Darts

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411326631
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone
651-455-1560
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,439,802
Expenses
$2,830,157
Assets
$2,099,827
Liabilities
$144,987

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANN BAILEY (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANN BAILEY (PRESIDENT): $133,755 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help people age with dignity and independence in their own homes and communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Social services- darts' professional social workers and healthy aging specialists work with older adults and friend/family caregivers to assess needs and provide guidance, including on-site support at area housing facilities. Darts' information and assistance call line is the entry point. In 2024, darts served 95 caregivers with access assistance, support groups, counseling, family meeting and/or respite. 100% of caregivers responded that darts increased their ability to provide care. Volunteers provided 7,205 respite hours, primarily supporting those with memory loss at the breathing space group respite in eagan and west st. Paul moving to weekly and we provide groups dementia education and screening. In 2024, darts provided service coordination to over 400 clients in 17 area housing facilities. Healthy aging programs were accessed by 44 individuals. Specialized programming increased hispanic/latine percent to 8%. We continue outreach and programming for lgbtq+ seniors and caregivers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.7%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 73.5%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 6 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 85.7% of revenue deployed · 73.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $134K · 20 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $195K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.