Bandstanders

Analysis

Bandstanders is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Bandstanders reported income of $180k and spending of $386k, spending 215% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $241k to $180k (-26%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 993%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bandstanders sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Diplomacy Foundation ($180k), Society of Air Force Pharmacists Ltd ($180k) and Lifecraft Foundation ($179k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $455k against liabilities of $1,875, net assets of $453k.