Blue Cow Arts Foundation
The organization supports diversity through event promotion, cultural exchange opportunities, and by hosting and providing a forum for musicians, artists, educators, and advocates of sustainabile living and cultural preservation.
Blue Cow Arts Foundation at a glance
In short: Blue Cow Arts Foundation gave $90K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $90K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $89,500
- +1320.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $89,500
- Median grant
- $89,500
- Total assets
- $31,798
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Blue Cow Arts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Handmade Music School ($90K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Blue Cow Arts Foundation gives
- Giving grew 795% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $90K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $90K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Handmade Music School Floyd, VA | Assist in General Operations | $89,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,798 | $327,954 | $323,227 | $89,500 | 1 |
| 2024 | $27,071 | $344,715 | $374,395 | $6,300 | Total only |
| 2023 | $56,751 | $31,475 | $7,654 | — | — |
| 2022 | $32,930 | $423,240 | $440,456 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 2021 | $50,146 | $368,980 | $358,691 | $8,000 | 1 |
| 2020 | $39,857 | $13,270 | $7,507 | — | — |
| 2019 | $34,094 | $347,037 | $351,703 | $5,500 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Blue Cow Arts Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Blue Cow Arts Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Check, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $90K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Blue Cow Arts Foundation is led by John W. McBroom, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John W. McBroom
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Calhoun
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Taylor
Secretary
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: J. Kristian Hodges (2019–2022) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Blue Cow Arts Foundation
How much does Blue Cow Arts Foundation give each year?
Blue Cow Arts Foundation gave $90K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $6K in grants paid.
How large is Blue Cow Arts Foundation?
Blue Cow Arts Foundation reported $32K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $328K.
What is Blue Cow Arts Foundation?
Blue Cow Arts Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Check, VA. It holds $32K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Blue Cow Arts Foundation operate?
Blue Cow Arts Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Blue Cow Arts Foundation's EIN?
Blue Cow Arts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2986802. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
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