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Freedom High School Band and Orchestra Parents Club

EIN 23-7359575 · Bethlehem, PA

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

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST IN THE VARIOUS GROUPS OF THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL AND KEEP THEM AT THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY BY RAISING MONEY THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR INSTRUMENT AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, UNIFORMS, AND MUSICAL TRAINING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PERFORMS FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT ALLOW THE GROUPS TO TRAVEL AND TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANT RECOGNITION THROUGH A BANQUET, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS. REFRESHMENTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT VARIOUS GROUP FUNCTIONS.

Income
$33,765
Spending
$34,154
Reserves
15.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 66%

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 (7)
  1. $12,341 spent. TRAVEL - PROVIDED PAYMENTS FOR A TRIP TO TORONTO AND NIAGARA FALLS FOR BAND MEMBERS.
  2. $3,195 spent. MUSICAL TRAINING - PAID FOR DRUM MAJOR CAMP, PRIVATE DRUM INSTRUCTION, AND BAND TRAINING CAMP.
  3. $2,162 spent. UNIFORMS - PROVIDED SUPPLIES TO INCORPORATE INTO THE BAND UNIFORMS AS WELL AS TAILORING.
  4. $2,700 spent. SCHOLARSHIPS - PROVIDED (9) $300.00 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENT PARTICIPANTS IN THE ORGANIZATION.
  5. $991 spent. AWARDS - PROVIDED PLAGUES AND RIBBONS TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENT PARTICIPANTS.
  6. $1,469 spent. REFRESHMENTS - PROVIDED PIZZA FOR A PREVIEW NIGHT AND THE ANNUAL YEAR END FOOTBALL GAME.
  7. $6,417 spent. BANQUET - PROVIDED A NIGHT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    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 June 1974.

    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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