Nonprofit · EIN 56-2273756
BAND TOGETHER
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27628
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,043,831 | $1,081,738 | -$37,907 | $406,065 | $1,952 | $404,113 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $986,681 | $1,115,048 | -$128,367 | $439,076 | $1,129 | $437,947 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,083,156 | $711,642 | $371,514 | $563,134 | -$1,264 | $564,398 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $840,608
- Program service revenue
- $115,716
- Investment income
- $6,457
- Net income from fundraising events
- $32,132
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $14,364
- Other revenue
- $81,050
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $537,881
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $132,244
- Other salaries and wages
- $81,539
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $236,972
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,260
- Accounting fees
- $3,159
- Travel
- $11,728
- Program services (functional)
- $893,230
- Management and general (functional)
- $117,416
- Fundraising (functional)
- $71,092
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $439,076
- Total assets, end of year
- $406,065
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,952
- Net assets, end of year
- $404,113
- Publicly traded securities
- $201,710
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $404,113
- Gross receipts
- $1,054,637
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 167
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNE DAUBENSPECK | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $122,644 | $9,600 |
| KYLE ELLIOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GRAY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SANDERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON BLACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAHN CHHABRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA COFFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| HAMILTON SLOAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM TRIANDIFLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART PATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY ROSIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PLOSCYCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLIE COGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GONELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMY CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNE DAUBENSPECK | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,000 | $9,600 |
| MATTHEW COOKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE ELLIOTT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SANDERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON BLACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAHN CHHABRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA COFFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAMILTON SLOAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE STILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM TRIANDIFLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| ABHA BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT ILLUZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART PATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY ROSIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE PLOSCYCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNE DAUBENSPECK | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,470 | $9,600 |
| MATTHEW COOKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE ELLIOTT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SANDERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON BLACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAHN CHHABRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA COFFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAMILTON SLOAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE STILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM TRIANDIFLOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABHA BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT ILLUZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART PATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY ROSIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 6445, RALEIGH, NC 27628-6445
- In care of
- % MATT STRICKLAND EXEC DIR
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THORNE DAUBENSPECK, PO BOX 6445, RALEIGH, NC 27628
- Signed the 990
- THORNE DAUBENSPECK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (919) 672-1447
- Website
- WWW.BANDTOGETHERNC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DREHER MARTIN CPAS PA
Mission
BAND TOGETHER USES LIVE MUSIC AS A PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Program accomplishments
- TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR SELECT CHARITIES THROUGH EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE AND SUPPORT MUSICAL TALENT. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THE MIGHTY GIVEBACK EVENT, HELD IN OCTOBER 2025, TOTALED 995,744, WITH 491,325 DONATED DIRECTLY TO THE CURRENT GRANT RECIPIENTS. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THE HOMECOMING EVENT, HELD IN JANUARY 2025, TOTALED 49,478.Expenses $893,230 · grants $537,881 · revenue $115,716
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-2273756
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M122)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $406,065
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,054,637
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,043,831 | $1,081,738 | $406,065 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $986,681 | $1,115,048 | $439,076 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,083,156 | $711,642 | $563,134 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $865,025 | $866,441 | $195,540 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-2273756).
Questions about BAND TOGETHER
- What is the EIN of BAND TOGETHER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BAND TOGETHER is 56-2273756.
- Is BAND TOGETHER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to BAND TOGETHER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BAND TOGETHER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BAND TOGETHER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BAND TOGETHER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BAND TOGETHER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names THORNE DAUBENSPECK.
- Who are the officers and directors of BAND TOGETHER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $122,644 (THORNE DAUBENSPECK, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does BAND TOGETHER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,043,831, expenses of $1,081,738 and total assets of $406,065 at year end.
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