Blue Dart Art
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Blue Dart Art assists communities that are under served in the arts through education programs murals and group projects. They hold lectures and exhibitions at various public locations bringing culture to a public in a rural area that has little other chance of exposure to art. By structuring some of their projects as community events that involve youth adults and elders they build upon overall knowledge and enlightenment within the populations that they serve. Some projects are attended to by skilled craftspeople providing work for the local talent and demonstrating their abilities.The groups goal is to uplift the surrounding community using art to shoot for the stars.
- Income
- $2,595
- Spending
- $2,554
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 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 (3)
- $900 spent. Story Sketching involves studying classic novels by painting characters and scenes. The artwork is compiled into a video premiered in collaboration with the Dowagiac Public Library and the Mason Union Branch of the Cass County Library. Novels studied and sketched include The Hobbit A Christmas Carol Write your Own Fairy Tale, and English Fairy Tales.
- $1,520 spent. Visual Art Class every Tuesday excluding holidays from 1 pm to 3 pm. This adult pay-as-you-go class requires no registration. Sessions cover various art history topics and styles. Each class includes warm-up exercises a lecture work time and a critique.
- $375 spent. Engage! Art Exhibition Program. Hosting one person painting shows at three locations changing every 2 months. The gallery spaces are in The COA Front Street Crossing Dowagiac Mi. COA Lowe Center Cassopolis Mi and The Dowagiac District Library.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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