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Poms of Belmont Inc

EIN 04-3263134 · Belmont, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PARENTS OF MUSIC STUDENTS (POMS) IS A PARENT-RUN BOOSTER ORGANIZATION FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE BELMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, K-12. SINCE 1971, POMS HAS HELPED SUSTAIN BELMONT'S NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR HIGH ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC BY SUPPORTING THE TOWN'S MUSIC FAMILIES AND THE DISTRICT'S OUTSTANDING MUSIC FACULTY. IN SHORT, POMS SEEKS TO HELP PROVIDE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MERELY ADEQUATE MUSIC PROGRAM AND A STERLING ONE. THE POMS MISSION IS THREE PRONGED: 1)TO OPERATIONALLY AND LOGISTICALLY SUPPORT THE BELMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MUSIC PROGRAM, ITS TEACHERS AND PARTICIPATING FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, GRADES K-12. 2)TO FINANCIALLY BE IN A POSITION TO COVER MUSIC EDUCATION-RELATED EXPENSES NOT COVERED BY THE SCHOOL BUDGET, THAT ARE NEEDFUL TO KEEP THE SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS TO A HIGH STANDARD. 3)TO CHAMPION MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO THE BELMONT COMMUNITY.

Income
$95,538
Spending
$90,773
Reserves
8.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 76%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (4)
  1. $14,510 spent. GUEST CLINICIAN PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS AND MUSIC EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BENEFITED ALL MUSIC STUDENTS, PREFORMANCES OPEN TO BELMONT COMMUNITY.
  2. $9,083 spent. PURCHASE OF NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, COSTIMES AND UNIFROMS. BENEFIRTED ORCHESTRA PROGRAM (OVER 100 MEMBERS) AND BAND PROGRAM (OVER 100 MEMBERS AND CHORAL PROGRAM (OVER 250 MEMBERS).
  3. $5,530 spent. SENIOR BANQUET AND POPS RECEPTION, TRADITIONS THAT CELEBRATE PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM.
  4. $59,599 spent. PARENTS OF MUSIC STUDENTS (POMS) IS A PARENT-RUN BOOSTER ORGANIZATION FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE BELMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS K-12

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on November 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2012.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2012.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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