Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$106,457

Total expenses

$59,445

Contributions and grants received

$48,308

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$20,929

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

$37,048

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

$172

Total assets, end of year

$464,519

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,186

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$463,333

Program service expenses (Part III)

— not reported

Mission and programs · 2023

• The Atlanta Freedom Bands (AFB) have achieved many milestones both as a whole and within each of the individual performing groups Concert Band, Marching Band, Color Guard and MetroGnomes. Most notably, we have gained many new members, changed our operations for the better, performed at more gigs/events and maintained strong financials throughout the year. Membership engagement, donation and growth all improved in 2023. AFB Group received huge community response and interest from booth visitors. 280 mailing list sign-ups and 44 prospective new members. Further after many years at St. Paul UMC, we secured a new rehearsal venue for the concert band at Central UCC. The new space is larger and allows for more members and storage. We got better at bookkeeping, providing consistent financial reports and streamlined processes for accepting donations, payments for services, member expense reimbursement. Concert Band performed 3 concerts in 2023 Spring, Summer and Winter. We celebrated our 30th Anniversary and had 3 WABE Radio broadcasts showcasing our music. Marching Band and Color Guard performed in 14 events in 2023, ranging from parades, charity events and community events. Further, increased number of paid events and visibility of our mission. MetroGnomes performed in 9 events, most of which are paid events. Increased music repertoire and made purchases for better equipment and instruments.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 May 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202421369349208812

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