Spotsylvania High School Marching Band Booster Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES UNDER SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE.
- Income
- $60,740
- Spending
- $57,793
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 85%
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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% 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 (1)
- $57,793 spent. ENCOURAGE AND MAINTAIN AN ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE MARCHING BAND (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DRUM LINE, AUXILIARY, AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED GROUPS), ACADEMIC BANDS, BAND RELATED PERFORMANCE GROUPS (SUCH AS WINTER GUARD AND WINTER DRUM LINE) AND ANY OTHER BAND RELATED GROUPS THAT MAY COME INTO EXISTENCE AT A FUTURE TIME, THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPOTSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL AND TO LEND ALL POSSIBLE SUPPORT, BOTH MORAL AND FINANCIAL, TO THE SPOTSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL BAND ACTIVITIES, AND ITS MEMBERS WITH MAIN EMPHASIS ON ITS EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on October 15, 2014 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on October 15, 2014.
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 May 2025.
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 April 2017.
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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