Fairview Band Boosters Organization
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
FAIRVIEW BAND BOOSTERS ORGANIZATION MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THE FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BANDS WHICH IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF PARENTS, STUDENTS, FACULTY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE BAND.
- Income
- $128,549
- Spending
- $147,488
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 13 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 69%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 170
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $140,411 spent. 2024-2025 FAIRVIEW BANDS PROGRAM SUMMARY THE MISSION OF THE FAIRVIEW BAND BOOSTERS ORGANIZATION (FBBO) IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THE FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BANDS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES LESS THAN 1% OF THE FUNDING REQUIRED TO RUN THE BANDS, THUS FBBO CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE BANDS EXPENSES. FBBO IS COMPOSED OF PARENTS, STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE BANDS. THE FAIRVIEW BANDS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF 2 JAZZ BANDS, 2 CONCERT BANDS, AND THE FAIRVIEW MARCHING KNIGHTS. ALL BANDS ACHIEVED SUCCESS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPETITIONS DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR. FAIRVIEW JAZZ BANDS: FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS 2 LEVELS OF JAZZ BAND CLASSES THAT INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN BIG BAND AS WELL AS JAZZ COMBOS. THESE BANDS (BOTH COMBOS AND BIG BANDS) PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN THE MILE HIGH AND GREELEY JAZZ FESTIVALS AND OUR ANNUAL EVENING OF JAZZ FUNDRAISING BENEFIT. ALL LEVELS OF JAZZ BANDS AT FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED SUPERIOR RATINGS IN STATE AND REGIONAL JAZZ FESTIVALS. LAST YEAR,THE JAZZ BANDS HAD ONE STUDENT FROM THE PROGRAM SELECTED FOR THE ALL STATE JAZZ BAND. CONCERT BAND: FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL HAS 2 CONCERT BANDS - SYMPHONIC AND WIND ENSEMBLE. BOTH BANDS PARTICIPATED IN THE CBA REGIONAL COMPETITION IN MARCH 2025 AND RECEIVED HIGH MARKS. THE SYMPHONIC BAND RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING SCORING IN THE TOP 30% OF BANDS. THE WIND ENSEMBLE QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE COMPETITION WHERE THEY RECEIVED SUPERIOR RATINGS FROM ALL JUDGES AND WERE AWARDED SUPERIOR WITH DISTINCTION - THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE. FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CONCERT BANDS HAD THE HONOR OF BEING SELECTED FOR THE ALL STATE CONCERT BAND AND 2 BAND MEMBERS WERE SELECTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HONOR BAND. IN ADDITION, BOTH BANDS HOSTED 3 LIVE CONCERTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND BAND MEMBERS PERFORMED THE MUSIC FOR THE FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, TALENT SHOW, AND GRADUATION CEREMONY. FAIRVIEW MARCHING KNIGHTS (FMK): DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, THE FMK BAND COMPETED IN THE COLORADO BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATIONS 5A DIVISION. THIS IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DIVISION IN WHICH THE MAJORITY OF 5A BANDS HAVE MANY MORE MEMBERS THAN FAIRVIEW. THE STUDENTS WORKED HARD THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND WERE ABLE TO BYPASS THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE COLORADO STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIP - ADVANCING DIRECTLY TO THE SEMIFINALS. WITH THEIR AMAZING SHOW, SPECTRAL EVOLUTION, THE MARCHERS ACHIEVED AN IMPRESSIVE 6TH PLACE FINISH IN THE STATE FINALS. IN NOVEMBER 2024, FMK HAD THE HONOR OF BEING FEATURED IN A CBS NEWS SEGMENT DURING THE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. FURTHERMORE, FMK WORKED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC EDUCATION BY ORGANIZING MARCHING EVENTS FOR LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS. IN DECEMBER 2024, FMK HOSTED 60 STUDENTS FROM 5 MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR A MARCHING AND MUSIC CLINIC - THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS THEN MARCHED WITH THE KNIGHTS IN BOULDER'S "LIGHTS OF DECEMBER" PARADE PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH FESTIVE MUSIC AND HOLIDAY CHEER THE FAIRVIEW BANDS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SEE SMALL DECREASES IN MEMBERSHIP. THAT DECREASE, COMBINED WITH INCREASED COSTS FOR SUPPLIES, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, ETC., MEANS THAT THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE BAND WILL REMAIN CONSTRAINED. THEREFORE, FBBO WILL BOOST ITS EFFORTS TO FUNDRAISE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND ITS ALUMNI FOR SUPPORT. FBBO IS HERE TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT WHO WANTS TO BE A PART OF THE FAIRVIEW BANDS PROGRAM HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AND INSTRUMENTS TO PLAY ON 2024-2025 FAIRVIEW BANDS PROGRAM SUMMARY THE MISSION OF THE FAIRVIEW BAND BOOSTERS ORGANIZATION (FBBO) IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THE FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BANDS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES LESS THAN 1% OF THE FUNDING REQUIRED TO RUN THE BANDS, THUS FBBO CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE BANDS EXPENSES. FBBO IS COMPOSED OF PARENTS, STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE BANDS. THE FAIRVIEW BANDS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF 2 JAZZ BANDS, 2 CONCERT BANDS, AND THE FAIRVIEW MARCHING KNIGHTS. ALL BANDS ACHIEVED SUCCESS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPETITIONS DURING THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR. FAIRVIEW JAZZ BANDS: FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS 2 LEVELS OF JAZZ BAND CLASSES THAT INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN BIG BAND AS WELL AS JAZZ COMBOS. THESE BANDS (BOTH COMBOS AND BIG BANDS) PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN THE MILE HIGH AND GREELEY JAZZ FESTIVALS AND OUR ANNUAL EVENING OF JAZZ FUNDRAISING BENEFIT. ALL LEVELS OF JAZZ BANDS AT FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED SUPERIOR RATINGS IN STATE AND REGIONAL JAZZ FESTIVALS. LAST YEAR,THE JAZZ BANDS HAD ONE STUDENT FROM THE PROGRAM SELECTED FOR THE ALL STATE JAZZ BAND. CONCERT BAND: FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL HAS 2 CONCERT BANDS - SYMPHONIC AND WIND ENSEMBLE. BOTH BANDS PARTICIPATED IN THE CBA REGIONAL COMPETITION IN MARCH 2025 AND RECEIVED HIGH MARKS. THE SYMPHONIC BAND RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING SCORING IN THE TOP 30% OF BANDS. THE WIND ENSEMBLE QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE COMPETITION WHERE THEY RECEIVED SUPERIOR RATINGS FROM ALL JUDGES AND WERE AWARDED SUPERIOR WITH DISTINCTION - THE HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE. FOUR MEMBERS OF THE CONCERT BANDS HAD THE HONOR OF BEING SELECTED FOR THE ALL STATE CONCERT BAND AND 2 BAND MEMBERS WERE SELECTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HONOR BAND. IN ADDITION, BOTH BANDS HOSTED 3 LIVE CONCERTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND BAND MEMBERS PERFORMED THE MUSIC FOR THE FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, TALENT SHOW, AND GRADUATION CEREMONY. FAIRVIEW MARCHING KNIGHTS (FMK): DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, THE FMK BAND COMPETED IN THE COLORADO BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATIONS 5A DIVISION. THIS IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DIVISION IN WHICH THE MAJORITY OF 5A BANDS HAVE MANY MORE MEMBERS THAN FAIRVIEW. THE STUDENTS WORKED HARD THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND WERE ABLE TO BYPASS THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE COLORADO STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIP - ADVANCING DIRECTLY TO THE SEMIFINALS. WITH THEIR AMAZING SHOW, SPECTRAL EVOLUTION, THE MARCHERS ACHIEVED AN IMPRESSIVE 6TH PLACE FINISH IN THE STATE FINALS. IN NOVEMBER 2024, FMK HAD THE HONOR OF BEING FEATURED IN A CB
Source: Form 990 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 December 1999.
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 November 4, 2026.
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