Friends of the Bulldog Marching Band

Analysis

Friends of the Bulldog Marching Band is a registered charity in United States, based in Clovis, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Friends of the Bulldog Marching Band reported income of $218k and spending of $184k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2023 to July 2024, income grew from $111k to $218k (+96%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of the Bulldog Marching Band sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Braumart ($218k), Eldorado Band Booster Club ($218k) and Mineral Point Opera House Inc ($217k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $86k.