Blue Legacy

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses: $35,762.00 Detail Report: $22,900.00 of the Other Expenses total is detailed in Part III, Lines 28 through 30. The remaining $12,861.00 (Part III, Line 31) is detailed here: --$3246.00 for the Seriously Cereal and childhood nutrition and inclusion education. Delivery of goods and healthy food to families. --$3049.00 for outreach to actors, musicians, authors, and game designers on the autism spectrum for the Next for Autism project. Fourteen artisans living with autism were contracted to complete books, films, games and albums as supported by staff for 2023. --$2940.00 for Blue Village Acting Troupe to create twelve film projects with actors normally uncast or marginalized due to age, gender, size, disability, race or sexuality. --$2454.00 for Create4U, a creative club for at-risk and marginalized young adults created twenty-four film projects together. Delivery of food and household goods to families in need. --$1172.00 for tolls and gasoline to travel to and from each of these projects. --These service accomplishments in 2022 served 2129 artisans (musicians, authors, game designers, actors, and filmmakers) and their families normally marginalized or silenced in their industries due to their race, age, disability, sexuality, size, or economic status. The artisans created books, albums, games and films seen and/or purchased by a minimum of 42,000 individuals in addition to art that was lent to others. Through our service projects, 95% of the 2129 artisans supported reported Blue Legacy's aid as "essential" to their physical and mental health as well as influential to building careers in the arts. By offering education in the arts, we create hope for our artisans and, in turn, the art they create provided inspiration and hope for others. --Additionally, we continue to run an open, safe and welcoming campus environment for artisans from all walks of life with free studio spaces, meditative spaces, gardening, animal therapy exposure, nature therapy exposure, and social support. Housing options are available for all active volunteers and for artisans transitioning between homes or otherwise in need.”