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Tri-City Band Corps

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Fremont, CA501(c)(3)Education EIN 20-1451552Revenue $348K in FY2025Latest return filed Feb 17, 2026

On file with the IRStricitybandcorps.org51 Lima Ter, 94539-4789 · Fremont, CATax-exempt since Mar 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tri-City Band Corps' primary exempt purpose is to spread music and music education in the community while being student-run, which gives students experience in leadership and management.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 103 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$348K
+93% vs prior year
Spent
$330K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$348K
FY2025▲ +93%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$101K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$348K
Net assets
$24K
FY2025▲ +161%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$19K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$9K
FY2025$24K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $330K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Patricia Wu
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advai Srinivasan
Chief of Staff
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lila Ehling
Executive Director of Auxiliary Programs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Prisha Patel
Executive Director of Elementary Programs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Chan
Cadet Regiment Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rableen Kaleka
Eternal Regiment Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vidvat Masipeddi
Vanguard/Special Needs Percussion Regiment Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruirui Liu
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches music and leadership skills to students through a student-run band program.

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4 programs · $392K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Tri-City Band Corps' Hastati Regiment is a free Elementary Band program for beginners, intermediate, and advanced students. It performed in the San Mateo Concert Hall for our Winter Concert, and at Blackford Stratford for its summer concert in-joint with the Cadets Regiment. It also performed in the local Niles Parade in Fall 2024.

$126Kprogram expense
02

Tri-City Band Corps' Hastati Regiment is a free Elementary Band program for beginners, intermediate, and advanced students. It performed in the San Mateo Concert Hall for our Winter Concert, and at Blackford Stratford for its summer concert in-joint with the Cadets Regiment. It also performed in the local Niles Parade in Fall 2024.

$126Kprogram expense
03

Tri-City Percussion is a high school and college-level winter percussion unit led by student leaders. It competed and performed in Northern California Percussion Alliance and Winter Guard International.

$70Kprogram expense
04

Tri-City Percussion is a high school and college-level winter percussion unit led by student leaders. It competed and performed in Northern California Percussion Alliance and Winter Guard International.

$70Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$45K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$52K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$348K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$330K
Ln 25
Programscol B$330K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$348K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6103
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 17, 2026 $348K$330K$18K$24K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 2, 2024 $181K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 $71K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 12, 2022 $101K$19K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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