To educate both youth and adults in the art of drum & bugle corps. To become a well-regarded, highly sought-after entertaining unit considered fun to belong to, which educates and supports the pursuit of music performance. To provide support to the drum & bugle corps community at a local and national level.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
1¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
IRS Pub. 78
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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
0.8%
of spending
Concern: 1% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$103K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$71K
To programs
0.8%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$103K
FY2020▼ -68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$319K
FY2020$103K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$305K
Expenses
$71K
FY2020▼ -79%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$343K
FY2020$71K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$332K
Net assets
$23K
FY2020▲ +387%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$8K
FY2020$23K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$61K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

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

Where the money goes

1 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 1% · $594 Management & general 99% · $70K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$14,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Executive Director
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A

Russell Thompson’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Russell Thompson$14,952$16,196$14,761$8,164——
David Stollberg—————$14,000
David W Stollberg——————
Layne Meier————$10,500—
Grayson Gunn——$7,650$2,200——
Marvin Fontaine—————$6,000
Shelby Ames$5,000—————
Nick Doyle—$4,800————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches drum and bugle corps skills to youth and adults, supporting music performance and the community.

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3 programs · $594 · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Souvenier Sales

Selling merchandise to help promote the drum corps activity and recruit for future years. Helps to spread the word about music education and another avenue for musicians to perfect their craft.

$594program expense
02

Drum Corps Show

Host a large drum corps competition; providing exposure to the drum corps activity at a state and national level Helps to educate the region as to what drum corps is and promote music education. Participants came from Alabama, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia.

Pt IX · col B
03

Show -Performances- We travel around the nation competing in drum corps competitions and improve visibility of the musical arts.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$103K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$71K
Ln 25
Programscol B$594
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$103K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$1K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$20K$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$15K
Net assetsLn 32−$8K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$0$26K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$17K$0$17K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$832$832
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$594$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$71K$594$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $305K$332K−$27K$61K 990 PDF
FY2024 $376K$305K$71K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$253K$14K$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$227K−$38K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 $186K$161K$25K$40K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $103K$71K$32K$23K 990 PDF
FY2019 $319K$343K−$25K−$8K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $102,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271,109$92,223
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,998$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,625$10,678
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,732$102,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $109,715$42,723
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,503$27,863
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $343,468$70,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,736$32,315
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $102,901 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$54,943
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,280
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,223
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,678$10,678
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,678$102,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $70,586 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $25,500 · Fundraising $0$25,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $17,223 · Fundraising $0$17,223
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $832$832
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,985$8,985
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,581$1,581
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,851$6,851
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $2,412$2,412
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,033$5,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $594 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $0$2,169
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $594 · Management $69,992 · Fundraising $0$70,586
Part X · Balance sheet $38,142 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$1,109$27,446
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,969$10,696
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $283$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,143$38,142
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,053$1,076
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$14,365
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,053$15,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$7,910$22,701
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$7,910$22,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,143$38,142
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$102,901
XI-2 Total expenses$70,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,315
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$7,910
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,704
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,701

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