Ringgold Band Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NURTURE BAND MUSIC AS AN IMPORTANT ART FORM; TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AS WELL AS GIFTED YOUNGER MUSICIANS TO DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL SKILLS IN AN ARTISTIC ENVIRONMENT; TO EDUCATE THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE NEED TO PRESERVE THE HERITAGE, CULTIVATE THE CONTEMPORARY, AND PROMOTE THE FUTURE OF BAND MUSIC; TO ENCOURAGE THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF HUMANKIND THROUGH MUSIC.
- Income
- $86,150
- Spending
- $81,802
- Reserves
- 17.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 66%
- Highest pay
- $7,540, director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $49,408 spent. THE BAND PERFORMS A SPRING CONCERT FOR THE HERITAGE OF CONCERT BAND MUSIC. ATTENDANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 1,000 PEOPLE.
- $15,541 spent. THE BAND PERFORMS CONCERTS FOR THE HERITAGE OF CONCERT BAND MUSIC.
- $16,853 spent. YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM - ENCOURAGES THE CULTIVATION OF MUSIC AMONG COMMUNITY YOUTH.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 December 1942.
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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