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT PAID BY RLDEA.) 13) HANDLE ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND INQUIRIES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 14) PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COUNSELING AND ANSWER BIBLE QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN THEY CONTACT RLDEA. BAPTIZE NEW CONVERTS. CONSULTANT FEES TO DYNAMIC CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT FEE, PROMOTION EXPENSES FOR WEBSITE CONTENT ON RLDEA.COM. THE ABOVE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY DCM PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND CONTROLLING MOST ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING RLDEA'S MAJOR OBJECTIVE. DCM IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT HAS EXISTED SINCE 2006. SINCE DCM HAS CONTACTS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, RLDEA HAS CONTRACTED WITH DCM TO RUN RLDEA'S ADMINISTATION AND OPERATING FUNCTIONS FOR AN ANNUAL FEE OF 60,000. EVEN THOUGH RLDEA AND DCM HAVE DIFFERENT MISSION STATEMENTS, THE DOCTRINAL BELIEFS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS ALLOW THE TWO GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER UNDER THIS BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT. BELOW IS A NON-COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED FOR RLDEA BY DCM: 1) PRODUCE AND BROADCAST RLDEA'S LIVE, MONTHLY SERMON ON THE "REMEMBER THE SABBATH" (RTS) SERMON SERIES. EACH SERMON AVERAGES ABOUT 1,100 HITS ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE LIVE BROADCAST. 2) PROVIDE THREE SLOTS FOR RLDEA COMMERCIALS TO BE PLAYED ON DCM'S "START OUR SABBATH" (SOS) LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT BROADCAST. THIS SHOW AVERAGES ABOUT 1,600 HITS ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE LIVE BROADCAST. 3) RECORD INTRODUCTIONS FOR THE LATE RON DART'S SERMONS ON THE "TURN THE PAGE" (TTP) SERMON SERIES. (THIS RECORDING FUNCTION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FINAL EDITING OF THE TTP PROGRAMS BY SOUND ENGINEERS.) THESE SERMONS ARE NOW RECEIVING ABOUT 3,600 HITS EACH WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH ORIGINAL BROADCAST. 4) WRITE TEXTS FOR AUDIO COMMERCIALS FOR RLDEA. (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FINAL EDITING OF THE COMMERCIALS BY SOUND ENGINEERS.) THESE COMMERCIALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE RLDEA WEBSITE AND ARE PLAYED ON SOS, RTS, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE. 5) DESIGN RLDEA'S WEBPAGE AND MANAGE ITS CREATION. (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL WEBPAGE MAINTENANCE.) 6) HIRE AND SUPERVISE OUTSIDE SERVICES WHO EDIT RON'S SERMON TRANSCRIPTS SO THEY MAY BE TURNED INTO PRINTED BIBLE STUDIES THAT ARE POSTED ON THE RLDEA WEBSITE. 7) MONITOR THE RLDEA WEBSITE AND SUPERVISE THE WEBMASTER. 8) PROVIDE MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND PROMOTION OF AN ANNUAL RLDEA WOMEN'S CONFERENCE. (FUNDING FOR EXPENSES FOR THIS EVENT IS PROVIDED FOR BY RLDEA.) 9) DESIGN AND CREATE AN RLDEA FACEBOOK PAGE. 10) MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE RLDEA FACBOOK PAGE. THIS INCLUDES PURCHASING FACBOOK ADS AND BEHALF OF RLDEA. 11) INTERACT WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ON BEHALF OF RLDEA. 12) PROMOTE RLDEA THRU ATTENDANCE AT THE CHURCH OF GOD ANNUAL FESTIVALS (FEAST OF TABERNACLES) THRU ATTENDANCE AND MINLING. (TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT PAID BY RLDEA.) 13) HANDLE ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND INQUIRIES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 14) PROVIDE RELIGIOUS COUNSELING AND ANSWER BIBLE QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN THEY CONTACT RLDEA. BAPTIZE NEW CONVERTS.
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
- GG MEDIA PRODUCTIONS INC. AUDIO VIDEO ENGINEERING, COPYWRITING, VOICE OVERS, EDITING, MIXING, DIGITAL FILE TRANSFERS OF SERMONS, FACEBOOK ADS, COMMERICALS AND MARKETING FOR WEBSITE CONTENT ON RLDEA.COM.
- PROMOTING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS AND PRINTABLE ARTICLES BY RON DART.
- PROMOTING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS AND PRINTABLE ARTICLES BY RON DART.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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