La Grange Band Booster Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO BE SUPPORTIVE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LGISD BAND PROGRAMS, IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE STUDENTS' INTEREST AND EDUCATION ARE KEPT FOREMOST IN MIND.
- Income
- $138,101
- Spending
- $155,575
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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 May 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 May 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)
- $138,218 spent. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSE BY SUPPORTING THE LGISD BAND PROGRAM IN VARIOUS WAYS SUCH AS PROVIDING MEALS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND FOR THREE AWAY FOOTBALL GAMES, PROVIDE BUS CHAPERONES FOR ALL AWAY FOOTBALL GAMES AND OTHER EVENTS REQUIRING BUS TRANSPORTATION, SUPPORTING ALL BANDS' SPRING TRIPS BY PAYING FOR THE BUS TRANSPORTATION AND/OR ENTRY FEES, PROVIDE DECORATIONS AT THE BAND BANQUET, PAYING A PORTION OF SUMMER BAND CAMP FOR THOSE WHO ATTENDED, PAYING FOR PRIVATE TUTORING FOR THOSE WHO DESIRED TUTORING BUT COULD NOT AFFORD IT, PAYING FOR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTORS AND VARIOUS CONSULTANTS WHO WORKED WITH DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE BAND AND/OR THE BAND AS A WHOLE, PURCHASE NEEDED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE BAND, AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS WHO EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP AND WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS VISIBLE AT LHS AND IN THE COMMUNITY IN THESE WAYS: SOCCER, BASEBALL, AND TENNIS CONCESSIONS; FALL AND SPRING FUNDRAISER MEALS; FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME HELPING WITH BAND LOGISTICS; BUS CHAPERONING; FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING CONCERT SPEAKERS; AND BAND BANQUET DECORATING.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on October 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on August 15, 2016.
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 May 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 August 2016.
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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