King Mango Productions
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE KING MANGO STRUT IS AN ANNUAL SATIRICAL PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS OF COCONUT GROVE, USUALLY TAKING PLACE AROUND THE NEW YEAR. IT CELEBRATES WHATS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL ABOUT MIAMI AND THE YEAR THAT WAS.
- Income
- $59,947
- Spending
- $54,167
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 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 March 31, 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 March 31, 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 (1)
- $54,167 spent. BORN 40 YEARS AGO AS A PARODY OF THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE KING ORANGE BOWL JAMBOREE PARADE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ORANGE BOWL GAME. THE KING MANGO STRUT HAS EVOLVED INTO A BELOVED COMMUNITY TRADITION THAT NEVER LOST TOUCH WITH ITS ECCENTRIC, BOHEMIAN ROOTS. IT IS LOCALLY FAMOUS, DELIGHTFULLY STRANGE, AND BEHOLDEN TO NO ONE. FROM ITS MODEST ROOTS, THE STRUT NOW ATTRACTS OVER 10,000 ONLOOKERS WHO LAUGH, CHEER, AND DANCE ALONG WITH THE HUNDREDS OF STRUTTERS WHO MARCH IN THE PARADE. ALL ARE WELCOME TO WATCH OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS FREE EVENT AS LONG AS THEY DO SO WITH AN OPEN HEART AND OPEN MIND AND ARE WILLING TO POKE FUN AT THE YEARS NOTABLE CURRENT EVENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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