Colorado Brass
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Colorado Brass is a premier brass and percussion ensemble. The band performs an annual subscription concert series in addition to national competitions and festivals, including the Rocky Mountain Brassworks Festival, the U.S. Masters Brass Band Championships, and the North American Brass Band Association Championships. The band also provides educational and performance opportunities for youth musicians through master classes and joint concerts.
- Income
- $75,158
- Spending
- $26,025
- Reserves
- 51.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 December 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 December 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 (3)
- $5,620 spent. Subscription Concert Series. A series of six concerts were given to the general public. Over 1,000 people attended the concerts over the course of the year. The programs are chosen both to entertain and to educate the audience on the long tradition of British-style brass band playing.
- $2,540 spent. The band participated in the North American Brass Band Championships in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in April. We received awards for full band, small ensemble and solo participants.
- $2,371 spent. Youth Program. Colorado Brass held two Youth Weekends during the year. Students attended on the Saturday, where they received tuition from members if the band and rehearsed music chosen by the musical director. On the Sunday, we held a joint concert, where the youth performed alone and with the full band. Over 40 students (mostly high school age, with some middle school and college age) participated in each event.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 December 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 March 2019.
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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