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LD Bell Band Booster

Bedford, Texas · EIN 36-4571945 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 2023

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 53.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2026.

Graded against 71,155 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.1.7 months56
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.30% of practices30
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.63
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.62% from one source50
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.91.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.14not scored

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Year by year

2023202420252026grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2026Form 990$414K$411K$3,160$57K1.70C
May 2025Form 990$475K$427K$48K$102K2.90C
May 2024Form 990$393K$396K−$3,448$36K1.10C
May 2023Form 990$392K$401K−$8,881$39K1.20D

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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