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Holly Springs High School Band Boosters

EIN 11-3787117 · Holly Springs, NC

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

What it says it does

PROMOTE CIVIC INTEREST AND SUPPORT THE HOLLY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 8.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
98% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
10 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$141,786 spent. FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, OUR THREE LARGEST ASPECTS OF OUR BAND PROGRAM AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES, CONSIST OF OUR MARCHING BAND, CONCERT ENSEMBLES, AND WINTER INDOOR ENSEMBLES. OUR MARCHING BAND PERFORMED AT SIX HOME FOOTBALL GAMES AND ONE HOME PLAYOFF GAME. IN ADDITION, WE TRAVELED TO FOUR COMPETITIONS INCLUDING THE BANDS OF AMERICA CAROLINA REGIONAL AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, AND TWO PERFORMED AT TWO LOCAL PARADES WHICH ARE GREAT FOR COMMUNITY EXPOSURE AND FUTURE RECRUITING.
$100,742 spent. OUR WINTER INDOOR ENSEMBLES CONSIST OF FOUR WINTER GUARDS AND AN INDOOR PERCUSSION UNIT. THESE GROUPS INCLUDE PERFORMERS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AGE THAT WE SPONSOR AND PERFORMED AT LOCAL COMPETITIONS, WHILE OUR HIGH SCHOOL UNITS TRAVELED TO REGIONAL COMPETITIONS IN VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR VARSITY GUARD ATTENDED THE WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DAYTON, OH.
$13,210 spent. OUR CONCERT ENSEMBLES CONSIST OF A CONCERT BAND, WIND ENSEMBLE, JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND OTHER EXPENSES. ALL THREE PERFORMED IN THREE CONCERTS, AND TWO ATTENDED THE DISTRICT MUSIC PERFORMANCE ADJUDICATION. IN ADDITION TO THIS OUR ENSEMBLES WERE REPRESENTED IN THE ALL-DISTRICT AND ALL-STATE CONCERT BANDS AND ALL-REGION JAZZ BAND. EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDE DEPRECIATION ON THE EQUIPMENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION OWNS. ALL OF THESE ENSEMBLES SERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS AND GAVE THEM A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ACADEMICS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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