Tjhsst Band Boosters Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541819971
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
7037508300
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,277
Expenses
$83,243
Assets
$50,413
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jon Kerr (Co-President)
  • John Ritter (Co-President)

People named in this filing

  • Jon Kerr (Co-President)
  • John Ritter (Co-President)
  • Dawn Heisey Grove (VP Ways and Means)

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

TJHSST Band Boosters, Inc. (hereinafter called "Band Boosters") is formed for the purposes set forth in its Articles of Incorporation, and, in particular, to promote interest in bands, music, and related activities at The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (hereinafter "TJHSST"), to support the activities of TJHSST's curricular and extra-curricular bands, Indoor Drum Line, and Elite Winter Guard, and to provide other services where possible.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Band booster accomplished support the activities of TJHSST's curricular and extra-curricular bands, TJMC (marching band), Indoor Drum Line, and Elite Winter Guard, providing training for leadership camps, scholarships for students requiring financial assistance and professional development for teachers, meals for the team and mileage reimbursements. We also purchased a truck to transport instruments to the competitions to avoid renting trucks which did not fit our requirements.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.4%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -47.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -51.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -64.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $82K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.