East Hills Band and Orchestra Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN AN ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST IN ACTIVITIES OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC GROUPS AND BAND FRONT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OF THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, BETHLEHEM, PA 18017, TO GIVE MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITIES, AND TO COOPERATE WITH THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE INSTRUMENTAL DEPARTMENT OF EAST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THAT THIS DEPARTMENT CAN BE KEPT AT THE HIGHEST QUALITY POSSIBLE.
- Income
- $34,521
- Spending
- $42,656
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 93%
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 (10)
- $15,490 spent. PARTIALLY FUNDED TRIPS TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK,A BROADWAY SHOW, aND AN 8TH GRADE TRIP TO REWARD THE STUDENT PERFORMERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
- $3,096 spent. FUNDED THE DRY CLEANING OF UNIFORMS AND THE PURCHASE OF BAND SHOES AND UNIFORM SUPPLIES FOR THE STUDENT MEMBERS.
- $2,354 spent. FUNDED PAYMENTS FOR A BAND FRONT DIRECTOR TO ASSIST IN THE COORDINATION OF THE BAND FRONT.
- $15,602 spent. FUNDED ALL OF THE SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND INSTRUMENTS NEEDED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES.
- $120 spent. FUNDED ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS SUCH AS SHEET MUSIC AND INSTRUMENT REPAIRS.
- $1,000 spent. FUNDED THE PAYMENT OF A PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR TO TRAIN THE DRUMLINE.
- $225 spent. FUNDED A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A LOCAL COLLEGE SUMMER MUSIC CAMP FOR A STUDENT MEMBER.
- $1,100 spent. PROVIDED REFRESHMENTS FOR THE STUDENT MEMBERS AT THE END OF SUMMER CAMP AND A FOOTBALL GAME WHICH THEY PERFORMED AT AS WELL AS REFRESHMENTS IN APPRECIATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEERS.
- $373 spent. FUNDED MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR THE SUPPORT OF MUSIC EDUCATION, COMPETITON FEES, AND A MUSIC CLINIC FOR THE CONCERT BAND.
- $2,173 spent. FUNDED TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL EVENTS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED.
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
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 October 13, 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 June 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 June 1993.
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 October 21, 2026.
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