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Lake Houston Musical Arts Society Inc

EIN 76-0262765 · Kingwood, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair63 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Promote Chorale, Orchestral, Big Band, Jazz and the music arts generally.

Income
$112,123
Spending
$120,000
Reserves
4.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 60%

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

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

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 (9)
  1. $7,189 spent. Chorale Concert- 35 Years of Music held in June 15, 2024. 189 in attendance
  2. $9,423 spent. Allstate Choir Clinic held August 12-14, 2024. 52 in attendance.
  3. $6,945 spent. Big Band Concert-Guitar Explorations held on November 8, 2024. 147 in attendance.
  4. $16,898 spent. Chorale Concert-Many Moods of Mozart held on November 23, 2024. 198 in attendance.
  5. $10,479 spent. Big Band Concert-Sing & Swing held on March 7, 2025. 148 in attendance
  6. $3,870 spent. Big Band Concert at Back Pew held on May 10, 2025. 500 plus in attendance.
  7. $4,431 spent. Choral Concert-Choral Landscapes held on April 29, 2025. 178 in attendance
  8. $18,000 spent. Established the David and Diane Livingston Scholarship Fund with the Lone Star College Foundation. The scholarship fund will provide music scholarships in perpetuity to Lone Star College Kingwood students. A donation of $18,000 was given to the Lone Star College Foundation in September 2024.
  9. $544 spent. Scholarships were granted to individuals attending Lone Star College Kingwood.

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

  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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1998.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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