Blast N Scrap
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Arts and education - donation based with no one turned away for lack of funds; all ages always; safe and healthy environments with onsite harm reduction, mental health, and mutual aid resources, information, and referrals.
- Income
- $109,342
- Spending
- $143,516
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Highest pay
- $5,036, member of the board and contract grant writer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 31% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $39,121 spent. Blast Shows Program: delivered over 150 multi-act concerts featuring more than 100 young and emerging bands to duplicated audiences of over 5,000 participants of all ages on a voluntary donation basis with no one turned away for lack of funds. Shows feature onsite mutual aid, health, and harm reduction resources. Encompasses the New Galaxy Audio Program which advances hands-on training for 20+ individuals each year as professional live audio engineers to mix and run sound at Blast Shows and at other shows in area venues as a career path in the music industry.
- $2,275 spent. Scrapyard Garb: Screen printing instruction and supplies for young and emerging artists to learn spring printing skills and techniques utilizing salvaged, donated, and repurposed supplies - served approximately 50 individuals.
- $7,926 spent. Scrapped Magazine - participant initiated and led "zine" documenting and celebrating the Northern Colorado music and arts scene; engages visual arts, journalistic, and creative writing submissions from community members
- $44,420 spent. Reduce N Recover - supports harm reduction and sexual health supplies, resources, training, and referrals at all Blast N Scrap shows, and 10+ local venues (whether Blast N Scrap is there or not), delivers quarterly trainings on harm reduction and assault and harassment prevention for at least 50 industry professionals each year to keep Fort Collins area venues and music scenes safer for all; supports the delivery of biweekly peer support substance use recovery meetings that are unique in celebrating incremental change and rejecting "all-or-nothing" approaches to recovery; supported the collaboration to deliver the Fight the Stigma Festival, an all-day music festival featuring artists and musicians on recovery paths with onsite recovery resources and remarks by community leaders serving an audience of 250+
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 September 2021.
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 October 21, 2026.
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