Better Business Bureau Report for
Lone Star Symphonic Band

Better Business Bureau Report issued December 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires December 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Lone Star Symphonic Band
Address: 18102 Twin Creek
  Katy, TX 77449
Phone: 713-893-5026
Web Address: www.lonestarsymphonicband.com
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:West Houston Concert Band

Year, State Incorporated: 2002, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: The Lone Star Symphonic Band offers the community quality performances of differing musical styles, balancing audience appeal with challenging literature for its members. We encourage lifelong opportunities and growth for skilled musicians of all ages. The Band is committed to providing a valuable contribution to the American Musical Experience.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Lone Star Symphonic Band meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

The Lone Star Symphonic Band is an adult community organization comprised of volunteers from the greater Houston Metropolitan area. The Band membership is composed of individuals from various walks of life (accountants, computer specialists, administrative assistants, students, police officers, housewives, etc.) and range in age from teenagers to well in the eighties. The Band is a diversified group of people who have a common tie that brings everyone together: a desire to play music and perform music in the community. The Band has performed numerous concerts throughout the Houston Metropolitan area. Some of the notable performances by the Band include concerts at the 1,100 seat Stafford Centre (Stafford, Texas) the Sienna Plantation Amphitheater (Missouri City, Texas), the Kemah Boardwalk, and regularly-scheduled concerts at Houston Community College. The Band has been involved with several prominent festivals in the Houston area including the Houston International Festival, Katy Rice Harvest Festival, and the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens (Galveston, Texas). The Band has also maintained a focus to give back to the community by performing for the Katy VFW 4th of July Celebration, Ronald McDonald House, Tracy Gee Community Center, Houston Police Department DARE Banquet, the Hamptons Assisted Living Facility and Harvest Home Assisted Living Facility (Tomball, Texas). In all, the band reaches nearly 1,200 concert attendees annually.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Lone Star Symphonic Band's program expenses were:

  
Total: 18,369
Total Program Expenses: $18,369
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Governance

               

Chief Executive :
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Beverly Emery
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Grocers supply, routing supervisor

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 0

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, cause-related marketing, tickets to performances
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $10,046, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Lone Star Symphonic Band's unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Ticket sales 10,944
Contributions 6,446
Membership dues 3,600
Other sales 901
Interest and other revenue 690
Advertising revenue 603
Total Income $23,184


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 89%  Fund Raising: Less than 1%  Administrative: 11% 

Total income   $23,184
  Program expenses $18,369
  Fund raising expenses 75
  Administrative expenses 2,177
 
Total expenses   $20,621
Income in Excess of Expenses   2,563
Beginning net assets   8,676
Ending net assets   11,239
Total liabilities   2,177
Total assets   $13,416


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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