Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps

Tax-deductible

San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)EIN 82-4415030

Educate youth in the area of performing arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $113
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
136% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 136% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$369K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$318K
To programs
78%
Net assets
−$27K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$369K
FY2024▼ -22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$369K
Expenses
$318K
FY2024▼ -38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$318K
Net assets
−$27K
FY2024▲ +65%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021−$25K
FY2022−$37K
FY2023−$77K
FY2024−$27K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $247K Management & general 22% · $71K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Corps Director
$22,716Pt VII · Sec A
Corps Director
$10,049Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Bell$22,716$2,104———
Adam Chrobak—$17,500$14,500$13,850—
Prior Johnathan Doerr————$10,800
Jayland Brown$10,049————
Shari Killebrew————$4,500

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches young people about performing arts.

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1 program service account for $247K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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All expenses were related to educating youth in the performing arts.

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$113

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$369K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$288K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Money outPt IX
$318K
Ln 25
Programscol B$247K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
−$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$288K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Total revenueLn 12$369K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Total assetsLn 16$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32−$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$23K$73K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$100K
Net assetsLn 32−$77K−$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$0$33K$0
Management feesLn 11a$11K$0$11K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3K$0$3K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$506$506$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$19K$0$19K$0
TravelLn 17$101K$101K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$76K$0$0
InterestLn 20$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$41K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K$247K$71K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $369K$318K$50K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $475K$515K−$40K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $431K$443K−$12K−$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$317K−$47K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2020 $64K$239K−$175K$21K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $368,604 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $80,149 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$288,455
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $368,604 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$368,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $318,312 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $32,765 · Fundraising $0$32,765
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,365 · Fundraising $0$11,365
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,170 · Fundraising $0$3,170
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,731 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,731
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $506 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$506
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $18,868 · Fundraising $0$18,868
IX-17 TravelPrograms $101,368 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$101,368
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $75,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$75,656
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,098 · Fundraising $0$3,098
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,639 · Fundraising $0$1,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,146 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,407 · Management $70,905 · Fundraising $0$318,312
Part X · Balance sheet $73,280 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,765$54,330
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,223$18,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,988$73,280
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $99,900$99,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $99,900$99,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$76,912−$26,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$76,912−$26,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,988$73,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$26,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$368,604
XI-2 Total expenses$318,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$76,912
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$26,620

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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