Lafayette Rambler Band Inc Lafayette Rambler Band Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464065435
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Lafayette, GA, USA
Phone
7573280760
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,843
Expenses
$79,658
Assets
$12,325
Liabilities
$6,036

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELANIE WATSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRANDON SELF (DIRECTOR)
  • MELANIE WATSON (PRESIDENT)
  • TONYA ANGLE (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The lafayette rambler band, inc. Was organized for the purpose of providing financial support to the lafayette high school band program. Funds are raised through local fund rasing efforts, sales of advertising in the local high school football program, providing concessions at lafayette high schools sporting events, dues of members supporting the band through other activities of the organization. The goal is to provide the tools and supplies needed for the band member/student to have the necessary supplies and equipment to be the best he/she can be in his/her musical endeavors.

What it reported doing in 2024

Expenses are incurred in supporting the purpose of the organiztion to provide the necessay tools and equipment to allow the band member and students to be the best they can be.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $80K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.