Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 04-2778142 • 501(c)3 • Stoughton, MA
Profile
Stoughton POPS exists to support and enhance the performing arts programs within the Stoughton Public Schools. Through fundraising, outreach, and community engagement, the organization provides financial and logistical support for music, drama, and related arts activities. POPS ensures students have access to enriching experiences such as concerts, competitions, workshops, and scholarships, while also assisting with equipment, travel, and recognition events. All efforts are aimed at fostering artistic growth, student achievement, and a lifelong appreciation for the performing arts.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
43rd percentile
Higher net margin than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
Up$89,779
Up $22,290 (+33%) from 2019
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2019
Net Assets
$89,779
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$40,960
Up $7,375 (+22%) from 2019
Expenses
Up$41,207
Up $20,451 (+99%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$247
Down $13,076 (-102%) from 2019
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Stoughton POPS exists to support and enhance the performing arts programs within the Stoughton Public Schools. Through fundraising, outreach, and community engagement, the organization provides financial and logistical support for music, drama, and related arts activities. POPS ensures students have access to enriching experiences such as concerts, competitions, workshops, and scholarships, while also assisting with equipment, travel, and recognition events. All efforts are aimed at fostering artistic growth, student achievement, and a lifelong appreciation for the performing arts.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Support Stoughton High School marching band, winter percussion and winter guard (100 students) with sound equipment, instrument maintenance, props, student recognition, awards banquet, uniforms, transportation to holiday parades | $0 | $25,641 |
| Sponsored events and awards to celebrate student achievements and foster team building (100+ middle and high school students in band, chorus, marching band, jazz band, color guard and drama). | $0 | $6,419 |
| Provide scholarships to 7 graduating seniors and to 5 students attending summer music programs | $0 | $4,500 |
| Sponsored skill building workshops for jazz band and color guard (40+ students) | $0 | $1,700 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Henderson | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Susan Lyons | Vice President And Chair Of Fundraising | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Maria Carlson | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Julie Reed | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Stoughton POPS reports the following categories under "Other Expenses," all of which directly support its mission to enhance performing arts education and experiences for students in the Stoughton Public Schools: * Program-related costs: provide supplemental funding to support all performing arts disciplines in Stoughton's secondary schools. POPS used donations to purchase a new sound system for our marching band. * Workshops and enrichment: Costs associated with student workshops and skill-building opportunities. * Student recognition: including awards and scholarships, annual performing arts banquet * Administrative and operational costs: Bank and credit card fees, PO Box rental, office supplies, software subscriptions, volunteer fingerprinting reimbursements, and insurance premiums. These expenses are essential to the execution of POPS programming, fundraising, and organizational operations, and reflect the organization's commitment to enriching the performing arts experience for students.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Stoughton POPS reports the following categories under "Other Expenses," all of which directly support its mission to enhance performing arts education and experiences for students in the Stoughton Public Schools: * Program-related costs: provide supplemental funding to support all performing arts disciplines in Stoughton's secondary schools. POPS used donations to purchase a new sound system for our marching band. * Workshops and enrichment: Costs associated with student workshops and skill-building opportunities. * Student recognition: including awards and scholarships, annual performing arts banquet * Administrative and operational costs: Bank and credit card fees, PO Box rental, office supplies, software subscriptions, volunteer fingerprinting reimbursements, and insurance premiums. These expenses are essential to the execution of POPS programming, fundraising, and organizational operations, and reflect the organization's commitment to enriching the performing arts experience for students. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Maria Carlson |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-10-08 |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-10-22T20:55:40-07:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-08-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-07-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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