Nonprofit · EIN 42-1057444
LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
Also known as COLTS DRUM AND BUGLE
Tax-exempt · DUBUQUE, IA 52003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,336,860 | $2,330,818 | $6,042 | $1,489,149 | $246,624 | $1,242,525 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,134,510 | $2,200,939 | -$66,429 | $1,581,550 | $345,067 | $1,236,483 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,026,912 | $2,181,108 | -$154,196 | $1,540,725 | $237,813 | $1,302,912 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $376,910
- of which government grants
- $21,942
- Program service revenue
- $1,706,513
- Investment income
- $28,164
- Net rental income
- $32
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $23,337
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $222,955
- Other revenue
- $225,273
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $91,842
- Other salaries and wages
- $206,356
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $365,438
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,390
- Occupancy
- $24,488
- Travel
- $122,681
- Depreciation
- $170,830
- Program services (functional)
- $2,051,883
- Management and general (functional)
- $186,172
- Fundraising (functional)
- $92,763
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,581,550
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,489,149
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $246,624
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,242,525
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $831,522
- Gross unrelated business income
- $11,214
- Gross receipts
- $2,428,300
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 1963
- State of legal domicile
- IA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF MACFARLANE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $72,850 | $18,139 |
| CATHI ROBERTS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BLASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEFEBER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIJAH ELMSHAEUSER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT CHAMBLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALEB BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROGHAMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN DRISCOLL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT LATHROP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAHOOD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKIE MA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GINGER SWIRE-CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON JAMES J MILLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEANN SPLITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH VON ALLMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERI NEDERHOFF | BOOSTER CLUB PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF MACFARLANE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $70,350 | $16,842 |
| CATHI ROBERTS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| POLLY HAUSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEFEBER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIJAH ELMSHAEUSER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM JOHNSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALEB BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROGHAMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN DRISCOLL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT LATHROP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAHOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE MCKNELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY METZGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JAMES J MILLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANN SPLITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH VON ALLMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERI NEDERHOFF | BOOSTER CLUB PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF MACFARLANE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $70,350 | $15,633 |
| CATHI ROBERTS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| POLLY HAUSER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEFEBER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIJAH ELMSHAEUSER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM JOHNSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT SMITH | BOOSTER CLUB PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALEB BERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG BLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROGHAMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN DRISCOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LAHOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE MCKNELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY METZGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JAMES J MILLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANN SPLITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH VON ALLMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2300 TWIN VALLEY DR, DUBUQUE, IA 52003-7003
- In care of
- % D/B/A COLTS DRUM & BUG
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFF MACFARLANE, 2300 TWIN VALLEY DRIVE, DUBUQUE, IA 520037003
- Signed the 990
- JEFF MACFARLANE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (563) 582-4872
- Website
- WWW.COLTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HONKAMP PC
Mission
LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS USES MUSICAL PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN LIFE SKILLS AND AS LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. OUR PROGRAMS ALL REQUIRE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK AND ALL ARE PERFORMANCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL ENSEMBLES. OUR TWO PRIMARY PROGRAMS INVOLVE EXTENSIVE TRAVEL DURING THE SUMMER.
Program accomplishments
- COLTS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS WAS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL MARCHING ARTS COMPETITIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO 20 STATES AND OVER 30 PERFORMANCES FOR APPROXIMATELY 200,000 FANS. THE GROUP INCLUDED 165 PARTICIPANTS WHO AUDITIONED TO EARN A SPOT IN THE ENSEMBLE FOR THE SUMMER SESSION. THE COLTS PLACED 11TH AT THE 2025 DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS.COLT CADETS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS HAD 73 MEMBERS IN THE SUMMER WHO PARTICIPATED IN PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST. THEY PERFORMED IN OVER 20 EVENTS AND PLACED 8TH AT THE 2025 DCI OPEN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS. WORKSHOPS AND OPEN HOUSES INVOLVED OVER 60 ADDITIONAL YOUTH.COLTS SUMMER BAND FOLLOWED UP THEIR SUCCESSFUL REEMERGENCE IN 2024 WITH THEIR LARGEST MEMBERSHIP SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THE ENSEMBLE INCLUDED 64 PARTICIPANTS MOST IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JOINED BY A FEW HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MENTORS. FOLLOWING A MONTH OF GROUP AND SECTIONAL REHEARSALS, COLTS SUMMER BAND PERFORMED ONE SEASON-ENDING CONCERT IN DUBUQUE, IOWA, ALONG WITH THE COLT CADETS IN JULY 2025.Expenses $2,051,883 · revenue $1,943,909
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1057444
- 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
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6C0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,489,149
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,428,300
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,336,860 | $2,330,818 | $1,489,149 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,134,510 | $2,200,939 | $1,581,550 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,026,912 | $2,181,108 | $1,540,725 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,872,941 | $1,924,782 | $1,675,907 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | 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 42-1057444).
Questions about LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
- What is the EIN of LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS is 42-1057444.
- Is LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS 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 LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JEFF MACFARLANE.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,850 (JEFF MACFARLANE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LEGION-AIRES DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,336,860, expenses of $2,330,818 and total assets of $1,489,149 at year end.
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